Witchblade #36 [Newsstand]

(December 1999)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

The credits page states "this issue is brought to you by [M=Q and O=D]" and there are the following equations printed underneath the indicia printing statement: "E=G, V=N; Y=S, X=H"

On the credits page, above the indicia, Peter Steigerwald's credit is printed: "aETER STEIGERuALD" with the key "A=P, W=U" below it. Nicholas (Nick) Chun is credited as "N-sychronized production manager." Vince Hernandez "thinks Justin's the cute one." Additionally, between the lines of text which say, "Inquiries regarding the Brittany Spears Superfan club can be sent to," is the word "loser" in reference to Peter Steigerwald's credit on this page.

Witchblade/The Darkness: Part One (Table of Contents: 2)

Witchblade / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Christina Z (credited)

Pencils

Louis Small (credited as Louis Small Jr.); Billy Tan (credited)

Inks

John Livesay (credited as Livesay); D-Tron (credited); Steve Nelson (credited) (assists); Andy Kim of Team Tron (credited as Team Tron (Andy Kim)); Jeff De Los Santos of Team Tron (credited as Team Tron (Jeff De Los Santos))

Colors

J. D. Smith (credited as Jonathan D. Smith); Andrew Crossley (credited)

Letters

Dennis Heisler (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Precinct conference room.

Genre

crime; fantasy-supernatural; adventure; horror-suspense

Characters

Witchblade [Sara Pezzini]; Darkness [Jackie Estacado]; Ian Nottingham; Jake McCarthy; Julie Pezzini; Agent Denton [Carla Denton]; Kenneth Irons (villain); Dr. Nolin (villain); District Attorney Hardy; Rico; Michael Yee (flashback); The Empress; Cull [Walter Cullowski] (villain); Eric Sketh

Synopsis

Sara and her fellow police officers try to take Jackie into protective custody so he can testify against the mob but their motorcade is attacked and Jackie is captured.

Reprints

• in Witchblade (Juniorpress, 1996 series) #20 (2000)

Keywords

concealed nudity; drug use; drugs; escapism; partial nudity

Indexer Notes

Continued in Witchblade/Darkness Special (Image, 1999 series) #1