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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published June 1991
Cover Price 3.75 USD; 4.25 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Chris Oliveros

Cover Details - "Come to Dr. Le Blanc's Hypno Show"

Pencils Richard Sala [as S.]
Inks Richard Sala [as S.]
Colors Richard Sala [as S.]
Letters Richard Sala [as S.]

1 page story My Father ["My father's a brain specialist"]

Synopsis Four panels about a family and their relationships to head injuries.
Genre Drama
Script Luc Giard (signed)
Pencils Luc Giard (signed)
Inks Luc Giard (signed)
Colors Luc Giard (signed)
Letters Luc Giard (signed)
Notes Inside front cover.
Reprinted in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Contents"

Synopsis Table of contents, indicia, short bios of the creators.
Letters Typeset

1 page story "The Somnambulist"

Synopsis A man is hypnotized into committing robberies, but remembers nothing about it.
Genre Drama
Script Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Pencils Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Inks Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Colors Richard Sala [as R. Sala]
Letters Richard Sala [as R. Sala]

3 page story "Priapic Alphabet"

Synopsis Individual panels for each letter illustrated with an element of war.
Script Carel Moiseiwitsch [as Moiseiwitsch]
Pencils Carel Moiseiwitsch [as Moiseiwitsch]
Inks Carel Moiseiwitsch [as Moiseiwitsch]
Letters Carel Moiseiwitsch [as Moiseiwitsch]

1 page story "There's More To Drawing These Comic Strips Than Meets The Eye!"

Synopsis Much research, including phone surveys and focus groups, goes into producing a comic book.
Genre Satire
Script David Collier [as Collier]
Pencils David Collier [as Collier]
Inks David Collier [as Collier]
Letters David Collier [as Collier]

5 page story "The Gross Out Contest"

Synopsis A young brother and sister try to gross each other out while their mother is out.
Genre Humor
Script David Abu Bacha [as Abu]
Pencils David Abu Bacha [as Abu]
Inks Bernie Mireault [as BEM]
Letters Bernie Mireault [as BEM]
Notes Division of work is unclear, but appears to be as shown.

1 page story "Mr. Pig Nose Goes For A Walk"

Characters Mr. Pig Nose
Synopsis Mr. Pig Nose goes for a walk and is followed.
Genre Humor
Script Jeannie Pappas (signed)
Pencils Jeannie Pappas (signed)
Inks Jeannie Pappas (signed)
Letters Jeannie Pappas (signed)

3 page story "A Happy Ending Nigthmare [A Happy Ending Nightmare]"

Characters Julie Doucet
Synopsis Julie chews too much gum and can't talk to a cute boy.
Genre Biography
Script Julie Doucet (signed)
Pencils Julie Doucet (signed)
Inks Julie Doucet (signed)
Letters Julie Doucet (signed)
Notes Title is slightly mis-spelt on story.
Reprinted in My Most Secret Desire (Drawn & Quarterly, 2006 series) #[nn]

2 page illustration "I'm O.K. You're Not"

Synopsis Two full page posed women with smaller images around them.
Pencils Fiona Smyth (signed)
Inks Fiona Smyth (signed)
Colors Fiona Smyth (signed)
Letters Fiona Smyth (signed)

8 page Automatt; Peepshow story "Sexaholics Anonymous"

Characters Joe Matt; Trish; Joe Matt's mom; Robin; Laura #1; Laura #2; Heidi; Bill W.
Synopsis Joe orders a book from Sexaholics Anonymous and puts his relationship with Trish through the ringer.
Genre Biography
Script Joe Matt (credited)
Pencils Joe Matt (credited)
Inks Joe Matt (credited)
Letters Joe Matt (credited)
Notes Each page is titled, but has "continued" at the bottom. Individual pages are "Sexaholics Anonymous", "Joe Matt's Gallery of Grudges", "Trish!", "Monkey Business", "My Ego", "God", "Out to Lunch" and "Sexaholics Unanimous".
Reprinted in Peepshow (Kitchen Sink Press, 1992 series) #[nn]; in Peepshow (Drawn & Quarterly, 1999 series) #[nn]

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Palooka-Ville #1"

Characters Seth
Synopsis Ad for Palooka-Ville #1 including reproduction of the cover of #1 and a small drawing of a conductor at the bottom of the page.
Pencils Seth (credited)
Inks Seth (credited)
Letters Seth (credited)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Dirty Plotte No. 3"

Characters Julie Doucet
Synopsis Ad for Dirty Plotte #3 including full reproduction of the cover.
Pencils Julie Doucet (signed)
Inks Julie Doucet (signed)
Letters Julie Doucet (signed)

3 page story "Lullaby of Broadway 1991"

Synopsis A young man goes out to clubs.
Genre Drama
Script Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Pencils Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Inks Maurice Vellekoop (signed)
Letters Maurice Vellekoop (signed)

1 page story "Extreme Generation!"

Characters Mary Fleener
Synopsis Mary blasts people who make extreme changes in their lives.
Genre Biography
Script Mary Fleener (signed)
Pencils Mary Fleener (signed)
Inks Mary Fleener (signed)
Colors Mary Fleener (signed)
Letters Mary Fleener (signed)
Reprinted in Best of Drawn & Quarterly, The (Drawn & Quarterly, 1993 series) #[nn]

2 page story "She Loved Me So Much"

Synopsis A man misses his wife.
Genre Drama
Script Luc Giard (signed)
Pencils Luc Giard (signed)
Inks Luc Giard (signed)
Colors Luc Giard (signed)
Letters Luc Giard (signed)

1 page story "Jefferson"

Characters Jefferson
Synopsis Short biography of Jefferson, who Seth worked with.
Genre Biography
Script Seth (signed)
Pencils Seth (signed)
Inks Seth (signed)
Colors Seth (signed)
Letters Seth (signed)
Notes On back cover of magazine.