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Cover: Paul Pope

The Unknown #1

May 2009 · Boom! Studios · 3.99 USD
“The Unknown [Chapter One]”

In "The Unknown [Chapter One]," writer Mark Waid and artist Minck Oosterveer launch a gripping mystery centered on Catherine Allingham, America's Foremost Detective, who claims to have solved the riddle of Stonehenge and uncovered the fate of D.B. Cooper—only to face a grim prognosis from a brain tumor that may be distorting her reality. With just six months to live, she recruits a sharp-eyed bouncer as her assistant for a journey to Austria, where she aims to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a machine designed to measure the human soul. The haunting atmosphere and layered intrigue are brought to life by Minck Oosterveer’s striking interior art and Fellipe Martins’ evocative coloring, while Paul Pope’s moody cover sets the tone with a sense of quiet dread.

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writer Mark Waid · artist, inker Minck Oosterveer · colorist Fellipe Martins · letterer Marshall Dillon · cover Paul Pope

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writer Mark Waid
artist, inker Minck Oosterveer
cover pencils, inks Paul Pope

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Catherine Allingham has "figured out Stonehenge and found D.B. Cooper". Now the woman called America's Foremost Detective has six months at best to live, thanks to a brain tumor that may be causing her to see things that aren't there. She hires an observant bouncer as her assistant just before a trip to Austria to investigate the disappearance of a machine built to measure the human soul.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).