Angel: Smile Time 1

"Come on... you know 'Smile Time' isn't free... now get up here and touch it. Touch it!"

- Ratio Hornblower

"Smile Time" is the first issue of the Angel: Smile Time three-issue limited series published by IDW Publishing. The story was written by Scott Tipton with artwork by David Messina and art assistance from Elena Casagrande. It was colored by Giovanna Niro with lettering by Neil Uyetake. It was edited by Chris Ryall. This issue shipped with a December, 2008 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).

Featured characters

 * Angel
 * Spike
 * Charles Gunn
 * Winifred Burkle
 * Lorne
 * Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

Supporting characters

 * Harmony Kendall
 * Nina Ash

Antagonists

 * Ratio Hornblower

Minor characters

 * Tommy
 * Tommy's mother

Organizations

 * Team Angel
 * Wolfram & Hart

Races

 * Humans
 * Demons
 * Vampires

Locations

 * California
 * Los Angeles County
 * Los Angeles

Items

 * Puppets

Vehicles

 * None

Notes & Trivia

 * Angel was created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt.


 * UPC barcode: 827714913910 00111.


 * This issue is reprinted in the Angel: Smile Time hardcover collection, which was released by IDW Publishing in August, 2009. It is also reprinted in Angel Omnibus, Volume 2, which was released in July, 2011.


 * This issue adapts material from the "Smile Time" episode of Angel, which was the fourteenth episode of season five of the series. The original story was written and directed by Ben Edlund.


 * This issue shipped with a variant cover featuring a photographic still from the episode.