Elementals (Vol. 1)

    (COMICO, 1985-1989)
™ and ©1986 COMICO, the Comic Company

The Elementals are a loose band of super-heroes from the Comico world. Created by Bill Willingham, they first appeared in the Justice Machine annual. In that story, four regular people were chosen to become super-powered heroes, modeled on the four elder forces of nature. The green-skinned Fathom represents water; Vortex represents air; Monolith draws powers from the earth; and Morningstar has powers based on fire. Although this first series treads through many standard super-hero plots, Willingham always gave the Elementals an extra dimension of reality and characterization which made the series special.

			Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date:  2/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $14.00 5 copies available from $7.00		2nd appearance of the Elementals; Versus the Destroyers	Bill Willingham, Michael Wolff	Bill Willingham
	#2 Date:  Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 8 copies available from $1.00		Versus Saker; Versus Destroyers; ca. 1984	Bill Willingham	Bill Willingham
	#3 Date:  8/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 17 copies available from $0.38		Versus Saker; Versus the Destroyers	Bill Willingham	Bill Willingham
	#4 Date:  6/1/1985 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 22 copies available from $0.38		Origin of Saker; Versus Saker; Versus the Destroyers; Some art credits given in #5	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham, Dave Johnson, Mike Leeke, Bill Cucinotta, Rich Rankin
	#5 Date:  12/1/1985 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 14 copies available from $0.76		Versus Saker; Versus the Destroyers	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#6 Date:  2/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $1.75 13 copies available from $0.99	Wraparound cover		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#7 Date:  4/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 15 copies available from $0.90	Wraparound cover		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#8 Date:  6/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $1.75 15 copies available from $0.66		Versus Ratman	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#9 Date:  8/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $1.50 14 copies available from $0.31	Wraparound cover		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Arnold Pander, Barry Crain, Jacob Pander, Keith Wilson, Mike Harris, Mike Mignola, Stephen R. Bissette
	#10 Date:  10/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $1.75 16 copies available from $0.38	Wraparound cover		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#11 Date:  12/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $1.75 10 copies available from $0.50			Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#12 Date:  2/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 14 copies available from $1.06			Bill Willingham	Bill Willingham
	#13 Date:  4/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 14 copies available from $0.38	Wraparound cover		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Jill Thompson
	#14 Date:  6/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 10 copies available from $0.65	Wraparound cover	Origin of Captain Cadaver	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#15 Date:  7/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 11 copies available from $1.75	Wraparound cover		Bill Willingham	Grant Miehm
	#16 Date:  8/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 12 copies available from $2.25		Versus Captain Cadaver	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#17 Date:  9/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 10 copies available from $0.99	Wraparound cover	1st appearance Crysalis II; Versus Captain Cadaver	Bill Willingham	Bill Willingham
	#18 Date:  10/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $3.25 11 copies available from $1.50	Wraparound Cover	Versus Behemoth	Bill Willingham	Grant Miehm
	#19 Date:  11/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 11 copies available from $0.65	Wraparound cover	1st appearance of Ambrose	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Grant Miehm
	#20 Date:  12/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 10 copies available from $0.75	Wraparound cover	2nd appearance of Ambrose	Bill Willingham	Jill Thompson
	#21 Date:  1/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 14 copies available from $0.76		Versus the Destroyers	Bill Willingham	Bill Willingham
	#22 Date:  2/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide Price:  $2.50 11 copies available from $1.00		1st appearance The Rapture; Versus Chrysalis	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#23 Date:  3/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 11 copies available from $0.95		Versus Thor	Bill Willingham	Jill Thompson
	#24 Date:  4/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide Price:  $3.25 12 copies available from $2.00			Bill Willingham, Lawrence Schick	Jill Thompson
	#25 Date:  5/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide Price:  $3.50 12 copies available from $2.25			Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Jill Thompson
	#26 Date:  6/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide Price:  $2.00 10 copies available from $1.25			Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Mike Chen
	#27 Date:  7/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide Price:  $3.00 10 copies available from $0.99			Jack Herman, Jill Thompson	Jill Thompson
	#28 Date:  8/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide Price:  $3.50 9 copies available from $2.25			Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Jill Thompson
	#29 Date:  9/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide Price:  $6.00 9 copies available from $2.00		Final Issue	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Jill Thompson
	Book #1 Date:  11/1/1988 Cover Price:  $10.95 NM Guide Price:  $11.50 No copies available		The Natural Order	Bill Willingham, Michael Wolff, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham, Dave Johnson, Mike Leeke, Bill Cucinotta, Rich Rankin
	Book #1 Collector’s Set Date:  11/1/1988 Cover Price:  $15.95 NM Guide Price:  $15.00 1 copy available for $15.00		The Natural Order, bundle includes Monolith #1 and Vortex #1 comics	Bill Willingham, Michael Wolff, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham, Dave Johnson, Mike Leeke, Bill Cucinotta, Rich Rankin
	Special Edition #1 Date:  3/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide Price:  $2.25 22 copies available from $0.44	Cardstock cover	Child abuse special	Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	Special Edition #2 Date:  1/1/1989 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide Price:  $2.75 8 copies available from $0.95		Versus Fantasia Faust	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham