Protectors (1992 Malibu) #9N

Newstant edition with $1.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Thomas Derenick, inks by Mike S. Miller. "An End To Prologue!", script by R. A. Jones, pencils by Thomas Derenick, inks by Emir Ribeiro

The Protectors fight off another swarm of opponents, sent by Wisecrack; Meanwhile, Wisecrack busies himself by informing his legion that he intends to return back to Earth through whatever means the Protectors have journeyed to his current dimension; Some of Wisecrack's subjects have been torturing Gravestone to get the answer behind the portal, but he refuses to speak; Wisecrack orders his death if he does not release any information and the guards seemingly kill him; Arc mourns over his body with the Protectors try to raid Wisecrack's castle; The Arrow, who secretly entered this dimension through the Protector's portal, raids the castle alone; Arc soon learns that Gravestone isn't dead and has regained his strength, they break out of their prison; While the battles wages outside of Wisecrack's castle, he orders for all of his human slaves to be put on the roof of his palace; He intends to bring all of the humans he has enslaved and bring them to a pocket dimension so they can remain there; Ferret breaks away from the battle and finds only Jackdaw and one female human left.

36 pgs., full color.  Cover price $2.50.