List of Heroes graphic novels
Season 1
The comics listed here were published during Season One of the show, and continued through the summer preceding Season Two.

List of Heroes graphic novels

Section Title: Season 1
Table Section Text: The comics listed here were published during Season One of the show, and continued through the summer preceding Season Two.

Issue	Title	Release date	Story	Art	Easter egg

1	"Monsters" (PDF). (12.0 MB)	2006-09-25	Aron Eli Coleite	Michael Turner & Koi Turnbull	Line art for "The Crane".

Offers background information on Mohinder Suresh, Chandra Suresh and his mysterious death.

2	"The Crane" (PDF). (19.8 MB)	2006-10-02	Aron Eli Coleite	Micah Gunnell	Line art for "Trial By Fire".

Continued from "Don't Look Back". Offers some background on Hiro Nakamura.

3	"Trial By Fire" (PDF). (17.7 MB)	2006-10-09	Chuck Kim	Marcus To	Viral campaign video for Nathan Petrelli.

Nathan Petrelli contemplates his power.

4	"Aftermath" (PDF). (19.3 MB)	2006-10-16	Joe Pokaski	Micah Gunnell	Viral MySpace page for Claire Bennet.

Continued from "Collision". Details the events after Claire Bennet crashed Brody Mitchum's car and before ambulances arrived.

5	"Snapshots" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-11-24. (16.3 MB)	2006-10-23	Joe Pokaski	Marcus To	Nissan Versa official website.

Provides the backstory of D. L. Hawkins and his escape from jail.

6	"Stolen Time" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-01. (14.7 MB)	2006-10-30	Joe Pokaski	Marcus To	Artwork of Peter Petrelli.

Provides a backstory of how Niki Sanders stole the two million dollars.

7	"Control" (PDF). (13.3 MB)	2006-11-06	Oliver Grigsby	Micah Gunnell	Artwork of Sylar.

Continued from "Nothing to Hide". Features Officer Matt Parkman, and details the effect his mind reading abilities have on his life.

8	"Isaac's First Time" (PDF). (13.9 MB)	2006-11-13	Aron Eli Coleite	Micah Gunnell	Artwork of Hiro Nakamura and Ando Masahashi.

Continued from "Seven Minutes to Midnight". Painter Isaac Mendez talks to Eden McCain about the earliest known manifestation of his ability.

9	"Life Before Eden" (PDF). (20.0 MB)	2006-11-20	Pierluigi Cothran	Marcus To	Behind-the-scenes photo of Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet) and Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli).

Details the childhood backstory of Eden McCain.

10	"Turning Point" (PDF). (12.9 MB)	2006-11-27	Christopher Zatta	Micah Gunnell & Marcus To	Behind-the-scenes photo of Clea DuVall (Audrey Hanson) and Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman).

Details Audrey Hanson's hunt for Sylar.

11	"Fathers & Daughters" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-06. (13.1 MB)	2006-12-04	Andrew Chambliss	Travis Kotzebue & Micah Gunnell	Artwork of Peter Petrelli.

Noah Bennet visits Eden McCain's father to explain her death.

12	"Super-Heroics" (PDF). (14.3 MB)	2006-12-11	Harrison Wilcox	Micah Gunnell	Behind-the-scenes photo of Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli).

Peter Petrelli dreams while in a coma.

13	"Wireless, Part 1" (PDF). (17.0 MB)	2006-12-25	Aron Eli Coleite	Micah Gunnell & Phil Jimenez (Guest)	Behind-the-scenes photo of Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli) and Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet).

Introduces a new character, Hana Gitelman.

14	"Wireless, Part 2" (PDF). (17.4 MB)	2007-01-01	Aron Eli Coleite & Joe Pokaski	Micah Gunnell	Behind-the-scenes photo of Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli) and Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli). Visually identical to the following easter egg, albeit the file size is slightly higher.

Noah Bennet gives Hana Gitelman an opportunity.

15	"Wireless, Part 3" (PDF). (12.8 MB)	2007-01-08	Aron Eli Coleite & Joe Pokaski	Micah Gunnell	Behind-the-scenes photo of Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli) and Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli). Visually identical to the previous easter egg, albeit the file size is slightly lower.

Hana Gitelman attempts her first mission for Noah Bennet.

16	"Wireless, Part 4" (PDF). (12.3 MB)	2007-01-16	Aron Eli Coleite & Joe Pokaski	Micah Gunnell	Photo of Ali Larter (Niki Sanders), Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura), Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman), Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli), Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet), Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli) and Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh) at the 64th Golden Globe Awards.

A captive Hana Gitelman discovers a lie and makes a life changing decision.

17	"How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 1" (PDF). (15.3 MB)	2007-01-22	Jesse Alexander & Aron Eli Coleite	Travis Kotzebue	Behind-the-scenes photo of Santiago Cabrera (Isaac Mendez) pinned to the floor.

Ted Sprague meets someone who wants to help.

18	"How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 2" (PDF). (14.0 MB)	2007-01-29	Jesse Alexander & Aron Eli Coleite	Jordan Kotzebue	Behind-the-scenes photo of George Takei (Kaito Nakamura) and Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura).

Ted Sprague escapes from his would-be captors and goes looking for answers.

19	"Bully" (PDF). (10.9 MB)	2007-02-06	Chuck Kim	Micah Gunnell	Behind-the-scenes photo of Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura) with the sword.

Micah Sanders has a brief confrontation with a school punk.

20	"Road Kill" (PDF). (14.1 MB)	2007-02-13	Joe Pokaski	Jason Badower	Behind-the-scenes photo of Jack Coleman (Noah Bennet) standing before Sylar's cell.

Sylar searches for more potential victims and abilities.

21	"The Path of the Righteous" (PDF). (6.98 MB)	2007-02-20	Aron Eli Coleite	Staz Johnson	Behind-the-scenes photo of Ali Larter (Niki Sanders) in a padded cell.

Hana Gitelman leaves Ted Sprague and Matt Parkman to follow a different path.

22	"Hell's Angel" (PDF). (3.95 MB)	2007-02-27	Jesse Alexander	Michael Gaydos	Behind-the-scenes photo of a crew member showing Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman) a prop gun.

14 years in the past, Noah Bennet goes on a routine mission to find someone special.

23	"Family Man" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-08. (4.26 MB)	2007-03-06	Jesse Alexander	Staz Johnson	Viral blog for Hana Gitelman.

Noah Bennet turns his back on his employer to protect his family.

24	"War Buddies, Part 1: The Lonestar File" (PDF). (4.97 MB)	2007-03-13	Mark Warshaw	Steven Lejeune	Viral blog for Hana Gitelman.

Hana Gitelman's search for answers takes her to Washington, D.C.

25	"War Buddies, Part 2: Unknown Soldiers" (PDF). (15.2 MB)	2007-03-19	Andrew Chambliss & Pierluigi Cothran	Adam Archer	Behind the scenes photo of Isaac Mendez' loft.

Hana Gitelman reads a report from a classified mission during the Vietnam War.

26	"War Buddies, Part 3: Unknown Soldiers" (PDF). (16.3 MB)	2007-03-26	DJ Doyle	Adam Archer	Behind the scenes photo of Ali Larter (Niki Sanders) and Malcolm McDowell (Daniel Linderman).

Dallas and Austin try to find the downed plane.

27	"War Buddies, Part 4: No Turning Back" (PDF). (17.5 MB)	2007-04-03	Timm Keppler	Jason Badower	Behind-the-scenes photo of Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh) and Zachary Quinto (Sylar).

Dallas and Austin learn the secret of Au Co.

28	"War Buddies, Part 5: Introductions" (PDF). (16.1 MB)	2007-04-09	Harrison Wilcox & Oliver Grigsby	Jason Badower	Behind-the-scenes photo of Malcolm McDowell (Daniel Linderman).

Dallas' and Austin's identities are revealed.

29	"War Buddies, Part 6: Call to Arms" (PDF). (22.6 MB)	2007-04-16	Mark Warshaw	Staz Johnson	Viral blog for Hana Gitelman.

Hana Gitelman uncovers a political plot.

30	"String Theory" (PDF). (24.0 MB)	2007-04-23	Joe Pokaski	Staz Johnson	Previous chapter's final page in higher quality and without text boxes. PDF (41.6 MB)

Future Hiro recounts the time before, during and after he delivered his fateful message to Peter Petrelli: "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World".

31	"Walls, Part 1" (PDF). (17.3 MB)	2007-05-01	Joe Pokaski	Tom Grummett	Behind-the-scenes photo of Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet).

In the future, Hiro Nakamura and Peter Petrelli break Niki Sanders out of prison.

32	"Walls, Part 2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-24. (12.3 MB)	2007-05-08	Joe Pokaski	Michael Gaydos	Behind-the-scenes photo of Zachary Quinto (Sylar) and Ellen Greene (Virginia Gray).

Hiro Nakamura, Peter Petrelli and Niki Sanders fight the opposing heroes at the prison. Niki Sanders thinks about her life before and after the bomb.

33	"The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-24. (24.3 MB)	2007-05-15	Aron Eli Coleite	Jason Badower	Behind-the-scenes photo of Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli) and Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet).

Hana Gitelman undertakes a mission to disable a tracking system.

34	"The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2" (PDF). (23.2 MB)	2007-05-22	Aron Eli Coleite	Jason Badower	Behind-the-scenes photo of Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet).

Hana Gitelman continues her mission, while combatting multiple threats on her life.

35	"It Takes a Village, Part 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-24. (16.8 MB)	2007-05-29	Joe Kelly	Michael Gaydos	Behind-the-scenes photo of Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli), Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli) and Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet).

The Haitian remembers his father and childhood in Haiti.

36	"It Takes a Village, Part 2" (PDF). (19.2 MB)	2007-06-05	Joe Kelly	Staz Johnson	Behind-the-scenes photo of Ali Larter (Niki Sanders) and Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet).

The Haitian recalls the first time he used his powers.

37	"It Takes a Village, Part 3" (PDF). (18.5 MB)	2007-06-12	Joe Kelly	Tom Grummett	Behind-the-scenes photo of Jack Coleman (Noah Bennet) and Jimmy Jean-Louis (the Haitian).

The Haitian and his father go on a journey to perform a penance.

38	"It Takes a Village, Part 4" (PDF). (21.9 MB)	2007-06-19	Joe Kelly	Staz Johnson	Behind-the-scenes photo of Ali Larter (Niki Sanders).

The Haitian learns the price of his mistakes.

39	"Betty, Part 1" (PDF). (17.5 MB)	2007-06-27	Joe Casey	Ryan Odagawa	Behind-the-scenes photo of Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh) and Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman).

A hero learns about her powers.

40	"Betty, Part 2" (PDF). (18.2 MB)	2007-07-03	Joe Casey	Ryan Odagawa	Behind-the-scenes photo of Jack Coleman (Noah Bennet) and Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet).

Betty uses her powers on the students.

41	"Betty, Part 3" (PDF). (13.6 MB)	2007-07-10	Joe Casey	Ryan Odagawa	Behind-the-scenes photo of Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli).

Betty's actions have unexpected consequences.

42	"Betty, Part 4" (PDF). (17.3 MB)	2007-07-17	Joe Casey	Ryan Odagawa	Behind-the-scenes photo of Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura).

Betty decides to take revenge.

43	"Golden Handshake, Part 1: Man Overboard" (PDF). (14.5 MB)	2007-07-24	Steven T. Seagle & Duncan Rouleau	Michael Gaydos	Behind-the-scenes photo of Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet) and Jack Coleman (Noah Bennet).

An old case featuring Haram, the first partner of Claude, the invisible man.

44	"Golden Handshake, Part 2: An American in Paris" (PDF). (16.9 MB)	2007-07-31	Steven T. Seagle & Duncan Rouleau	Tom Grummett	Behind-the-scenes photo of Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura).

Claude and Haram get closer to their suspect.

45	"Golden Handshake, Part 3: One More for the Road" (PDF). (18.6 MB)	2007-08-07	Steven T. Seagle & Duncan Rouleau	Michael Gaydos	Behind-the-scenes photo of Zachary Quinto (Sylar) and Ellen Greene (Virginia Gray).

The real perpetrator tries to escape.

46	"Golden Handshake, Part 4: Severance Pay" (PDF). (14.9 MB)	2007-08-14	Steven T. Seagle & Duncan Rouleau	Michael Gaydos	Behind-the-scenes photo of Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura).

The chase ends with a dangerous fight.

47	"Heroism Is Found in the Heart, Part 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-03-19. (15.2 MB)	2007-08-21	Christopher Zatta	Ryan Odagawa	Behind-the-scenes photo of Missi Pyle (Hope).

Ando Masahashi seeks Hiro Nakamura's sister's affections.

48	"Heroism Is Found in the Heart, Part 2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-03-19. (14.7 MB)	2007-08-28	Christopher Zatta	Ryan Odagawa	Promotional image of Saemi Nakamura (Kimiko Nakamura).

Ando Masahashi tries to protect Kimiko Nakamura.

49	"Blackout, Part 1" (PDF). (12.0 MB)	2007-09-04	Mark Sable	Jason Badower	Behind-the-scenes photo of Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh) and Adair Tishler (Molly Walker).

Mohinder Suresh travels to a hospital in search of support for carrying on his father's research.

50	"Blackout, Part 2" (PDF). (10.9 MB)	2007-09-11	Mark Sable	Jason Badower	Behind-the-scenes photo of Erick Avari (Chandra Suresh).

Mohinder Suresh finds the source of the blackouts.

51	"Maya y Alejandro" (PDF). (15.4 MB)	2007-09-18	Mark Warshaw	Ryan Odagawa	Behind-the-scenes photo of Santiago Cabrera (Isaac Mendez) and Tawny Cypress (Simone Deveaux).

Two new characters are wanted for murder.

Sentence(s)

In "String Theory", it is revealed that Future Hiro tells Peter to "Save the Cheerleader".

final_sentence: In "String Theory", it is revealed that Future Hiro tells Peter to "Save the Cheerleader".