Hellblazer (1988) #101

"Football: It's a Funny Old Game": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"Football: It's a Funny Old Game"
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Hellblazer Vol 1 #101
May, 1996
Rated M for Mature (18+)
Publisher	Vertigo
Executive Editor	Karen Berger
Cover Artists	Sean Phillips
Football: It's a Funny Old Game
Writers	Paul Jenkins
Pencilers	Al Davison
Inkers	Al Davison
Colorists	Pamela Rambo
Letterers	Clem Robins
Editors	Lou Stathis Axel Alonso
Previous Issue	Hellblazer # 100
Next Issue	Hellblazer # 102

Football, for example, is far more enjoyable when shown in the comfort of the living room-- preferably someone else's.

— John Constantine

Hellblazer #101 is an issue of the series Hellblazer (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1996. It was published on March 27, 1996.

Appearing in "Football: It's a Funny Old Game"

Featured Characters:

• John Constantine

Supporting Characters:

• Crystal Palace supporters
  • Lofty
  • Rich Eldridge

Antagonists:

• Brighton supporters/"Sea Gulls"
• Havoc the Demon (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Arsenal supporters/"Gunners"
  • Del (Single appearance)
  • Gavin (Single appearance; dies)
  • Tony (Single appearance)
• Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
• Crystal Palace F.C.
• Gavin's mother (Single appearance) (Unnamed)
• Juventus supporters (Flashback only) (Also as corpses) (Cameo)
• Liverpool supporters (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Metropolitan Police
• Real Madrid supporters (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Trace (Stalked girl) (Single appearance) (Cameo)
• Trace's boyfriend (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• Prime Minister John Major (Mentioned only)
• Chelsea F.C. (Mentioned only)
• West Ham United F.C. (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Vertigo Universe (Unnamed)
  • Belgium
    • Brussels
      • Heysel Stadium (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Brazil
    • Rio de Janeiro (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • England
    • London
      • Croydon
        • Selhurst Park
      • Wandsworth
        • Tooting
          • John Constantine's Apartment
      • Clapham (Mentioned only)
  • Spain
    • Madrid
      • Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (Flashback only) (Cameo)

Items:

• Silk Cut

Events:

• Heysel Stadium disaster (Flashback only)

Concepts:

• Brighton-Crystal Palace rivalry
• Magic
  

Notes

• The narrative, as well as John Constantine's words, suggests that the demonic embodiment of sports violence, Havoc, was responsible for the Heysel tragedy in the Vertigo Universe.
  • On May 29, 1985, 39 Juventus supporters were killed (and over 600 injured) following a crowd crush and stadium wall collapse during violent clashes before the 1985 European Cup Final between Juventus F.C. and Liverpool F.C. at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. The Heysel disaster is recalled as one of the greatest tragedies in the history of football.
• This issue is reprinted in Hellblazer: In the Line of Fire.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Hellblazer series

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