Vertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer
Story title(s)
'The Gangster, the Whore and the Magician', 'The First Time'
Cover
Phil Hale
Script
Jamie Delano ('The Gangster...'), Brian Azzarello ('The First Time')
Art
Tim Bradstreet ('The Gangster...'), Dave Taylor ('The First Time')
Colours
Patricia Mulvihill ('The Gangster...'), Pamela Rambo (colours, 'The First Time'), Digital Chameleon (separations, 'The First Time')
Letters
Dave Taylor ('The Last Time')
Editor
Jonathan Vankin (editor), Casey Seijas (asst. editor)
Cover date
August 2000 (first edition), March 2005 (second edition)
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Featuring stories by some of comics' top creators all centering on the world of the chain-smoking magician John Constantine! Plus, this one-shot special also includes a Hellblazer timeline and character profiles!
Originally printed in 2000 but with the Constantine movie coming out, it was given a second printing in 2005.