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Dark Horse Presents #1

Dark Horse · Series began 1986 · [July] 1986

Dates

Cover date
[July] 1986
On sale
July 1, 1986
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

pencils: Chris Warner, Paul Chadwick, Randy Emberlininks: Chris Warner, Paul Chadwick, Randy Emberlinscript: Randy Stradley, Chris Warner, Paul Chadwickletters: John Workman, Bill Spicer

Stories

  • Black Cross [Part 1] · 8 pages

    A Black Zone Special Operations Unit comes across an old man and harasses him. Conrad has a change of heart in what they are doing and shoots the others in the unit. As he leaves the scene he tells the old man he is now Black Cross.

  • Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous · 8 pages

    Larry and Concrete read fan letters. Concrete accepts an invitation to what he thinks is a celebrity party. It turns out to be a kids birthday party, but he enjoys himself anyways.

  • Mindwalk · 8 pages

    Agent Doyle has Myron deliver Mr. Garret to him and has him enter the mind of an old German man who invented some virus. After coming out of the old man's mind he tells Agent Doyle nothing of what he has learned.

  • Brighter! · 6 pages

    A girl who can project light is tired of fighting fantastic creatures and daydreams of just being an entertainer.

  • Winner's Circle · 1 pages

Reprinted in

Dark Horse Presents (1992), Wizard Ace Edition #6: Dark Horse Presents #1 (1996), The Best of Dark Horse Presents (1989), Concrete (2005), Black Cross Special (1988), Concrete Color Special (1989), Concrete: Complete Short Stories 1986-1989 (1990), Blast! (1991)

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