Issue Details

Issue	#172
Published	October 2007
Cover Price	2.95 USD; 3.41 CAD
Pages	32
Editing	Brian Haberlin (Editor in Chief); Francis Takenaga (Assistant Editor)

Cover Details - "A Tale of Three Brothers Part Three: Sins Past"

Characters	Spawn
Genre	Superhero; Occult; Horror
Pencils	Brian Haberlin
Inks	Brian Haberlin
Colors	Brian Haberlin
Letters	None; typeset

1 page recap "Previously in the pages of Spawn"

Synopsis	Recaps the story.
Pencils	Brian Haberlin
Inks	Brian Haberlin
Letters	typeset
Notes	Staff and creator credits with indicia information. Background screened image of the face of Spawn.

22 page Spawn story "A Tale of Three Brothers Part Three: Sins Past"

Characters	Spawn [Al Simmons] (also in flashback as Albert Francis Simmons); Richie Simmons (also in flashback); Marcus Simmons (in flashback); Nyx; Mr. Malefick (in flashback); Mr. Simmons; Mrs. Simmons (also in flashback); The Weasel (also in flashback, death of)
Synopsis	What made Al Simmons the person who grew up to be Spawn? Al struggles to recover his lost memories of an encounter with a sinister stranger. An encounter that led to bloody murder and changed the destinies of three young men. [per solicitation]
Genre	Superhero; Occult; Horror
Script	David Hine
Pencils	Brian Haberlin
Inks	Brian Haberlin
Colors	Andy Troy
Letters	Tom Orzechowski

1 page Spawning Ground promo (ad from the publisher)

Script	Brian Haberlin
Pencils	Bing Cansino; Geirrod Van Dyke
Inks	Bing Cansino; Geirrod Van Dyke
Colors	Bing Cansino; Geirrod Van Dyke
Letters	typeset
Notes	Promotional for the upcoming series THE GUNSLINGER.

1 page Spawn Godslayer advertisement "House Advertisement"

Genre

Superhero; Occult

5 page McFarlane Toys advertisement "Advertisements"

Notes

Advertisements for action figures: THE SIMPSONS, THE ADVENTURES OF SPAWN SERIES 2, TWISTED X-MAS, DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS

1 page McFarlane Toys (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "The Chance of a Lifetime!"

Notes

Advertisement for a 3D modeler/digital sculptor.