Product Details

This absolute landmark copper age premier issue launches Grant Morrison’s legendary, deconstructive run on Buddy Baker, which permanently transformed Animal Man from a minor Silver Age novelty into a groundbreaking, high-concept pillar of psychological superhero fiction. The historic issue redefines Buddy’s connection to the Morphogenetic Field while setting up the existential, fourth-wall-breaking narrative framework that later defined DC's Vertigo aesthetic. This release features an iconic, beautifully stylized cover composition illustrated by Brian Bolland. Premiere launch issue of Grant Morrison's highly influential, seminal psychological series expanding the Morphogenetic Field lore. Superhero / Sci-Fi / Psychological Drama. In-Store Release Date: 07 June 1988 Bagged and boarded NM