"In The Belly Of The Beast..."
Ultraverse Premiere #8 (on the flip side of Sludge #12)
December, 1994

Quote: "You're going to like this, Warstrike! [...] To rescue Wrath, we have to become husband and wife!" - Mantra

Credits: Mike W. Barr (writer); Keith Conroy (penciller); Jim Sanders III (inker); Roxanne Starr (letterer); Frank Darmata & Floodhammer! with Andy Walton (colorists); Dan Danko (editor)

Note: Continued from Wrath #8; Continues in Wrath #9

Main Characters: Wrath, Mantra, Warstrike

Supporting Characters: Bob Kendall, Kristen

Villains: Colonel Jonah Carpenter

Story

In this short five-page story, the former Aladdin agent Wrath has been captured by his former commanding officer Colonel Carpenter. Mantra and Warstrike pursue Carpenter, hoping to free Wrath. They arrive too late to prevent the abduction of Wrath's girlfriend Kristen, but Mantra uses information gathered from her secret identity as Aladdin employee Eden Blake to deduce where they are being taken.

* Denotes First Appearance
+ Character Dies