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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published May 2007
Cover Price 3.99 USD; 4.75 CAD
Pages 52
Editing John Barber (Editor); Ralph Macchio (Senior Editor); Nicole Boose (Associate Editor); Joe Quesada (Editor in Chief)
Notes Noted on UPC as Parental Advisory For Strong Language and Content. Direct Edition.

Cover Details

Characters The Crimson King
Genre Western; Occult
Pencils Jae Lee (signed)
Colors Richard Isanove (signed)
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Notes Noted on UPC as Parental Advisory For Strong Language and Content. Direct Edition.

1 page credits "Title page"

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Notes Creator credits and indicia information.

1 page In A World That Has Moved On... recap "In A World That Has Moved On..."

Synopsis Brief recap of the story so far.
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24 page Dark Tower story "Pity Roland."

Characters Roland Deschain; Cuthbert Allgood; Alain Johns; Marten Broadcloak; Gabrielle Deschain (Roland Deschain's mother); Steven Deschain (Roland Deschain's father); The Crimson King; Clay Reynolds; Deputy Eldred Jonas; Rhea Dubativo; The Weed-Eater; Susan Delgado (daughter of Patrick Delgado)
Synopsis Roland is sent out by his father, along with Cuthbert and Alain, to help in the Affiliation's struggle against Farson, the Good Man. Their trip leads to a chance encounter with a failed gunslinger. Meanwhile, Marten bids farewell to Gilead, and the Crimson King sends a gift to an old hag who has plans for the recently orphaned Susan Delgado.
Genre Western; Occult
Script Peter David; Robin Furth (plotting; consultation); Stephen King (creative director; executive director)
Pencils Jae Lee
Colors Richard Isanove
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Reprinted in Donkere Toren, De (Uitgeverij Luitingh, 2008 series) #[gn] [1].

7 page Dark Tower text story "Maerlyn's Rainbow"

Characters Gan, Maerlyn; Arthur Eld; Sir Kay Deschain
Genre Western; Occult
Script Robin Furth
Pencils Jae Lee
Inks Jae Lee
Colors Richard Isanove
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Notes Text story with several full colored illustrations.

2 page Dark Tower illustration "Map of the Barony of Mejis"

Synopsis Geographical map of the Barony of Mejis.
Pencils Jim Calafiore
Inks Jim Calafiore
Colors June Chung
Letters Chris Eliopoulos

6 page Dark Tower illustration "Sketchbook"

Pencils Jae Lee
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Notes Choice sketch panels from issue #2.

2 page text article "An Open Letter from Stephen King"

Synopsis King discusses his ideas for Dark Tower and potential future projects with Marvel Comics.
Script Stephen King
Colors Page color
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Notes Article contains a blurred image of what appears to be the face of Stephen King.
Reprinted Article originally appeared in Marvel Spotlight: Dark Tower.

1 page Mystic Arcana promo (ad from the publisher) "Promotional House Advertisement"

Synopsis A four issue limited series tracing the origins and myths of magic in the Marvel Universe.
Genre Super-hero; Occult; Magic
Pencils Marko Djurdjevic
Inks Marko Djurdjevic
Colors Marko Djurdjevic
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Notes Release date for June 2007.

1 page Dark Tower promo (ad from the publisher) "Preview of Next Issue"

Characters Roland Deschain
Genre Western; Occult
Pencils Jae Lee (signed)
Colors Richard Isanove (signed)
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Notes Promotional cover for issue #3.

2 page Dark Tower promo (ad from the publisher) "Preview for Issue #3"

Characters Susannah Delgado; Roland Deschain
Genre Western; Occult
Pencils Jae Lee
Colors Richard Isanove
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Notes Two page preview of the interior art for issue #3. There is no script captions to preview only a paragraph explaining a subplot for the story.

1 page Dark Tower (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "A Man's Quest Begins With A Boy's Test"

Characters Roland Deschain; Cuthbert Allgood; Alain Johns
Genre Western; Occult
Pencils Jae Lee
Colors Richard Isanove
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Notes Promotional art with publisher's synopsis of story. Features the panel art from page 15 of this issue and UPC code.