Issue | #13 |
Published | February 1998 |
Cover Price | 2.25 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Jenette Kahn (editor-in-chief); Mike Carlin (executive editor); Dan Thorsland; Alisande Morales (assistant editor) |
Notes | Learn more about the Challengers at www.challengersoftheunknown.com. |
Characters | Kenn Kawa; a squid |
Genre | Adventure |
Pencils | John Paul Leon |
Inks | Shawn Martinbrough |
Colors | Matt Hollingsworth; Zylonol Studio |
Notes | This cover actually illustrates the story in the next issue. |
Characters | Challengers of the Unknown [Brenda Ruskin; Clay Brody; Kenn Kawa; Marlon Corbet]; Jessie; Declan Banbridge; an unnamed girl (flashback); a banshee |
Synopsis | This is Marlon's story... In Seattle, an Irish renegade runs into a church and seizes hostages... The church is cordoned off by police. Marlon Corbet's fiance, Jessie, is among the hostages, as is a pregnant woman. Marlon sneaks in. The thug is an Irish gunman. A swirling-smoke banshee has pursued him from Ireland. He shot his girlfriend and she laid a dying curse. Marlon invites the banshee in. Panicked hostages flee as the pregnant woman goes into labor. Marlon negotiates. The banshee has no power here, and would death honor the dead girl? The banshee agrees, "a life for a death". The Irishman flees. He wants to die, but Marlon tackles him. "Everyone deserves a little salvation." Jessie is grateful, but can't live in constant fear, so kisses Marlon goodbye. |
Genre | Adventure |
Script | Steven Grant |
Pencils | Jill Thompson |
Inks | Bill Reinhold |
Colors | Lee Loughridge |
Letters | Ken Lopez |
Letters | Typeset |