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Second Printing
| Release: | 2001 |
| Cover: | 2001 |
Vertigo
fred's comics
Books of Magic, Vol. 1
#TP-B
Books of Magic, Vol. 1 #1-4
Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by John Bolton, Charles Vess, Paul Johnson, and Scott Hampton A quartet of fallen mystics dubbed the 'TrenchCoat Brigade 'is introduced in this first collection of the adventures of Timothy Hunter. John Constanine, the Phantom Stranger, Dr. Occult and Mister E take Hunter on a tour of the magical realms. Along the way he's introduced to Vertigo's greatest practitioners of magic and must choose whether or not to join their ranks.
Creators
| Writer | Neil Gaiman |
| Artist | John Bolton, Paul Johnson, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess |
| Cover Artist | John Bolton |
| Cover Painter | John Bolton |
| Colorist | John Bolton, Paul Johnson, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess |
| Letterer | Todd Klein |
| Editor | Karen Berger |
Characters
| Zatanna | Zatanna Zatara |
| John Constantine | |
| Captain Marvel | Billy Batson |
| Deadman | Boston Brand |
| Phantom Stranger | |
| Dr. Fate | Kent Nelson |
| Warlord | Travis Morgan |
| Madame Xanadu | Nimue Inwudu |
| Spectre | James 'Jim' Corrigan |
| Sandman | Morpheus / Dream |
| Felix Faust | |
| Amethyst | Amaya / Amy Winston |
| Cain | |
| Dr. Occult | Richard Occult |
| Zatara | Giovanni 'John' Zatara |
| Arion | Arhi'ahn |
| Lucifer | |
| Death | |
| Wizard | William I. Zard |
| Eclipso | |
| Destiny | |
| Dr. Fate | Kent V. Nelson |
| Jason Blood | |
| Abel | |
| Sargon the Sorcerer | David John Sargent |
| Etrigan the Demon | |
| Tim Hunter | |
| Titania | |
| Dr. 13 | Terrence Thirteen |
| Inza Nelson | |
| Merlin (DC) | |
| Baron Winters | |
| Cain (DC) | |
| Tefe Holland | |
| Rose Psychic | |
| Kim Liang | |
| Abel (DC) | |
| Tannarak | |
| Nightmaster | Jim Rook |
| Death (DC) | |
| Sargon the Sorcerer | John Sargent |
| Zatara | John Zatara |
| Timothy Hunter | |
| Destiny (DC) | |
| Mr. E | Erik |
| Dr. Fate | Nabu |
| Goldie the Gargoyle | |
| Dream | Morpheus |
| M'Nagalah | |
| Tala | |
| Felix Faust | Felix Faust |
| William Hunter | |
| Yo-Yo | |
| Tala, Queen of Evil |
Details
| Age | Modern Age |
|---|---|
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Series Group | books of magic |
| Genre | Adventure | Fantasy |
| No. of Pages | 202 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |