The Darkness
#1/2
(1996)
Image; Wizard,
1996 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- [none] (see notes)
- Pages
- 28
- On-sale Date
- 1996
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- Wizard; Image; Top Cow Productions, Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in Canada
- Editing
- David Wohl (editor)
Issue Notes
Originally distributed, as part of a limited edition in a "special protective cover" with a certificate of authenticity, only as a mail-in offer through "Wizard: the Guide to Comics" magazine #64.
Although there is no cover price, the actual cost was unknown (United States) ; Canadian orders were 4.00 USD and 'other foreign orders' were 6.00 USD - payable in US funds only. Offer expired January 15, 1997.
This issue has variants:
Although there is no cover price, the actual cost was unknown (United States) ; Canadian orders were 4.00 USD and 'other foreign orders' were 6.00 USD - payable in US funds only. Offer expired January 15, 1997.
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in The Complete Darkness (Image, 2021 series) #1 (January 2021)
-
[no title indexed]
The Darkness / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Marc Silvestri (signed as
SIL VES TRI) - Inks
- Matt Banning (credited as Batt) (signed as
BATT) - Colors
- Steve Firchow (signed as
STEVE (handwritten))
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Darkness [Jackie Estacado]; Munchkins [Kurt; Zack]
![Cover Thumbnail for The Darkness (1996 series) #1/2 [Merry X-Mas Variant]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/818/w100/818666.jpg?2209773678411781565)
[no title indexed]
The Darkness / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Marc Silvestri (plot); David Wohl (plot); Michael Manczarek (credited as Mike Manczarek) (script)
- Pencils
- Billy Tan (pages 1-10); Marc Silvestri (pages 11-16)
- Inks
- D-Tron (pages 1-3); Billy Tan (pages 1-10); Matt Banning (credited as Batt) (pages 11-16); Jose Guillen (ink assists); Victor Llamas (ink assists)
- Colors
- Steve Firchow
- Letters
- Dennis Heisler
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New York, Chrysler Building. Twilight.
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Jackie Estacado; Angelus
- Synopsis
- Jackie has his first encounter with the Angelus who shows up and tries to kill him.
- Reprints
- in American Entertainment: The Darkness Prelude Special (Top Cow Productions, 1997 series) #1 (November 1997)
- in The Complete Darkness (Image, 2021 series) #1 (January 2021), #1 (January 2021)
-
Sketchbook
The Darkness / illustration / 4 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Jackie Estacado; Angelus
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Presents 1 page of plot, 2 pages of pencil sketches from the story and a preliminary sketch of the X-Mas variant cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Darkness -
1.
["New York, Chrysler Building. Twilight."]
The Darkness -
2.
Sketchbook
The Darkness
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