Solo #5
(August 2005)

DC, 2004 Series
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Price
4.99 USD; 6.75 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Bimonthly
On-sale Date
2005-06-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941235561 00511
Editing
Mark Chiarello (editor); Michael Siglain (assistant editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
Darwyn Cooke
Colors
Darwyn Cooke

Reprints

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
?
Colors
?

Indexer Notes

Sketch on inside front cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
?
Colors
?

Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]

Indexer Notes

Pencil sketch.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Darwyn Cooke
Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
Darwyn Cooke
Colors
Darwyn Cooke
Letters
Darwyn Cooke

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It rained like the gods were puking up tragic tears of sorrow.
Genre
detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Slam Bradley; King Faraday; Selina Kyle; Zatanna; Madame X
Synopsis
King introduces Slam to Jimmy's 24-7, a bar with an interesting clientele.
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Indexer Notes

This is a framing story, with pages between some of the other stories.

World's Window (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Darwyn Cooke
Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
Darwyn Cooke
Colors
Darwyn Cooke
Letters
Darwyn Cooke

Genre
biography
Characters
Darwyn Cooke (age 10 or so); Grant Cooke (Darwyn's father); Jack Storms; Roberta Storms; Darwyn's mother
Synopsis
Young Darwyn is introduced to painting by a friend of his parents.
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Triangulation: A New Frontier Thriller (Table of Contents: 5)

King Faraday / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Darwyn Cooke
Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
Darwyn Cooke
Colors
Darwyn Cooke
Letters
Darwyn Cooke

Genre
spy
Characters
King Faraday; Gracie O'Reilly; Javiar Manale; Lola Manale
Synopsis
Faraday and O'Reilly pose as husband and wife to infiltrate a drugs and gun-running operation in Cuba, 1956.
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Funny Pages (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Darwyn Cooke
Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
Darwyn Cooke
Colors
Darwyn Cooke
Letters
Darwyn Cooke

Genre
superhero
Characters
Amazo; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Chemo; Professor Haley; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; The Joker; Doc Magnus; Angel O'Day; Roy Raymond; June Robbins; Sam Simeon; Zatanna
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Indexer Notes

Two pages of short strips, gags, pin-ups, faux ads.

The Solo Dreamgirl (Table of Contents: 7)

Catwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Darwyn Cooke
Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
Darwyn Cooke
Colors
Darwyn Cooke
Letters
Darwyn Cooke

Genre
superhero
Characters
Catwoman [Selina Kyle]
Reprints

Everyday Madness (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Darwyn Cooke
Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
Darwyn Cooke
Colors
Darwyn Cooke
Letters
Darwyn Cooke

Genre
romance
Synopsis
A very strange love affair.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Question / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Darwyn Cooke
Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
Darwyn Cooke
Colors
Darwyn Cooke
Letters
Darwyn Cooke

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They'll confuse you.
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Question [Vic Sage]
Synopsis
A super-hero takes action in the wake of 9-11.
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Deja Vu (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Darwyn Cooke
Pencils
Darwyn Cooke
Inks
Darwyn Cooke
Colors
Darwyn Cooke
Letters
Darwyn Cooke

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Synopsis
The pursuit of some killers evokes painful memories for Batman.
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Indexer Notes

"Based on the Seventies classic 'Night of the Stalker' by Steve Englehart, Vin & Sal Amendola & Dick Giordano. Special thanks to Bruce Timm."

Darwyn Cooke (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Darwyn Cooke ?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Biography with photo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Darwyn Cooke

Indexer Notes

Sketch on back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. ["It rained like the gods were puking up tragic tears of sorrow."]
    Slam Bradley
  5. 4. World's Window
  6. 5. Triangulation: A New Frontier Thriller
    King Faraday
  7. 6. Funny Pages
  8. 7. The Solo Dreamgirl
    Catwoman
  9. 8. Everyday Madness
  10. 9. ["They'll confuse you."]
    The Question
  11. 10. Deja Vu
    Batman
  12. 11. Darwyn Cooke
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Jochen G.
  • Denys Howard
  • David Johnson
  • John Pannozzi
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jon Inge Zazzera