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| − | [[Image:Hellblazer 2.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Hellblazer #2]] |
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| + | | Title = Hellblazer |
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| + | | Image = Hellblazer 2.jpg |
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| + | | Image2 = Hellblazer Vol 1 2 Textless.jpg |
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| + | | Image2Text = Textless |
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| + | | Volume = 1 |
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| + | | Issue = 2 |
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| + | | Month = 2 |
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| + | | Year = 1988 |
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| + | | Executive Editor = Dick Giordano |
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| − | ''' Feast of Friends ''' |
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| + | | CoverArtist1 = Dave McKean |
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| + | | Editor1_1 = Karen Berger |
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| + | | Writer1_1 = Jamie Delano |
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| − | ::--'''[[John Constantine]]''' |
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| + | | Penciler1_1 = John Ridgway |
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| + | | Inker1_1 = John Ridgway |
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| + | | Colourist1_1 = Lovern Kindzierski |
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| + | | Letterer1_1 = Annie Halfacree |
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| + | | StoryTitle1 = A Feast of Friends |
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| − | ==Summary== |
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| − | '''Volume:''' 1<br> |
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| − | '''Issue:''' 2<br> |
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| − | '''Month:''' February<br> |
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| − | '''Year:''' [[:Category:1988|1988]]<br> |
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| + | | Synopsis1 = After having been forced to run from the demon [[Mnemoth (New Earth)|Mnemoth]], because he is not a strong enough demon to handle it alone, [[John Constantine (Vertigo Universe)|John Constantine]] returns to the [[Midnight Club]] to beg [[Linton Midnite (New Earth)|Papa Midnite]] for help. He searches through the club's rooms filled with debauchery, down to the basement, where the arena is. Midnite justifies the violence of his arena show by having the contestants be mere [[zombies]], but John is still put out, particularly by the spatter of blood on his face. |
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| − | ==Credits== |
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| − | '''Editor in Chief:''' [[Paul Levitz]]<br> |
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| − | '''Head Writer:''' [[Jamie Delano]]<br> |
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| − | '''Cover Artists:''' [[Dave McKean]] <br> |
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| − | '''Pencilers:''' [[John Ridgway]] <br> |
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| − | '''Inkers:''' [[John Ridgway]] <br> |
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| − | '''Colourists:''' [[Lovern Kindzierski]]<br> |
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| − | '''Letterers:''' [[Annie Halfacree]]<br> |
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| − | '''Editors:''' [[Karen Berger]]<br> |
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| + | In the meantime, Papa Midnite has put [[Gary Lester (New Earth)|Gary Lester]] into his holding pens, thinking him nothing more than bait for the demon. John finds that the more Gaz pleads for a drug fix, the easier it is to lie to him and detach. Gary is naturally unhappy with the arrangement to come and worries that the demon will destroy him. John tries to ignore his pathetic old friend as Papa Midnite guides him away, warning that they will begin fighting the demon in the morning. |
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| − | ==Synopsis== |
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| − | * [[John Constantine]] |
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| − | * [[Benjamin Cox]] ''(as a spirit)'' |
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| − | * [[Emma]] ''(as a spirit)'' |
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| − | * [[Frank North]] ''(as a spirit)'' |
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| − | * [[Gary Lester]] |
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| − | * [[Mnemoth]] |
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| − | * [[Papa Midnite]] |
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| − | * [[Glossary:Z#Zombie|Papa Midnite's zombie servant]] |
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| − | * [[Hellblazer Supporting Cast#Hawkins, Satchmo|Satchmo Hawkins]] ''(behind the scenes)'' |
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| + | That night, after peeling off his stale clothes, John is haunted by images of his friends, killed during his attempts to fight the [[Brujería|Brujeria]] and their [[Invunche (New Earth)|Invunche]]. He tries to fight his feelings of fear by getting angry, and he turns to the ghost of [[Emma (New Earth)|Emma]], demanding to know the meaning of the haunting. Frustrated, he tries apologizing for the fact that they were all killed on his watch, but his thoughts turn to Gary, and he supposes that they intend to make him feel guilty for what's to happen to him. Grumpily, John crawls into bed and shouts that if there is any guilt, it is his, and he will deal with it. Then, he tells the ghosts to sod off. They vanish, but as he is falling asleep, John hears Emma's voice wishing him goodnight, and he bursts into tears. |
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| − | :*[[New York]] |
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| − | ::*[[New York City]] |
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| − | ::*[[Manhattan]] |
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| − | :::*[[Midnight Club|The Arena]] |
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| + | Meanwhile, Mnemoth's plague of hunger continues to infect the citizens of [[New York City]]. One victim begins devouring a pile of comic books, while another man satisfies his undying hunger by chewing off his own arm. Another man breaks into a jewelry store and begins voraciously shoving gemstones into his mouth. The city is in chaos. The demon continues and is suddenly drawn to the pain inside Gary Lester—the hunger already inside him, and his craving for junk. |
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| − | '''Items:''' |
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| + | The following morning, John is roused from bed by one of Midnite's zombies. Up on the top floor of the Midnight Club, Papa Midnite is unimpressed by John's attempts at facile humour and urges him to get down to business. John, however, is quite impressed by the electric chair that Papa Midnite acquired at an auction from Sing Sing. 300 lives have gone to their ends at that chair, and that has imbued it with a powerful magic that they can use. Before beginning, John attempts to calm his old friend. It has little effect, so John bribes Gaz with a syringe of heroin. |
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| − | '''First Appearances:''' No first appearances<br> |
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| − | '''Final Appearances:''' No final appearances <br> |
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| + | As Midnite begins preparing for the binding, Gaz spies the cloud of insects on the horizon. Midnite kills a chicken and pours the blood out in a circle around Gary, who frantically warns John that he will never be able to trap the demon in a bottle, as its too big. John says nothing, and it doesn't take long before Gaz realizes that they don't ''have'' a bottle. ''He'' is to be the vessel in which the demon is bound. The only place they can catch the demon is in a place it wants to go—and that is Gary Lester. |
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| − | '''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br> |
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| + | John watches as his old friend is enveloped in the demon's cloud of insects, and they all pour into his every orifice. Quickly, John struggles to tattoo the binding symbols onto Gaz' skin before the demon escapes again. Suddenly, Gary wakes and rips free of the chair. he begins attempting to strangle John, but the Englishman manages to talk him out of it. He and Midnite wrap Gaz in a strait-jacket, knowing that in order to destroy the demon, Gaz and Mnemoth must devour eachother. Mercifully, John gives his friend the heroin fix he craved, attempting to be comforting in some respect. Kissing Gaz on the forehead, John calls for whisky and cigarettes and heads downstairs as the demon begins to feed. |
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| − | ==Notes== |
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| − | * The [[Invunche]] killed [[Sister Anne-Marie]] in [[Swamp Thing 46 (Volume 2, 1986)|Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #46]]. She appears next as a spriit in [[Hellblazer 7 (1988)|Hellblazer #7]]. |
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| + | John drinks and smokes himself into a stupor, listening to Gaz' screams reverberate through the Midnight Club. Before passing out, he catches a glimpse of the ghosts that haunt him tending to the Gaz' corpse. John is not welcome. With Gaz dead at last, Midnite orders the holding pen bricked up. |
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| − | * The [[Invunche]] killed [[Benjamin Cox]] in [[Swamp Thing 46 (Volume 2, 1986)|Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #46]]. He appears next as a spriit in [[Hellblazer 7 (1988)|Hellblazer #7]]. |
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| + | As Constantine leaves the club, he sees Gary Lester's spirit join with those of his former comrades. |
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| − | * The [[Invunche]] killed [[Emma]] in [[Swamp Thing 37 (Volume 2, 1985)|Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #37]]. She appears next as a spriit in [[Hellblazer 7 (1988)|Hellblazer #7]]. |
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| − | * [[Gary Lester]] dies in this issue. He appears next as a spriit in [[Hellblazer 7 (1988)|Hellblazer #7]]. |
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| + | '''Featured Characters:''' |
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| − | * The [[Invunche]] killed [[Frank North]] in [[Swamp Thing 48 (Volume 2, 1986)|Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #48]]. He appears next as a spriit in [[Hellblazer 7 (1988)|Hellblazer #7]]. |
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| + | '''Supporting Characters:''' |
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| − | ==Trivia== |
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| + | '''Antagonists:''' |
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| − | * This issue takes place in the month of November. |
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| + | * {{a|[[Mnemoth (New Earth)|Mnemoth]]}} {{Final}} |
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| + | * {{a|[[Linton Midnite (New Earth)|Papa Midnite]]}} |
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| + | * {{a|[[Zombies]]}} |
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| − | ==Recommended Readings== |
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| − | * [[Comics Hellblazer|Hellblazer]] |
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| + | * {{a|[[Benjamin Cox (New Earth)|Benjamin Cox]]}} {{Spirit}} |
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| + | * {{a|[[Emma (New Earth)|Emma]]}} {{Spirit}} |
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| − | ==Related Articles== |
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| + | * {{a|[[Franklin North (New Earth)|Frank North]]}} {{Spirit}} |
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| − | * [[Cover Art Gallery Hellblazer|Hellblazer cover art gallery]] |
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| − | * [[Hellblazer Supporting Cast]] |
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| − | * [[Character Gallery John Constantine|John Constantine image gallery]] |
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| − | * [[Invunche]] |
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| − | * [[Newcastle]] |
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| − | * [[Newcastle Crew]] |
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| − | * [[Papa Midnite/Appearances|Papa Midnite appearances list]] |
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| − | ==External Links== |
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| − | * [[Wikipedia:Hellblazer|Hellblazer article at Wikipedia]] |
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| − | * [http://www.dccomics.com/features/hellblazer/ Hellblazer page at DC Comics] |
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| − | * [http://www.dcuguide.com/Hb/Title_Index.php Hellblazer series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe] |
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| − | * [[Wikipedia:John Constantine|John Constantine article at Wikipedia]] |
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| − | * [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=johnconstantine John Constantine biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe] |
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| − | * [http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=johnconstantine John Constantine chronology index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe] |
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| − | * [http://www.insanerantings.com/hell/index1.html Straight to Hell (a Hellblazer site)] |
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| + | | Notes = |
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| − | ==References== |
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| + | * This issue is reprinted in {{co|Hellblazer: Original Sins (Collected)}}. |
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| − | * [http://www.dcuguide.com/Hb/Hb_002.php Unoffical Guide to the DC Universe] ''(character appearances)'' |
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| + | * Although published in [[1988]], issues [[Hellblazer Vol 1 1|#1]] and #2 of this series takes place in November [[1987]]. This storyline chronologically takes place five months after the events chronicled in {{c|Hellblazer #3}}. |
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| − | * [http://www.insanerantings.com/hell/comics/ongoing/hb2.html Straight to Hell] |
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| + | * The [[Invunche (New Earth)|Invunche]] killed [[Emma (New Earth)|Emma]] in {{C|Swamp Thing Vol 2 37}}, [[Sister Anne-Marie (New Earth)|Sister Anne-Marie]] and [[Benjamin Cox (New Earth)|Benjamin Cox]] in {{C|Swamp Thing Vol 2 48}}, and [[Franklin North (New Earth)|Frank North]] in {{C|Swamp Thing Vol 2 46}}; Anne-Marie appears next as a spirit in {{c|Hellblazer #7}}. |
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| + | *In one panel a man is seen eating some comic books, among them an issue of {{V|Action Comics Vol 1}} (probably #[[Action Comics Vol 1 1|1]]) and {{V|Watchmen Vol 1}}. |
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| + | | Recommended = {{Hellblazer RR}} |
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| − | previous = [[Hellblazer 1 (1988)|Hellblazer #1]]| |
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| − | title = [[Comics Hellblazer|Hellblazer]]| |
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| − | note = Volume 1| |
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| − | next = [[Hellblazer 3 (1988)|Hellblazer #3]]| |
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Revision as of 18:40, 1 February 2020
Guilt is the province of the living! 
Hellblazer #2 is an issue of the series Hellblazer (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1988.
Synopsis for "A Feast of Friends"
After having been forced to run from the demon Mnemoth, because he is not a strong enough demon to handle it alone, John Constantine returns to the Midnight Club to beg Papa Midnite for help. He searches through the club's rooms filled with debauchery, down to the basement, where the arena is. Midnite justifies the violence of his arena show by having the contestants be mere zombies, but John is still put out, particularly by the spatter of blood on his face.
In the meantime, Papa Midnite has put Gary Lester into his holding pens, thinking him nothing more than bait for the demon. John finds that the more Gaz pleads for a drug fix, the easier it is to lie to him and detach. Gary is naturally unhappy with the arrangement to come and worries that the demon will destroy him. John tries to ignore his pathetic old friend as Papa Midnite guides him away, warning that they will begin fighting the demon in the morning.
That night, after peeling off his stale clothes, John is haunted by images of his friends, killed during his attempts to fight the Brujeria and their Invunche. He tries to fight his feelings of fear by getting angry, and he turns to the ghost of Emma, demanding to know the meaning of the haunting. Frustrated, he tries apologizing for the fact that they were all killed on his watch, but his thoughts turn to Gary, and he supposes that they intend to make him feel guilty for what's to happen to him. Grumpily, John crawls into bed and shouts that if there is any guilt, it is his, and he will deal with it. Then, he tells the ghosts to sod off. They vanish, but as he is falling asleep, John hears Emma's voice wishing him goodnight, and he bursts into tears.
Meanwhile, Mnemoth's plague of hunger continues to infect the citizens of New York City. One victim begins devouring a pile of comic books, while another man satisfies his undying hunger by chewing off his own arm. Another man breaks into a jewelry store and begins voraciously shoving gemstones into his mouth. The city is in chaos. The demon continues and is suddenly drawn to the pain inside Gary Lester—the hunger already inside him, and his craving for junk.
The following morning, John is roused from bed by one of Midnite's zombies. Up on the top floor of the Midnight Club, Papa Midnite is unimpressed by John's attempts at facile humour and urges him to get down to business. John, however, is quite impressed by the electric chair that Papa Midnite acquired at an auction from Sing Sing. 300 lives have gone to their ends at that chair, and that has imbued it with a powerful magic that they can use. Before beginning, John attempts to calm his old friend. It has little effect, so John bribes Gaz with a syringe of heroin.
As Midnite begins preparing for the binding, Gaz spies the cloud of insects on the horizon. Midnite kills a chicken and pours the blood out in a circle around Gary, who frantically warns John that he will never be able to trap the demon in a bottle, as its too big. John says nothing, and it doesn't take long before Gaz realizes that they don't have a bottle. He is to be the vessel in which the demon is bound. The only place they can catch the demon is in a place it wants to go—and that is Gary Lester.
John watches as his old friend is enveloped in the demon's cloud of insects, and they all pour into his every orifice. Quickly, John struggles to tattoo the binding symbols onto Gaz' skin before the demon escapes again. Suddenly, Gary wakes and rips free of the chair. he begins attempting to strangle John, but the Englishman manages to talk him out of it. He and Midnite wrap Gaz in a strait-jacket, knowing that in order to destroy the demon, Gaz and Mnemoth must devour eachother. Mercifully, John gives his friend the heroin fix he craved, attempting to be comforting in some respect. Kissing Gaz on the forehead, John calls for whisky and cigarettes and heads downstairs as the demon begins to feed.
John drinks and smokes himself into a stupor, listening to Gaz' screams reverberate through the Midnight Club. Before passing out, he catches a glimpse of the ghosts that haunt him tending to the Gaz' corpse. John is not welcome. With Gaz dead at last, Midnite orders the holding pen bricked up.
As Constantine leaves the club, he sees Gary Lester's spirit join with those of his former comrades.
Appearing in "A Feast of Friends"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Gary Lester (Dies)
Antagonists:
- Mnemoth (Final appearance)
- Papa Midnite
- Zombies
Other Characters:
- Anne-Marie (As a spirit)
- Benjamin Cox (As a spirit)
- Emma (As a spirit)
- Frank North (As a spirit)
Locations:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Hellblazer: Original Sins.
- Although published in 1988, issues #1 and #2 of this series takes place in November 1987. This storyline chronologically takes place five months after the events chronicled in Hellblazer #3.
- The Invunche killed Emma in Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #37, Sister Anne-Marie and Benjamin Cox in Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #48, and Frank North in Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #46; Anne-Marie appears next as a spirit in Hellblazer #7.
Trivia
- This issue features a fictitious magazine article written by Satchmo Hawkins entitled, "Faces on the Street". The column appears as a feature in XS Magazine and is partially printed on the inside front cover of this issue.
- In one panel a man is seen eating some comic books, among them an issue of Action Comics (Volume 1) (probably #1) and Watchmen (Volume 1).
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Hellblazer Recommended Reading
- Constantine (Volume 1)
- Constantine: The Hellblazer (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer (Volume 1)
- The Hellblazer (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer: Bad Blood (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer: Lady Constantine (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer: Papa Midnite (Volume 1)
- Hellblazer Special: Chas (Volume 1)
- John Constantine: Hellblazer (Volume 1)
- John Constantine: Hellblazer - Dead in America (Volume 1)
- Spirit World (Volume 2)
- Swamp Thing (Volume 2)
- Trenchcoat Brigade (Volume 1)