Deathstroke #1 Rebirth 2016 is a comic book published by Marvel Comics in August 2016. The issue is written by Christopher Priest and illustrated by Carlo Pagulayan. In this issue, Deathstroke is hired to assassinate a corrupt African dictator, but he soon finds himself caught in the middle of a power struggle between the dictator and a deadly super-villain named Red Lion. With an entire nation at stake, Slade Wilson must choose between fulfilling his contract and saving an old friend.  Used.