Glasgow is one of Scotland's biggest cities, and though it was mentioned several times in Hellblazer, it made its first on-page appearance in Hellblazer issue 216.
Fictional chronology[]
1992-1993: Terry Butcher, fleeing creditors in London, arrives in Glasgow. He seduces a pair of conjoined twins, who turn out to be Header's daughters. Header takes it badly, but not as badly as Terry, who winds up "in the Clyde (river) wi' a baseball bat up his arse". (Hellblazer issue 63, 1993)
2006-2007 John Constantine is pulled out of a self-enforced magical retirement by the desperate pleadings of a man who approaches him in a bar. The duo head to Glasgow, where Constantine finds himself in the middle of a magical conspiracy that could destroy the entire world. (Hellblazer issue 216-222, issue 224-228, 2006-2007)
Notable issues and stories set in London[]
- 'Empathy is the Enemy' and 'The Red Right Hand' are the two halves of an epic 12-issue story that saw Constantine combating a psychic virus created by a cult in Glasgow.