Books of Magick: Life During Wartime (2004) #1

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"Have you seen the stars tonight?"
Books of Magick: Life During Wartime Vol 1 #1
September, 2004
Rated M for Mature (18+)
Publisher	Vertigo
Executive Editor	Karen Berger
Cover Artists	Frank Quitely
Have you seen the stars tonight?
Writers	Si Spencer
Pencilers	Dean Ormston
Inkers	Dean Ormston
Colorists	Fiona Stephenson
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Shelly Bond Mariah Huehner
Next Issue	Books of Magick: Life During Wartime # 2

So much anger... so many deaths... fifteen months...

— Tim Hunter

Books of Magick: Life During Wartime #1 is an issue of the series Books of Magick: Life During Wartime (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 2004. It was published on July 14, 2004.

Appearing in "Have you seen the stars tonight?"

Featured Characters:

• John Constantine (First appearance)
• Tim Hunter (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Cat (First appearance)
• Dog (First appearance)
• The Executioner (First appearance; unnamed)
• Molly O'Reilly (First appearance)
• Zatanna (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• The Faerie Queen (First appearance; unnamed)
  • The Born (First appearance)
    • The Cherish (Unnamed) (Behind the scenes)
  • Ethan Small (Single appearance; dies) (Mutated)

Other Characters:

• Mary Hunter (First appearance)
• The Coalition (First appearance)
  • Lord Midian (First appearance)
    • Piotr (First appearance; unnamed)
• Vanessa (Dog's friend) (First appearance)
• Centaurs (Mentioned only)
• Chas Chandler (Mentioned only)
• Tooth Fairy (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Multiverse (Mentioned only)
  • Books of Magick Universe (First appearance; unnamed)
    • Israel
      • Jerusalem (First appearance)
        • The Faerie Queen's Court (First appearance)
        • Zatanna's Quarters (First appearance)
    • Poland
      • Krakow (First appearance)
        • The Castle (First appearance)
    • Thule (First appearance)
      • Reykjavik
        • Reykjavik Harbor (Mentioned only)
    • Albion (Mentioned only)
  • Hunter's World (First appearance; unnamed)
    • England
      • London
        • Cat & Dog's Apartment (First appearance)
        • Hunter's Apartment (First appearance)
  • Hell (Mentioned only)

Items:

• "Books of Magick" (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• The Coalition vessel (First appearance)

Concepts:

• Magic
  

Notes

• The events of this story don't take place in the same Vertigo Universe continuity from the previous Books of Magic series.
• This issue is reprinted in Vertigo: First Taste.

Trivia

• The symbol from the bar in The Hunter's World references the DC character, Anarky.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Books of Magick: Life During Wartime series
• Images from Books of Magick: Life During Wartime Vol 1 1

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