| The Books of Magic | |
|---|---|
 The Books of Magic #1 (Dec. 1990), cover art by John Bolton. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics (Vertigo for volume 2 and the collected editions) |
| Format | (vol. 1) Mini-series (vol. 2) Ongoing |
| Publication date | (vol. 1) 1990–1991 (vol. 2) 1994–2000 |
| No. of issues | (vol. 1) 4 (vol. 2) 75 |
| Main character(s) | Timothy Hunter |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Neil Gaiman John Bolton |
| Written by | Neil Gaiman John Ney Rieber Peter Gross |
| Artist(s) | John Bolton Scott Hampton Charles Vess Paul Johnson Peter Gross Jason Temujin Minor |
| Letterer(s) | Todd Klein |
| Collected editions | |
| The Books of Magic | ISBN 1-56389-082-8 |
| Bindings | ISBN 1-56389-187-5 |
| Summonings | ISBN 1-56389-265-0 |
| Reckonings | ISBN 1-56389-321-5 |
| Transformations | ISBN 1-56389-417-3 |
| Girl in the Box | ISBN 1-56389-539-0 |
| The Burning Girl | ISBN 1-56389-619-2 |
| Death After Death | ISBN 1-84023-333-8 |
The Books of Magic is the title of a four-issue English-language comic book mini-series written by Neil Gaiman, published by DC Comics, and later an ongoing series under the imprint Vertigo. Since its original publication, the mini-series has also been published in a single-volume collection under the Vertigo imprint with an introduction by author Roger Zelazny. It tells the story of a young boy who has the potential to become the world's greatest magician.[1]
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008). "The Books of Magic". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The Vertigo Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 38–41. ISBN 978-0-7566-4122-1. OCLC 213309015.