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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published December 2001
Cover Price 3.99 USD
Pages 84
Editing ? (collection editor)

Cover Details

Characters John Howlett; Dog; Rose
Genre superhero
Pencils Joe Quesada
Colors Richard Isanove
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover colored directly on pencil artwork.
Reprinted From Wolverine: The Origin (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (Nov. 2001) Cover.

23 page Wolverine story "The Hill"

Characters FEATURE: Master James Howlett [Wolverine as a child]; GUESTS: Mister Kenneth; Rose; Dog; Mrs. Hopkins; John Howlett; Grandfather Howlett; Mistress Elizabeth Howlett; Mister Thomas Logan
Synopsis Rose arrives at the Howlett estate to be a companion to sickley James Howlett, child of privilege, whose father is merry, whose mother is mad and whose grandfather is as mean as they come; Rose, James and Dog, son of the drunken groundskeeper Thomas Logan, become fast friends and get into plenty of mischief together.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Jemas (Co-Plot); Joe Quesada (Co-Plot); Paul Jenkins (Co-Plot & Script)
Pencils Andy Kubert
Colors Richard Isanove
Letters John Roshell; Richard Starkings and Comicraft's Saida Temofonte
Notes No inks used, color applied digitally directly on pencilled artwork; The character reference is kind of cheating a bit as the early issues of this series were trying to hint that Dog rather than James was the young Wolverine.
Reprinted From Wolverine: The Origin (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (Nov. 2001).

1 page Hulk cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover to Startling Stories: Banner #1"

Characters Hulk; Bruce Banner
Genre superhero
Pencils Richard Corben
Inks Richard Corben
Colors Studio F
Editing Axel Alonso; John Miesegaes (Assistant)
Reprinted From Startling Stories: Banner (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (July 2001) Cover.

22 page Hulk story "Banner"

Characters FEATURE: Hulk [Bruce Banner]; GUEST: Doc Samson
Synopsis Hulk tears up another town and a guilt ridden Bruce helps with the clean up; Desiring to prevent another disaster like this from happening again, Bruce puts a gun in his mouth and pulls the trigger.
Genre superhero
Script Brian Azzarello
Pencils Richard Corben
Inks Richard Corben
Colors ? [as Studio F]
Letters Richard Starkings and Comicraft; Wes Abbott
Editing Axel Alonso; John Miesegaes (Assistant)
Reprinted From Startling Stories: Banner (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (July 2001).

1 page Cable cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover to Cable #97"

Characters Cable
Genre superhero
Pencils Igor Kordey
Inks Igor Kordey
Editing Matt Hicks; Mark Powers; Andrew Lis (Assistant)
Reprinted From Cable (Marvel, 1993 series) #97 (Nov. 2001) Cover.

22 page Cable story "The Path of Most Resistance "

Characters FEATURE: Cable; VILLAINS: Shining Path
Synopsis The guerrila army known as the Shining Path is back in action, and Cable fights a one-man war in the jungles of Peru to stop their plans.
Genre superhero
Script David Tischman
Pencils Igor Kordey
Inks Igor Kordey
Colors Chris Sotomayor
Letters Richard Starkings and Comicraft; Saida Temofonte
Editing Matt Hicks; Mark Powers; Andrew Lis (Assistant)
Reprinted From Cable (Marvel, 1993 series) #97 (Nov. 2001).

1 page Spider-Man cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover to Tangled Web: The Thousand #4"

Characters Kingpin; Tom Cochrane
Genre superhero
Pencils Eduardo Risso (Painted)
Inks Eduardo Risso (Painted)
Colors Eduardo Risso (Painted)
Editing Axel Alonso; John Miesegaes (Assistant)
Reprinted From Tangled Web: The Thousand (Marvel, 2001 series) #4 (Sept. 2001) Cover.

22 page Spider-Man story "Severance Package "

Characters FEATURE: Tom Cochrane; VILLAIN: Kingpin; CAMEO: Spider-Man
Synopsis One of Kingpin's men has one of his operations foiled by Spider-Man and calmly prepares for his impending death at the hands of his long time boss.
Genre superhero
Script Greg Rucka
Pencils Eduardo Risso
Inks Eduardo Risso
Colors Steve Buccellato
Letters Richard Starkings and Comicraft; Wes Abbott
Editing Axel Alonso; John Miesegaes (Assistant)
Reprinted From Tangled Web: The Thousand (Marvel, 2001 series) #4 (Sept. 2001).