- "I don't care what anybody says, he can't be killed because... he's not human."
- ―Mike Burns
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| Friday the 13th | |
| Title: | "Friday the 13th" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Cover price: | $2.99 |
| Cover date: | April, 2007 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics WildStorm Productions |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Jim Lee |
| Writers: | Justin Gray; Jimmy Palmiotti |
| Pencilers: | Adam Archer |
| Inkers: | Peter Guzman |
| Cover artists: | Ryan Sook |
| Cover inker: | Ryan Sook |
| Cover colorist: | Ryan Sook |
| Colorists: | Jonny Rench |
| Letterers: | Wes Abbott |
| Assistants: | Kristy Quinn |
| Editors: | Ben Abernathy |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Friday the 13th #2 |
| Next: | Friday the 13th #4 |
"Friday the 13th" is the untitled third issue of the Friday the 13th comic book limited series published by DC Comics under their WildStorm Productions imprint. It was written by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti with artwork by Adam Archer and inks by Peter Guzman. It was colored by Jonny Rench and lettered by Wes Abbott. The story was edited by Ben Abernathy with Kristy Quinn as assistant editor. This issue shipped with an April, 2007 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).
"Friday the 13th"[]
Mike Burns goes to Nate Hobbs and Jerry White's cabin looking for them, but they are nowhere to be found. They meet up with the others, who indicate that they have not seen them either. Sasha makes a sarcastic comment about their wellbeing, and Brian, with equal sarcasm catalogs her as the humanitarian of the group. Alisha reluctantly raises the question of looking for them, in case they got hurt. Mike tells her that's he not in the babysitting business and says "Let's get to work". When the subject comes up of Brian looking for the guys with Alisha, Rico gets extremely irate and declaring that he isn't letting [his girl] out of his sight. Brian is amused at his apparent jealousy.
Sally Thomas and Mike Burns.
Mike Burns brings the crew to a barn and tells them that everything they need can be found here. He then states that Sally and he are going to drive out of the camp to search for Nate and Jerry. On the road, Sally suspects that Mike singled her out to go with him as an opportunity to get with her. Mike insists that he is only interested in friendship, however. Sally finds a book on his dashboard called Murder En Masse, which is a true crime book depicting various serial killers. They even have a section about Jason Voorhees. Mike talks about all of the eyewitness accounts from people who have claimed to have not only encountered Jason, but killed him as well. Mike is convinced that Jason is undead and unstoppable.
Sally finds Mike's hockey mask.
As they drive, Mike spots a fox trotting across the road carrying a rabbit. He slams on the breaks, and reaches his arm out to brace Sally. The palm of his hand rests squarely on her right breast. She asks him "Are you conducting a mammogram?", and he quickly apologizes. The sudden braking dislodged some items that Mike had tucked away, including a hockey mask. This freaks Sally out and she tells Mike to take her back to camp. Mike tells her that its just a novelty prop that he got from a gift shop.
Back at Camp Crystal Lake, Ryan, Brian and Rico are working on repairing the barn roof. Rico makes fun of Brian and Brian grows increasingly irritated with everyone being a jerk to him. Brian finally decides that he has had enough and shouts "Fuck you!" at Rico. Rico grabs him by the throat and threatens to throw him off the roof. Ryan tries to intervene, but Rico shoves him and Ryan falls off the roof. He catches himself on an eave and Rico has to pull him up. Ryan punches Rico, who grabs onto both men and all three go toppling off the barn. Fortunately, they land in a hay bale and are otherwise unharmed. Ryan presses his knee into Rico's chest and braces his arm against his throat until Rico agrees to let the entire issue go.
Jason attacks Mike Burns.
Later, as night falls, the rain is coming down hard. Mike's truck tire needs to be replaced and he is changing while Sally sits inside. Suddenly, Jason Voorhees appears and bashes Mike across the jaw with a tire iron. Sally witnesses this and scrambles to get out of the truck as Jason brings the tire iron down a second time onto Mike's neck. He drags Mike over to the raised wheel-shaft then drops the jack, which destroys Mike's head.
Sally manages to run back to camp and runs into Sasha. Panicking, she tells her that Mike is dead. Sasha brings Sally back to one of the cabins only to find Ryan and Brian making out. Ryan rises to offer Sasha an explanation, but there are more important things at play now. She wants to leave the campground and wants the keys to Ryan's jeep. She tells them that Mike is dead. Sally steps outside and finds Jason standing with a machete waiting for her.
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Jerry White (Referenced only)
- Nate Hobbs (Referenced only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
- Axe
- Hockey mask
- Machete
- Pitchfork
- Tire iron
Vehicles
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Friday the 13th franchise was created by producer Steve Miner, writer Victor Miller and director Sean S. Cunningham. The film series, which began in 1980, was produced by Paramount Pictures. The franchise became the property of New Line Cinema in 1993.
- This series is rated M for Mature (18+ readership).
- This issue is UPC barcode number 7 61941 25840 9 00311.
- This issue shipped to retailers on February 14th, 2007. Happy Valentine's Day! Yeah, I know. Not quite as catchy as saying "Happy Friday the 13th", now is it?
- This issue includes an advertisement for the 300 feature film by Zack Snyder, based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller.
- Jack the Ripper is referenced in this issue. There is a section on him included in Mike's book Murder En Masse.
- An indirect reference is made to Chris Higgins from Friday the 13th Part 3, as one of the people mentioned in Murder En Masse who claims to have killed Jason Voorhees.
- An indirect reference is made to Roy Burns who is a Jason copycat killer from Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning. He is also mentioned in Murder En Masse.
Body Count[]
- Mike Burns - Struck twice with a tire iron; face massacred in a truck's wheel well.