Story: "Saxon's Story" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Steven Grant (plot, script)
Mike Zeck (pencils)
Denis Rodier (inks)
Ken Lopez (letters)
Kurt Goldzung (colors)
Dan Thorsland (edits)

Feature Characters:

Marlon Corbett
Brenda Ruskin
Kenn Kawa
Clay Brody (all four only in flashback to plane crash)

Villains:

Saxon (last in issue #9; also in flashback preceding issue #1 revealing his presence at the plane crash)
Aristos (first appearance; leader of the Eye of the Dark Flame; dies), and the Eye of the Dark Flame (first appearance; a cult; some die)
Becky Saxon (first appearance; Saxon's sister and an acolyte of the Eye of the Dark Flame; dies)
Daniels (first appearance; an acolyte of the Eye of the Dark Flame)

Other Characters:

Mr. Saxon (first appearance; Saxon's father)
Janie
Riley
Ty (first appearance of all three; three kids; latter two die)