The Human Zoo

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; B'Wana Beast; Ellen Baker; Cliff Baker; Maxine Baker; Violet Weidemeir; Morris Weidemeir; Justice League International [Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Mr. Miracle [Scott Free]; Booster Gold [Michael Carter]] (cameo; all as pictures on a magazine); Roger; Tricia; Dick Griffith; Dr. Myers; Ray; Lew; 2 other unnamed hunters

"The Human Zoo" When Buddy Blank decides to resume his superhero career, S.T.A.R. labs in San Diego calls him to investigate a break-in at a lab working to develop an AIDS vaccine.

The Nature of the Beast

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Ellen Baker; Maxine Baker; B'Wana Beast; Lew; Ray; Rupert Kenboya; Morris Weidemeir; Dr. Myers

"The Nature of the Beast" B'Wana Beast frees Djuba the ape from S.T.A.R. Labs and Animal Man learns the real project the scientists are working on. Elsewhere, Ellen is saved from the hunters by an unlikely hero.

The Coyote Gospel

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Cliff Baker; Ellen Baker; Crafty The Coyote

"The Coyote Gospel" Animal Man meets Crafty, a coyote that walks like a man and is painfully resurrected everytime it is killed.

Birds of Prey

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Skalla Kol (Thanagarian Hawkwoman); Roger (Animal Man's manager); Rokara Soh (Thangarian); Hawkman

"Birds of Prey" Animal Man encounters Thanagarians with a bomb, but the arrival of Hawkman puts an end to the threat.

The Death of the Red Mask

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Cliff Baker; The Red Mask; The Veil (cameo); Captain Triumph (cameo)

"The Death of the Red Mask" During the invasion of Earth, Animal Man meets the Red Mask and tries to talk him out of committing suicide.

Mirror Moves

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Ellen Baker; Mirror Master [Evan McCulloch]; James Hightower

"Mirror Moves" The morning after Animal Man is admitted to the Justice League, Mirror Master attacks him in his home.

Home Improvements

Grant Morrison

Tom Grummett

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Cliff Baker; Maxine Baker; Ellen Baker; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; James Highwater; Mike Buckley

"Home Improvements" While the Justice League villain-proofs the Baker household, Animal Man discusses with Martian Manhunter the effect of the gene bomb on him. Later the Martian Manhunter helps Cliff deal with some bullies. Elsewhere, in Africa, natives sense the coming of the gods.

Out of Africa

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Vixen [Mari McCabe]; Ellen Baker; Hamed Ali; Tabu

"Out of Africa" Animal Man, who was taken apart by the invisible agents of the aliens in the previous issue, is reintegrated by the aliens and reappears in Africa with Vixen, where the two lose a fight with Hamed Ali and Tabu and are imprisoned. Meanwhile back at the Baker household, Ellen fades out of existence.

Crisis

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Psycho Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Streaky; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Crime Syndicate of Earth-3 [Power Ring, Ultraman; Johnny Quick; Owlman]; Bug-Eyed Bandit; Detective Chimp; James Highwater; Phantom Stranger; Binky; Immortal Man; Jason Blood; Icicle; Psimon; Ten-Eyed Man; The Spectre [not of Earth-1 or Earth-2]; Uberman; Justice League of Earth-17 [Overman; Bat-Man; Robin]; Love Syndicate of Dreamworld [Sunshine Superman; Speed Freak; Magic Lantern]; Aquagirl [Tula]; Sargon the Sorcerer; Prince Ra-Man; Beppo; Kole

"Crisis" Having time-travelled to the past, Animal Man has a philosophical discussion with the Phantom Stranger, Immortal Man, and Jason Blood. In the present, Psycho Pirate returns several old characters (and several newly created characters) to continuity. But when he re-creates one very dangerous character, Animal Man is summoned by the aliens and James Hightower.

Purification Day

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Power Ring (of Earth-3); Ultraman (of Earth-3); James Highwater; Hercules (from Hercules Unbound); Dorothy (from the Wizard of Oz); Toto; Overman; Magic Lantern; Streaky; Bizarro; Krona; Sunshine Superman; Doctor Huntoon

"Purification Day" Animal Man discovers he is a character in a comic book, so along with James Highwater, he decides to send all the characters back into limbo. When the aliens return him to his home, Animal Man, knowing he is a fictional character, wonders who it is who causes him to suffer.

The Coma Kid

Peter Milligan

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Ellen Baker; Maxine Baker; Cliff Baker; Mary (nurse); Mike; Julia; Chet Vegas

"The Coma Kid" Animal Man wakes from being in a coma for three months. His family has returned, but is distant, and his animal powers are making him act more like an animal than a human.

The Naked Afternoon Snack

Peter Milligan

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Nowhere Man; The Front Page; The Notional Man; Cindy; The Angel Mob [Matthew Angel; Mark Angel; Lucinda Angel]; Mike; Ellen Baker; Lizard Girl (flashback)

"The Naked Afternoon Snack" The Nowhere Man enlists Animal Man's aid against his two former team-mates, the Front Page and the Notational Man.

Born To Be Wild

Peter Milligan

Steve Dillon

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; The Notional Man; Nowhere Man; Ellen Baker; Cliff Baker; Maxine Baker

"Born To Be Wild" Buddy takes his children and travels out to the Grand Canyon. Maxine is kidnapped and almost killed by the Notational Man.

A Nice Day For A Weird Wedding

Peter Milligan

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Nowhere Man; Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Nowhere Man; Jones (C.I.A.); Kinnock (C.I.A); Cliff Baker; The Angel Mob [Matthew Angel; Mark Angel; Lucinda Angel]; Ellen Baker; Maxine Baker; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo on TV); President Eagleton

"A Nice Day For A Weird Wedding" Animal Man travels to the prehistoric jungle in his bathroom and is then forced to help Nowhere Man guard the President against the Angel Mob.

Rites Of Passage

Peter Milligan

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Nowhere Man; The Green Cigarette; B'wana Beast; The Angel Mob [Matthew Angel; Mark Angel; Lucinda Angel]; Ellen Baker; Cliff Baker; Maxine Baker; Jones (C.I.A.); Kinnock (C.I.A); President Eagleton

"Rites Of Passage" Nowhere Man discovers the dead Animal Man is not really dead but living in the jungle in his bathroom. Animal Man returns to the real world to stop the Angel Mob and talks them into giving themselves up.

Schrodinger's Pizza

Peter Milligan

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Nowhere Man; President Eagleton; Jones (C.I.A.); Kinnock (C.I.A.); The Angel Mob [Matthew Angel; Mark Angel; Lucinda Angel]; Ellen Baker; Cliff Baker; Maxine Baker

"Schrodinger's Pizza" Buddy discovers the secret of the jungle in his bathroom and returns to his proper timeline.

I Am The Man of Deep Ungodly Powers

Tom Veitch

Steve Dillon

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Cliff Baker; Dave; Ellen Baker; Maxine Baker; Travis Cody; Dwayne Brown

"I Am The Man of Deep Ungodly Powers" Animal Man is working as a movie stunt man. He keeps finding dead Bald Eagles and other birds of prey that seem to be cooked from the inside out.

Requiem For A Bird Of Prey

Tom Veitch

Steve Dillon

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Ellen Baker; Maxine Baker; Dwayne Brown; Cliff Baker; Travis Cody

"Requiem For A Bird Of Prey" Animal Man discovers who has been killing birds in his community.

Dead Dogs On Ice!

Tom Veitch

Steve Dillon

Brian Bolland (signed)

Mr. Sampson; Davis; Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Travis Cody; Ellen Baker; Cliff Baker; Maxine Baker; Mister Rainbow; Dave; Raney Fox; Wendy; Phil; Buck Samson

"Dead Dogs On Ice!" Animal Man and Travis Cody try to figure out what has gone wrong with Buddy's animal powers. Buck Sampson from STAR Labs has an offer for Animal Man.

The Call Of The Wild

Tom Veitch

Steve Dillon

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Maxine Baker; Mr. Rainbow; All The Animals (Native American); Travis Cody; Cliff Baker; Ellen Baker

"The Call Of The Wild" Buddy returns from his meeting with STAR Labs and decides to learn more about animals so he can increase the range of his powers.