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Cover of Violator #1
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CATALOG RECORD

Violator #1

Image · Series began 1994 · May 1994

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Vandalizer (Violator) — first appearance
  • Vaporizer (Violator) — first appearance
  • Vacillator (Violator) — first appearance
  • The Admonisher (Violator) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date
May 1994
On sale
1994
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

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

  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098933392501

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Bart Sears, Alan Mooreinks: Mark Penningtoncolors: Quinn Supplee, Steve Oliff, Olyopticsscript: Alan Moore, Terry Fitzgeraldletters: Tom Orzechowski

Stories

  • The World Part 1 of 3 · 24 pages

    Violator's brothers (Vacillator, Vindicator, Vandalizer and Vaporizer) come to Earth to kill Violator; Mobsters hire Admonisher to kill Violator.

  • Behind the Scenes · 4 pages

Characters

SpawnAl SimmonsViolatorClownTony TwistAntonio TwistelliVindicatorVandalizerVaporizerVacillatorThe AdmonisherAlberto

Reprinted in

Violator (2025)

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