History ComicBook / TheSilverCoin

The first issue, "The Ticket," written by Creator/ChipZdarsky, takes place in 1978 and is about the rock band Running Red and their lead singer Ryan. The band has been playing at the Dirty Eagle bar for years with little to show for it and now they are being pushed aside for the latest trend in music: disco. But in a box of things that Ryan's mother left behind, he finds a silver coin and when he uses the coin as a guitar pick, something magical happens: the music is ''better''. With the silver coin, Ryan realizes he can make their careers and lives better. But the coin might have other plans.

The second issue, "Girls of Summer," written by Creator/KellyThompson, takes place in 1993 and is about a misfit teen bullied by mean girls at a summer camp. When she encounters the Silver Coin, she decides to reclaim her power.

The third issue, "Death Rattle," written by Creator/EdBrisson, takes place in 1986, where a group of thieves get their hands on the coin by stealing it from an old man who just died of a heart attack.

The fourth issue, "2467", written by Creator/JeffLemire, follows a gang of thieves in the cyberpunk future being hunted down by the police drones, leading to one them finding the coin and a mysterious virus.

The fifth issue, "Covenant", written by Matt Walsh himself, tells the origin of the coin by following Rebekah Goode, a witch in colonial times that is hunted down by the witch hunts.

The sixth issue, "High Score", is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson. The seventh issue, "Tzompanco", is written by Creator/RamV. The eighth issue, "Rising & Falling in America", is written by Creator/MatthewRosenberg. The ninth issue, "The Dancer", is written by Creator/VitaAyala.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The general MO of the coin's curse is to give people what they want before destroying them with it. The initial curse itself is a wish for vengeance that went far beyond its caster's wishes, and her soul is shown to suffer for it.

** ArtifactOfDoom: The curse on the coin has a mind of its own and is driven to keep causing misery.

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%% * EyesDoNotBelongThere: The eye in the center of the Silver Coin.

* AnachronicOrder

* CursedItem: The Silver Coin.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: The eye in the center of the Silver Coin.

* EyeScream: Fiona stabs one of her tormenters through the eyes with a pair of arrows.

* MacheteMayhem

* OffWithHisHead: Repeatedly.

* TraumaticHaircut: Fiona is given one in the middle of the night by the bullies.

The sixth issue, "High Score", is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson. The seventh issue, “Tzompanco”, is written by Creator/RamV. The eighth issue,

'''''The Silver Coin''''' is a 2021 [[HorrorComicBooks horror]] [[AnthologyComic anthology]] published by Creator/ImageComics. Each issue is illustrated by Michael Walsh and written by a different writer: Creator/ChipZdarsky, Creator/KellyThompson, Creator/EdBrisson, and Creator/JeffLemire. Each issue is a self-contained story, with the connected thread being a cursed silver coin.

The first issue, "The Ticket," written by Chip Zdarsky, takes place in 1978 and is about the rock band Running Red and their lead singer Ryan. The band has been playing at the Dirty Eagle bar for years with little to show for it and now they are being pushed aside for the latest trend in music: disco. But in a box of things that Ryan's mother left behind, he finds a silver coin and when he uses the coin as a guitar pick, something magical happens: the music is ''better''. With the silver coin, Ryan realizes he can make their careers and lives better. But the coin might have other plans.

The second issue, "Girls of Summer," written by Kelly Thompson, takes place in 1993 and is about a misfit teen bullied by mean girls at a summer camp. When she encounters the Silver Coin, she decides to reclaim her power.

The third issue, "Death Rattle," written by Ed Brisson, takes place in 1986, where a group of thieves get their hands on the coin by stealing it from an old man who just died of a heart attack.

The fourth issue, "2467", written by Jeff Lemire, follows a gang of thieves in a cyberpunk future being hunted down by the police drones, leading to one them finding the coin and a mysterious virus.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The backup story at the end includes, amongst several panels of ContinuityNods, a brief panel of playing cards. The next story deals with a gambler in Las Vegas getting the coin.

* CallBack: A few characters are heard referencing the events of "Girls of Summer."

* The90s: Takes place in 1993.

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The fifrth issue, "Covenant", written by Matt Walsh himself, tells the origin of the coin by following Rebekah Goode, a witch in colonial times that is hunted down by the witch hunts.

* OriginsEpisode: This issue reveals the origin of the comic. The comic was used by a witch hunter to pay a witch's friend for information, on the moment of her hanging, Rebbekah cursed that coin to bring misfortune to whomever holds it.

* {{Homage}}: It seems to be an homage to [[SlasherMovie slasher films]] of the '80s and '90s.
* TeensAreMonsters: The main character is being bullied by a group of mean girls. In return, she decides to get revenge.

!General tropes in ''The Silver Coin'':

* The Nineties: This issue takes place in 1993.

->''a curse needs to feed''