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Issue #0 Oct 01, 2025 Issue #1 Sep 30, 2020 Issue #2 Oct 28, 2020 Issue #3 Nov 25, 2020 Issue #4 Dec 23, 2020 Issue #5 Jan 27, 2021 Issue #6 Feb 24, 2021 Issue #7 Mar 31, 2021 Issue #8 Apr 28, 2021 Issue #9 May 26, 2021 Issue #10 Jun 30, 2021 Issue #11 Jul 28, 2021 Issue #12 Aug 25, 2021 Issue #13 Sep 29, 2021 Issue #14 Dec 01, 2021 Issue #15 Jan 12, 2022 Issue #16 Feb 23, 2022 Issue #17 Mar 23, 2022 Issue #18 May 25, 2022 Issue #19 Jun 29, 2022
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Image Comics The Department of Truth (2020)

Chapter Zero: Another National Anthem; Suspicious Minds Pt. I

by Esther Pearl Watson Writer James Tynion IV Writer +18 more
Oct 1, 2025 $4.99 40 pages
Key Issue 18+
Overview Market Data Variations 4 Discussion

A key issue noted for First appearance of Hunter Hill and First appearance of Charity Sinclair. The Department of Truth #0 was published by Image Comics on October 1, 2025, as part of a series that began in 2020. Esther Pearl Watson and James Tynion IV write, and art comes from Brian Keene, Jordie Bellaire and Joshua Hixson. This 40-page issue features Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Lee Harvey Oswald, Cole Turner and Scarlet Woman, among 11 characters catalogued on VerseDB.

Series
The Department of Truth (2020)
Issue Number
#0
Release Date
October 1, 2025
Cover Date
October 2025
Cover Price
$4.99
Page Count
40
Age Rating
18+
FOC Date
August 18, 2025
Diamond Code
0725IM294
SKU
0725IM294
UPC
70985303032400011

Series Details

Title
The Department of Truth
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Ongoing
Run
2020
Issues Count
41
Genres
Format
Standard
Original Language
English
Language
English

Key Issue

  • First appearance of Hunter Hill
  • First appearance of Charity Sinclair
  • First appearance of Chuckie

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Creators
Esther Pearl Watson

Esther Pearl Watson

Writer

James Tynion IV

James Tynion IV

Writer, Production

Scott Snyder

Scott Snyder

Writer, Production

Joshua Hixson

Artist, Cover Artist

Martin Simmonds

Martin Simmonds

Artist, Colorist, Cover Artist

Steve Foxe

Artist

Brian Keene

Brian Keene

Colorist, Penciller, Inker

Jordie Bellaire

Jordie Bellaire

Colorist, Inker

Aditya Bidikar

Aditya Bidikar

Letterer

Tom Muller

Tom Muller

Cover Artist

Tyler Boss

Tyler Boss

Cover Artist

Dylan Todd

Dylan Todd

Editor

Characters

Hunter Hill

Hunter Hill

Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Norma Jean Baker

Ruby

Ruby

Ruby

Scarlet Woman

Scarlet Woman

Babalon

Star-Faced Man

Star-Faced Man

Charity Sinclair

Charity Sinclair

Charity Sinclair

Chuckie

Chuckie

Cole Turner

Cole Turner

Cole Turner

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley

Huck

Huck

Teams

Department of Truth

Department of Truth

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