Danger Girl #2 (Image Comics 1998) J. Scott Campbell Regular

The second installment of Image Comics’ spy-adventure series Danger Girl establishes the franchise’s signature aesthetic, headlined by J. Scott Campbell’s widely recognized bubble bath cover. Printed as a Direct Edition in 1998, this 36-page full-color issue locks in the creative team that would define the property’s early run. Campbell plots the storyline “Dangerous Liaisons” alongside writer Andy Hartnell, with Alex Garner and Scott Williams handling the ink work. Inside, Abbey Chase and her operatives pursue the fugitive The Peach across international territory after his initial breakout. The narrative tracks an accelerated extraction sequence where Abbey disables two hostile helicopters, followed by a covert ride into Interlaken, Switzerland provided by a traveling companion later revealed to be Secret Agent Zero in disguise. Johnny Barracuda also shares page space with Kid Dynamo, bridging standalone character moments with the larger WildStorm continuity. Every scene balances tactical espionage beats with the series’ trademark balance of action and character dynamics. Collectors evaluate this issue based on concrete grading factors: it serves as the earliest source for the visual template used on subsequent trade paperbacks, carries Campbell’s most historically significant cover art, and bears the Direct Market distribution markers required by slabbing services for accurate Census reporting. The 1998 publication date aligns with the standard late-nineties pricing structure, yielding accessible acquisition costs relative to later variant-heavy releases. For readers assembling Image Comics backlists from the post-Valiant era, this volume supplies the exact script credits, lettering signatures, and editorial layout that future arcs reference repeatedly. The closing spread includes print advertisements for the Wildstorm Times newsletter, preserving the marketing infrastructure that surrounded the title upon launch.