Dates
- Cover date
- May 2010
- On sale
- March 17, 2010
- In stores
- March 17, 2010
- Pages
- 44
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Editions and covers (3)
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- 2nd printing
Second Printing
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
Barcode 76194129003400112
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Creators
Stories
- Big Break · 16 pages
Hard working Pearl Jones gets a chance to read with movie star Chase Hamilton while on the set as an extras in 1925 Hollywood. He invites her to an exclusive party hosted by the film's producer -- an influential man with an appetite.
- Bad Blood · 16 pages
Will Bunting's book chronicles the strange affair of Skinner Sweet. His tale opens on a train departing Sidewinder, Colorado in 1880. Pinkerton agent James Book is a celebrated hero for capturing the infamous outlaw and is joined by writers, bankers and lawmen as he escorts his notorious prisoner to the hangman's gallows.
Publisher’s description
Pearl Jones is a struggling young actress in 1920s Los Angeles. But when her big break brings her face-to-face with an ancient evil, her Hollywood dream quickly turns into a brutal, shocking nightmare. Plus, in a back-up tale by horror master Stephen King, learn the origins of the first American Vampire!
Reprinted in
American Vampire (2010), American Vampire (2011), American Vampire Omnibus (2018), American Vampire: DC Compact Comics Edition (2024), American Vampire (2024), Vertigo Essentials: American Vampire (2014)