This is true spirit of the beast... and it's magnificent-- beautiful. 
Hellblazer #98 is an issue of the series Hellblazer (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1996. It was published on December 19, 1995.
Synopsis for "walking the dog"
Straff told Constantine that his mother had been feeling detached ever since they moved into their apartment, so he helped them by exorcising a spirit from the dog of Kevin Marsh, who had lived in the apartment before them.
Appearing in "walking the dog"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Betty Strathern (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- John Constantine's friends
- Lofty (First appearance)
- Michelle Hanson
- Muppet
- Rich Eldridge
- Robert William "Straff" Strathern (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Kevin Marsh (Constantine's neighbor) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Kevin Marsh's Pitbull dog (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Kevin Marsh's Alsatian dog (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback) (Also as a spirit) (Ascends)
Other Characters:
- Bandit the Cat (First appearance)
- Sangiv (Constantine's Wandsworth neighbor) (Single appearance)
- Syder Eldridge
- Vulch and Sherlock the Parrots (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Both die)
- The Devil (Mentioned only)
- God (Mentioned only)
- Jesus Christ (Mentioned only)
- Merlin (Mentioned only)
- Mike Tyson (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Vertigo Universe (Unnamed)
Items:
Concepts:
Notes
- This story takes place in the autumn of 1995.
- This issue is reprinted in Hellblazer: In the Line of Fire.
See Also