SPAWN #183

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SUMMARY :
The most stunning revelation ever seen in the pages of Spawn! Behind the scenes of human history, one man has been pulling the strings. Now at last, Mammon’s plans come to deadly fruition.

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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 have re-surfaced. It seems that the mysterious Mammon has been manipulating the Simmons bloodline for generations.

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. It bites infects him and Al falls into a fever dream, where he battles against the will of his increasingly powerful symbiotic costume. When the costume tries to force him to kill his beloved Wanda, Al is literally torn apart as he rejects the costume.

Last Issue:
Al and Wanda arrive on the island of Limbo, somewhere between Earth and the Afterlife. Cyan, led by a vision of Granny Blake, has brought the Wiccan, Nyx, to meet them.
After the costume re-appears and bonds with Nyx, Mammon reveals himself as the master of Limbo. At last, he unveils the ultimate plan he has been hatching. For centuries he was the herald of Hell on Earth, searching out candidates to become Hellspawn. But all the while he was planning to breed the ultimate Hellspawn, who would rule the Earth at his side. It was brought the bloodlines of Al Simmons and Wanda Blake together to create an unholy child – the child that Al and Wanda believed had been miscarried before birth.

That child did not die. She was raised Mammon and Vrkolakas. Her name is Morana and now, on her eighteen birthday, she is undergoing a rite that involves bathing in the blood of fifty freshly slaughtered virgins…

Sharing	Name	Sharing	Name
Title	Transformations
Dedicated to	Clydene Nee	MANAGING EDITOR	Jennifer Cassidy, Tyler Jeffers
STORY	David Hine, Todd McFarlane	SPAWN EDITORS	Brian Haberlin, Todd McFarlane
BREAKDOWNS	Greg Capullo	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPAWN.COM	Tyler Jeffers
PENCILS	Brian Haberlin	MANAGER OF INT’L PUBLISHING FOR TMP	Suzy Thomas
INKS	Brian Haberlin	PUBLISHER FOR IMAGE COMICS	Eric Stephenson
COLOR	Andy Troy & Matt Milla
LETTERING	Tom Orzechowski
PRODUCTION	Francis Takenaga Diana Sanson
COVER	Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke
		SPAWN CREATED BY TODD McFARLANE

Morana see SPAWN #162.