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Issue: Taboo #1
Publication Date: January 1988
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Issues: #1 of 7 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagSpiderbaby Grafix & Publications
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: SpiderBaby Grafix & Publications
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 116
ISBN: 0922003009
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $9.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 32 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen R. Bissette (publisher); Nancy O'Conner (publisher); Norm Krampetz (editorial consultant, introductions)
Disclose Notes: Series created by Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color Cover; Black & White Interior
Dimensions:  
Paper Stock: Cardstock Cover
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"Sin's Breakfast"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Inker(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Colorist(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): Ron Zalme (logo design)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Title of cover painting taken from Table of Contents.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Clive Barker
Inker(s): Clive Barker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: One page Table of Contents and one page of indicia, copyright information, and acknowledgements. Features black-&-white illustrations by Clive Barker.
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Pages: 2
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Clive Barker
Penciller(s): Clive Barker
Inker(s): Clive Barker
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Three page introduction by Clive Barker, including illustrations by Barker on two pages.
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Pages: 3
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Censortivity

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Inker(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Reprint Notes: from the portfolio "A Benefit Portfolio In Defense Of The First Amendment" (1987)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: All royalties from this page were donated to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
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"The Kitty Killer Kids" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
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The Kitty Killer Kids

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): S. Clay Wilson
Penciller(s): S. Clay Wilson
Inker(s): S. Clay Wilson
Letterer(s): S. Clay Wilson
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Come On Down" Introduction
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Come On Down

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alan Moore
Penciller(s): Bill Wray
Inker(s): Bill Wray
Letterer(s): John Workman
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 9
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"Scarecrow" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
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Scarecrow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Vess
Penciller(s): Charles Vess
Inker(s): Charles Vess
Letterer(s): Charles Vess
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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In Content Item: FlagA1 Bojeffries Terror Tome #1 published January 2005
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Pages: 5
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"Tooth Decay" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
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Tooth Decay

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Sniegoski; Mike Hoffman (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Mike Hoffman
Inker(s): Mike Hoffman
Letterer(s): Mike Hoffman
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Based on Tom Sniegoski's short story "Tooth Decay." Adapted by Mike Hoffman in collaboration with the author.
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"Contagious" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
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Contagious

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Burns
Penciller(s): Charles Burns
Inker(s): Charles Burns
Letterer(s): Charles Burns
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Linda; Paul; Jane Brewster; Health Official; Dad
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best Comics of the Decade #2 published July 1990
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"Cable" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
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Cable

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernie Mireault
Penciller(s): Bernie Mireault
Inker(s): Bernie Mireault
Letterer(s): Bernie Mireault
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 13
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"Eyes Without A Face" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes samples of classic horror stories that use the "injury-to-eye" motif.
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Eyes Without A Face

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Butterworth
Penciller(s): Cam Kennedy
Inker(s): Cam Kennedy
Letterer(s): Cam Kennedy
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Throat Sprockets" Introduction
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Throat Sprockets

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tim Lucas
Penciller(s): Mike Hoffman
Inker(s): Mike Hoffman
Letterer(s): Mike Hoffman
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 12
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"The Pyjama Girl" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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The Pyjama Girl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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From Content Item: FlagFox Comics #5 published September 1984
was The Pyjama Girl [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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"Cottonmouth" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Dave Sim
Letterer(s): typeset
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Cottonmouth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Penciller(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Inker(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 5
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"Chigger And The Man" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
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Chigger And The Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Keith Giffen (story); Robert Loren Fleming
Penciller(s): Keith Giffen
Inker(s): Keith Giffen
Letterer(s): Keith Giffen
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 10
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"Dirk The Gerbil" and "A Late Night Snack" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
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Dirk The Gerbil, Part One: Life Is Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chester Brown
Penciller(s): Chester Brown
Inker(s): Chester Brown
Letterer(s): Chester Brown
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Dirk The Gerbil, Part Two: Dirk Dies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chester Brown
Penciller(s): Chester Brown
Inker(s): Chester Brown
Letterer(s): Chester Brown
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A Late Night Snack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chester Brown
Penciller(s): Chester Brown
Inker(s): Chester Brown
Letterer(s): Chester Brown
Subject Matter
Character(s): Gerbil; Bunny
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In Content Item: FlagThe Little Man: Short Strips 1980 - 1995 #[nn] published June 2006
as A Late Night Snack [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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Flasher

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Greg Irons
Inker(s): Greg Irons
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
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"Dawn At The Crematorium" #15

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Rolf Stark (painted)
Inker(s): Rolf Stark (painted)
Colorist(s): Rolf Stark (painted)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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