Bloodshot First Appearance: Eternal Warrior #4 and Rai #0

Bloodshot first appeared in Valiant's Eternal Warrior #4 (November 1992) as a cameo, and made his first full appearance a week later in Rai #0, also dated November 1992 (Wikipedia). He was created in 1992 by Kevin VanHook, Don Perlin and Bob Layton. His own series began with Bloodshot #1 (February 1993), which Wikipedia credits as the first comic with a "chromium" cover.

So there are three books collectors ask about:

• Eternal Warrior #4: the true first appearance, but only a cameo.
• Rai #0: the first full appearance and the issue most price guides call his key. PriceCharting describes it as the first appearance of the new Rai and the first full Bloodshot.
• Bloodshot #1 (1993): the first issue of his own title, with the chromium cover. Sales listings on PriceCharting also mention a poster by Barry Windsor-Smith inside.

These are inexpensive keys. PriceCharting values retrieved September 25, 2026, based on recorded sales:

• Rai #0 (1992): $5.41 ungraded, $27.65 in CGC 9.4, $34.94 in CGC 9.6, $52.65 in CGC 9.8 (about one 9.8 sale a week)
• Bloodshot #1 (1993): $2.13 ungraded, $35.63 in CGC 9.8

Rai #0 was printed in a glossy and a matte version. PriceCharting notes the glossy copies sometimes sell for about double the matte ones in the same grade, and individual CGC 9.8 glossy sales have reached $199.99. Check which version you have before you compare prices. At these values, grading a raw copy usually costs more than it adds; see CGC grading cost.

Wikipedia describes Bloodshot as a superhero, and lists three main versions:

• Original Valiant (1992 to 1996): Angelo Mortalli, a mobster turned into a super-soldier.
• Acclaim (1997 to 1998): Raymond Garrison, a covert operative with amnesia.
• Valiant Entertainment (2012 onward): a super-soldier controlled through false memories. The relaunch began in July 2012, written by Duane Swierczynski with art by Arturo Lozzi and Manuel Garcia.

In every version his strength, speed, stamina and healing come from nanites, microscopic machines in his blood, which also give him the red mark on his chest. Project Rising Spirit, the secret program that injects them, is the organization that turns people into weapons.

Sony released Bloodshot on March 13, 2020, directed by David S. F. Wilson, with Vin Diesel as Ray Garrison. Wikipedia reports a $45 million budget and a worldwide gross of about $37 to $40 million. The film opened to $9.3 million as cinemas were closing for COVID-19, and Sony moved it to video on demand on March 24, two weeks after release. Reviews were weak: 31% on Rotten Tomatoes and 44 on Metacritic.

It was meant as the first of a five-film deal that included Harbinger and a Harbinger Wars crossover. After the film's reception, Wikipedia says the franchise's future was questioned and those plans stalled.

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