Cover: J. H. Williams III & Mick Gray

Promethea #1

Aug 1999 · DC · 3.50 USD; 5.50 CAD

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“The Radiant, Heavenly City”

From America's Best Comics in August 1999, Promethea #1 opens Alan Moore's mythic series with a cover by J. H. Williams III and Mick Gray that feels like a stained-glass window come to life. A radiant, armored figure — Promethea herself, adorned in gold with an Egyptian headdress and braided hair — gazes serenely in profile, wreathed in brilliant light and framed by an Art Nouveau arch surrounded by hieroglyphic symbols. The tagline "If she did not exist, we would have to invent her" sets the tone perfectly for a series that promises imagination as its central power.

writer Alan Moore · artist J. H. Williams III · inker Mick Gray · colorist Digital Chameleon · letterer Todd Klein · cover J. H. Williams III, Mick Gray

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Full credits

writer Alan Moore

artist J. H. Williams III

inker Mick Gray

colorist Digital Chameleon

letterer Todd Klein

cover pencils J. H. Williams III

cover inks Mick Gray

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Sophie tries to interview Barbara Shelley about Promethea, but Barbara refuses. A Smee attacks Sophie and Promethea briefly rescues her. Promethea reverts to Barbara who tells Sophie to imagine herself Promethea or they will both die. Sophie writes a poem and becomes Promethea in time to stop the Smee. In addition, a small girl in Roman Alexandria becomes the first Promethea.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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