[2] For most of the series, the team includes leader King Mob; Lord Fanny, a transgender Brazilian shaman; Boy, a former member of the NYPD; Ragged Robin, a telepath with a mysterious past; and Jack Frost, a young hooligan from Liverpool who may be the next Buddha.

To counteract this, Morrison suggested a "wankathon" in the hope of bringing about a magical increase in sales by a mass of fans simultaneously masturbating at a set time.

DC had one line that originally read "Walt Disney was a crap" blacked out at the suggestions of their lawyers;[5] many of these examples of censorship were restored when reprinted in trade paperback.

In the first issue of the series, Dane is recruited by the Invisibles, a ragtag band of freedom fighters led by King Mob, a charismatic, cold-blooded assassin.

Tom shows Dane the magic in the everyday world and helps him realize that his anger prevents him from experiencing real emotions.

[9] The tragic past of Lord Fanny, a Brazilian transgender woman and a member of King Mob's Invisibles cell, is revealed in a story arc titled "She-Man",[10] which jumps back and forth through time.

This volume also introduces Jim Crow, a Haitian Invisible and Voodoo practitioner, and the Moonchild, a monstrous being who will one day be crowned the next King of England.

The twelfth issue of the series, "Best Man Fall",[12] fleshes out the character of a soldier King Mob killed in the previous volume.

Remembering this agony and realizing that he can put an end to it, Jack finally accepts his role and agrees to help save his friends.

Jack fully realizes the power at his disposal, defeating an extra-dimensional Archon of the Outer Church and healing King Mob of his injuries.

While Jack Frost, Boy, and Lord Fanny explore New York City, King Mob and Ragged Robin begin a sexual relationship.

Jolly Roger, an Invisible and an old friend of King Mob's, asks them to help her steal an AIDS vaccine from Dulce Base.

In an arc titled "Sensitive Criminal",[20] King Mob travels back in time via astral projection to learn from past Invisibles how to operate the Hand of Glory.

The Invisibles then go back to Dulce to steal a powerful substance called "Magic Mirror" from the Outer Church in an arc titled "Black Science 2".

[24] In the final issue of the volume, Boy leaves the Invisibles and King Mob destroys Mason Lang's mansion, telling him that it is possible for even the most rigid man to change.

King Mob no longer uses guns or kills people and Jack Frost has fully accepted his role as humanity's saviour.

Sir Miles is killed, as is Jolly Roger (her body is later seen in a mass grave), while Jack Frost single-handedly defeats Rex Mundi.

The Invisibles made Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 50 Best Non-Superhero Graphic Novels", citing its influence on later comic books writers Jonathan Hickman and Gerard Way.