Story: "Paradiso, Part 1" (22 Pages)

Credits: Mike Carey (plot, script); Peter Gross (pencils); Ryan Kelly (inks); Comicraft (letters); Daniel Vozzo (colors, color separations); Mariah Huehner (assistant edits); Shelly Bond (edits)

Feature Character: Lucifer Morningstar (next in issue #21)

Guest Star: Michael the Archangel (next in issue ???)

Supporting Characters: Elaine Belloc (last in issue #16), Gaudium (first appearance; a fallen cherub)

Villains: The Basanos, Jill Presto; Cestis (last in issue #8)

Other Characters: Sarah, Barry (both last in issue #11), Avrom (first appearance; Jill's assistant), Eddie (first appearance; dies)