Name : Angie Spatchcock
First Appearance : Hellblazer #175, High On Life
Last Appearance : Hellblazer #184, The Wild Card
Who is she ?
After returning to Liverpool following a prolonged trip Stateside to find his sister living in Elster Towers, a block of flats
suffering from some distinctly supernatural goings on, the last thing John Constantine needed was to cross
the paths of an overly enthusiastic newcomer to the world of the occult. Unfortunately for the magus,
that's exactly what he got when he stumbled into Uncle Joe's greasy spoon cafe in search of a decent
breakfast only to find himself the unwanted center of attention of Angie Spatchcock, the cafe's waitress and
would be student of the arcane. (#175)
Despite an initially frosty first encounter, Angie's sharp retorts to Constantine's own barbed insults
managed to pike John's interests. Spatchcock was able to divine the exact location of the evil within Elster
Towers but was brutally assaulted before she could pass this information on to John. With Angie heavily
sedated in hospital after this attack, Constantine decided to give her an infusion of his demon blood in order
to revive her. Spatchcock remains unaware of the fact that she now has demon blood pumping through her
veins.
Only the timely arrival of Angie, fresh off her sick bed, managed to save John from meeting an untimely
end atop Elster Towers but Constantine, being Constantine, dismissed her efforts with some typically harsh
words before they parted ways. (#176)
Angie didn't have to wait long before gaining some measure of revenge on the acid mouthed Constantine. Leaving
Liverpool and Spatchcock behind him, John arrived back in London just in time to land himself in the middle of a
raging magical turf war. With his niece in great danger, Joshua Wright back on the scene and
no allies to speak of, a desperate Constantine put in a call to Angie but his hurtful parting words were still
stuck in her mind and she refused to come to his aid. (#178)
When the psychic bond she shares with her brother, Jason, flared up during a Totentaz gig, Angie rushed to
his aid. A patient in Saint Peter's Psychiatric Hospital, Jason - along with the rest of the hospital's patients
and a good deal of the surround town's inhabitants - had been possessed by an old Celtic spirit. Working on a tip-off from Arawn Pen Annuvin, King Of The Dead, John Constantine arrived in the
grounds of the hospital in time to banish the Celtic spirits back to the land of the dead and return Angie's
brother to his charming self. (#182 , #183)
Their differences put behind them, Constantine wasted no time in roping Angie into his efforts at thwarting
a growing magical threat. It didn't take long for John to revert to type though, and after whisking
Spatchcock off to the tropical climes of Juliema, he used her as an unwitting mark in a deadly game of
poker that could well have cost Angie her soul. (#184)
Related Links
Hellblazer #175 - Angie Spatchcock's first appearance.
Familiar Words - The first meeting between John Constantine and Angie Spatchock ends with a familiar exchange.
Hellblazer #176 - Angie helps John solve the mystery of Elster Towers.
Hellblazer #178 - John finds Angie less than willing to forgive and forget.
Hellblazer #182 - Angie's psychic connection with her brother Jason warns her that he's in great danger.
Hellblazer #183 - Reunited with John Constantine, Angie faces the Gironnved in a bid to save her brother's life.
Hellblazer #184 - Constantine takes Angie on a world tour. First stop - Juliema, Brazil.
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Angie pulls John's arse out of the fire.
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Spatchcock holds a grudge.
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Tim Bradstreet depicts a knife wielding Angie.
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Angie enjoys a much needed Nicotine hit after her run in with the Gironnved.
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Not-quite enjoying the sun in Juliema.
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