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Spawn #1, published by Image Comics in May 1992 and created by Todd McFarlane, is a landmark modern-age comic that introduced Al Simmons, a murdered government assassin who returns to Earth as a Hellspawn. 1st appearance of Spawn Key Plot Points of Spawn #1 The Return: Five years after being killed by his own CIA partner (Chapel), Al Simmons returns to Earth in a daze in a New York City alley, now inhabiting a disfigured, charred body. The Deal: Simmons remembers making a deal with a demon named Malebolgia to serve in Hell's army in exchange for seeing his beloved wife, Wanda Blake, one last time. The Betrayal: Upon returning, Spawn discovers that five years have passed and Wanda has moved on, now married to his best friend, Terry Fitzgerald, and with a daughter named Cyan. Key Introductions: The issue introduces key characters including the Violator (in his clown form), detectives Sam Burke and Twitch Williams, and sets the stage for a darker, urban, and supernatural story.