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.

Life in the Concrete Jungle

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

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

"Life in the Concrete Jungle" When Animal Man attempts to track an escaped giant insect for S.T.A.R. Labs he encounters a giant, humanoid rat; at the same time Ellen and Maxine encounter a pair of redneck hunters.

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.

When We All Lived in the Forest

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; B'Wana Beast; Maxine Baker; Dr. Myers; Cliff Baker; Violet Weidemeir

"When We All Lived in the Forest" Animal Man encounters B'Wana Beast and cures his anthrax poisoning. After restoring the animals B'Wana Beast fused, Animal Man tells off Dr. Myers at S.T.A.R. Labs and returns to his home. B'Wana Beast, however, has his own plans for Dr. Myers.

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.

Fox on the Run

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Ellen Baker; Vixen [Mari McCabe]; James Highwater; The Mad Hatter; The Psycho Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Dr. Huntoon; Hamad Ali (cameo)

"Fox on the Run" While Animal Man disrupts a fox hunt, James Highwater visits the Psycho Pirate, who along with The Mad Hatter, remembers the pre-Crisis multiverse. The Psycho Pirate gives Highwater a piece of paper showing the pre-Crisis origin of Animal Man. Meanwhile Vixen has arrived at the Baker house in search of help fighting invisible creatures. As Animal Man is literally unravelled by the creatures, the aliens who gave him his power arrive.

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.

Secret Origins

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

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

"Secret Origins" Animal Man and Vixen escape their prison and investigate the time-space anomoly created by the aliens' presence. While Vixen fights Tabu, the aliens help Animal Man re-establish his reality. When Hamed Ali confronts Animal Man and the aliens, the aliens write him out of the story.

Hour of the Beast

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; B'Wana Beast [Mike Maxwell]; Dominic Mndawe; Archbishop Mogatusi; David Quinn; Mr. Van de Voort

"Hour of the Beast" Animal Man runs into B'Wana Beast and the two get involved in the politics of Aprtheid-era South Africa, where Mike Maxwell passes on the mantle of B'Wana Beast.

Spooks

Grant Morrison

Tom Grummett

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Maxine Baker; Ellen Baker; James Highwater; Cliff Baker; Mr. Lennox

"Spooks" Maxine sees a person she thinks is her father, then Ellen feels a presence in the house. When Buddy investigates, he finds the same person and recalls seeing him once before when he was 10. Elsewhere, Cliff and two friends play with a Ouija board and come up with the numbers 9 and 27, numbers which also appear on the door to the Baker house.

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Dolphin; Dane Dorrance (from Sea Devils); Ongur Nielsen; Joannes

"The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" Animal Man joins Dane Dorrance and Dolphin in protecting dolphins from hunters.

The Clockwork Crimes of the Time Commander

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Ellen Baker; Sue Dibney; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibney]; Metamorpho; Time Commander; Rocket Red #4 [Dmitri Pushkin]; Mr. Lennox

"The Clockwork Crimes of the Time Commander" Animal Man takes Ellen to Paris to celebrate selling her book and ends up joining the JLE in taking down the Time Commander.

Consequences

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Mirror Master [Evan McCulloch]; James Highwater; Cliff Baker; Ellen Baker; Maxine Baker; Roger; Dr. Whitmore

"Consequences" Animal Man gets involved with animal rights activists and becomes a spokesperson for the cause, but begins to question his absolutist point-of-view. Elsewhere, Mirror Master dissolves his relationship with Mr. Lennox. Also, back at the Baker household, James Highwater has arrived, but he has problems of his own.

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Tricia; Roger; Ellen Baker; Maxine Baker; Cliff Baker; James Highwater; Mr. Lennox

"At Play in the Fields of the Lord" Animal Man accompanies James Highwater to Arizona to go on a peyote vision quest where he learns the origin of his powers and of the Crisis that happened and the second Crisis to come.

A New Science of Life

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; James Highwater; Ellen Baker; Cliff Baker; Maxine Baker

"A New Science of Life" In his vision, Buddy encounters the original version of Animal Man (from Strange Adventures) who protests his replacement. When Animal Man comes out of his vision, he returns home to his greatest tragedy.

The Last Enemy

Grant Morrison

Chas Truog

Brian Bolland (signed)

Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Ellen Baker; Roger; Tricia; Cliff Baker; Maxine Baker; Violet Weidemeir; Mr. Lennox; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Dr. Huntoon; Morris Weidemeir; Martian Manhunter; Vixen; Metamorpho; Booster Gold

"The Last Enemy" Buddy falls into despair over the deaths of his wife and children, but at his lowest point he gets a mysterious phone call. Elsewhere, a seemingly shadowy governmental organization demonstrates their latest weapon for Mr. Lennox.