| Issue | #1 |
| Published | October 1986 |
| Cover Price | 1.50 USD; 2.25 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Diana Schutz |
| Notes | print run of 68,000; sourced in #5's letter's page |
| Characters | Grendel [Christine Spar] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Arnold Pander [as Pander Brothers] (signed); Jacob Pander [as Pander Brothers] (signed) |
| Inks | Jay Geldhof (signed) |
| Colors | Matt Wagner |
| Notes | Wraparound cover. |
| Script | Matt Wagner |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Matt's relationship with Grendel explained. |
| Characters | Grendel [Christine Spar]; Regina Anastasi; Anson Spar; Tujiro XIV; Argent; Yoshi Onagawa |
| Synopsis | Chris, Stacey Olliver's daughter, has written a book about Grendel (Hunter Rose); at a kabuki show, Chris, Ginny, and Anson meet the start Tujiro; Tujiro later kidnaps Anson, using a lock of Anson's hair; upset, Chris steals the Grendel mask and fork. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Matt Wagner |
| Pencils | Arnold Pander; Jacob Pander |
| Inks | Jay Geldhof |
| Colors | Tom Vincent |
| Letters | Steve Haynie |
| Notes | This story arc known as Devil's Legacy; I've counted the intro page |
| Reprinted | in Grendel: Devil's Legacy (Comico, 1988 series) #[nn] |