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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published January 1987
Cover Price $2.25
Pages 36
Editing Gary Groth

Cover Details

Characters Lloyd Llewellyn, Battlin' American, Maiden Japan, The Worry Bird, The Eatniks
Genre Mystery
Pencils Daniel Clowes
Inks Daniel Clowes
Colors Daniel Clowes
Letters Daniel Clowes

6 page Ernie Hoyle story "The Worry Bird"

Characters Ernie Hoyle, The Worry Bird, Fatima,
Synopsis Ernie goes fishing and catches a bird
Genre Mystery
Script Daniel Clowes
Pencils Daniel Clowes
Inks Daniel Clowes
Letters Daniel Clowes

6 page Lloyd Llewellyn story "The Battlin' American"

Characters Battlin' American, Ernie Hoyle, Lloyd Llewellyn, Jonesy
Synopsis The turth about superhero the Battlin' American
Genre Mystery
Script Daniel Clowes
Pencils Daniel Clowes
Inks Daniel Clowes
Letters Daniel Clowes

5 page Ernie Hoyle story "The Eatniks"

Characters Ernie Hoyle, Leprechaun, Beatnik cannibal family, McGlutton twins,
Synopsis Ernie is careless with his free wishes
Genre Mystery
Script Daniel Clowes
Pencils Daniel Clowes
Inks Daniel Clowes
Letters Daniel Clowes

5 page Red Hoerring story "Wayfaring Stranger"

Characters Red Hoerring, Erskine Ford
Synopsis Red Hoerring is reliving his past
Genre Mystery
Script Daniel Clowes
Pencils Daniel Clowes
Inks Daniel Clowes
Letters Daniel Clowes

5 page Lloyd Llewellyn story "Maiden Japan"

Characters Lloyd Llewellyn, Maiden Japan, Sparky, Battlin' American,
Synopsis Lloyd has a shock concerning his brother Doyle
Genre Mystery
Script Daniel Clowes
Pencils Daniel Clowes
Inks Daniel Clowes
Letters Daniel Clowes

3 page Ernie Hoyle story "Uwanna"

Characters Ernie Hoyle, Boyd Gans, Stump Hassler, Galileo, Honk, Foster Acneman
Synopsis Ernie has to locate a female wrestling champion
Genre Mystery
Script Daniel Clowes
Pencils Daniel Clowes
Inks Daniel Clowes
Letters Daniel Clowes