Death Wish (comics)

Death Wish
The cover to the Rebellion Developments collected edition Death Wish - Best Wishes, using a split face portrait to show Blake Edmonds' mask and scarred face. Art by Robin Smith and Vanyo.
First appearance	Speed (23 February 1980)
Publication information
Publisher	IPC Magazines Fleetway Publications Rebellion Developments
Schedule	Weekly
Title(s) Speed 23 February to 25 October 1980 Speed Annual 1980 to 1981 Tiger 1 November 1980 to 30 March 1985 Tiger Annual 1983 to 1987 Eagle 6 April 1985 to 23 January 1988 Eagle Annual 1988
Formats	Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) Speed Tiger Eagle.
Genre	Action/adventure
Publication date	23 February 1980 – 23 January 1988
Main character(s)	Blake Edmonds Debbie Suzi Walsh
Creative team
Writer(s)	Barrie Tomlinson
Artist(s)	Vanyo
Reprints
Collected editions
Death Wish Volume One: Best Wishes	ISBN 9781781086803

"Death Wish" is a British comic strip published by IPC Magazines, Fleetway Publications and Rebellion Developments. It debuted in the first issue of the weekly anthology comic Speed on 23 February 1980, and was created by writer Barrie Tomlinson. Art was provided by Vanyo.^[a] The story revolved around racing driver Blake Edmonds, who was horribly disfigured in a plane crash and, donning a distinctive mask, embarked on a career of undertaking dangerous stunts in the hope of finding one that killed him - hence the strip's title. Later stories saw Blake transition to becoming a troubleshooting daredevil hero, and incorporated fantastical elements - including an appearance by Dracula. From September 1987, the strip was retitled "The Incredible Adventures of Blake Edmonds".

While Speed struggled to find a large audience and was cancelled after 31 issues, "Death Wish" was popular with readers and continued after Speed was merged with the long-running IPC title Tiger. When Tiger itself folded in 1985 the story continued once again in the pages of Eagle, where the character's adventures continued until 1988. Since 2016 the character and strip have been owned by Rebellion Developments.
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