Buffy the Vampire Slayer #56 was published by Dark Horse Comics on April 1, 2003, as part of a series that began in 1998. Fabian Nicieza and Scott Allie write, and art comes from Brian Horton, Cliff Richards and Dave McCaig. This 32-page issue features Buffy, Giles, Dawn, Joyce Summers and Hank Summers, among 7 characters cataloged on VerseDB.