Issue: #1
Continued from Black Orchid Annual #1. A government strike team storms Animal Man's household, armed and ready, but unprepared to do battle with what Maxine has become. The path she takes to escape her pursuers catches everyone by surprise, and may change her life forever. THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE continues in Swamp Thing Annual #7.
First appearances: Deputy Patterson, Sheriff Rheinhart, Ray Dillinger, Jack Rabbit
Creators: John Costanza, Jamie Delano, Tom Peyer, Tom Sutton, Julie Rottenberg, Lou Stathis, Brian Bolland, Tatjana Wood, Rafael Kayanan, Russell Braun
Characters: Animal Man, Ellen Baker, Maxine Baker, Cliff Baker, Mary Frazier, Deputy Patterson, Sheriff Rheinhart, Ray Dillinger, Jack Rabbit
Story arcs: The Children's Crusade