([October] 1997)

DC, 1997 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
14.95 USD; 20.95 CAD
Pages
196
On-sale Date
1997-08-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Paradox Press
Brand
Factoid Books; [Paradox Press]
ISBN
1-56389-360-6 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941210971 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Andy Helfer (credited as Andrew Helfer) (group editor); Jim Higgins (credited) (editor)
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
8 1/2 inches by 10 7/8 inches
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; matte interior
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Principal letterers for interior sequences are listed as a group on page below indicia: Roxanne Starr, Bob Lappan, and Gale Showman.

One of the seventeen Paradox Press series of Big Books:
1994 - The Big Book of Urban Legends
1995 - The Big Book of Death; The Big Book of Weirdos; The Big Book of Conspiracies;
1996 - The Big Book of Freaks; The Big Book of Little Criminals; The Big Book of Hoaxes; The Big Book of Thugs
1997 - The Big Book of Losers; The Big Book of The Unexplained; The Big Book of Martyrs; The Big Book of Scandal
1998 - The Big Book of Bad; The Big Book of the Weird Wild West
1999 - The Big Book of Vice; The Big Book of Grimm
2000 - The Big Book of the '70s

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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Tom Taggart (credited) (mixed media photo)
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Tom Taggart (credited) (mixed media photo)
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Tom Taggart (credited) (mixed media photo)
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The Big Book of Martyrs (Table of Contents: 1)

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Donald David (credited)
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Donald David (credited)
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Indexer Notes

Title page with illustration.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

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To Be a Martyr (Table of Contents: 3)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
George Freeman (credited)
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George Freeman (credited)
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They Walked with Jesus (Table of Contents: 4)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter One: They Walked with Jesus.

Voice in the Wilderness (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Michael Cherkas (credited)
Inks
Michael Cherkas (credited)
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Characters
St. John the Baptist

Suffer the Children (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Christopher Schenck (credited as Chris Schenck)
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Christopher Schenck (credited as Chris Schenck)
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Characters
The Holy Innocents

The Rock (Table of Contents: 7)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Jim Fern (credited)
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Jim Fern (credited)
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Characters
St. Peter

The First Martyr (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Joe Orlando (credited)
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Joe Orlando (credited)
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Characters
St. Stephen

Apostle of India (Table of Contents: 9)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Gregory Benton (credited)
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Gregory Benton (credited)
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Characters
St. Bartholomew

The Great Evangelist (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Dan Lawlis (credited)
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Dan Lawlis (credited)
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Characters
St. Paul

Of Myth and Men (Table of Contents: 11)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Rick Geary (credited)
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Rick Geary (credited)
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Characters
The Apostles

The Age of Persecution (Table of Contents: 12)

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John Wagner (credited)
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter Two: The Age of Persecution.

While Rome Burned (Table of Contents: 13)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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Gahan Wilson (credited)
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A Sea of Faith (Table of Contents: 14)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Bob Fingerman (credited)
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Bob Fingerman (credited)
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Characters
St. Clement

Indexer Notes

Mis-titled in table of contents as "St. Clement: Anchor of Faith."

The Willing Martyr (Table of Contents: 15)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Flint Henry (credited)
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Flint Henry (credited)
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St. Ignatius

On Grounds of Christianaity (Table of Contents: 16)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Michael Dubisch (credited)
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Michael Dubisch (credited)
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Characters
St. Ptolomaeus; St. Lucius

The Cult of Saints (Table of Contents: 17)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Frank Quitely (credited)
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Frank Quitely (credited)
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Characters
St. Polycarp
Reprints

Testament of Courage (Table of Contents: 18)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Shary Flenniken (credited)
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Shary Flenniken (credited)
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Characters
St. Perpetua; St. Felicity

Burning Devotion (Table of Contents: 19)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Steve Lieber (credited)
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Steve Lieber (credited)
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Characters
St. Laurence

Boy Wonder (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Tayyar Ozkan (credited)
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Tayyar Ozkan (credited)
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Characters
St. Vitus

Lamb of God (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Trina Robbins (credited)
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Trina Robbins (credited)
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Characters
St. Agnes

Healing Hands (Table of Contents: 22)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Graham Manley (credited)
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Graham Manley (credited)
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Characters
St. Blaise

The High and the Low (Table of Contents: 23)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter Three: The High and the Low.

The Grave Gardener (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Kirk-Albert Etienne (credited)
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Kirk-Albert Etienne (credited)
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Characters
St. Phocas

The Slave Pope (Table of Contents: 25)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Parker (credited)
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Jeff Parker (credited)
Letters
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Characters
St. Callistus

Noble Heart (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Win Mortimer (credited)
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Win Mortimer (credited)
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Characters
St. Agatha

Women's Liberator (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
David de Vries (credited as Dave DeVries)
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David de Vries (credited as Dave DeVries)
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Characters
St. Wilgefortis

Good King-Bad King (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Joe Phillips (credited)
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Joe Phillips (credited)
Letters
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Characters
St. Wenceslas

Murder in the Cathedral (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Randy DuBurke (credited)
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Randy DuBurke (credited)
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Characters
St. Thomas Becket

The Arrogance of Kings (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Joe Sacco (credited)
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Joe Sacco (credited)
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Characters
St. Thomas More; St. John Fisher

Cruel Britannia (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Graham Higgins (credited)
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Graham Higgins (credited)
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Indexer Notes

Spelled "Cruel Brittania" in table of contents.

Soldiers of the Cross (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script
John Wagner (credited)
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter Four: Soldiers of the Cross.

The Good Pagan (Table of Contents: 33)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Brett Lewis (credited)
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Brett Lewis (credited)
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Characters
St. Alban

Piercing Devotion (Table of Contents: 34)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Ted Slampyak (credited)
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Ted Slampyak (credited)
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St. Sebastian

The Thundering Legion (Table of Contents: 35)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Steve Mannion (credited)
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Steve Mannion (credited)
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The Ultimate Sacrifice (Table of Contents: 36)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Chuck Drost (credited as Charles Drost)
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Chuck Drost (credited as Charles Drost)
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Characters
St. Oswald

The Reluctant Soldier (Table of Contents: 37)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Roger Langridge (credited)
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Roger Langridge (credited)
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Characters
St. Edmund

Hammer of the Heathens (Table of Contents: 38)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Rafael Kayanan (credited)
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Rafael Kayanan (credited)
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Characters
St. Olaf

Against the Mongol Horde (Table of Contents: 39)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Eric Shanower (credited)
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Eric Shanower (credited)
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Characters
St. Michael of Chernigov

Maid of Orleans (Table of Contents: 40)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Colleen Doran (credited)
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Colleen Doran (credited)
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Characters
St. Joan of Arc

The Stuff of Legend (Table of Contents: 41)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter Five: The Stuff of Legends.

Dragonslayer (Table of Contents: 42)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Donald David (credited)
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Donald David (credited)
Letters
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Characters
St. George

Time Enough for Love (Table of Contents: 43)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Joe Staton (credited)
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Joe Staton (credited)
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St. Valentine

Christ-Bearer (Table of Contents: 44)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Rick Parker (credited)
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Rick Parker (credited)
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Characters
St. Christopher

Portrait of a Saint (Table of Contents: 45)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Peter Gross (credited)
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Peter Gross (credited)
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Characters
St. Rhipsime

The 11,000 Virgins (Table of Contents: 46)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Charles Wojtkiewicz (credited as Chuck Wojtkiewicz)
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Charles Wojtkiewicz (credited as Chuck Wojtkiewicz)
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Characters
St. Ursula

Extreme Prejudice (Table of Contents: 47)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Brian Buniak (credited)
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Brian Buniak (credited)
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Characters
The Boy Martyrs

Wheels on Fire (Table of Contents: 48)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Robin Smith (credited)
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Robin Smith (credited)
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Characters
Catherine of Alexandria

The Phantom Martyr (Table of Contents: 49)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Kathryn Hyatt (credited)
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Kathryn Hyatt (credited)
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Characters
Philomena

Remains of the Day (Table of Contents: 50)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Gordon Purcell (credited)
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Gordon Purcell (credited)
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St. Protus; St. Hyacinth

Unto This Day (Table of Contents: 51)

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Script
John Wagner (credited)
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Introduction to Chapter Six: Unto This Day.

On Savage Shores (Table of Contents: 52)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Dan Burr (credited)
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Dan Burr (credited)
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Crucifixion at Nagasaki (Table of Contents: 53)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Lennie Mace (credited)
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Lennie Mace (credited)
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Characters
St. Paul Miki

Cruel Practices (Table of Contents: 54)

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John Wagner (credited)
Pencils
Galen Showman (credited)
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Galen Showman (credited)
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Fear No Evil (Table of Contents: 55)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Tom Sutton (credited)
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Tom Sutton (credited)
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The Good Child (Table of Contents: 56)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Marie Severin (credited)
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Marie Severin (credited)
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Characters
St. Maria Goretti

Auschwitz Priest (Table of Contents: 57)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Wagner (credited)
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Matt Brooker (credited as D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman)
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Matt Brooker (credited as D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman)
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Characters
St. Maximilian Kolbe

A Case for Canonization (Table of Contents: 58)

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John Wagner (credited)
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David Lloyd (credited)
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David Lloyd (credited)
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Characters
Edith Stein

Tomorrow's Martyrs (Table of Contents: 59)

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John Wagner (credited)
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Steve Carr (credited)
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Steve Carr (credited)
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Biographies (Table of Contents: 60)

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Indexer Notes

Short biographies on the artists featured in the book.

Bibliography (Table of Contents: 61)

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Indexer Notes

List of sources.

Copyright Information (Table of Contents: 62)

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Index of Saints (Table of Contents: 63)

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Indexer Notes

Alphabetical list of Saints featured in this book with page number they are on.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Big Book of Martyrs
  3. 2. Table of Contents
  4. 3. To Be a Martyr
  5. 4. They Walked with Jesus
  6. 5. Voice in the Wilderness
  7. 6. Suffer the Children
  8. 7. The Rock
  9. 8. The First Martyr
  10. 9. Apostle of India
  11. 10. The Great Evangelist
  12. 11. Of Myth and Men
  13. 12. The Age of Persecution
  14. 13. While Rome Burned
  15. 14. A Sea of Faith
  16. 15. The Willing Martyr
  17. 16. On Grounds of Christianaity
  18. 17. The Cult of Saints
  19. 18. Testament of Courage
  20. 19. Burning Devotion
  21. 20. Boy Wonder
  22. 21. Lamb of God
  23. 22. Healing Hands
  24. 23. The High and the Low
  25. 24. The Grave Gardener
  26. 25. The Slave Pope
  27. 26. Noble Heart
  28. 27. Women's Liberator
  29. 28. Good King-Bad King
  30. 29. Murder in the Cathedral
  31. 30. The Arrogance of Kings
  32. 31. Cruel Britannia
  33. 32. Soldiers of the Cross
  34. 33. The Good Pagan
  35. 34. Piercing Devotion
  36. 35. The Thundering Legion
  37. 36. The Ultimate Sacrifice
  38. 37. The Reluctant Soldier
  39. 38. Hammer of the Heathens
  40. 39. Against the Mongol Horde
  41. 40. Maid of Orleans
  42. 41. The Stuff of Legend
  43. 42. Dragonslayer
  44. 43. Time Enough for Love
  45. 44. Christ-Bearer
  46. 45. Portrait of a Saint
  47. 46. The 11,000 Virgins
  48. 47. Extreme Prejudice
  49. 48. Wheels on Fire
  50. 49. The Phantom Martyr
  51. 50. Remains of the Day
  52. 51. Unto This Day
  53. 52. On Savage Shores
  54. 53. Crucifixion at Nagasaki
  55. 54. Cruel Practices
  56. 55. Fear No Evil
  57. 56. The Good Child
  58. 57. Auschwitz Priest
  59. 58. A Case for Canonization
  60. 59. Tomorrow's Martyrs
  61. 60. Biographies
  62. 61. Bibliography
  63. 62. Copyright Information
  64. 63. Index of Saints
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ralf Haring
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Mark Semich
  • Jim Stangas
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore