Greed #5
(Summer 1988)

Price
2.50 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Bleak House Publishing
Editing
Kurt Sayenga (editor; art director)

The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Love and Rockets / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jaime Hernandez
Inks
Jaime Hernandez
Colors
Jaime Hernandez; Jeff Nelson (separations)

Genre
drama; romance
Characters
Locas [Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Penny Century [Beatríz García]; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Reubens]; Daffy [Daphne Matsumoto]; Terry [Theresa Downe]]
Synopsis
The women sit on a couch and socialize.
Reprints

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

The Profit Margin / about comics / 0.7 page (report information)

Script
Kurt Sayenga (credited as Kurt "Satchmo" Sayenga)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Pages
2 - 2

Abstract
Kurt discusses plans to attend San Diego ComiCon to interview Bob Burden and others.

Jean Cocteau's Head (Table of Contents: 2)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stephen Gibson
Inks
Stephen Gibson

Characters
Jean Cocteau

Funny Book Messiah (Table of Contents: 3)

about comics / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Brown; James Wu
Pencils
Chester Brown
Inks
Chester Brown
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Pages
18 - 21

Abstract
Brown discusses the origins of the Yummy Fur title and his start in self-publishing. Since his content is not carried by all stores or even all distributors he discusses the challenges of censorship.

The Fire of Love (& Rockets): Los Brothers Hernandez, Tears from Oxnard (Table of Contents: 4)

about comics / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Sayenga; Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez
Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez; ? (photography)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez; ? (photography)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Locas [Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Penny Century [Beatríz García]; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Reubens]; Daffy [Daphne Matsumoto]; Terry [Theresa Downe]]; Luba; Gilbert Hernandez (photograph); Jaime Hernandez (photograph)

Pages
32 - 40

Abstract
Kurt Sayenga interviews Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez at a point in history about six years into the original Love and Rockets magazine run (issue 27 was available). Love and Rockets is already considered a classic and highly collectible, sourced in punk subculture and Latin American literature, rather than mainstream sensibilities.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Burnett
Pencils
Bob Burnett
Inks
Bob Burnett
Letters
Bob Burnett

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I know when a swan's a swan.
Genre
drama
Synopsis
A man tries unsuccessfully to hit on a woman.

Triple Threat: The Blood-soaked Brushwork of Writer/Director Clive Barker (Table of Contents: 6)

about comics / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Niles; Clive Barker
Pencils
Clive Barker; Linda McCartney (photography)
Inks
Clive Barker; Linda McCartney (photography)
Letters
typeset

Keywords
Frankenstein

Pages
44 - 49

Abstract
Steve Niles interviews Clive Barker about his work in novels and comics.

Indexer Notes

Includes full-page horror-themed illustrations by Barker.

Hyperboy (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Sayenga
Pencils
Kurt Sayenga
Inks
Kurt Sayenga
Letters
Kurt Sayenga

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Hyperboy! Where ya been lately?
Characters
Hyperboy
Synopsis
Hyperboy is harassed by the omniscient narrator about student loans, jobs, and not using his power to make people's heads explode.
Keywords
elevator; record store; snow

Indexer Notes

Hyperboy passes a fence that has a sign, "Will Eisner for Mayor" using Eisner's font.

Next (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

Experts Agree! Meese Is a Pig (Table of Contents: 9)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Falls (photography)
Inks
John Falls (photography)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
A passerby seems to merge with a brick wall as he observes political posters.

The Tunnel, Part Four (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
P. Hayes
Pencils
P. Hayes
Inks
P. Hayes
Letters
P. Hayes

Genre
drama; science fiction
Characters
Devon Hollowell; Squint Hollowell; Agnes; Doctor Friend (flashbacks)
Synopsis
Agnes reunites with Devon and Squint in order to run errand for Doctor Friend, the developer of a resurrection drug, Phenom, invented by The Legion, culled from cancerous sewer rats.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Love and Rockets
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The Profit Margin
  3. 2. Jean Cocteau's Head
  4. 3. Funny Book Messiah
  5. 4. The Fire of Love (& Rockets): Los Brothers Hernandez, Tears from Oxnard
  6. 5. ["I know when a swan's a swan."]
  7. 6. Triple Threat: The Blood-soaked Brushwork of Writer/Director Clive Barker
  8. 7. Hyperboy
  9. 8. Next
  10. 9. Experts Agree! Meese Is a Pig
  11. 10. The Tunnel, Part Four
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
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