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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published April 2007
Cover Price 3.99 USD; 4.75 CAD
Pages 52
Editing John Barber (Editor); Ralph Macchio (Senior Editor); Joe Quesada (Editor in Chief)
Notes Noted on UPC as Parental Advisory For Strong Language and Content. Direct Edition.

Cover Details - "Variant 2nd Printing"

Characters Roland Deschain
Genre Western; Occult
Pencils Joe Quesada (signed)
Colors Richard Isanove (signed)
Notes Variant cover features the Marvel Icon with "2nd Printing".

Cover Details

Genre Western; Occult
Pencils Jae Lee
Colors Richard Isanove
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Notes Noted on UPC as Parental Advisory For Strong Language and Content. Direct Edition.
Reprinted in Donkere Toren, De (Uitgeverij Luitingh, 2008 series) #[gn] [1].

1 page credits "Title page"

Letters typeset
Notes Creator credits and indicia information.

32 page Dark Tower story "In A World That Has Moved On..."

Characters Roland Deschain; Cuthbert Allgood; Alain Johns; Thomas Whitman; Jamie DeCurry; Cort; Marten Broadcloak; Gabrielle Deschain (Roland Deschain's mother); David (Roland Deschain's hawk); Steven Deschain (Roland Deschain's father)
Synopsis In a world that has moved on, young Roland Deschain will one day be known as the Gunslinger-but for now, he is merely a boy on the cusp of manhood. For years, his fate has been manipulated by the sorcerer known as Marten Broadcloak, who serves the Crimson King-an immortal shape-shifter living only to destroy the legendary Dark Tower: the axis of creation upon which all worlds revolve. [per solicitation]
Genre Western; Occult
Script Stephen King (Creative Director; Executive Director); Robin Furth (Plotting; Consultation) Peter David
Pencils Jae Lee
Colors Richard Isanove
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Reprinted in Donkere Toren, De (Uitgeverij Luitingh, 2008 series) #[gn] [1].

1 page text article "Chasing the Beam"

Synopsis Macchio reflects on the magnitude of this title and the collaboration with Stephen King.
Script Ralph Macchio
Colors Page color with ornate frame
Letters typeset

2 page illustration "Barony of New Canaan"

Pencils Jim Calafiore
Inks Jim Calafiore
Colors June Chung
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Notes Detailed antiquated map of the Barony of New Canaan.

6 page Dark Tower text story "The Sacred Geography of Mid-World"

Characters Vannay; Roland Deschain; Cuthbert Allgood; Alain Johns
Genre Western
Script Robin Furth
Pencils Jim Calafiore
Inks Jim Calafiore
Colors June Chung
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with several full colored illustrations.

4 page Dark Tower promo (ad from the publisher) "Next Issue"

Characters Roland Deschain
Genre Western; Occult
Pencils Jae Lee
Colors Richard Isanove
Letters typeset
Notes Four page preview of interior art and cover art for issue #2.

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "A Man's Quest Begins With A Boy's Test"

Characters Roland Deschain; Cuthbert Allgood; Alain Johns
Genre Western; Occult
Pencils Jae Lee
Colors Richard Isanove
Letters typeset
Notes Promotional art with publisher's synopsis of story. Features centerspread from pages 6 and 7 and UPC code.

4 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Promotional Advertisements"

Notes House Ads: THE ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK TO STEPHEN KING'S DARK TOWER: THE ETERNALS HARDCOVER COLLECTED EDITION; MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: LAST OF THE MOHICANS; CIVIL WAR TRADE PAPERBACK COLLECTED EDITION