Spawn 1

"Get out. Now! Or you're all dead."

- Spawn

"Questions (Part 1)" is the title to the first issue of the Spawn ongoing comic book series published by Image Comics. The story was written and illustrated by Todd McFarlane. It was colored by Steve Oliff and lettered by Tom Orzechowski. The story was edited by Wanda Kolomyjec. This issue shipped with a May, 1992 cover date and carries a cover price of $1.95 per copy (US).

Featured characters

 * Spawn, Al Simmons

Supporting characters

 * Sam Burke
 * Twitch Williams
 * Wanda Blake

Antagonists

 * Carlo Giamotti
 * Chapel, Bruce Stinson
 * Malebolgia

Minor characters

 * CNN news anchor
 * Conspiracy theory news anchor
 * Entertainment news anchor
 * Jason Wynn
 * Martin Alexander

Organizations

 * New York City Police Department

Races

 * Humans
 * Demons
 * Hellspawn

Locations

 * Hell
 * New York
 * New York City
 * Manhattan
 * World Trade Center


 * Virginia
 * Arlington County

Items

 * Coffin
 * K7-Leetha
 * Knife
 * Necroplasm

Vehicles

 * None

Miscellaneous

 * Amnesia
 * Attempted rape
 * Disfigurement
 * Female partial nudity
 * Flashback
 * Funeral
 * Rats
 * Smoking

Notes & Trivia

 * This issue is dedicated to Jack Kirby.


 * This issue gives special thanks to Lance Gueck.


 * This issue includes a two-page Spawn pin-up poster by Todd McFarlane.


 * This issue includes a Pitt pin-up by Dale Keown.


 * This issue includes a Spawn pin-up by George Prez.


 * Spawn's necroplasm meter reads 9:9:9:9 at the beginning of this issue. By the end of the issue it reads 9:9:9:5.


 * The thugs in the alley mistakenly believe that Spawn is a member of the Youngblood team.

Reprints
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
 * Image 1
 * Image Firsts: Spawn 1
 * Spawn (HC) 1
 * Spawn (TPB) 1
 * Spawn Collection 1
 * Spawn Deluxe 1
 * Spawn: Origins 1