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.
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  • 1
    #1
    Feb 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Michael J. Wolff  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    2nd appearance of the Elementals; Versus the Destroyers
    8 copies from $2.87
  • 2
    #2
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    Versus Destroyers; Versus Saker; ca. 1984
    12 copies from $1.25
  • 3
    #3
    Aug 1984
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    Versus Saker; Versus the Destroyers
    21 copies from $0.50
  • 4
    #4
    Jun 1985
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham, Dave Johnson, Mike Leeke, Bill Cucinotta, Rich Rankin
    Origin of Saker; Versus Saker; Versus the Destroyers; Some art credits given in #5
    24 copies from $0.50
  • 5
    #5
    Dec 1985
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    Versus Saker; Versus the Destroyers
    25 copies from $0.50
  • 6
    #6
    Wraparound cover by Bill Willingham
    Feb 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    15 copies from $1.25
  • 7
    #7
    Wraparound cover by Bill Willingham
    Apr 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    15 copies from $1.25
  • 8
    #8
    Jun 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    Versus Ratman
    17 copies from $0.72
  • 9
    #9
    Wraparound cover by Bill Willingham
    Aug 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Arnold Pander, Barry Crain, Jacob Pander, Keith Wilson, Mike Harris, Mike Mignola, Stephen R. Bissette
    14 copies from $0.40
  • 10
    #10
    Wraparound cover
    Oct 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    14 copies from $1.50
  • 11
    #11
    Dec 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    11 copies from $0.75
  • 12
    #12
    Feb 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    9 copies from $1.75
  • 13
    #13
    Wraparound cover by Bill Willingham
    Apr 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Jill Thompson
    12 copies from $1.45
  • 14
    #14
    Wraparound cover by Bill Willingham
    Jun 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    Origin of Captain Cadaver
    11 copies from $0.75
  • 15
    #15
    Wraparound cover by Grant Miehm
    Jul 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham  ·  A: Grant Miehm
    12 copies from $1.64
  • 16
    #16
    Aug 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    Versus Captain Cadaver
    11 copies from $1.75
  • 17
    #17
    Wraparound cover by Bill Willingham
    Sep 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    1st appearance Crysalis II; Versus Captain Cadaver
    13 copies from $1.25
  • 18
    #18
    Wraparound Cover by Grant Miehm
    Oct 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham  ·  A: Grant Miehm
    Versus Behemoth
    11 copies from $1.75
  • 19
    #19
    Wraparound cover by Grant Miehm
    Nov 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Grant Miehm
    1st appearance of Ambrose
    10 copies from $1.24
  • 20
    #20
    Wraparound cover by Bill Willingham
    Dec 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham  ·  A: Jill Thompson
    2nd appearance of Ambrose
    10 copies from $1.25
  • 21
    #21
    Jan 1988
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    Versus the Destroyers
    11 copies from $1.45
  • 22
    #22
    Feb 1988
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    1st appearance The Rapture; Versus Chrysalis
    10 copies from $1.00
  • 23
    #23
    Mar 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Bill Willingham  ·  A: Jill Thompson
    Versus Thor
    10 copies from $1.75
  • 24
    #24
    Apr 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Bill Willingham, Lawrence Schick  ·  A: Jill Thompson
    14 copies from $1.10
  • 25
    #25
    May 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Jill Thompson
    9 copies from $3.50
  • 26
    #26
    Jun 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Mike Chen
    10 copies from $1.45
  • 27
    #27
    Jul 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Jack Herman, Jill Thompson  ·  A: Jill Thompson
    10 copies from $1.25
  • 28
    #28
    Aug 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Jill Thompson
    8 copies from $1.25
  • 29
    #29
    Sep 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Jill Thompson
    Final Issue
    7 copies from $4.00
  • SE 1
    Special Edition #1
    Cardstock cover by Bill Willingham
    Mar 1986
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    Child abuse special
    24 copies from $0.50
  • SE 2
    Special Edition #2
    Jan 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Bill Willingham, Jack Herman  ·  A: Bill Willingham
    Versus Fantasia Faust
    9 copies from $2.25