This book reprints the following issues:

Apparat - Angel Stomp Future #1

Apparat - Frank Ironwine #1

Apparat - Quit City #1

Apparat - Simon Spector #1

The premise behind the book was that each issue represented a first issue of a comic published in an alternate reality where pulp stories made a direct transition into comics without spawning superhero comics. Each issue comes with an essay explaining the premise and a detailed behind-the-scenes explanation for the ideas.

112 pages