Taboo #4

(1990)

Real Child (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Nancy O'Connor (painted)

Inks:

Nancy O'Connor (painted)

Colors:

Nancy O'Connor (painted)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Totleben

Inks:

John Totleben

Letters:

typeset

Dreaming And The Law (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Phillip Hester

Pencils:

Phillip Hester

Inks:

Phillip Hester

Letters:

Phillip Hester

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Dreaming And The Law" Introduction] / ["1963" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

1963 (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Sim

Pencils:

Dave Sim

Inks:

Dave Sim

Letters:

Dave Sim

Content Information

Genre:

satire-parody

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Charles Burns

Inks:

Charles Burns

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Four half-page illustrations by Charles Burns.

["Charles Burns" Introduction] / ["Babycakes" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Babycake (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Neil Gaiman

Pencils:

Michael Zulli

Inks:

Michael Zulli

Letters:

Stephen R. Bissette

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• in Born to Be Wild (Eclipse, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)

["Cholesterol" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Cholesterol (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Molly Eyre

Pencils:

D'Israeli

Inks:

Andrew Rowbottom

Colors:

?

Letters:

H.V. Derci

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Davey's Dream" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Davey's Dream (Table of Contents)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mark Askwith

Pencils:

R.G. Taylor [as Richard Taylor]

Inks:

R.G. Taylor [as Richard Taylor]

Letters:

R.G. Taylor [as Richard Taylor]

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Les Yeux Du Chat" / "Eyes of the Cat" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Pencils:

Jean Giraud [as Moebius]

Inks:

Jean Giraud [as Moebius]

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Second page of this introduction switches to a yellow paper stock, which continues throughout the Moebius section of the book. Final two pages of the article appear after the story "Les Yeux Du Chat". Illustrated by Moebius artwork and photos from Jodorowsky's films.

Les Yeux Du Chat ["The Eyes of the Cat"] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 50 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Pencils:

Jean Giraud [as Moebius]

Inks:

Jean Giraud [as Moebius]

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

The story is printed on a special yellow stock, which continues throughout the special Moebius section of the book.

The creators of Les Yeux Du Chat discuss the story's origin, its execution, and their thoughts on today, twelve years later (Table of Contents)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette (interviewer); Jean-Marc Lofficier (interviewer); Jean Giraud [as Moebius]; Alejandro Jodorowsky

Pencils:

Jean Giraud [as Moebius]

Inks:

Jean Giraud [as Moebius]

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

The first three pages of the interview are printed on the special yellow stock. Final page returns to regular paper stock for the rest of the book.

El Topo (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alejandro Jodorowsky; Spain Rodriguez

Pencils:

Spain Rodriguez

Inks:

Spain Rodriguez

Letters:

Spain Rodriguez

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Four page adaptation of Alejandro Jodorowsky's film El Topo (1970).

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Douglas Comix (Douglas Communications Corp., 1972 series) #1 (1972)

["Retinal Worm" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Retinal Worm (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 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

["La Fugue" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Randy Lofficier; Jean-Marc Lofficier

Letters:

typeset

La Fugue ["The Escape"] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

P. Foerster; Randy Lofficier (translation); Jean-Marc Lofficier (translation)

Pencils:

P. Foerster

Inks:

P. Foerster

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Blue Angel" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Blue Angel (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tim Lucas

Pencils:

Stephen Blue

Inks:

Stephen Blue

Letters:

Stephen Blue

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Morrigan Tales" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Morrigan Tales (Table of Contents)

comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Elaine Lee

Pencils:

Charles Vess

Inks:

Charles Vess

Letters:

Charles Vess

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Sabre (Eclipse, 1982 series) #1 (August 1982) [some elements from "The Elemental"], #2 (October 1982) [some elements from "Zealot's Lake"]
• from Epic Illustrated (Marvel, 1980 series) #27 (December 1984) [some elements from "Fire's Kin"]

Indexer Notes

Story has been almost completely redrawn from the previous appearances. Some art remains, mixed in with the new art.

["These Things Happen" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

These Things Happen (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Rick Grimes

Pencils:

Rick Grimes

Inks:

Rick Grimes

Letters:

Rick Grimes

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

["Neither Seen Nor Heard" Introduction] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stephen R. Bissette

Letters:

typeset

Neither Seen Nor Heard (Table of Contents)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

L. Roy Aiken

Pencils:

Mike Hoffman

Inks:

Mike Hoffman

Letters:

Mike Hoffman

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• Shorter version of the story appeared in Ozone (March 1988).

["From Hell" Title Page] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Eddie Campbell

Inks:

Eddie Campbell

Letters:

typeset

Chapter Three: Blackmail or Mrs. Barrett (Table of Contents)

From Hell / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alan Moore

Pencils:

Eddie Campbell

Inks:

Eddie Campbell

Letters:

Eddie Campbell

Content Information

Genre:

crime; historical; horror-suspense

Characters:

Marie Kelly; Walter Sickert; Alice Crook; Liz Stride; William Crook; Mrs. Crook; Annie Chapman; Polly; Mrs. Ringer; Annie Crook

Synopsis:

Marie begins her plot to blackmail Prince Eddie.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in From Hell (Mad Love Publishing, 1991 series) #2 (June 1993)

Major Arcana: The Hermit and the Hierophant (Merrick and Ganesa) (Table of Contents)

From Hell / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Alan Moore (painting)

Inks:

Alan Moore (painting)

Colors:

Alan Moore (painting)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Brian Sendelbach (painting)

Inks:

Brian Sendelbach (painting)

Colors:

Brian Sendelbach (painting)

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense