Comic Title: Demon #1
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: January 1987
On Sale Date: October 2, 1986 Newsstand Date October 2, 1986
Source: DC Releases, #32

Newsstand Date October 2, 1986
Source: Amazing Heroes, #101

Shipping Date October 2, 1986
Source: Comics Journal, #110

Shipping Date September 9, 1986
Source: DC Releases, #32

Shipping Date September 9, 1986
Source: Amazing Heroes, #101

Copyright Date September 9, 1986
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1986
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Newsstand Date October 17, 1985
Source: DC Coming Comics, Jan 1986

Shipping Date September 24, 1985
Source: DC Coming Comics, Jan 1986

Shipping Date September 24, 1985
Source: Comics Journal, #101

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Len Wein

Title: "Direction from the Darkness"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Demon (Post-Crisis)

Writer/Penciller: Matt Wagner
Inker: Art Nichols
Letterer: John Costanza

Reprinted In:
Demon:From the Darkness TPB (2014)

Feature Character(s)

• Demon (first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in Action Comics #587; next appearance in Demon #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jason Blood (first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in Action Comics #587; next appearance in Demon #2)
• Glenda Mark (first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in Action Comics #587; next appearance in Demon #2)
• Merlin (last appearance in Hellblazer Annual #1; next appearance in Demon #2)

Villain(s)

• Asteroth (behind-the-scenes; next appearance in Demon #2)
• Clutcher (a demon; next appearance in Demon #2)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Swamp Thing (pictured in Jason Blood's thoughts)

Comments:
This issue is the first appearance of the post-Crisis Etrigan. The post-Crisis Etrigan is considered to be entirely independent from his Earth-1 counterpart. One key difference is that in the pre-Crisis Etrigan and Jason Blood were the same entity as shown in Demon #1. However, in the post-Crisis reality, Jason Blood is a human bonded to Etrigan as shown in Demon #5 and therefore a distinct entity. Therefore, Jason Blood's post-Crisis appearances will be listed as a separate character.

This story continues in Demon #2.

Synopsis:
Glenda follows Jason Blood to England after discovering a picture of the demon Belial who resembles Etrigan. When she shows the book to Jason, a spell prevents him from seeing the picture. They summon Etrigan, who can't see the picture either, but the Demon tells Glenda to go to Ireland to find a book in the tower of Daganbrack. When Glenda and Jason enter the tower, a strangler demon named Clutcher attacks, forcing Jason to summon Etrigan again.