- "I'm gonna fuckin' have you. You cunt."
- ―Billy Butcher
| "The Name of the Game: Part One" | |
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| The Boys | |
| Title: | "The Name of the Game: Part One" |
| Volume: | The Boys |
| Cover price: | $2.99 |
| Cover date: | October, 2006 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics WildStorm Productions |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Garth Ennis |
| Pencilers: | Darick Robertson |
| Inkers: | Darick Robertson |
| Cover artists: | Darick Robertson |
| Cover inker: | Darick Robertson |
| Cover colorist: | Tony Aviña |
| Colorists: | Tony Aviña |
| Letterers: | Greg Thompson |
| Assistants: | Kristy Quinn |
| Editors: | Ben Abernathy |
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| Next: | The Boys #2 |
"The Name of the Game: Part One" is the title to the first issue of The Boys ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics under their WildStorm Productions imprint. It was written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Darick Robertson. Coloring was by Tony Aviña and it was lettered by Greg Thompson. The story was edited by Ben Abernathy with Kristy Quinn as assistant editor. This issue shipped with an October, 2006 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- "Monkey" Kessler
- Robin (Only appearance; dies)
- Susan L. Rayner
Villains
Minor characters
- Dakota Bob (Referenced only)
- Terror the dog
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
- Wheelchair (On a video screen)
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Boys were created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson.
- Boys, The 1 redirects to this page.
- This series is suggested for mature readers.
- This issue is reprinted in The Boys: The Name of the Game published by Dynamite Entertainment.
- Only the first six issues of this series were published under DC's WildStorm Productions imprint. Due to its graphic content, DC discontinued publishing the series and it was picked up by Dynamite Entertainment.
- First appearance of all characters.
- If you look closely, you can see that Monkey Kessler is actually masturbating to Special Olympics videos on his computer screen. 'Cuz Garth Ennis isn't twisted enough, right?