The Names of Magic Vol 1 1

"Chapter One: Invocation": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"Chapter One: Invocation"
The Names of Magic Vol 1 #1
February, 2001
Publisher	Vertigo
Executive Editor	Karen Berger
Cover Artists	John Bolton
Chapter One: Invocation
Writers	Dylan Horrocks
Pencilers	Richard Case
Inkers	Richard Case
Colorists	Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh
Letterers	Comicraft
Editors	Heidi MacDonald
Next Issue	The Names of Magic # 2

I want you guys to teach me.

— Tim Hunter

The Names of Magic #1 is an issue of the series The Names of Magic (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 2001.

Appearing in "Chapter One: Invocation"

Featured Characters:

• Tim Hunter (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• The Trenchcoat Brigade
  • Doctor Occult/Rose Psychic
  • John Constantine
  • Mister E (Eric)
  • Phantom Stranger
• The Walker (First appearance; unnamed)

Antagonists:

• The Lotus (First appearance)
  • Mr. Cohen (Single appearance)
  • Mr. Ewing (First appearance)
  • Lily (First appearance)
  • Miss Singleton (First appearance)
  • Unit Seven (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
• Seelie Court
  • The Willow Clan (First appearance)
    • Fairies
      • Eredan (First appearance; unnamed)
      • Iolanthe (First appearance; unnamed)

Other Characters:

• Iolanthe (Alternate Future) (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• Mary Hunter (Deceased) (Flashback only)
• Metropolitan Police (Cameo)
• Spice Girls (Voice) (Cameo)
• Tim Hunter (Alternate Future) (First appearance)
• Tim Hunter's Giant counterpart (Unknown Universe) (Unnamed) (Statue only) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
• The Walker (Alternate Future) (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• The Cold Flame (Disbanded) (Mentioned only)
• Jesus (Mentioned only)
• William Hunter (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Hypertime (Behind the scenes)
  • Alternate Vertigo Universe Future (Tim Hunter attended White School and became a powerful magician) (First appearance; unnamed)
    • England (Cameo)
  • Timestream
  • The Road To Nowhere (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Multiverse (Behind the scenes)
  • Vertigo Universe (Unnamed)
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Boscastle (Unnamed)
          • The White School (First appearance) (Cameo)
      • Essex
        • Athanor House (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
      • London
        • Hackney
          • Ravenknoll Estate (Cameo)
        • Hyde Park
        • The Lotus Headquarters (First appearance)
        • River Thames
        • The Tube
          • Liverpool Street Station
      • Wiltshire (Cameo)
  • The Far Realms (Mentioned only)
    • Faerie (Mentioned only)
      • Avalon (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Silk Cut
• Walker's Sword (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• London Underground Train

Concepts:

• Magic
• Possible Futures
• Runic Seals
• Time Travel
  

Notes

• Tim Hunter's story continues from The Books of Magic (Volume 2) #75 which takes place six months before this story.
  • Due to this story also taking place after the events of Trenchcoat Brigade (Volume 1), which happened in January/February 1999, the events of this volume take place around Spring 1999 and almost three years before the events of Hunter: The Age of Magic (Volume 1) which take place in late 2001.

Trivia

• Despite Tim mentioning to be an orphan, his father William was revealed to be alive in the epilogue of The Books of Magic (Volume 2) #75.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The Names of Magic series
• Images from The Names of Magic Vol 1 1

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