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Grendel Tales: The Devil in Our Midst #1

Dark Horse · Series began 1994 · May 1994

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Dates

Cover date: May 1994
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Matt Wagner, Paul Gristinks: Matt Wagner, Paul Gristcolors: Matt Wagner, Bernie Mireault, Kathryn Delaneyscript: Steven T. Seagle, Matt Wagner, Diana Schutzletters: Paul Grist, Richard Starkings

Stories

Chapter 1 · 24 pages
Jonah, a Grendel, wants to die. He washes up to a UNOW Antarctic dumping and storage installation, for Vitrium a by-product of the Grendel drug, Primacin. A virus, that drives you mad and blows you up real good, has infected the facility and the others blame Jonah.
Devil Quest Glistening Part 2 · 4 pages
Prime mines some diamonds. Glory watches, against his warning, and is burnt. Prime performs a mercy killing on her.

Publisher’s description

This issue introduces readers to the newest Grendel, a man known only as Jonah, who is discovered, face down in the snow and half-dead, by the workers of Ice Station Hellman. Can Jonah help these stranded workers or is he in fact the carrier of the mysterious virus causing each of them to quite literally explode? Also in this issue: Matt Wagner's painted back-up story continues, featuring Grendel-Prime.

Reprinted in

Grendel: Devil Quest (1995)