Epic Graphic Novel: Blueberry #5 - The End of the Trail
(1990)

Marvel, 1989 Series
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Price
12.95 USD
Pages
100
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
e; Epic Graphic Novel
ISBN
0-87135-581-7 Search at WorldCat
Editing
Margaret Clark (credited) (editor); Marie Javins (credited) (editor); Claudine Conin (credited as Claudine Giraud) (consulting editor); Dave Scroggy (credited as David Scroggy) (consulting editor); Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited) (editor Starwatcher Graphics); Randy Lofficier (credited) (editor Starwatcher Graphics); Carl Potts (credited) (executive editor)

Issue Notes

Robbin Brosterman is Designer. "With special thanks to Colin Wilson, Jacques DeMeester, Claudine DeBoeck, Douglas Blanc, Jun Diaz, Ed Murr, Ed Lazallari, & Steve Alexandrov."

Full indicia is: "Epic(R) Graphic Novel: Blueberry 5 - The End of the Trail(TM). Story and Art Copyright (C) 1983, 1986 Editions Novedi, Jean-Michel Charlier & Jean Giraud. Translations & Text Copyright (C) 1990 Starwatcher Graphics. All rights reserved... trademark of Jean-Michel Charlier & Jean Giraud. Originally printed by Editions Novedi. Printed in USA."

Contains strong language and violence.

The End of the Trail (Table of Contents)

Blueberry / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Moebius
Inks
Moebius
Colors
?
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Blueberry
Synopsis
Blueberry on a horse contemplates the end of the trail.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Blueberry / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Moebius
Inks
Moebius
Colors
Moebius
Genre
western-frontier
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The Last Hurrah (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited, signed); Randy Lofficier (credited, signed)
Letters
typeset
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Book Nine: The Last Card (Table of Contents: 3)

Blueberry / comic story / 46 pages (report information)

Script
Jean-Michel Charlier (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited) (translator); Randy Lofficier (credited) (translator)
Pencils
Moebius (credited) (signed as Gir)
Inks
Moebius (credited) (signed as Gir)
Colors
Moebius (credited) (signed as Gir); Fraysic
Letters
Michael Heisler (credited as Mike Heisler); Ken Lopez (credited as Kenny Lopez)
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
US Cavalry Lt. Mike S. Blueberry [Mike S. Donovan]; Jimmy McClure; Red Wooley; Senor Guzman; Lulubelle; Governor [formerly General] Vigo; General Portillo; President Juarez (mentioned); President Porfirio Diaz (mentioned); Marquis Albert De Listrac, AKA El Tigre; Federales; bandits; townsfolk
Synopsis
Chihuahua, Mexico, 1872. Blueberry seeks General Vigo, who can clear his name of stealing the Confederate gold. Blueberry, Red, and Jimmy are arrested because Vigo is now Governor. They'll be shot, until, with President Juarez dead, Vigo is to be shot. Blueberry enlists El Tigre's gang to help Vigo escape over the wall and jump into a hayrick. They ride to a waterfall and cave behind, having left the doublecrossing El Tigre in the lurch. Blueberry uncovers Vigo's stash and a receipt for the Confederate gold signed by Juarez himself!
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Book Ten: The End of the Trail (Table of Contents: 4)

Blueberry / comic story / 46 pages (report information)

Script
Jean-Michel Charlier (credited); Jean-Marc Lofficier (credited) (translator); Randy Lofficier (credited) (translator)
Pencils
Moebius (signed as Gir)
Inks
Moebius (signed as Gir)
Colors
Janet Gale (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited); Jim Novak (credited)
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
General Dodge; Tennessee Blake; conspirators; Marmaduke "Angel Face" O'Hare; Warden Kelly; General "Golden Mane" Allister; soldiers; townsfolk; President Ulysses S. Grant
Synopsis
Blueberry needs to clear his name and expose the conspirators out to assassinate President Grant. He gives General Dodge the receipt. In Alabama, he lures out Warden Kelly and learns of Delta Ranch in the Rockies. At the ranch, he's captured by the hideously scarred Angel Face. Red and Jimmy break him free, and they rush. The conspirators plan to blow up the tunnel as Grant's train passes. Blueberry bursts in and Grant is convinced when the tunnel blows. The conspirators are exposed and Mike Blueberry exonerated and rich. Next up - he's going to marry Chihuahua Pearl!
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Indexer Notes

The next adventure, "Arizona Love", where Blueberry courts Chihuahua Pearl, is serialized in CHEVAL NOIR #46-50.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The End of the Trail
    Blueberry
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Blueberry
  3. 2. The Last Hurrah
  4. 3. Book Nine: The Last Card
    Blueberry
  5. 4. Book Ten: The End of the Trail
    Blueberry
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