The first long run of Department of Truth single issues uses Diamond identifiers and a cover program built around Martin Simmonds’ principal covers, guest-artist variants, and occasional additional Simmonds editions. The entries below reproduce the cover letters and credits that Image Comics exposes on each original release record.

A letter missing from the publisher display is not silently reconstructed. Issue #18, for example, shows A, C, D, and E without a visible B; issue #22 exposes no cover heading in its current record. Those are recorded as source limitations, not corrected from aftermarket assumptions.

Cover art is publication material. A character or symbol on a variant does not establish a scene in story continuity.

Publication record

Each issue entry follows its Image Comics release page and original Diamond ID.

Continuity

Cover images and designations do not add events, appearances, or evidence to the story.

Market claims

Ratios, exclusivity, print runs, scarcity, and value are not supplied unless the publisher explicitly documents them.

Issues #2–#5

#2 — AUG200339: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Christian Ward. #3 — SEP200199: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Andrea Sorrentino.

#4 — OCT200196: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Tradd Moore. #5 — NOV200145: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B DaNi and Tamra Bonvillain.

Issues #6–#9

#6 — DEC200198: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Elsa Charretier. #7 — JAN210194: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Tyler Boss.

#8 — FEB210080: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Bill Sienkiewicz. #9 — MAR210189: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Michael Avon Oeming.

Issues #10–#13

#10 — APR210285: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Vincenzo Riccardi; Cover C Michael Dialynas. #11 — MAY210151: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Trevor Henderson; Cover C Ethan Young.

#12 — JUN210205: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Caspar Wijngaard. #13 — JUL210223: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Álvaro Martínez Bueno; Cover C Maria Llovet.

Issues #14–#17

#14 — SEP210162: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B John J. Pearson. #15 — OCT210129: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B David Romero.

#16 — NOV210064: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Alison Sampson. #17 — DEC210274: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Jorge Fornés.

Issues #18–#22

#18 — MAR220065: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover C Chris Shehan; Cover D Martin Simmonds; Cover E Todd McFarlane. The current publisher display does not expose a Cover B credit.

#19 — APR220183: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Jenna Cha; Cover C Martin Simmonds. #20 — MAY220215: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Daniel P. Carter; Cover C Martin Simmonds.

#21 — JUN220259: Cover A Martin Simmonds; Cover B Anand RK; Cover C Martin Simmonds. #22 — JUL220197: the release code is listed, but the current publisher record exposes no cover-letter section.

How to use the checklist

The printed indicia, barcode, and product code should be checked together when identifying a copy. A seller title or cover image alone may omit the printing, format, foil treatment, or retailer association.

Later printings have separate product codes and may use different art. They belong in the printing record unless the publisher also identifies them as a named cover edition.

References

Sources are classified by role. Read the editorial method.

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