List of Hellblazer comics

Hellblazer, also known as John Constantine, Hellblazer, is an American comic book series starring John Constantine. The character, created by Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, and John Totleben first appeared in Swamp Thing (vol. 2) #37 (June 1985) as a supporting character, and later appeared as the protagonist of his own series in 1988. In 1993, the series started being published under DC's newly founded imprint Vertigo, and by its cancellation it was the imprint's longest-running series.^[1]

Hellblazer has been incompletely collected into many trade paperbacks. The first UK editions, printed by Titan Books, reprinted the original colour issues in black and white. Though subsequent editions were in color, they were not numbered and not always released chronologically. While some issues were never collected in trade form, some early issues appear in books. Starting in April 2011, Vertigo began republishing the series in new numbered editions, collecting the series in proper chronological order and including issues that had been left out of earlier editions. The new editions also include short stories, prose pieces, original graphic novels, related mini-series, and crossover issues from other series, most commonly Swamp Thing.

Comic book series

See also: List of Hellblazer creators

John Constantine first starred in his own solo series Hellblazer in 1988, which ran until its cancellation in 2013. The character was then introduced into the main DC continuity with the fourth wave of the New 52 releases in Constantine, which featured a younger version of the character with a new backstory, and ran until 2015.^[1] It was relaunched as Constantine: The Hellblazer under a new creative team which attempted to bring back to "the core tenets of [Constantine's] character", running for thirteen issues.^[2][3] The series was once again cancelled and relaunched to coincide with the release of DC Rebirth, including an introduction one-shot titled The Hellblazer: Rebirth, and running for twenty-four issues. This series brought back elements from the original series, while still being rated PG-13.^[4] In July 2019, it was announced that a new series would be released under The Sandman Universe line, published under Vertigo's successor imprint DC Black Label, starting with a new one-shot titled The Sandman Presents: Hellblazer.^[5] The series was cancelled with issue twelve.^[6]

Ongoing series

Title	Issues	Cover dates	Imprint	Notes
Hellblazer	#1 – 300	January 1988 – April 2013	DC Comics (#1–62); Vertigo Comics (#63–300); Vertigo X (#181–191)	[7]
Constantine	#1 – 23	May 2013 – May 2015	DC Comics	[8]
Constantine: The Hellblazer	#1 – 13	August 2015 – August 2016		[9]
The Hellblazer	#1 – 24	October 2016 – September 2018		[10]
John Constantine: Hellblazer	#1 – 12	January 2020 – January 2021	DC Black Label, The Sandman Universe	[11]

Limited series

Title	Issues	Cover dates	Imprint	Notes
The Horrorist	#1 – 2	December 1995 – January 1996	Vertigo Comics	Spin-off of Hellblazer starring John Constantine.
Hellblazer/The Books of Magic	#1 – 2	December 1997 – January 1998
The Trenchcoat Brigade	#1 – 4	March 1999 – June 1999		Miniseries starring John Constantine, Doctor Occult, the Phantom Stranger, Mister E and Rose Psychic.
The Sandman Presents: Love Street	#1 – 3	July 1999 – September 1999		Spin-off of The Sandman, The Dreaming and Hellblazer. Constantine appears as one of the main characters.
Hellblazer Special: Bad Blood	#1 – 4	September 2000 – December 2000
Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine	#1 – 4	February 2003 – May 2003	Vertigo Comics; Vertigo X (#3–4)	[12]
Hellblazer Special: Papa Midnite	#1 – 5	April 2005 – August 2005	Vertigo Comics	[13]
Hellblazer Presents: Chas - The Knowledge	#1 – 5	September 2008 – January 2009		[14]
Hellblazer: City of Demons	#1 – 5	December 2010 – February 2011		Indicia title changed to John Constantine: Hellblazer: City of Demons with issue #5.[15]
Hellblazer: Rise and Fall	#1 – 3	November 2020 – March 2021	DC Black Label	[16]
John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America	#1 – 8	January 2024 –		Continuation of the 2020 series.

One-shots

Title	Cover date	Imprint	Notes
Hellblazer Annual #1	September 1989	Vertigo Comics
Hellblazer Special #1	November 1993
Heartland	March 1997		Spin-off of Hellblazer. However, John Constantine makes no appearance.
Millennium Edition: Hellblazer #1	July 2000	Vertigo Comics; DC Comics Millennium Edition	Reprints Hellblazer #1.
Vertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer #1	August 2000	Vertigo Comics
	2005		New printing coinciding with the release of the film Constantine.[17]
Constantine: The Official Movie Adaptation	January 2005		Comic adaptation of the 2005 film Constantine.[18]
Hellblazer - Special Constantine DVD Issue	April 2005		In-case extra with the Constantine - 2-Disc Deluxe Edition DVD. Reprints Hellblazer #41 and Vertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer #1
Hellblazer #1 Special Edition	July 2010		Reprints Hellblazer #1.
Vertigo Resurrected: Hellblazer #1	February 2011		Reprints Hellblazer #57–58, 245–246.[19]
Vertigo Resurrected: Hellblazer: Bad Blood #1	June 2011		Reprints Hellblazer: Bad Blood #1–4.[20]
Hellblazer Annual 2011	February 2012		[21]
Constantine: Futures End #1	November 2014	DC Comics	Tie-in one-shot to the Futures End event. 3D lenticular cover.[22]
Constantine/Hellblazer #1 Special Edition	December 2014		Flipbook reprinting Constantine #1 and Hellblazer #1.
The Hellblazer: Rebirth #1	September 2016		Tie-in one-shot to the DC Rebirth relaunch event.[23]
The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer #1	December 2019	DC Black Label, The Sandman Universe	Introduction one-shot to the new ongoing series.[24]

Other stories

Story title	Issue	Cover date	Notes
"Tainted Love"	Vertigo Jam #1	August 1993
"Tell Me"	Vertigo: Winter's Edge #1	January 1998
"All Those Little Girls and Boys"	Vertigo: Winter's Edge #2	January 1999
"Another Bloody Christmas"	Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3	January 2000
"Exposed"	9-11 Volume 2	February 2002	Published in a 9-11 benefit book.
"Letter from a Suicide"	House of Mystery Halloween Annual #1	December 2009
"Shoot"	Vertigo Resurrected #1	October 2010	Originally planned for Hellblazer #141, it was not released at that time due to the 1999 Columbine shootings.
"Bonfire Night"	House of Mystery Halloween Annual #2	December 2010

Graphic novels

Title	Publication date	Format	ISBN	Imprint	Notes
John Constantine, Hellblazer: All His Engines	January 2005	Hardcover	978-1401203160	Vertigo Comics	[25]
	July 2006	Softcover	978-1401203177		[26]
Dark Entries	August 2009	Hardcover	978-1401213862	Vertigo Crime	[27]
	August 2010	Softcover	978-1401224295		[28]
John Constantine, Hellblazer: Pandemonium	February 2010	Hardcover	978-1401220358	Vertigo Comics	[29]
	February 2011	Softcover	978-1401220396		[30]
The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel	June 2021	Paperback	978-1779501233	DC Comics	Targeted towards young children.[31]
Constantine: Distorted Illusions	October 2022	Paperback	978-1779507730	DC Comics	Targeted towards young adults.[32]

Collected editions

All collected editions were released in trade paperback format, unless noted otherwise.

Hellblazer

Originally the series was collected irregularly. These volumes are preceded by volumes 3–7 of Swamp Thing.

Volume	Material collected	Publication date	ISBN	Notes
Original Sins	Hellblazer #1–9	August 1992	978-1563890529	[33]
The Devil You Know	Hellblazer #10–13	May 2007	978-1401212698	[34]
The Fear Machine	Hellblazer #14–22	July 2008	978-1401218621	[35]
The Family Man	Hellblazer #23–24, 28–33	October 2008	978-1401219642	[36]
Dangerous Habits	Hellblazer #41–46	February 1994	978-1563891502	[37]
Bloodlines	Hellblazer #47–50, 52–55, 59–61	December 2007	978-1401215149	[38]
Fear and Loathing	Hellblazer #62–67	January 1997	978-1563892028	[39]
Tainted Love	Hellblazer #68–71, Special #1	July 1998	978-1563894565	[40]
Damnation's Flame	Hellblazer #72–77	May 1999	978-1563895081	[41]
Rake at the Gates of Hell	Hellblazer #78–83; Heartland	October 2003	978-1401200022	[42]
Son of Man	Hellblazer #129–133	March 2004	978-1401202026	[43]
Haunted	Hellblazer #134–139	January 2003	978-1563898136	[44]
Setting Sun	Hellblazer #140–143	September 2004	978-1401202453	[45]
Shoot	"Shoot" from Vertigo Resurrected #1; Hellblazer #144–145, 245–246, 250	March 2014	978-1401247485	[46]
Hard Time	Hellblazer #146–150	November 2000	978-1563896965	[47]
Good Intentions	Hellblazer #151–156	February 2002	978-1563898563	[48]
Freezes Over	Hellblazer #157–163	May 2003	978-1563899713	[49]
Highwater	Hellblazer #164–174	June 2004	978-1401202231	[50]
Red Sepulchre	Hellblazer #175–180	May 2005	978-1401204853	[51]
Black Flowers	Hellblazer #181–186	September 2005	978-1401204990	[52]
Staring at the Wall	Hellblazer #187–193	January 2006	978-1401209292	[53]
Stations of the Cross	Hellblazer #194–200	August 2006	978-1401210021	[54]
Reasons to Be Cheerful	Hellblazer #201–206	April 2007	978-1401212513	[55]
The Gift	Hellblazer #207–215	September 2007	978-1401214531	[56]
Empathy is the Enemy	Hellblazer #216–222	November 2006	978-1401210663	[57]
The Red Right Hand	Hellblazer #223–228	July 2007	978-1401213428	[58]
Joyride	Hellblazer #230–237	February 2008	978-1401216511	[59]
The Laughing Magician	Hellblazer #238–242	September 2008	978-1401218539	[60]
The Roots of Coincidence	Hellblazer #243–244, 247–249	May 2009	978-1401222512	[61]
Scab	Hellblazer #251–255; material from Hellblazer #250	November 2009	978-1401225018	[62]
Hooked	Hellblazer #256–260	June 2010	978-1401227289	[63]
India	Hellblazer #261–266	October 2010	978-1401228484	[64]
Bloody Carnations	Hellblazer #267–275	August 2011	978-1401231521	[65]
Phantom Pains	Hellblazer #276–282	February 2012	978-1401233990	[66]
The Devil's Trench Coat	Hellblazer #283–291	October 2012	978-1401237202	[67]
Death and Cigarettes	Hellblazer #292–300, Annual 2011	June 2013	978-1401240936	[68]

New editions

In 2011, Vertigo started reprinting the series in new, numbered trade paperbacks in chronological order.

#	Title	Material collected	Pages	Publication date	ISBN	Notes
1	Original Sins	Hellblazer #1–9 Swamp Thing (vol. 2) #76–77		March 2011	978-1401230067	[69]
2	The Devil You Know	Hellblazer #10–13, Annual #1 The Horrorist #1–2		January 2012	978-1401233020	[70]
3	The Fear Machine	Hellblazer #14–22		June 2012	978-1401235192	[71]
4	The Family Man	Hellblazer #23–33 "The Gangster, the Whore and the Magician" from Vertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer #1		November 2012	978-1401236908	[72]
5	Dangerous Habits	Hellblazer #34–46		May 2013	978-1401238025	[73]
6	Bloodlines	Hellblazer #47–61		August 2013	978-1401240431	[74]
7	Tainted Love	Hellblazer #62–71, Special #1 "Tainted Love" from Vertigo Jam #1		December 2013	978-1401243036	[75]
8	Rake at the Gates of Hell	Hellblazer #72–83 Heartland		June 2014	978-1401247492	[76]
9	Critical Mass	Hellblazer #84–96		October 2014	978-1401250720	[77]
10	In the Line of Fire	Hellblazer #97–107		February 2015	978-1401251376	[78]
11	Last Man Standing	Hellblazer #108–120		August 2015	978-1401255299	[79]
12	How to Play with Fire	Hellblazer #121–133		January 2016	978-1401258108	[80]
13	Haunted	Hellblazer #134–145 "Shoot" from Vertigo Resurrected #1 "Tell Me" from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #1 "All Those Little Girls and Boys" from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #2 "Another Bloody Christmas" from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3		May 2016	978-1401261412	[81]
14	Good Intentions	Hellblazer #146–161 "The First Time" from Vertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer #1		August 2016	978-1401263737	[82]
15	Highwater	Hellblazer #162–174		January 2017	978-1401265793	[83]
16	The Wild Card	Hellblazer #175–188		May 2017	978-1401269098	[84]
17	Out of Season	Hellblazer #189–201		September 2017	978-1401273668	[85]
18	The Gift	Hellblazer #202–215		January 2018	978-1401275389	[86]
19	The Red Right Hand	Hellblazer #216–229		July 2018	978-1401280802	[87]
20	Systems of Control	Hellblazer #230–238 Hellblazer: All His Engines		January 2019	978-1401285692	[88]
21	The Laughing Magician	Hellblazer #239–249 Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #1–4		July 2019	978-1401292126	[89]
22	Regeneration	Hellblazer #250–260 Hellblazer Special: Chas #1–5		January 2020	978-1401295684	[90]
23	No Future	Hellblazer #261–266 Hellblazer: Pandemonium Hellblazer Special: Papa Midnite #1–5		September 2020	978-1779503053	[91]
24	Sectioned	Hellblazer #267–275 Hellblazer: City of Demons #1–5		February 2021	978-1779509529	[92]
25	Another Season	Hellblazer #276–291 "Exposed" from 9-11 (vol. 2)		August 2021	978-1779510297	[93]
26	The Curse of the Constantines	Hellblazer #292–300, Annual #1 Hellblazer Special: Bad Blood #1–4		March 2022	978-1779514981	[94]

Constantine

#	Title	Material collected	Pages	Publication date	ISBN	Notes
1	The Spark and the Flame	Constantine #1–6	146	February 18, 2014	978-1401243234	[95]
2	Blight	Constantine #7–12	144	August 12, 2014	978-1401247478	[96]
3	The Voice in the Fire	Constantine #13–17 Constantine: Futures End #1	144	February 24, 2015	978-1401250850	[97]
4	The Apocalypse Road	Constantine #18–23	144	August 25, 2015	978-1401254704	[98]
Forever Evil: Blight		Justice League Dark #24–29 Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #14–17 Constantine #9–12 Trinity of Sin: Pandora #6–9	416	September 30, 2014	978-1401250065	Crossover with Justice League Dark, Trinity of Sin: Pandora and Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger.[99]

Constantine: The Hellblazer

#	Title	Material collected	Pages	Publication date	ISBN	Notes
1	Going Down	Constantine: The Hellblazer #1–6 DC Sneak Peek: Constantine #1	127	February 16, 2016	978-1401259723	[100]
2	The Art of the Deal	Constantine: The Hellblazer #7–13	184	September 27, 2016	978-1401263713	[101]

The Hellblazer

#	Title	Material collected	Pages	Publication date	ISBN	Notes
1	The Poison Truth	The Hellblazer: Rebirth #1 The Hellblazer #1–6	168	April 4, 2017	978-1401268862	[102]
2	The Smokeless Fire	The Hellblazer #7–12	144	October 31, 2017	978-1401273897	[103]
3	The Inspiration Game	The Hellblazer #13–18	144	March 13, 2018	978-1401278014	[104]
4	The Good Old Days	The Hellblazer #19–24	144	December 24, 2018	978-1401286279	[105]

John Constantine: Hellblazer

Published under DC Black Label.

#	Title	Material collected	Pages	Publication date	ISBN	Notes
1	Marks of Woe	The Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer #1 John Constantine: Hellblazer #1–6 The Books of Magic (vol. 3) #14	216	September 29, 2020	978-1779502896	[106]
2	The Best Version of You	John Constantine: Hellblazer #7–12	168	March 30, 2021	978-1779509536

Limited series

Title	Material collected	Pages	Publication date	ISBN	Notes
Hellblazer: Lady Constantine	Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine #1–4		March 2006	978-1401209421	[107]
Hellblazer: Papa Midnite	Hellblazer Special: Papa Midnite #1–5		April 2006	978-1401210038	[108]
Hellblazer Presents: Chas	Hellblazer Special: Chas #1–5		April 2009	978-1401221270	[109]
Hellblazer: City of Demons	Hellblazer: City of Demons #1–5 "Another Bloody Christmas" from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3		May 2011	978-1401231538	[110]
Hellblazer: Rise and Fall	Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #1–3	135	April 27, 2021	978-1779513540	[111]

• John Constantine Hellblazer: Dead in America #1 - 8, 2024

Other collections

Constantine is found in most Swamp Thing collections from volume 3, The Curse. He appears in every subsequent volume of the 1985 series and in volume 1, Bad Seed, of the 2004 series.

Title	Vol. #	Material collected	Pages	Publication date	ISBN	Notes
Constantine: The Hellblazer Collection		Constantine: The Official Movie Adaptation Hellblazer #1, 27, 41		January 2005	978-1401203405	[112]
John Constantine, Hellblazer 30th Anniversary Edition		Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 Hellblazer #11, 27, 41, 63, 120, 146, 229, 240		November 2018	978-1401284794	Hardcover.[113]
Hellblazer by Garth Ennis Omnibus		Hellblazer #41–50, 52–83, 129–131, Special #1 "Tainted Love" from Vertigo Jam #1 Heartland "All Those Little Girls and Boys" from Vertigo: Winter's Edge #2	1352	March 2020	978-1401299910	Oversized hardcover.[114]
John Constantine, Hellblazer by Jamie Delano Omnibus	1	Hellblazer #1–22, Annual #1 Swamp Thing (Vol. 2) #65–77 The Sandman #3	1128	October 22, 2024	978-1779527844	Oversized hardcover.[115]
	2	Hellblazer #23-40, 84, 250 The Horrorist #1-2 Hellblazer Special: Bad Blood #1-4 Vertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer #1	864	July 8, 2025	978-1799502067	Oversized hardcover.[116]

Novels

Author John Shirley has written three Hellblazer-related novels: a novelisation of the film Constantine, released in 2005, War Lord, and Subterranean, a pair of original novels based around the Constantine seen in the comics, both of which were released in 2006. The novel War Lord treats the film Constantine as an alternate universe within the comics' continuity.