Hellblazer: Papa Midnite (2005) #1

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"Papa Midnite"
Hellblazer: Papa Midnite Vol 1 #1
April, 2005
Rated M for Mature (18+)
Publisher	Vertigo
Executive Editor	Karen Berger
Cover Artists	Ron Wimberly
Papa Midnite
Writers	Mat Johnson
Pencilers	Tony Akins
Inkers	Dan Green
Colorists	Brian Miller
Letterers	Phil Balsman
Editors	Jonathan Vankin
Next Issue	Hellblazer: Papa Midnite # 2

A debt is a serious thing. It starts out serious and gets more so with time. You don't want to owe me, but if you have to...

— Papa Midnite

Hellblazer: Papa Midnite #1 is an issue of the series Hellblazer: Papa Midnite (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 2005. It was published on February 2, 2005.

Appearing in "Papa Midnite"

Featured Characters:

• Papa Midnite (Linton Midnite) (Revealed to be alive) (Flashback and main story) (Also in a vision)

Supporting Characters:

• Cuffee (Fortune's father) (First appearance) (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)
• Fortune (First appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Also as a corpse) (Also as a spirit)
• Luna (Flashback only)
• Papa Midnite's henchmen
  • Miss Johnson (Single appearance)
  • Marks (Papa Midnite's driver) (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• British slavers (Flashback only)
  • Daniel Horsmanden (First appearance; unnamed)
• Staten Island bosses
  • Robbie "Stenkin" Jenkins (First appearance)
  • William Bobo (First appearance)
• Unnamed New York sailor (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)

Other Characters:

• Holiday University archeologists (Single appearance) (Unnamed)
• New York City Police Department (Cameo)
• New York slaves (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)
  • Fortune's mother (First appearance; unnamed)
  • Prince (Head slave) (Single appearance)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Linton Midnite & Cedella's mother (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Sarah (Marks' wife) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Vertigo Universe (Unnamed)
  • 1712
    • New York Colony (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)
  • 2004 (See Notes)
    • United States of America
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
          • African Burial Ground (First appearance)
          • Central Park
          • Midnite's
          • Times Square
          • Empire State Building (Mentioned only)
        • Holiday University (Mentioned only)
        • Staten Island (Mentioned only)
      • Ghana (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Alcohol (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)
• Sankofa Necklace (First appearance)

Concepts:

• Magic
  • Summoning
    

Notes

• The events of this story take place in October 2004, just before the beginning of the Apocalypse during the Staring at the Wall storyline from Hellblazer (Volume 1).
• This issue is reprinted in Hellblazer: Papa Midnite.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Hellblazer: Papa Midnite series
• Images from Hellblazer: Papa Midnite Vol 1 1

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