Hellina: Heart of Thorns #1 [Nude Edition]

(July 1996)

Heart of Thorns Part 1 (of 2) (Table of Contents: 1)

Hellina / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Joseph A. Zyskowski (credited) (creator, writer)

Pencils

Paul Abrams (credited)

Inks

Gary Barnes (credited)

Colors

Greg Weed; ?

Letters

James Anderson (credited as James M. Anderson)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One week ago... in Egypt.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Hellina [Sandra Lords]; Perg [Ramen Alexander Perg]; Dr. Richard Jones (flashback); Mr. Ahmad (flashback); Alexander Santili (flashback); Lucifer (flashback); Michael Naymen (flashback)

Synopsis

The Heart of Thorns (an immensely powerful supernatural relic) is excavated in an archeological dig in Egypt by agents for Alexander Santili, who seeks to use the Heart of Thorns to achieve his own wicked ends. A week later we find Hellina in Chicago, waking Perg to help her cope with her memories of killing Michael. When Perg senses Santili's evil within the city, Hellina and Perg go to fight him.

Indexer Notes

There are two colorist credits for cover colors on the credits page, but no interior colorist credit for this story.

Lightning Comics Fan Bonus (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hellina / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

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

Moxi / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Bill McEvoy (credited)

Pencils

Bill McEvoy (credited)

Inks

Mike Taylor (credited)

Colors

Gorilla Graphix (credited)

Letters

James Anderson (credited as James M. Anderson)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ya know, I always figured my parents were doing a pretty good job...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Moxi

Keywords

demons; horror; monsters; supernatural; zombies

Indexer Notes

This story is included in flip-book format in the issue with the 15 pages printed upside-down.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Double Impact; Hellina / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Clarke Hawbaker (credited as Samuel Clarke Hawbaker) (signed) (Bloodfire/Hellina #1, Hellina/Double Impact #1, Hellina/Catfight #1 covers); Paul Abrams (credited, signed) (Hellina: Wicked Ways #1 cover); Trent Kaniuga (Creed #1 & #2 covers)

Inks

Clarke Hawbaker (credited as Samuel Clarke Hawbaker) (signed) (Bloodfire/Hellina #1, Hellina/Double Impact #1, Hellina/Catfight #1 covers); Gary Barnes (credited, signed) (Hellina: Wicked Ways #1 cover); Trent Kaniuga (Creed #1 & #2 covers)

Colors

Greg Weed (Hellina/Catfight #1, Bloodfire/Hellina #1 covers); Jamie Hood (signed) (Creed #1 & #2 covers)

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Hellina [Sandra Lords]; Double Impact [Jazz [Elizabeth Rodriguez]; China [Sandra Vasquez]]; Bloodfire [Brian Reace]; Catfight [Caitlyn Angela Travis]; Creed [Mark Farley]

Synopsis

The back cover (printed upside-down due to flip-book) is a Lightning Comics advertisement for their Limited Edition subscription service, which features Bloodfire/Hellina #1A Platinum Edition (Ltd. 200), Hellina/Catfight #1 Olive Metallic (Ltd. 200), Creed #1 Purple (Ltd. 100), Hellina: Wicked Ways #1 Silver (Ltd. 200), Creed #2 Platinum (Ltd. 175), and Hellina/Double Impact #1A Dimensional Platinum (Ltd. 1,000). Order form included.