| Issue | #12 |
| Published | September 2003 |
| Cover Price | $2.95 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Karen Berger; Zachary Rau (Assistant Editor) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Pencils | Carlos Segura [as Segura inc.] |
| Inks | Carlos Segura [as Segura inc.] |
| Colors | Carlos Segura [as Segura inc.] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Ned Slade |
| Synopsis | Following last issue's revelations, it's time to meet Mother Dirt and learn the secret origins of the Hand organization and of Life on Earth itself. What are we? Who are we? Why did it have to be his way? Amnesiac Hand officer Ned Slade recovers more horrors from his memory as the pieces of a vast, terrifying jigsaw fall into place. [per solicitation] |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Grant Morrison |
| Pencils | Chris Weston |
| Inks | Gary Erskine |
| Colors | Hi-Fi (Color & Seps) |
| Letters | Clem Robins |
| Notes | House Advertisements for: THE BOOKS OF MAGIC trade paperbacks, PREACHER trade paperbacks, FABLES: ANIMAL FARM trade paperback, THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS hardcover, HUMAN TARGET series, Warren Ellis written series. |
| Notes | Monthly Vertigo promo page with July checklist (16 titles), August highlights and editorial ("Death"). |
| Notes | Total of 6 one-page advertisements for: Brute Force (game, Xbox), Extreme Summer Sweepstakes (contest, AOL, 3 pages), Magic The Gathering Online (website, www.mtgonline.com), Alien Ware (computer hardware, Alienware.com). |