Barb Wire was a superhero

Superhero

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 published by Comics Greatest World

Comics Greatest World

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, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics

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. A regular series was published for 9 issues between 1994

1994 in comics

-Year overall:* Huge changes in the marketplace force many retailers and small publishers out of business...

-1995

1995 in comics

-January:*After Xavier: The Age of Apocalypse is launched. All X-titles change to different names for the next four months.* Thor marks his 400th appearance in Marvel Comics with issue #482....

, followed by a mini-series in 1998

1998 in comics

-Spring:* Gay Comix , with issue #25, publishes its final issue -October:* Toy Biz buys Marvel Comics* Excalibur is canceled by Marvel with issue #125.-November:...

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Creators

Regular Series:

• 1: John Arcudi
  John Arcudi
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  , writer/Lee Moder, pencils/Ande Parks
  Ande Parks
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  , inks.
• 2–3: Arcudi, writer/Dan Lawlis, pencils/Parks, inks.
• 4–5: Arcudi, writer/Lawlis, pencils/Ian Akin
  Ian Akin
  Ian Akin is a comic book artist, known primarily for inking. Along with his inking partner, Brian Garvey, Akin worked on many superhero comics from 1982–1988.-Biography:...
  
  , inks.
• 6–7: Arcudi,writer/Mike Manley, pencils/Parks, inks.
• 8: Arcudi, writer/Andrew Robinson, pencils/Jim Royal, inks.
• 9: Anina Bennett & Paul Guinan, writers/Robert Walker
  Robert Walker
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  , pencils/Royal, inks.

Ace Of Spades (minseries):

1–4: Chris Warner

Chris Warner (comics)

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, script and pencils/Tim Bradstreet

Tim Bradstreet

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, inks.

Character history

In Steel Harbor, a bombed-out wreck of a town, thrill-junkie Barbara Kopetski - better known as "Barb Wire" - is a bar owner and part-time bounty hunter (in order to pay for her bar, The Hammerhead). She is skilled in many areas, but excels in combat-related abilities. While she has a brother and several allies, she is essentially a loner, although this is something which is uncomfortable for her to think about.

Supporting characters

• Charlie Kopetski, Barb's blind, mechanical genius brother. He invents most of her weapons and metahuman restraining devices. He also despairs that he must fix the things that she continuously breaks during her escapades.

Allies

• Ghost
  Ghost (Dark Horse comics)
  Ghost is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by Dark Horse Comics. The character appeared in specials and monthly titles detailing the "afterlife" of Elisa Cameron and her search for the truth surrounding her apparent death....
  
  , Real Name: Elisa Cameron.
• The Machine, Real Name: Avram.
• Motörhead, Real Name: Frank Fletcher.
• Wolf Pack, Leader: Hunter.

Enemies

• The Prime Movers, Leader: Mace Blitzkrieg
• Death Card, (Reg series)
• Death Card II, (Ace Of Spades)
• Ignition II
• The Mask

Film adaptation

The movie adaptation

Barb Wire (film)

-Cast:* Pamela Anderson Lee as Barbara "Barb Wire" Kopetski* Temuera Morrison as Axel Hood* Victoria Rowell as Dr. Corrina "Cora D" Devonshire* Jack Noseworthy as Charlie Kopetski* Xander Berkeley as Alexander Willis* Udo Kier as Curly...

 was released in 1996 starring Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson

Pamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian-American actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990...

 as Barb Wire. The film, panned by critics and fans alike, was nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst Picture, but lost to the Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Demi Guynes Kutcher , known professionally as Demi Moore, is an American actress. After minor roles in film and a role in the soap opera General Hospital, Moore established her career in films such as St...

 film Striptease

Striptease (film)

-Release:Striptease was distributed by Sony and was finally released in the United States on June 28, 1996, after a June 23 premiere in New York City. It opened in Australia, France and Germany in August, and Argentina, Italy, Bolivia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Japan in...

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External links

• A brief profile from International Hero