(June-July 2015)

Archie, 2015 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2015-05-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Teen+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Dark Circle Comics
Barcode
762816201520 00111
Editing
Alex Segura (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
Promotional One-Shot

Issue Notes

UPC on back cover.

A free giveaway comic for Free Comic Book Day 2015.
"Free Comic Book Day: Dark Circle" is the indicia title. The cover title is "Free Comic Book Day: Dark Circle Comics".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Black Hood; The Fox; The Shield / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Francesco Francavilla
Inks
Francesco Francavilla
Colors
Francesco Francavilla

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fox [Paul Patton Jr.]; The Shield; The Black Hood [Greg Hettinger]

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

Characters
The Black Hood [Greg Hettinger]; The Fox [Paul Patton Jr.]; The Shield

Welcome to Dark Circle Comics (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Alex Segura
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Dark Circle Seal of Approval
Characters
The Black Hood [Greg Hettinger]; The Fox [Paul Patton Jr.]; The Shield

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Hood / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Gaydos (signed)
Inks
Michael Gaydos (signed)
Colors
Kelly Fitzpatrick

Genre
superhero
Characters
Greg Hettinger [Black Hood]
Reprints

The Bullet's Kiss (Table of Contents: 4)

Black Hood / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Duane Swierczynski
Pencils
Michael Gaydos
Inks
Michael Gaydos
Colors
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Letters
Rachel Deering

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My name is officer Gregory Hettinger.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Greg Hettinger; The Black Hood [Kip Burland] (dies); Danny Chitwood; Jessie Dupree; Miles Dupree
Synopsis
An officer is shot trying to stop some crooks.
Reprints

Fox Hunt Chapter One: The Situation (Table of Contents: 5)

The Fox / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dean Haspiel (signed as Dino!)
Inks
Dean Haspiel (signed as Dino!)
Colors
Dean Haspiel (signed as Dino!)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fox [Paul Patton Jr.]
Reprints

Fox Hunt (Table of Contents: 6)

The Fox / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dean Haspiel; Mark Waid
Pencils
Dean Haspiel
Inks
Dean Haspiel
Colors
Allen Passalaqua
Letters
John Workman

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wake up craving an ibuprofen the size of a city bus.
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fox [Paul Patton Jr.]; Shinji Patton; Mae Patton; The Fox [Paul Patton] (flashback); Linda
Synopsis
Paul and his son are snapping photos of Beaver Kill, an abandoned city about to be intentionally flooded, and also Paul's hometown.
Reprints

First Look (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Shield / promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

What Lies Beneath the Hood... (Table of Contents: 8)

Black Hood / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Duane Swierczynski; Alex Segura
Pencils
Howard Chaykin
Inks
Howard Chaykin
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greg is a good cop from a good family, and he struggles every day to do the right thing.
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Black Hood [Greg Hettinger]

Here's What the Fox Says... (Table of Contents: 9)

The Fox / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dean Haspiel; Paul Kaminski; Alex Segura
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I kept the basic tenets of what makes the Fox tick and pushed him in another direction that tests his very soul.
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fox [Paul Patton Jr.]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Shield / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Adam Christopher; Chuck Wendig; Alex Segura
Pencils
David Williams
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're dealing with arguably the lead character in the Dark Circle universe -- certainly one of the oldest.
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Shield

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Hangman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Scholastic / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Black Hood; The Fox; The Shield / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Black Hood; The Fox; The Shield
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Welcome to Dark Circle Comics
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Black Hood
  5. 4. The Bullet's Kiss
    Black Hood
  6. 5. Fox Hunt Chapter One: The Situation
    The Fox
  7. 6. Fox Hunt
    The Fox
  8. 7. First Look
    The Shield
  9. 8. What Lies Beneath the Hood...
    Black Hood
  10. 9. Here's What the Fox Says...
    The Fox
  11. 10. ["We're dealing with arguably the lead character in the Dark Circle universe -- certainly one of the oldest."]
    The Shield
  12. 11. ["Coming soon"]
    Hangman
  13. 12. ["Create your own Bone comic at scholastic.com/graphix"]
    Scholastic
  14. 13. ["The Black Hood"]
    Black Hood; The Fox; The Shield
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Dwayne Best
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q