SPAWN #181

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SUMMARY :
Spawn battles his inner demon. Is he a force for Good or Evil? If Evil wins, Wanda dies. If Good triumphs, this is the end of Spawn. We mean it!

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Previously in Spawn:
Al Simmons was a hit man for the US government until until his C.O. Jason Wyn, betrayed him and a mysterious assassin ended Al’s life. At the moment of death, Al was offered a deal by the demon Malebolgia and returned to Earth as Spawn, a creature with supernatural powers born in Hell.

As Armageddon consumed the world, Spawn turned against his masters, destroying all life on Earth. While God and Satan continue their endless conflict in a parallel universe, Spawn has re-created the world and resurrected the human race in what has become known as the White Light. The portals to Heaven and Hell are closed, leaving humanity free from the influence of angels and demons. Or so he believes…

After a reunion with his brother, Richard, Al’s long-buried memories are begining to resurface. It seems that the mysterious Mammon has been manipulating Al Simmons since he was a child. When he returns to his parent’s home. Al’s father tells him that Mammon’s influence stretches back even further. He gives Al the journal of his great grandfather, Henry Simmons, a journal that carries a dire warning for future generations. The Simmons bloodline is tainted and Al’s mother has been in league with Mammon, the man she knew as Malekith, since before his birth, marrying Al’s father for the sole purpose of breeding this generation’s Hellspawn

As Mammon draws the threads of his plot together, Spawn has returned with the Wiccan, Nyx, to his retreat in the alleys. Here he is attacked by a Vrykolakas, ancient precursor of the vampire. The creature bites Spawn, it infects him with a fever that spilits him in two. Inside his tortured mind, Al battles dominant, spawn has a new purpose – finally lay his humanity to rest by killing Wanda.

Sharing	Name	Sharing	Name
Title	The Best of Times
Dedicated to the memory of	Machael Turner	MANAGING EDITOR	Jennifer Cassidy, Tyler Jeffers
STORY	David Hine, Todd McFarlane	SPAWN EDITORS	Brian Haberlin, Todd McFarlane
PENCILS	Brian Haberlin	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPAWN.COM	Tyler Jeffers
INKS	Brian Haberlin, Jin Han, Rodel Noora	MANAGER OF INT’L PUBLISHING FOR TMP	Suzy Thomas
COLOR	Andy Troy	PUBLISHER FOR IMAGE COMICS	Eric Stephenson
LETTERING	Tom Orzechowski
PRODUCTION	Francis Takenaga
COVER	Brian Haberlin, Gierrod Van Dyke
		SPAWN CREATED BY TODD McFARLANE