Countdown to Halloween 2025 Day 24: King Spawn #50

Image Comics released King Spawn #1 on Wednesday. There are several variant covers but I'm only going to show the first three in this post. Here is the official summary: Cover A was done by Todd McFarlane, cover B was done by Puppeteer Lee, and cover C was done by Skottie Young.

"Four years ago, Todd McFarlane launched the first large-scale expansion of the Spawn Universe with King Spawn #1. Now we are here to celebrate the success of the expanded Spawn’s Universe with King Spawn #50. An oversized issue with a story that will cross over into all three of the #50’s coming out in the coming months. (King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, The Scorched). An ancient force, almost as old as time itself, has returned, and Spawn is in its sights. The story, sent into two chapters per issue, will be penciled by two of the Spawn Universe’s best, Stephen Segovia and Carlo Barberi. This is the one you don’t want to miss."

Cover A of King Spawn #50 from Image Comics

Cover B of King Spawn #50 from Image Comics

Cover C of King Spawn #50 from Image Comics

Batman and Robin #22

Etrigan the Demon guest stars in this week's Batman and Robin #22.

Cover of Batman and Robin #22 from DC Comics

 

Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #5 Cover

Merry Christmas for Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #5 is out today in those comic shops that are open today. The cover features Santa Claus, Ulah (Santa's wife), Batman, Robin and a bunch of DC superheroes standing with Zatanna, Deadman, Etrigan the Demon, Baron Winters and Felix Faust again Sir Brian the Silent Knight. This is the final issue of the mini-series and it's a great one.

Cover of Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #5 from DC Comics

Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #2 Cover

Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #2 dropped from DC Comics today. The cover features Etrigan the Demon, Deadman, Baron Winters (remember him from Night Force?) and Felix Faust. The faces of Santa Claus, Robin and Zatanna are reflected in the gold goblet.

Cover of Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #2 from DC Comics

Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 13: DC's Terrors Through Time Cover

DC's Terrors Through Time is this year's treat from DC Comics. The cover features Deadman, Swamp Thing, Phantom Stranger, Poison Ivy, Robin and Superboy. Inside are eight tales of traumatizing time-travel. First up is "The Longest Night" featuring the Phantom Stranger followed by "Trick or Treat featuring the Super Sons (Damian Wayne aka Robin and Jon Kent aka Superboy). The Gotham Sirens (Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn and Catwoman) are featured in "The Pueo Promise" set in 1995 while Swamp Thing is featured in "Half-Life". Surprisingly, the Justice Society of America (Dr. Mid-Nite, Dr/ Fate. Black Canary, the Atom, Green Lantern, Hawkman and the Flash) appears in "The Midnight Hour" set in 1944 while the Green Lanterns (Kar-Von and Jan) appears in "A New Darkness" set in 2447. "Blood Lost and Found" features the Demon Etrigan while Damian Wayne returns with Deadman in "The Haunting of Wayne Manor".

DC's Terrors Through Time Cover

Countdown to Halloween 2022 Day 6: Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Dr. Fate #1

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Dr. Fate #1 came out this week from DC Comics. This issue is a prelude to the new movie coming out. Cover A features Dr. Fate in his movie costume, which is super cool looking, while Cover B features Pierce Brosnan out of costume as Kent Nelson. The story deals with a group of kids summoning up a demon, who takes possession of a girl (she just happens to be named Carrie). Dr. Fate arrives to battle the demon and set things right.

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Dr. Fate #1 Cover A

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Dr. Fate #1 Cover B

Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Dr. Fate #1 Page 13

The "Lost & Found" back up feature with Adrianna Tomaz aka Isis (played by Sarah Shahi) continues in this issue.

Countdown to Valentine's Day 2020 Day 7: Young Monsters In Love #1

DC Comics released Young Monsters In Love on February 7, 2018:

"It’s hard being a monster…and even harder being a monster in love. Sparks will fly and hearts will be broken when the ghouls and ghosts of the DC Universe assemble to bring you the Valentine’s Day Special that no one saw coming!"

Stories include:
Man-Bat in "Nocturnal Animal"
Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. in "Pieces of Me"
Solomon Grundy in "Buried On Sunday"
Raven in "The Dead Can Dance"
Deadman in "Be My Valentine" (note: Harley Quinn appears only on a Valentine's Day card)
Swamp Thing in "Heart-Shaped Box"
Monsieur Mallah and The Brain in "Visibility"
I, Vampire in "The Turning of Deborah Dancer"
The Demon in "To Hell and Gone"
The Creature Commandos in "Dear Velcoro"

Young Monsters In Love #1 cover from DC Comics

Countdown to Halloween 2017 Day 14: Ghost Rider vs Demon Trading Card

This Ghost Rider vs Demon trading card is #59 from the DC vs Marvel/Marvel vs DC set:

I like both characters so it would be tough to choose sides for this battle of demons.

Countdown to Halloween 2017 Day 10: Demon Trading Card

This Demon trading card is #115 from the DC Cosmic Teams set:

I'm a big fan of this character and actually have several comics with him including a few from his various solo titles. His rhyming speech pattern used to drive me nuts but it actually grew on me as I got older.

Countdown to Halloween 2017 Day 7: Blaze Trading Card from DC Cosmic Teams

This Blaze trading card is #138 from the DC Cosmic Teams set. She's a demon that Superman fought. I'm showing the front and back of the card:

I do have the complete basic set and most of the hologram set.

Demon #4, #11 and #25

Let's celebrate the most evil of holidays: Valentine's Day. In Demon #4 (October 1990), Jason Blood talks with Belial before finding his friend, Harry Andrews, as a seat cover with a face. After he falls asleep, Etrigan emerges and makes a deal with his father to bring down Beelzebub and Lucifer. Klarion the Witch Boy and his cat, Teekl, shows up at the end.

Demon #11 (May 1991) shows that Jason Blood was a priest of an earth goddess before being cursed with Etrigan. Klarion the Witch Boy goes to Arkham Asylum and causes a demon to come out of Tenzin Wyatt. He also finds C'th the Undying underwater and adds him to his gang that includes Tenzin and Harry Andrews, who is still a seat cover with a face. The Phantom Stranger pops up here and there before Lobo arrives at the end.

Demon #25 (July 1992) starts with the origins of Judge Ryme, a witch hunter in France of 1323 that is cursed by a demon to become immortal. He detects the presence of Etrigan after spotting Jason Blood. The pair fight, which causes an apartment building to collapse.