A key issue noted for First appearance of Fruitcake Mullins and First appearance of Alyssa. Hard Time #9 was published by DC Comics on December 1, 2004, as part of a series that began in 2004. Mary Skrenes and Steve Gerber write, and art comes from Brian Haberlin, Brian Hurtt and Wildstorm FX. This 36-page issue features Ethan Harrow, Cindy, Cole, Curly Wallace and Arturo Lopez, among 10 characters cataloged on VerseDB.