Story: "Newcastle: A Taste of Things to Come" (24 Pages)

Credits: Jamie Delano (plot, script); Richard Piers Rayner (pencils); Mark Buckingham (inks); Todd Klein (letters); Lovern Kindzierski (colors); Art Young (assistant edits); Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Character: John Constantine (last in Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #77; also in flashback)

Supporting Characters: Gary Lester (last in issue #9; as a ghost; also in flashback preceding issue #1), Anne-Marie, Benjamin Cox (both last in issue #9; both as ghosts; in flashback preceding Saga of the Swamp Thing #37), Frank North (last in issue #9; as a ghost; in flashback preceding Saga of the Swamp Thing #38), Richie Simpson (in flashback preceding issue #7), Judith (in flashback preceding Saga of the Swamp Thing #37)

Villains: Nergal (in flashback in between flashback in issue Vertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer #1/2 and issue #6), Norfulthing (first appearance; a hellhound)

Other Characters: Astra Logue (first appearance; the daughter of Alex Logue), Alex Logue (first appearance; a sex and drugs magician)

Comment: For an in-depth synopsis of this issue visit the "Straight To Hell - A Hellblazer Site" issue listing.