The Demon Hunter #1 – Key Highlights
- Writer: Rich Buckler & David Anthony Kraft
- Art & Cover: Rich Buckler
🔥 Key Significance
- 1st and only issue of The Demon Hunter
- Origin of Gideon Cross, a trained killer who rebels against the demonic cult that raised him
- Notable as an early concept that would eventually evolve into Marvel’s Devil-Slayer
- Rich Buckler later revised and developed the concept for Devil-Slayer
📖 Story Summary
- Gideon Cross is raised and trained by a sinister demon-worshipping cult to become a deadly assassin
- As he discovers the true nature of the organization that created him, Gideon turns against his former masters
- He begins a battle against the demonic forces that once controlled his life
- The story serves as the foundation for the character concept that Buckler would later rework as Devil-Slayer
📌 Additional Details
- Series: The Demon Hunter
- Issue: #1 — First and only issue
- Page Count: 32 pages
- Color: Full color
- Cover Price: $0.25
