Mechanics #1 was published by Fantagraphics on October 1, 1985, as part of a series that began in 1985. Alan Moore and Jaime Hernandez write, and art comes from Bill Messner-Loebs, Paul Rivoche and Simon Wright. This 36-page issue features Maggie Chascarillo, Hopey Glass, Penny Century, Rand Race and Rena Titañon, among 6 characters cataloged on VerseDB.