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Issue Details

Issue #22
Published June 2008
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Angela Rufino

Cover Details

Characters Jack Candle [Jack of Fables]
Genre Adventure; Western
Pencils Brian Bolland (signed)
Inks Brian Bolland (signed)

22 page Jack of Fables story "1883 Chapter One: The Legend of Smilin' Jack"

Characters Jack Candle [Jack of Fables]; Hiram S. Maxim (Cameo); Friedrich Nietzsche (Cameo); Indian Wally Broadhome; Coldstream Angus McKee; The Jasper Kid; Widow Watersmith; Ichabod Crane (Cameo); Snow White (Cameo); Bigby Wolf; Incitatus [Tate] (Bigby's Horse); Babe the Blue Ox
Synopsis Set in 1883, the story of Jack as his time as the outlaw Jack Candle. Bigby Wolf is sent by the Fable Community to bring Jack back to Fabletown.
Genre Adventure; Western
Script Matthew Sturges; Bill Willingham
Pencils Tony Akins
Inks Andrew Pepoy
Colors Daniel Vozzo
Letters Todd Klein

8 page House of Mystery story "House of Mystery Sneak Peek"

Characters Fig Keele; John Constantine; Cain; Abel; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Shade the Changing Man; Jack of Fables; Bigby Wolf; Swamp Thing; Kid Eternity
Synopsis The first 7 pages from the new House of Mystery series with comments by various other Vertigo characters.
Genre Occult
Script Matthew Sturges; Bill Willingham
Pencils Luca Rossi; Leonardo Manco (John Constantine inset); Guy Davis (Wesley Dodds inset); Chris Bachalo (Shade inset); Tony Akins (Jack of Fables inset); Mark Buckingham (Bigby Wolf inset); Bernie Wrightson (Swamp Thing inset); Duncan Fegredo (Kid Eternity inset)
Inks Luca Rossi; Leonardo Manco (John Constantine inset); Guy Davis (Wesley Dodds inset); Mark Pennington (Shade inset); Andrew Pepoy (Jack of Fables inset); Steve Leialoha (Bigby Wolf inset); Bernie Wrightson (Swamp Thing inset); Duncan Fegredo (Kid Eternity inset)
Colors Lee Loughridge
Letters Todd Klein

1 page On the Ledge promo (ad from the publisher)

Script Harvey Pekar
Letters Typeset