(W) Christopher Priest (A) Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz (CA) Shane Davis. "The Professional" part one! Deathstroke's latest contract takes him to a war-torn African country* where he finds himself caught in the middle of a disintegrating alliance between a ruthless dictator and a deadly super-villain. With an entire nation at stake* Slade Wilson must choose between fulfilling his contract and saving an old friend.