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Issue Details

Issue #172
Published October 2007
Cover Price 2.95 USD; 3.41 CAD
Pages 32
Editing Brian Haberlin (Editor in Chief); Francis Takenaga (Assistant Editor)

Cover Details - "A Tale of Three Brothers Part Three: Sins Past"

Characters Spawn
Genre Superhero; Occult; Horror
Pencils Brian Haberlin
Inks Brian Haberlin
Colors Brian Haberlin
Letters None; typeset

1 page recap "Previously in the pages of Spawn"

Synopsis Recaps the story.
Pencils Brian Haberlin
Inks Brian Haberlin
Letters typeset
Notes Staff and creator credits with indicia information. Background screened image of the face of Spawn.

22 page Spawn story "A Tale of Three Brothers Part Three: Sins Past"

Characters Spawn [Al Simmons] (also in flashback as Albert Francis Simmons); Richie Simmons (also in flashback); Marcus Simmons (in flashback); Nyx; Mr. Malefick (in flashback); Mr. Simmons; Mrs. Simmons (also in flashback); The Weasel (also in flashback, death of)
Synopsis What made Al Simmons the person who grew up to be Spawn? Al struggles to recover his lost memories of an encounter with a sinister stranger. An encounter that led to bloody murder and changed the destinies of three young men. [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero; Occult; Horror
Script David Hine
Pencils Brian Haberlin
Inks Brian Haberlin
Colors Andy Troy
Letters Tom Orzechowski

1 page Spawning Ground promo (ad from the publisher)

Script Brian Haberlin
Pencils Bing Cansino; Geirrod Van Dyke
Inks Bing Cansino; Geirrod Van Dyke
Colors Bing Cansino; Geirrod Van Dyke
Letters typeset
Notes Promotional for the upcoming series THE GUNSLINGER.

1 page Spawn Godslayer advertisement "House Advertisement"

Genre Superhero; Occult

5 page McFarlane Toys advertisement "Advertisements"

Notes Advertisements for action figures: THE SIMPSONS, THE ADVENTURES OF SPAWN SERIES 2, TWISTED X-MAS, DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS

1 page McFarlane Toys (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "The Chance of a Lifetime!"

Notes Advertisement for a 3D modeler/digital sculptor.