Taboo #1

(Fall 1988)

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Clive Barker

Inks:

Clive Barker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

One page Table of Contents and one page of indicia, copyright information, and acknowledgements. Features black-&-white illustrations by Clive Barker.

Introduction (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Clive Barker

Pencils:

Clive Barker

Inks:

Clive Barker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Three page introduction by Clive Barker, including illustrations by Barker on two pages.

Censortivity (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Stephen R. Bissette

Inks:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• from the portfolio "A Benefit Portfolio In Defense Of The First Amendment" (1987)

Indexer Notes

All royalties from this page were donated to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

["The Kitty Killer Kids" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

The Kitty Killer Kids (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

S. Clay Wilson

Pencils:

S. Clay Wilson

Inks:

S. Clay Wilson

Letters:

S. Clay Wilson

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Come On Down" Introduction"] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Come On Down (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alan Moore

Pencils:

Bill Wray

Inks:

Bill Wray

Letters:

John Workman

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Scarecrow" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Scarecrow (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Vess

Pencils:

Charles Vess

Inks:

Charles Vess

Letters:

Charles Vess

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• in A1 Bojeffries Terror Tome (Atomeka Press, 2005 series) #1 (2005)

["Tooth Decay" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Tooth Decay (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Sniegoski; Mike Hoffman (adaptation)

Pencils:

Mike Hoffman

Inks:

Mike Hoffman

Letters:

Mike Hoffman

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Based on Tom Sniegoski's short story "Tooth Decay." Adapted by Mike Hoffman in collaboration with the author.

["Contagious" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Contagious (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Burns

Pencils:

Charles Burns

Inks:

Charles Burns

Letters:

Charles Burns

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Linda; Paul; Jane Brewster; Health Official; Dad

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Best Comics of the Decade (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #2 (July 1990)

["Cable" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Cable (Table of Contents)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bernie Mireault

Pencils:

Bernie Mireault

Inks:

Bernie Mireault

Letters:

Bernie Mireault

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Eyes Without A Face" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes samples of classic horror stories that use the "injury-to-eye" motif.

Eyes Without A Face (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Butterworth

Pencils:

Cam Kennedy

Inks:

Cam Kennedy

Letters:

Cam Kennedy

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Throat Sprockets" Introduction"] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Throat Sprockets (Table of Contents)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tim Lucas

Pencils:

Mike Hoffman

Inks:

Mike Hoffman

Letters:

Mike Hoffman

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["The Pyjama Girl" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

The Pyjama Girl (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eddie Campbell

Pencils:

Eddie Campbell

Inks:

Eddie Campbell

Letters:

Eddie Campbell

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Fox Comics (Fox Comics, 1984 series) #5 (September-October 1984)

["Cottonmouth" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Sim

Letters:

typeset

Cottonmouth (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Pencils:

Stephen R. Bissette

Inks:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

Stephen R. Bissette

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Chigger And The Man" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Chigger And The Man (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Keith Giffen (story); Robert Loren Fleming

Pencils:

Keith Giffen

Inks:

Keith Giffen

Letters:

Keith Giffen

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Dirk The Gerbil" and "A Late Night Snack" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Dirk The Gerbil, Part One: Life Is Fun (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chester Brown

Pencils:

Chester Brown

Inks:

Chester Brown

Letters:

Chester Brown

Dirk The Gerbil, Part Two: Dirk Dies (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chester Brown

Pencils:

Chester Brown

Inks:

Chester Brown

Letters:

Chester Brown

A Late Night Snack (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chester Brown

Pencils:

Chester Brown

Inks:

Chester Brown

Letters:

Chester Brown

Content Information

Characters:

Gerbil; Bunny

Reprints:

• in The Little Man: Short Strips 1980 - 1995 (Drawn & Quarterly, 2006 series) #[nn] (June 2006)

Flasher (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Greg Irons

Inks:

Greg Irons

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

"Dawn At The Crematorium" #15 (Table of Contents)

(backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Rolf Stark (painted)

Inks:

Rolf Stark (painted)

Colors:

Rolf Stark (painted)