Savage Dragon #46
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeSavage Dragon #46 is the concluding chapter of the 'Worlds at War' arc and marks the first appearance of AllGod — a near-omnipotent physical manifestation of all the series' Elder Gods — a cosmological figure who would go on to shape the series' mythology for over a hundred subsequent issues, ultimately dying in #180. The issue simultaneously dismantles both divisions of the Special Operations Strikeforce, and introduces four brand-new characters to the Savage Dragon universe in a single installment (AllGod, Lightning, Thrash, and Wrath), making it one of the most debut-dense single issues in the series' run. It also delivers a key character-revelation moment — Officer Chris Robinson confessing to Alex Wilde that he once operated as the vigilante Star — that reshuffles the Chicago Police Department's personal dynamics heading into the book's pivotal fiftieth-issue milestone. Erik Larsen's insistence on doing all the creative heavy lifting alone (writing, pencilling, inking) underscores this issue's place in what is recognized as the longest continuous run by a single writer-artist on any full-color American comic book.
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Published with a cover date of February 1998 (Diamond on-sale date January 31, 1998), this issue was produced entirely by Erik Larsen — series creator, sole writer, penciller, and inker — with lettering by Chris Eliopoulos and colors by the I.H.O.C. studio team of Reuben Rude, Abel Mouton, Bill Zindel, and Lea Rude, with film output by Quantum Color FX. The issue also carries a back-matter character profile spotlight on SuperPatriot, and a pin-up by Vic Bridges and Chad Hunt depicting the Freak Force — a common editorial supplement Larsen used to flesh out the broader universe during this period. It falls within Savage Dragon Vol. 9: Worlds at War, the trade paperback collection that gathers issues #41–46.
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- First appearance of AllGod, described as the physical manifestation of all the Elder Gods and presumably near-omnipotent; he reappears throughout the series and dies in Savage Dragon #180, killed by the U.S. Air Force.
- First appearances of Lightning, Thrash, and Wrath as new S.O.S. Level Three members, and Rubber Guy — four new characters debuting in a single issue.
- Both divisions of the Special Operations Strikeforce (Level One and Level Three) formally disband in this issue, a major organizational shakeup that reshapes the book's status quo heading toward the landmark #50.
- Chris Robinson confesses to Officer Alex Wilde that he formerly operated as the costumed vigilante Star — a significant character revelation with lasting consequences for the Chicago P.D. supporting cast.
- Debbie Harris is claimed by AllGod and transformed, gaining wings and full healing from her injuries, becoming one of the Gods rather than returning home with Dragon.
- The issue features a back-matter character profile for SuperPatriot and a pin-up by Vic Bridges and Chad Hunt.
- Written, pencilled, and inked entirely by Erik Larsen — one of the seven co-founders of Image Comics in 1992 — with lettering by Chris Eliopoulos and colors by I.H.O.C.
- Collected in Savage Dragon Vol. 9: Worlds at War (ISBN 1582403244), which reprints issues #41–46.
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