Story: "The Artificial Heart, Part I: Handmeadows of the Ragged School" (24 Pages)

Credits:

John Ney Reiber (plot, script)
Gary Amaro (pencils)
Peter Gross (inks)
Richard Starkins/Comicraft (letters)
Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh (colors)
Neil Gaiman (consultant)
Stuart Moore (edits)

Feature Character:

Timothy Hunter

Supporting Characters:

Molly O'Reilly (last in issue #7)
Marya (last in Children's Crusade #2)
Khara
Nikki (both last in issue #5)

Villains:

Reverend Slaggingham (first appearance)
Brother Salamander (first appearance; one of Slaggingham's followers)
In-The-No (first appearance; next in issue #23)

Other Characters:

Jimmy
Bizzie
Daniel
Spud (dies; both last in Children's Crusade #2)
A shimmer