The Books of Magic Vol. 1 #1

Type: book / graphic novel
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $3.95
First issue
cover by John Bolton

Contents

“The Invisible Labyrinth”

  • written by Neil Gaiman
  • art by John Bolton
  • first appearance of Timothy Hunter, a teenager destined to be history’s greatest mage
  • John Constantine, Doctor Occult, Mister E, and the Phantom Stranger combine forces to instruct Timothy Hunter
  • the Phantom Stranger shows Tim the past
  • cameo appearances by Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) and Zatara

48 pages

See It in Context on the Continuity Pages:

Books of Magic (1990) #1Books of Magic, The: Original Mini-Series (1990-1991)

by Julian Darius | in The Continuity Pages | complete as of 17 Jan 2012

In 1990, while still new to DC Comics, Neil Gaiman authored the prestige-format mini-series The Books of Magic, which introduced Timothy Hunter, a teenager destined to be the world’s greatest magician. The idea prefigured Harry… [more]


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