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Issue: Taboo #2
Publication Date: January 1989
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Issues: #2 of 7 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagSpiderbaby Grafix & Publications
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On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 148
ISBN:
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Price: $9.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 45 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stephen R. Bissette; Nancy O'Conner (assistant editor); John Totleben (assistant editor); Norm Krampetz (editorial consultant, introductions)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color Cover; Black & White Interior
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Paper Stock: Cardstock Cover
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"Untitled Blasphemy"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): John Totleben (painting)
Inker(s): John Totleben (painting)
Colorist(s): John Totleben (painting)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
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The Droolies (study for an unrealised children's book project)

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Clive Barker
Penciller(s): Clive Barker
Inker(s): Clive Barker
Colorist(s): Clive Barker
Letterer(s): Clive Barker
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Clive Barker
Inker(s): Clive Barker
Letterer(s): Angelica Veitch (calligraphy)
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Disclose Notes: Table of contents page, with small illustrations by Clive Barker and descriptive information on cover painting and inside front cover art.
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"The Pyjama Girl's Big Night Out" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
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The Pyjama Girl's Big Night Out

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
Synopsis: An unsolved Australian murder from the 1930s.
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In Content Item: FlagLittle Italy #1 published July 1991
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"Encore" Introducton

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Marshall
Penciller(s): Dave Marshall
Inker(s): Dave Marshall
Letterer(s): Dave Marshall
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 11
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"Mad Eyes" Introduction

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Andrew Elliott
Penciller(s): Ben Dilworth
Inker(s): Ben Dilworth
Letterer(s): Ben Dilworth
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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"Sweet Nothing" 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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Sweet Nothings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tim Lucas
Penciller(s): Simonida Perica-Uth
Inker(s): Simonida Perica-Uth
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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"Wet" 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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Wet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): James Robert Smith
Penciller(s): Mike Hoffman
Inker(s): Mike Hoffman
Letterer(s): Mike Hoffman
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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"Sick Animal" 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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Sick Animal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rick Grimes
Penciller(s): Rick Grimes
Inker(s): Rick Grimes
Letterer(s): Rick Grimes
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Hell's Toupeé

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rick Grimes
Penciller(s): Rick Grimes
Inker(s): Rick Grimes
Letterer(s): Rick Grimes
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Numbleschitz

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rick Grimes
Penciller(s): Rick Grimes
Inker(s): Rick Grimes
Letterer(s): Rick Grimes
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Elly

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Rick Grimes
Inker(s): Rick Grimes
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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"Check-out Time" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
Letterer(s): typeset
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Check-out Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Marnick
Penciller(s): Tom Marnick
Inker(s): Tom Marnick
Letterer(s): Carrie Spiegle
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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"Saying Grace" 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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Saying Grace

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: 4
Disclose Notes: Features the character Cardinal Syn, who appeared to Bissette in a dream. Character also appeared in the cover painting to Taboo #1.
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"Sharks" 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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Sharks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mark Askwith
Penciller(s): R. G. Taylor [as Richard G. Taylor]
Inker(s): R. G. Taylor [as Richard G. Taylor]
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: horror
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"Life With The Vampire" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Stephen R. Bissette
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Life With The Vampire: Oh God It Feels Like Dying

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Cara Sherman-Tereno
Penciller(s): Cara Sherman-Tereno
Inker(s): Cara Sherman-Tereno
Letterer(s): M. Archer
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Life With The Vampire: The Human Crux

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Cara Sherman-Tereno
Penciller(s): Cara Sherman-Tereno
Inker(s): Cara Sherman-Tereno
Letterer(s): M. Archer (?)
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Genres: horror
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Tom Veitch On S. Clay Wilson

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Tom Veitch
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes: Excerpted from "Comix: How To Think The Unthinkable & Live," The San Francisco Phoenix, Vol. 1 #17 (May 3, 1978), p. 8
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Rebel Reject Robots Dally with the Bastard Daughters of Corrupt Technocrats

Illustration  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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Rotting Zombie Harpies Dispatch a Vampire

Illustration  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: adult
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In Issue: FlagThe Art of S. Clay Wilson #[nn] published January 2006
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The Checkered Demon and a Vampire Messmate Race to the Bottom

Illustration  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: adult
Character(s): Checkered Demon; Vampire Messmate
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From Content Item: FlagCocaine Comix #3 published January 1981
was [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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The Merry Makers Parade by... Oblivious to the Odious Acts in the Alley.

Illustration  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: adult
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Tom Veitch On S. Clay Wilson 1987

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Tom Veitch
Letterer(s): typeset
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Oh, Baby! Our Love Is Taboo

Illustration  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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"Mercy" 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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Mercy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Michael Zulli
Penciller(s): Michael Zulli
Inker(s): Michael Zulli
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 6
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"Hate Mail" 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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Hate Mail

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Richard Sala
Penciller(s): Richard Sala
Inker(s): Richard Sala
Letterer(s): Richard Sala
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 5
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"From Hell" Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alan Moore
Letterer(s): typeset
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Salutation to Ganesa

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Alan Moore
Letterer(s): typeset
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Prologue: The Old Men On The Shore

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alan Moore
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): From Hell
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In Content Item: FlagFrom Hell #1 [First Printing] published March 1991
as Prologue: The Old Men on the Shore [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHelvetistä #1 published September 1994
as Prologi: Vanhat miehet rannalla [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrom Hell #[nn] [First Printing] published November 1999
as Prologue: The Old Men on the Shore [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrom Hell #1 published March 2000
as Prólogo: Los Ancianos de la Costa [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Chapter One: The Affections of Young Mr. S

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alan Moore
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): From Hell
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFrom Hell #1 [First Printing] published March 1991
as Chapter One The Affections of Young Mr. S [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHelvetistä #1 published September 1994
as Luku 1 Nuoren herra S:n tunteet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrom Hell #[nn] [First Printing] published November 1999
as Chapter One: The Affections of Young Mr. S [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFrom Hell #1 published March 2000
as Capítulo Primero: Las Inclinaciones del Joven Sr. S [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Gut Reaction

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Chadwick
Penciller(s): Paul Chadwick
Inker(s): Paul Chadwick
Letterer(s): Paul Chadwick
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Concrete
Character(s): Concrete
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Pages: 1
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Major Arcana: The Lovers And The Star (Eddie -- Annie -- The London Pentacle)

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alan Moore (painting)
Inker(s): Alan Moore (painting)
Colorist(s): Alan Moore (painting)
Letterer(s): Alan Moore (painting)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): From Hell
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Pages: 1
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Home Is Where The Heart Is

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Charles Lang (painting)
Inker(s): Charles Lang (painting)
Colorist(s): Charles Lang (painting)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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