Hellblazer Vol 1 240

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"the laughing magician part one"
Hellblazer Vol 1 #240
March, 2008
Publisher	Vertigo
Executive Editor	Karen Berger
Cover Artists	Glenn Fabry
the laughing magician part one
Writers	Andy Diggle
Pencilers	Leonardo Manco
Inkers	Leonardo Manco
Colorists	Lee Loughridge
Letterers	Jared K. Fletcher
Editors	Casey Seijas
Previous Issue	Hellblazer # 239
Next Issue	Hellblazer # 241

I don't believe in destiny, I don't have some predetermined role to play in the universe, and believe you me, I am most definitely not the second coming of whoever-the-fuck.

— John Constantine

Hellblazer #240 is an issue of the series Hellblazer (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 2008.

Appearing in "the laughing magician part one"

Featured Characters:

• The Laughing Magician (John Constantine) (Also in a dream sequence)

Supporting Characters:

• Constantine Family/"The Laughing Magicians" (First appearance chronologically) (Flashback only) (Origin)
  • "Dark" Conrad Constantine (Cameo)
  • Emperor Constantine I (Cameo)
  • Harry Constantine (Cameo)
  • Hugh Constantine (Cameo)
  • James Constantine (Cameo)
  • Lady Johanna Constantine (Cameo)
  • Kon-sten-tyn (Cameo)
  • Pyotr Konstantin (Cameo)
  • Unnamed Prehistoric Constantine (Single appearance)
  • William Constantine (Cameo)
• Dinka Elder (Unnamed) (Deceased) (In dream sequence only)
• The Met
  • Watford
• Snakeheads
  • Fengis (First appearance)
  • Song (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Mako (Cameo)
  • Janjaweed (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• Buddha (Statue only)
• Cavemen (Flashback only)
• Dragons (Statue only)
• Aristotle (Mentioned only)
• Lord Calvin Burnham (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Clarice Sackville (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Death (Mentioned only)
• Demons (Mentioned only)
  • Mnemoth (Mentioned only)
• Gary Lester (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Gods (Mentioned only)
• The Hungarian Mob (Mentioned only)
• Jack (Kingdom of Terminus) (Mentioned only)
• Pandora (Mentioned only)
• Plant Elementals (Mentioned only)
• Plato (Mentioned only)
• Triads (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Dreamtime
• Vertigo Universe (Unnamed)
  • Prehistoric Era
    • Earth (In dream sequence only)
  • 80th Century BCE
    • Earth (In dream sequence only)
  • 2008
    • England
      • London
        • Westminster
          • Chinatown
            • Chan Chu Restaurant (First appearance)
          • Soho
            • The Tate Club (Mentioned only)
        • Heathrow Airport (Unnamed)
        • Southwark
          • Hunger Hill (Mentioned only)
    • Sudan (In dream sequence only)
      • Khartoum (Mentioned only)
    • China (Mentioned only)
    • North Korea (Mentioned only)
• Timestream
  • End of Time (Mentioned only)
    • Kingdom of Terminus (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Alcohol
• Constantine's Lighter
• Old Tree Root
• Silk Cut

Events:

• FedEx-329 (Destroyed)

Events:

• The Flood (Mentioned only)
• Second Coming (Mentioned only)

Concepts:

• Magic
• Synchronicity Highway
  

Notes

• This story takes place on May 15th, 2008, John Constantine's 55th birthday.
• Although it was already suggested during the events of The Books of Magic #4 and Hellblazer #239, this story confirms that Jack of Terminus is actually the last member (or more properly, embodiment) of the "Laughing Magicians", John Constantine's family.
• This issue is reprinted in Hellblazer: The Laughing Magician and John Constantine, Hellblazer: 30th Anniversary Celebration.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Hellblazer series
• Images from Hellblazer Vol 1 240

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