''Masks'' is a comic based on the ''

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'' television series. This issue is a one-shot Halloween-themed annual featuring four special stories.

Stories

Cover art

The two covers were drawn by

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and Zach Howard.

Canonical issues

''Angel'' comics such as this one are not usually considered by fans as

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. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike

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, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and

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(or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy merchandise. Angel (1999 TV series) comics {{DarkHorse-Comics-stub