Fatale

    (Broadway, 1995-1996)
™ and ©1996 Broadway Comics

“Little bits of many heroic women became parts of Fatale,” Jim Shooter, editor-in-chief of Broadway Comics and writer of this series, says on the text page that opens Fatale, and then he proceeds to tell the story of a…um…well-endowed woman who can absorb energy and memories from others with a kiss, is on the run—often in high heels—from a mysterious group called the Brotherhood, and appears scantily clad—or unclad—in a number of cheesecake panels throughout the first issue and the remaining five issues of the short-lived series.

Ironic? Certainly! Entertaining? Somewhat. Fatale, who also appeared in Broadway’s Powers That Be and Shadow State, represents an attempt to create a strong female lead character. Unfortunately, she quickly becomes a comic book cliché—the big-chested super-heroine whose costume is systematically ripped away over the course of a single issue.
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#1 (Enhanced cardstock cover by J.G. Jones)

January, 1996
Cover Price: $2.50
7 copies available from $0.99 		Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter, Joe James, Pauline WeissJ.G. Jones
#1 Ashcan Edition

January, 1996
Cover Price: $2.50
2 copies available from $4.50 		Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter, Joe James, Pauline WeissJ.G. Jones
#2

February, 1996
Cover Price: $2.50
4 copies available from $1.75 		Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter, Joe James, Pauline WeissJ.G. Jones, Dave Cockrum
#3

March, 1996
Cover Price: $2.50
4 copies available from $3.14 		Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter, Joe James, Pauline WeissJ.G. Jones
#4

May, 1996
Cover Price: $2.50
4 copies available from $2.98 		Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter, Joe James, Pauline WeissJ.G. Jones
#5

July, 1996
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $2.98 		Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter, Joe James, Pauline WeissJ.G. Jones
#5 Variation A

November, 1996
Cover Price: $2.95
2 copies available from $1.64 		Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter, Joe James, Pauline WeissJ.G. Jones
#6

October, 1996
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $2.08 		Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter, Joe James, Pauline WeissJ.G. Jones