Dates
- Cover date
- September 1996
- On sale
- 1996
- In stores
- September 4, 1996
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #53 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 07447033241153
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Creators
Stories
- The Reckoning · 22 pages
Spawn has it out with Malebolgia in Hell. As he promises to leave Wanda alone, Spawn renews his servitude to Malebolgia. Spawn is returned to Earth to harvest more souls for his boss. Wakes up from a dream which tells him that Spawn is his old pal, Al Simmons.
Publisher’s description
Al Simmons is returned to his demonic birthplace where he is attacked by Billy Kincaid, after beheading him he is tormented by a legion of demons in the likeness of Wanda. When he realizes that Malebolgia has tricked him, he destroys the demons and passes another of the Malebolgia's tests. Malebolgia then agrees to leave Wanda alone in exchange for Al's loyalty and servitude. Spawn then enters Terry's dreams where he suddenly awakens knowing that Al is "alive."
Characters
Reprinted in
Spawn Origins Collection (2009)