Story: "A Town Called Vanity" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Grant Morrison and Mark Millar (plot, script)
N. Steven Harris (pencils)
Keith Champagne (inks)
Chris Eliopoulos (letters)
Mike Danza (colors)
Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Character:

Aztek (Uno; first appearance; assumes the identity of Dr. Curtis Falconer)

Supporting Characters:

Dr. Wally Mosely (first appearance; a doctor nurse at St. Bartholomew's Hospital)
Hector (a member of the Q Foundation)
the Q Foundation (first appearance; last in flashback in #5; named after Quetzalcoatl, the god of light; also known as the Brotherhood of Quetzalcoatl, and the Q Society)

Villains:

Mister F
Mister B (first appearance of both)
Piper (Dr. Curtis Falconer; first appearance; dies)
Synth (first appearance)
Mindy Falconer (behind the scenes)

Other Character:

Bloodtype (first appearance; a superhero; dies)

Synopsis:

Aztek journies to the Unites States city of Vanity, the prophesied cite of the Shadow God's return. Before long Uno finds himself caught up in the machinations of the Piper, a reformed villain coerced back into a life of crime in order to save his kidnapped daughter. Dispite Aztek's efforts, the Piper is killed by the ultra-violent Bloodtype.

Comment: This issue also features a letter from Dr. Curt Falconer to Mindy Falconer forwarded by Vanity police department by a roommate of Mindy's.