Dates
- Cover date
- June 1997
- On sale
- June 1997
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: David Finch, Billy Taninks: Matt Banning, Joe Weems, Billy Tan, D-Tron, John Livesay, Victor Llamas, Marco Gallicolors: J. D. Smith, Tyson Wenglerediting: Peter Steigerwald, Annie Skilesscript: David Finch, David Wohl, Christina Zletters: Dennis Heisler, Robin Spehar
Stories
- Annabella Altavista · 22 pages
When Annabella is sexually assaulted by the priest who is supposed to be acting as her guardian, it is revealed that she carries a birthmark identifying her as the next queen of Sicily. Raimondo flees to Emperor Gualtiero and tells him this piece of news as he promises to procure him entrance to the island monastery where Annabella is staying. When Annabella witnesses the monks disfiguring themselves in trying to wield a mysterious gauntlet, she takes up the Witchblade herself and defends her home from Gualtiero's attacking forces.
Reprinted in
Tales of the Witchblade Collected Editions (1998), Top Cow's, Best of: Dave Finch Trade Paperback (2006), The Complete Witchblade (2020)