Wolverine / Witchblade #1 [Red Cover]
(March 1997)

Image, 1997 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
2.95 USD; 4.05 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1997-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics
Brand
Top Cow; Marvel; Image
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Brad Foxhoven (credited) (editor); Sonia Im (credited) (associate editor & production); Peter Steigerwald (credited) (design); Jason Medley (credited) (design); Raul Arroyo (credited) (production); John Nguyen (credited) (production); Brian Green (credited) (production); David Wohl (credited) (editor in chief (Top Cow)); Bob Harras (credited) (editor in chief (Marvel)); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (consulting editor); Terry Kavanagh (credited) (consulting editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy paper
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This issue is presented "in loving memory of Mark Gruenwald" according to the credits page.

All issues in the Devil's Reign Crossover between Marvel & Image/Top Cow:

Devil's Reign 1/2: Silver Surfer / Witchblade #1/2
Weapon Zero / Silver Surfer #1 - Chapter One
Cyblade / Ghost Rider #1 - Chapter Two
Ghost Rider / Ballistic #1 - Chapter Three
Ballistic / Wolverine #1 - Chapter Four
Wolverine / Witchblade #1 - Chapter Five
Witchblade / Elektra #1 - Chapter Six
Elektra / Cyblade #1 - Chapter Seven
Silver Surfer / Weapon Zero #1 - Chapter Eight
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Devil's Reign Chapter Five (Table of Contents)

Witchblade; Wolverine / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Turner (credited) (signed as MICHAEL TURNER)
Inks
D-Tron (credited) (signed as D-Tron.)
Colors
J. D. Smith (credited as Jonathan D. Smith) (signed as JD Smith)
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime; fantasy-supernatural; superhero; adventure; horror-suspense
Characters
Wolverine [James Howlett/Logan]; Witchblade [Sara Pezzini]
Reprints
Keywords
crossovers; events
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 0.8 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Witchblade; Wolverine / recap / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Michael Turner (credited)
Inks
D-Tron (credited)
Colors
J. D. Smith (credited as Jonathan D. Smith)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mephisto has come to Top Cow's dimension...
Genre
superhero; adventure; fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters
Witchblade

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Devil's Reign Chapter Five (Table of Contents: 3)

Witchblade; Wolverine / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
David Wohl (credited); Christina Z (credited); Michael Turner (credited) (co-plot)
Pencils
Michael Turner (credited)
Inks
D-Tron (credited); 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)); Viet Truong (credited as Team Tron (Viet Truong))
Colors
J. D. Smith (credited as Jonathan D. Smith)
Letters
Dennis Heisler (credited); Robin Spehar (credited) (lettering assists)
Genre
crime; fantasy-supernatural; superhero; adventure; horror-suspense
Characters
FEATURE: Wolverine [James Howlett/Logan]; Witchblade [Sara Pezzini]; GUESTS: Zoe Culloden; Joe Siry; VILLAIN: Mephisto [also as Ian Nottingham]
Synopsis
Mephisto has created a fantasy world for Sara and it is up to Wolverine to break her out of it and reveal the Devil's plot.
Reprints
Keywords
crossovers; events

Indexer Notes

Continued from Ballistic/Wolverine #1; Continued in Witchblade/Elektra #1.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Devil's Reign Chapter Five
    Witchblade; Wolverine
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. ["Mephisto has come to Top Cow's dimension..."]
    Witchblade; Wolverine
  4. 3. Devil's Reign Chapter Five
    Witchblade; Wolverine
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