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:  $7.50 4 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:  $2.00 7 copies available from $0.75	Versus Saker; Versus Destroyers; ca. 1984	Bill Willingham	Bill Willingham
	#3 Date:  8/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $1.50 13 copies available from $0.83	Versus Saker; Versus the Destroyers	Bill Willingham	Bill Willingham
	#4 Date:  6/1/1985 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $1.75 15 copies available from $0.44	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:  $2.00 13 copies available from $0.44	Versus Saker; Versus the Destroyers	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#6 Date:  2/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $1.50 9 copies available from $0.94		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#7 Date:  4/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $1.50 11 copies available from $0.80		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#8 Date:  6/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $1.50 14 copies available from $0.37	Versus Ratman	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#9 Date:  8/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $1.50 13 copies available from $0.37		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:  $1.50 12 copies available from $0.95		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#11 Date:  12/1/1986 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $2.00 9 copies available from $0.50		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#12 Date:  2/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $2.50 13 copies available from $0.93		Bill Willingham	Bill Willingham
	#13 Date:  4/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $2.00 8 copies available from $0.44		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Jill Thompson
	#14 Date:  6/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $1.50 8 copies available from $0.99	Origin of Captain Cadaver	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#15 Date:  7/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $2.00 8 copies available from $0.99		Bill Willingham	Grant Miehm
	#16 Date:  8/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $2.50 9 copies available from $0.99	Versus Captain Cadaver	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	#17 Date:  9/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $2.00 9 copies available from $1.72	1st appearance Crysalis II; Versus Captain Cadaver	Bill Willingham	Bill Willingham
	#18 Date:  10/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $2.50 8 copies available from $1.75	Versus Behemoth	Bill Willingham	Grant Miehm
	#19 Date:  11/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $1.75 7 copies available from $1.45	1st appearance of Ambrose	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Grant Miehm
	#20 Date:  12/1/1987 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $2.00 7 copies available from $1.81	2nd appearance of Ambrose	Bill Willingham	Jill Thompson
	#21 Date:  1/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $2.00 12 copies available from $0.44	Versus the Destroyers	Bill Willingham	Bill Willingham
	#22 Date:  2/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.50 NM Guide:  $2.00 9 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:  $2.75 11 copies available from $0.61	Versus Thor	Bill Willingham	Jill Thompson
	#24 Date:  4/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide:  $3.00 10 copies available from $2.00		Bill Willingham, Lawrence Schick	Jill Thompson
	#25 Date:  5/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide:  $3.50 9 copies available from $2.00		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Jill Thompson
	#26 Date:  6/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide:  $2.00 7 copies available from $1.25		Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Mike Chen
	#27 Date:  7/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide:  $3.00 8 copies available from $2.47		Jack Herman, Jill Thompson	Jill Thompson
	#28 Date:  8/1/1988 Cover Price:  $1.75 NM Guide:  $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:  $7.00 5 copies available from $4.99	Final Issue	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Jill Thompson
	Book #1 Date:  11/1/1988 Cover Price:  $10.95 NM Guide:  $12.00 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:  $19.00 No copies available	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:  $2.00 14 copies available from $0.44	Child abuse special; Cardstock cover	Jack Herman	Bill Willingham
	Special Edition #2 Date:  1/1/1989 Cover Price:  $1.95 NM Guide:  $2.50 8 copies available from $1.49	Versus Fantasia Faust	Bill Willingham, Jack Herman	Bill Willingham