Spawn #1A, 1st App. Spawn, Malebolgia, Wanda Blake, and Terry Fitzgerald, Image Comics '92 KEY ISSUE: Spawn #1 marks the first appearance of Spawn (Al Simmons), Malebolgia, Wanda Blake, and Terry Fitzgerald. One of the most significant debut issues in comic book history, Spawn #1 launched Todd McFarlane's creator-owned magnum opus and helped establish Image Comics as a powerhouse. Al Simmons — a government assassin murdered by his own men — makes a deal with the demon Malebolgia to return to Earth. He comes back as a Hellspawn with no memory, a disfigured body wrapped in a living symbiotic suit, and five years already gone. He seeks out his wife Wanda, only to find she has moved on and married his best friend Terry Fitzgerald. McFarlane's kinetic, detail-saturated artwork set a new visual benchmark for the industry in 1992, and the series has run continuously ever since. Together with Savage Dragon, Spawn is the only original Image Comics launch title still in ongoing publication. Volume: 1 (Ongoing Series) Issue: #1 Variant: Cover A (Standard) Grade: Not Graded Key: 1st App. Spawn (Al Simmons); 1st App. Malebolgia; 1st App. Wanda Blake; 1st App. Terry Fitzgerald Writer: Todd McFarlane Artist: Todd McFarlane Cover Artist: Todd McFarlane Autograph Info: No Autograph Genre: Superhero, Horror, Action Team: None Characters: Spawn (Al Simmons, 1st app), Malebolgia (1st app), Wanda Blake (1st app), Terry Fitzgerald (1st app) Universe: Image Universe Publisher: Image Comics Year of Publication: 1992 *PHOTO DISCLAIMER: All photos are of the actual items, unless marked as pre-order. For multiple-item listings, photos represent similar quality. Additional photos are available upon request.
