The Origin (TPB)

The Origin is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series.

Buffy Summers considers herself a normal High School student until a stranger approaches her and explains a destiny she has. Buffy only gradually accepts her new role as Vampire Slayer and must prevent the vampire Lothos from taking over Los Angeles.

Trivia

 * Pike made a later appearance in Sins of the Father which takes place in Buffy Season 3.