Clive Barker's Hellraiser #9 for Sale - First Appearance of Halo - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Clive Barker's Hellraiser (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue: #9
Publication date: 1991
Key date: 1991-10-01
On-sale date: 1991-10-01
Indicia publisher: Epic Comics
Price: $5.95; 6.95 CAD
Pages: 68
Barcode: 02488523073409
ISBN: 0-87135-830-1

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Halo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ovi Hondru; inks: Ovi Hondru; colors: Ovi Hondru
1	Credits	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	-	illustration	1	pencils: Russ Walks; inks: Russ Walks; colors: Russ Walks
3	Foreword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Daniel Chichester
4	Closets	comic story	9	script: Larry Wachowski; pencils: Miran Kim; inks: Miran Kim; colors: Miran Kim; letters: John Costanza	Halo First
5	The Tontine	comic story	22	script: Scott Hampton; pencils: Scott Hampton, John Van Fleet; inks: Scott Hampton, John Van Fleet; colors: Scott Hampton, John Van Fleet; letters: John Costanza	Leviathan
6	[The Devil's Brigade Part 4:] Shoot High Break Low	comic story	14	script: Erik Saltzgaber; pencils: Mark Bloodworth; inks: Mark Bloodworth; colors: Mark Bloodworth; letters: Phil Felix	Atkins, Jillian Eliot, Lester George
7	[The Devil's Brigade Part 5:] Passion	comic story	15	script: Dwayne McDuffie, D. G. Chichester; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: George Pratt; colors: Denys Cowan; letters: John Costanza	Dr. Casey Gioeli, Pinhead, Elliott Spencer
9	-	illustration	1	pencils: Russ Walks; inks: Russ Walks; colors: Russ Walks
10	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
11	Back Cover	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Spookhouse #2 ISBN 193238241-0	2004	On eBay ›
Hellraiser Masterpieces #2 ISBN 978-1-60886-274-0	2012	On eBay ›
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best #3 ISBN 0-9753808-0-X	2004	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
Check the staples and centerfold; heavily read anniversary and key issues loosen there first.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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