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Cover: Greg Capullo & Todd McFarlane

Spawn #77

Oct 1998 · Image · 1.95 USD; 3.10 CAD
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“Relics”
★ 1st appearance — Sarah Frost

In "Relics," Spawn confronts the weight of his cursed legacy as Cog reveals the deep, ancient roots of the Hellspawn and the true path to breaking the curse—defeating Malebolgia and claiming rulership of Hell. Meanwhile, Sam’s reckless hunt for Spawn takes a brutal turn when Twitch is shot by a random vagrant, plunging their mission into chaos. Written by Todd McFarlane and Brian Holguin, with dynamic art by Dwayne Turner and inks by Danny Miki, this issue blends mythic stakes with grounded tension, all wrapped in a striking cover by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane.

writer Todd McFarlane · writer Brian Holguin · artist Dwayne Turner · inker Danny Miki · colorist Brian Haberlin · colorist Andy Troy · colorist Dan Kemp · letterer Tom Orzechowski · cover Greg Capullo, Todd McFarlane

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Raw (NM) $24
CGC 9.8 · 397 in census $104
CGC 9.6 · 206 in census $52
CGC 9.4 · 95 in census $42*
CGC 9.2 · 40 in census $38*
CGC 9.0 · 24 in census $33*
CGC 8.5 · 20 in census $27*
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CGC 8.0 · 17 in census $20*
CGC 7.5 · 6 in census $20*
CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $20*
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $20*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $20*
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Trivia · 7 facts

  • Written by Todd McFarlane and Brian Holguin; interior pencils by Dwayne Turner; inks by Danny Miki; cover pencils by Greg Capullo; cover inks by Todd McFarlane; colors by Brian Haberlin, Andy Troy, and Dan Kemp; letters/editor Tom Orzechowski
  • First appearance of Sarah Frost: an OCD-affected doctor who volunteers at the street-ministry center Saving Grace; she introduces herself to Bobby on the street by handing him a business card for Saving Grace, which also debuts in this issue
  • First appearance of the Hellspawn Archives: a former church Cogliostro uses as a repository of artifacts from prior Hellspawns throughout history, the location where he reveals his own past as a Hellspawn to Al Simmons
  • Cogliostro reveals for the first time, at length, that he once wore the necroform suit himself, managed to separate himself from it, and has since wandered the mortal plane immortal, claimed by neither Heaven nor Hell — a foundational piece of his character mythology
  • Cogliostro lays out the series' central long-term mission for Spawn: defeat Malebolgia in battle, become ruler of Hell, and thereby stop Armageddon and free all imprisoned souls — at the permanent cost of remaining in Hell forever
  • Major cliffhanger: Twitch Williams is shot in the head by a vagrant as he and Sam Burke search the alleys for Spawn, leaving Twitch's fate unresolved at the issue's end
  • The Greg Capullo / Todd McFarlane cover — depicting Spawn in a winged 'Archangel' or 'Wings of Redemption' form — directly inspired a long-running and popular sub-line of McFarlane Toys action figures beginning with Series 21 (February 2002), making the cover one of the most translated single images from the Spawn series into merchandise; the issue is dedicated to Paul Stanley

Cast · 7 characters

Full credits

colorist Andy Troy
colorist Dan Kemp
cover pencils Greg Capullo
cover inks Todd McFarlane

Reprints

Reprinted in Spawn #39 (1999), Spawn #77 (2000), Spawn #1/2000, Spawn Origins Collection #13

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