| Issue | #4 |
| Published | October 1993 |
| Cover Price | 2.50 USD |
| Pages | 44 |
| Editing | Hank Kanalz; Steve Gerber |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Steve Rude |
| Inks | Steve Rude |
| Characters | GS: Captain Rome; V: Bloodhounds, Master of the Hunt, Death-Angel; I: Ruby |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gerard Jones |
| Pencils | David Williams |
| Inks | Mike Christian |
| Colors | Keith Conroy |
| Letters | Tim Eldred |
| Characters | I: Edwin Doyle |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Barry Windsor-Smith; Chris Ulm |
| Pencils | Barry Windsor-Smith |
| Inks | John Floyd |
| Colors | Barry Windsor-Smith |
| Letters | Patrick Owsley |
| Notes | Rune origin, part 5; cont'd between HARDCASE #5 / PROTOTYPE #3 |
| Reprinted | in Rune (Malibu, 1994 series) #0 |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Steve Englehart |
| Pencils | Darick Robertson |
| Inks | Darick Robertson |
| Notes | excerpt from NIGHT MAN #1 |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Mark Evanier |
| Pencils | Sergio Aragones |
| Inks | Sergio Aragones |
| Letters | Stan Sakai |