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Essential Painkiller Jane (2006):
“A Kiss Before Killing”
by Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn, Rick Leonardi, Jimmy Palmiotti

Essential Painkiller Jane

Title: “A Kiss Before Killing”

Medium: comic

Cover date: 2006

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Written by: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn
Art by: Rick Leonardi, Jimmy Palmiotti


17 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)		 Religious
Affiliation		 Team(s)
[Notes]		 Pub. #
app.
Painkiller Jane Painkiller Jane (Jane Vasko)
(lead character)		 hero
   DEA; NYPD Event Comics Dynamite Entertainment 55
Maureen Fernandez Maureen Fernandez supporting character
   DEA; NYPD
[Ashley Quinn's older sister]		 Event Comics 42
22 Brides 22 Brides supporting character group
   [female group of mercenary assassins] Event Comics 8
Dark Ali Dark Ali (Ali) supporting character
   22 Brides Event Comics 13
Paul Gump supporting character
   [henchman] Event Comics 9
Sean Gump supporting character
   [henchman] Event Comics 9
Mercy Mercy supporting character
   22 Brides Event Comics 8
Hardkiss Hardkiss supporting character
   22 Brides; black Event Comics 4
Seth Hiller Seth Hiller supporting character
   [treated, fell in love w/Painkiller Jane] Event Comics 30
David Sheridan supporting character
   [doctor] Event Comics 4
Deez supporting character
   [1st app: Painkiller Jane (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1997)] Event Comics 1
Frank Largo supporting character
   [1st app: Painkiller Jane (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1997)] Event Comics 2
Elmo supporting character
   [1st app: Painkiller Jane (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1997)] Event Comics 1
Kohl supporting character
   [1st app: Painkiller Jane (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1997)] Event Comics 1
Larry supporting character
   [1st app: Painkiller Jane (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1997)] Event Comics 2
Lemmie supporting character
   [1st app: Painkiller Jane (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1997)] Event Comics 1
Nells supporting character
   [1st app: Painkiller Jane (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1997)] Event Comics 2

This comic was reprinted from: Painkiller Jane (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1997): "A Kiss Before Killing".

Essential Painkiller Jane is a trade paperback collection of the complete first Painkiller Jane series (issues 0 through 5), published by Event Comics.

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Essential Painkiller Jane (2006) created 27 March 2013. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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