Cry for Dawn

    (Cry for Dawn, 1989-1992)
©1989 Cry for Dawn Productions

Released into relative obscurity in 1989, Cry for Dawn became the cause célèbre of comic fans in the mid-1990s. Joseph Michael Linsner’s Dawn first appeared in this horror anthology, and was destined to become one of the most famous of the “bad girl” characters when that craze took off.

What’s surprising to most is that the red-haired, scantily clad, title character appears only peripherally in this anthology. She’s less than a host to the series—really more a recurring image. What makes the title really memorable are the visceral stories by Joe Monks and other writers, with finely rendered artwork by Linsner. No urban horror is too creepy for them, and they are masters at molding fantasies of sex and death into a horrifying whole.
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Cry for Dawn #1

April, 1989
Cover Price: $2.25
4 copies available from $150.00 		Joe Monks, Joseph Michael Linsner, Michael PatrickJoseph Michael Linsner
Cry for Dawn #1 - 3rd printing


Cover Price: $2.25
1 copy available for $80.00 		3rd Printing Cover; 1st appearance of Dawn; Adult Joe Monks, Joseph Michael Linsner, Michael PatrickJoseph Michael Linsner
Cry for Dawn #2

December, 2001
Cover Price: $2.25
3 copies available from $44.95 		Joe Monks, Joseph Michael LinsnerJoseph Michael Linsner
Cry for Dawn #2 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $2.25
1 copy available for $49.95 		2nd Printing Cover; Adult Joe Monks, Joseph Michael LinsnerJoseph Michael Linsner
Cry for Dawn #3


Cover Price: $2.25
3 copies available from $16.00 		Joe Monks, Joseph Michael Linsner, Edgar Allan PoeJoseph Michael Linsner
Cry for Dawn #4

December, 1991
Cover Price: $2.25
2 copies available from $10.45 		Frank Forte, Joe MonksJim Brooks Jr., Michael Dibisch, C.D. Regan
Cry for Dawn #4 Variation A

December, 1991
Cover Price: $2.25
1 copy available for $125.00 		Frank Forte, Joe MonksJim Brooks Jr., Michael Dibisch, C.D. Regan
Cry for Dawn #5


Cover Price: $2.25
1 copy available for $69.95 		Joe Monks, Joseph Michael LinsnerKevin J. Taylor, James Blackburn, Joseph Michael Linsner
Cry for Dawn #6

September, 1991
Cover Price: $2.25
4 copies available from $14.95 		Joe Monks, Frank Forte, Joseph Michael LinsnerJoseph Michael Linsner, Frank Forte, Stan Yankovich
Cry for Dawn #7


Cover Price: $2.25
3 copies available from $15.00 		Joseph Michael Linsner, Joe MonksJoseph Michael Linsner, Greg Williams
Cry for Dawn #7 Variation A


Cover Price: $2.25
1 copy available for $89.95 		Joseph Michael Linsner, Joe MonksJoseph Michael Linsner, Greg Williams
Cry for Dawn #8

December, 1992
Cover Price: $2.25
3 copies available from $15.00 		Joseph Michael Linsner, Joe MonksJoseph Michael Linsner, Ken Meyer Jr.
Cry for Dawn #8 Variation A

December, 1992
Cover Price: $2.25
1 copy available for $130.00 		Joseph Michael Linsner, Joe MonksJoseph Michael Linsner, Ken Meyer Jr.
Cry for Dawn #9

March, 1992
Cover Price: $2.25
5 copies available from $24.00 		Joseph Michael Linsner, Robb Horan, Joe MonksJoseph Michael Linsner, Robb Horan, Mike Barreiro