Story: "The Game of Cat and Mouse" (22 Pages)

Credits: Mike Carey (plot, script); Jock (pencils, inks); Clem Robins (letters); Lee Loughridge (colors); Zachary Rau (assistant edits); Will Dennis (edits)

Feature Character: John Constantine (also in flashback preceding main story)

Supporting Characters: Watford (in flashback following issue #176), Chas Chandler (in flashback following issue #177 and preceding issue #182); Clarise Sackville (in flashback following issue #179 and preceding issue #189), Gary Lester (last in ???; deceased; as a spirit), Renee Chandler, Trish (Chas's granddaughter; both in flashback preceding issue #195)

Villains: Three Lukhavim (first appearance of all three; monsters made out of dead souls; two die); The Beast of Eden (behind the scenes; an unnamed primeval beast of Eden)

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