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Tomorrow Stories #1

DC · Series began 1999 · October 1999

Dates

Cover date
October 1999
On sale
August 4, 1999
In stores
August 4, 1999
Pages
44

Editions and covers (2)

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

  • Alex Ross Greyshirt Cover

    Barcode 76194121942400111 · shared with another edition

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  • Kevin Nowlan Jack B. Quick Cover

    Barcode 76194121942400111 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Alex Ross, Kevin Nowlan, Rick Veitch, Jim Baikie, Melinda Gebbieinks: Alex Ross, Kevin Nowlan, Rick Veitch, Jim Baikie, Melinda Gebbiecolors: Alex Ross, Kevin Nowlan, Wildstorm FXletters: Kevin Nowlan, Todd Kleinscript: Alan Moore

Stories

  • Smalltown Stardom · 8 pages

    Jack B. Quick creates a new solar system in his home town.

  • Amnesia · 8 pages

    Greyshirt hunts for the dangerous Hammer Killer.

  • Dumbsday! · 8 pages

    The First American and U.S. Angel appear on a talk show.

  • Doll-O-Vision · 8 pages

    Cobweb is turned into a miniature doll by a sinister collector.

  • Desperately Seeking Todd · 2 pages

    Alan Moore recounts a recent vacation to Wales with fellow Tomorrow Stories creators.

Publisher’s description

Dive in to this first issue featuring four fantastic stories from author Alan Moore! Meet inventor Jack B. Quick as he creates a galaxy in his own hometown--terrorizing the family cow in the process! See a madman cornered and captured by Greyshirt...with a twist! The First American and U.S. Angel face off against an insidious enemy--daytime talk shows! And finally, meet sultry crime-fighter The Cobweb. Will she be able to free captured beauties, even as she's turned into a doll?

Reprinted in

Tomorrow Stories (2002), Tomorrow Stories (2003), America's Best Comics Primer (2008)

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