Remember the Truth

The subject of this article is non-canonical. While created as part of licensed material, it has not been confirmed as part of the "real" Buffyverse continuity.

Remember the Truth
Publication	September 26, 2001
Length	22 pages
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic #37
← Previous	Remember the Lies
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Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Writer(s)	Tom Fassbender Jim Pascoe
Penciller(s)	Cliff Richards
Editor(s)	Scott Allie
Cover artist(s)	Cliff Richards with Andy Owens & Dave McCaig Variant cover: Greg Gorman & Keith Wood
Inker(s)	Joe Pimentel
Colorist(s)	Dave McCaig
Letterer(s)	Clem Robins

Remember the Truth is the thirty-seventh issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic series. Written by Tom Fassbender with Jim Pascoe and illustrated by Cliff Richards, it was originally published on September 26, 2001, by Dark Horse Comics.

Synopsis

While Buffy looks for clues to find her sister, Harmony hatches another lame plan to cause trouble and ends up distracting everyone from the search. Meanwhile, insane vampire monks, who all know the terrible truth concerning Dawn's past, hold her captive. If that isn't enough, there's a former Slayer turned vampire in town, and Buffy's at the top of her hit-list.

Summary

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Continuity

• Buffy mentions that Joyce is still in the hospital, where she was admitted to in the episode "Shadow."
• Dawn mentions Riley paying vampires to bite him, as revealed in "Into the Woods."
• Dawn demonstrated knowledge of the circumstances in which Angel lost his soul ("Surprise").
• Spike mentions his chip, in his head since "The Initiative."
• Spike mentions having killed Slayers before, as first seen in "Fool for Love."
• Willow talks about her fabricated memories of Dawn's presence when Angel revealed himself as evil to the Scooby Gang ("Innocence").

Appearances

Individuals

• Angel (Only in flashbacks)
• Jennifer Calendar (Only in flashbacks)
• Riley Finn (Only mentioned)
• Rupert Giles
• Alexander Harris
• Anya Jenkins
• Judge (Only mentioned)
• Tara Maclay
• Yuki Makimura
• Master (Only mentioned)
• Willow Rosenberg
• Spike
• Buffy Summers
• Dawn Summers
• Joyce Summers (Only mentioned)

Organizations and titles

• Eidu
• Key
• Scooby Gang
• Slayer
• Watcher
• Watchers Council (Only mentioned)
• Witch

Species

• Human
• Vampire

Locations

• Sunnydale
  • Alexander Harris' apartment
  • Maple Court
    • Magic Box
  • Restfield Cemetery
    • Hawley mausoleum
  • Revello Drive
    • 1630 Revello Drive
  • Sunnydale Memorial (Only mentioned)
  • Sunnydale High School

Objects

• Behavior-modification circuitry
• Cross (Only in flashbacks)
• Eidu amulet
• Mister Gordo
• Soul (Only mentioned)
• Stake (Only in visions)

Death count

• None.

Behind the scenes

Production

• The photo cover has a promotional picture for Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5, taken by photographer Greg Gorman and edited by designer Keith Wood.
• In the dream, Dawn hold a book labeled "Watcher's Guide," a reference to the title of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reference book series The Watcher's Guide.

Collections

• False Memories
• Omnibus, Volume 6
• Classic 41: False Memories
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition, Book 4

Gallery

Covers

Main cover

Photo cover

Cover artwork

Cliff Richards

Original picture