| Issue | #17 |
| Published | December 2004 |
| Cover Price | $2.99 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Jim McLauchlin (Editor in Chief); Scott Tucker (Editor) |
| Notes | The issue features the first of the four-part "Hell House" storyline written by "Stray Bullets" creator David Lapham. The Darkness created by Marc Silvestri, Garth Ennis and David Wohl. |
| Genre | Horror; Crime |
| Pencils | Dale Keown |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | The issue features the first of the four-part "Hell House" storyline written by "Stray Bullets" creator David Lapham. The Darkness created by Marc Silvestri, Garth Ennis and David Wohl. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Creator credits and indicia information. Contains a brief synopsis of Jackie Estacado's becoming the bearer of The Darkness. Background image of a spiked symbol bathed in ink smudges with the title of the story/masthead upper left. |
| Characters | Mickey Vern; Lori Pappalardo; Alexandria |
| Genre | Horror; Crime |
| Script | David Lapham |
| Pencils | Brian Denham; David Lapham (Layouts) |
| Inks | Brian Denham |
| Colors | Matt Milla |
| Letters | Robin Spehar; Dennis Heisler |
| Synopsis | When tracking a rogue assassin, Cathy, to get information on the location of other rogues, Samantha Argent and her strike team are disappointed. They arrive at the suspect's location only to discover that they have been beaten to the punch by another assassin known as Wolf. Wolf has killed Cathy to ensure that the remaining rogures' locations stay secret, and is now gone. Smantha is left with only a dead body that once held the answers she needs. |
| Genre | Supernatural |
| Script | Mark Waid |
| Pencils | Marc Silvestri |
| Inks | Joe B. Weems V; Matt Banning |
| Colors | Steve Firchow |
| Letters | Robin Spehar |
| Editing | Jim McLauchlin (Editor in Chief) |
| Notes | Preview for the new title from Top Cow/Image. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Fan letters page that includes a brief remembrance to Bill Liebowitz who passed on in 2004. Page shows a photograph of Mr. Liebowitz at age five holding his first-ever comic book. |
| Notes | Comic news from Top Cow, comic books on sale, newest covers and a brief staff profile of Mark Waid. |
| Notes | Stray Bullets (promo for comic series, El Capitán/David Lapham); Countdown to Wednesday (DVD, Countdown to Wednesday); Hellboy Director's Cut (DVD, Columbia TriStar) |
| Notes | Witchblade #80 Holiday Edition (promo, Top Cow/eBay); The Darkness/Superman (comic book series, Top Cow/DC Comics); Hunter Killer Preview (new comic series, Top Cow/Image) |