Proof #5 - Blue Fairies
(2010)

Image, 2008 Series
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Volume
5
Price
16.99 USD
Pages
132
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Brand
Image
ISBN
978-1-60706-348-3 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781607063483 51699
Editing
Eric Stephenson (publisher)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Proof / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Riley Rossmo
Inks
Riley Rossmo
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Ginger Brown; Leander Wight; John "Proof" Prufrock

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Proof / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Riley Rossmo
Inks
Riley Rossmo
Colors
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
John "Proof" Prufrock; Wayne Russet; Ginger Brown; the Chupacabra; Elvis Chestnut; Mi-Chen-Po; Colonel Dachshund; August McKraken; Julia Pastrana; the minister; Thunderbirds
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Indexer Notes

Image begins on inside front cover, terminates on inside back cover.

[Title page] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Pencils
Riley Rossmo
Inks
Riley Rossmo
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
John "Proof" Prufrock; the Dover Demon
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[credits] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Chris Grine
Inks
Chris Grine
Colors
Chris Grine
Letters
typeset

Characters
Joy
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[Colonel Dachshund illustration] (Table of Contents: 4)

Proof / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Riley Rossmo
Inks
Riley Rossmo
Colors
Dave Casey

Characters
Colonel Dachshund; Thunderbird
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Chapter One: Aftermath (Table of Contents: 5)

Proof / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Grecian [as Alexander Grecian]
Pencils
Riley Rossmo
Inks
Riley Rossmo
Colors
Dave Casey
Letters
Blambot ("Jack Armstrong" font)

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mokele-Mbembe; Wayne Russet; Colonel Dachshund; Mothman; fairies; Joy; Thunderbirds; Blue Men of the Minch; Jackalopes; Autumn Song; Graham; Dupond; Rolf; Perry; Hope; the Rabbi
Synopsis
Set one year into the future, two boys sneak into the Lodge through a hole in the wall and find themselves caught in a civil war between Colonel Dachshund and Wayne. Wayne saves the boys from the Colonel's forces and sends them out of the Lodge, telling them to forget what they'd seen.
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Interlude One: First Contact (Table of Contents: 6)

Proof / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Grecian
Pencils
Dave Casey
Inks
Dave Casey
Colors
Dave Casey
Letters
Blambot ("Jack Armstrong" font)

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
John "Proof" Prufrock; Wayne Russet; the Dover Demon
Synopsis
In 1977, Proof and Wayne first discover the Dover Demon.
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Interlude Two: Lodged (Table of Contents: 7)

Proof / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Grecian
Pencils
Paul Fricke
Inks
Paul Fricke
Colors
Paul Fricke
Letters
Blambot ("Jack Armstrong" font)

Genre
humor; horror-suspense
Characters
Leander Wight; Qi; the Dover Demon; Wayne Russet; Elvis Chestnut; Edward; fairy; Mokele-Mbembe
Synopsis
Mokele-Mbembe gets its head stuck in Wight's office and the Lodge's staff try to extract it.
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Keywords
The Lodge

Chapter Two: Blue Fairy (Table of Contents: 8)

Proof / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Grecian [as Alexander Grecian]
Pencils
Chris Grine
Inks
Chris Grine
Colors
Chris Grine
Letters
Blambot ("Jack Armstrong" font)

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Joy; the Chupacabra; the Dover Demon; Colonel Dachshund; Aranea; Nellie; Mokele-mbembe
Synopsis
Inspired by the story of Pinocchio, the little boy fairy Joy leaves the Chupacabra's care to search for his father in the Lodge, guided on his way by the Dover Demon and Colonel Dachshund. Ultimately, Joy finds his father is truly dead.
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Chapter Three: Who Killed the Dover Demon? (Table of Contents: 9)

Proof / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Grecian
Pencils
Riley Rossmo
Inks
Riley Rossmo
Colors
Dave Casey
Letters
Blambot ("Jack Armstrong" font)

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
John "Proof" Prufrock; Isabella Bay; Mokele-Mbembe; the Chupacabra; Wayne Russet; Joy; Aranea; Nellie; Ginger Brown; Elvis Chestnut; Leander Wight; the Dover Demon; C.K. Dexter Haven
Synopsis
While Proof and Isabella go on their first date, military authorities led by Haven come to the Lodge to arrest Leander. Elsewhere, Wayne helps Joy begin his state of hibernation when a Chupacabra wearing the skin of Gloria Wight confronts him and he suffers a heart attack. Meanwhile, Ginger and Elvis discover the shredded skin of the Dover Demon.
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Faith Is Dead (Table of Contents: 10)

Proof / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Grecian
Pencils
Riley Rossmo
Inks
Riley Rossmo
Colors
Dave Casey
Letters
Blambot ("Jack Armstrong" font)

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
John "Proof" Prufrock; Elvis Chestnut; Ginger Brown; Mothman; C.K. Dexter Haven; Wayne Russet; Joy; Leander Wight; Isabella Bay; the Chupacabra; Hope; Charity
Synopsis
While the seeming-Gloria shows Wayne a severed finger belonging to a Sasquatch from Proof's family, the fairies Hope and Charity awaken and tend to Joy. Elvis and Ginger assume the Chupacabra is behind the Dover Demon's apparent death but hear they should look for a Mothman instead.
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The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals (Table of Contents: 11)

Proof / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Grecian
Pencils
Riley Rossmo
Inks
Riley Rossmo
Colors
Dave Casey
Letters
Blambot ("Jack Armstrong" font)

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
John "Proof" Prufrock; Wayne Russet; Leander Wight; Ginger Brown; the Chupacabra; Mothman; Elvis Chestnut; Isabella Bay; Gloria Wight
Synopsis
The Mothman turns out to be the Dover Demon, having molted into a new body. The agents go to confront Leander, but find he's gone and Wayne is running the Lodge now. Wayne gives the sasquatch finger to Proof and Proof quits the Lodge to investigate. Wayne turns out to be a Chupacabra who had been wearing Leander's skin and killed Wayne to maintain its control over the Lodge.
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Proof / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Proof / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Proof
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Proof
  3. 2. [Title page]
    Proof
  4. 3. [credits]
  5. 4. [Colonel Dachshund illustration]
    Proof
  6. 5. Chapter One: Aftermath
    Proof
  7. 6. Interlude One: First Contact
    Proof
  8. 7. Interlude Two: Lodged
    Proof
  9. 8. Chapter Two: Blue Fairy
    Proof
  10. 9. Chapter Three: Who Killed the Dover Demon?
    Proof
  11. 10. Faith Is Dead
    Proof
  12. 11. The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals
    Proof
  13. 12. ["Proof's Story Continues in Proof Endangered"]
    Proof
  14. 13. ["Cover to cover, this book packs in a great read."]
    Proof
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