The Books of Magic
#5 - Girl in the Box
([September] 1999)
DC,
1995 Series
- Volume
- 5
- Price
- 14.95 USD; 23.50 CAD
- Pages
- 196
- On-sale Date
- 1999-07-08
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Suggested for Mature Readers
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC Comics; Vertigo
- ISBN
-
1-56389-539-0
- Barcode
- 761941217499 00111
- Printer
- Printed in Canada
- Editing
- Dale Crain (credited) (editor - collected edition); Jim Spivey (associate editor - collected edition); Julie Rottenberg (credited) (editor - original series); Stuart Moore (consulting editor); Karen Berger (credited) (executive editor)
Issue Notes
Consultant: Neil Gaiman
Design: Jason Lyons
Design: Jason Lyons
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as
MW Kaluta) (painting) - Inks
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Colors
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
-
in The Books of Magic Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) #1 (2020 [February 2021]) [virgin]
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- August Hall (credited) (signed as AH) (painting)
- Inks
- August Hall (credited) (signed as AH) (painting)
- Colors
- August Hall (credited) (signed as AH) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #26 (July 1996)
-
- Keywords
- Golden Gate Bridge; United States flag
Rites of Passage Prologue: Into Thin Air
Books of Magic / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- John Ney Rieber (credited)
- Pencils
- Peter Gross (credited)
- Inks
- Peter Gross (credited)
- Colors
- Nathan Eyring (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter; Wobbly; Leah
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #26 (July 1996)
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (painting)
- Inks
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (painting)
- Colors
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Leah; Tim Hunter
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #27 (August 1996)
-
- Keywords
- cable cars; San Francisco
Rites of Passage Part One: Down with That
Books of Magic / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- John Ney Rieber (credited)
- Pencils
- Peter Gross (credited)
- Inks
- Peter Gross (credited)
- Colors
- Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Cupid; Tim Hunter; Leah; Molly; Auberon
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #27 (August 1996)
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Inks
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Colors
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Leah; Cupid; Tim Hunter
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #28 (September 1996)
-
- Keywords
- maps
Rites of Passage Part Two: This Is Not about Chocolate
Books of Magic / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- John Ney Rieber (credited)
- Pencils
- Peter Gross (credited)
- Inks
- Peter Gross (credited)
- Colors
- Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Cupid; Tim Hunter; Leah; Molly; Titania
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #28 (September 1996)
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Inks
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Colors
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter; Leah
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #29 (October 1996)
-
- Keywords
- mermaids
Rites of Passage Part Three: Singing in the Dry
Books of Magic / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- John Ney Rieber (credited)
- Pencils
- Peter Gross (credited)
- Inks
- Peter Gross (credited) (pp. 1-9, 14-15, 17-22); Peter Snejbjerg (credited) (finishes, pp. 10-13, 16, 23-24)
- Colors
- Nathan Eyring (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Woodbine; Yarrow; Molly; Tim Hunter; Leah; Titania
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #29 (October 1996)
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (painting)
- Inks
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (painting)
- Colors
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #30 (November 1996)
-
Rites of Passage Part Four: Shells
Books of Magic / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- John Ney Rieber (credited)
- Pencils
- Peter Gross (credited) (pp. 1-8, 17-24); Peter Snejbjerg (credited) (pp. 9-16)
- Inks
- Peter Gross (credited) (pp. 1-8, 17-24); Peter Snejbjerg (credited) (pp. 9-16)
- Colors
- Nathan Eyring (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Leah; Tim Hunter; Molly; Titania
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #30 (November 1996)
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (painting)
- Inks
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (painting)
- Colors
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #31 (December 1996)
-
Rites of Passage Part Five: I'll Hold Your Breath
Books of Magic / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- John Ney Rieber (credited)
- Pencils
- Peter Snejbjerg (credited)
- Inks
- Peter Snejbjerg (credited)
- Colors
- Nathan Eyring (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter; Leah
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #31 (December 1996)
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Inks
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Colors
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (credited as Michael Kaluta) (signed as MW Kaluta) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #32 (January 1997)
-
Rites of Passage Part Six: Drowning in Place
Books of Magic / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- John Ney Rieber (credited)
- Pencils
- Peter Snejbjerg (credited)
- Inks
- Peter Snejbjerg (credited)
- Colors
- Nathan Eyring (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter; Leah; Yin the Dark; Yang the Bright; Mona; Aegaeon
- Synopsis
- Tim learns from Aegaeon, a mer-man, important lessons in becoming a man. Leah becomes a mermaid and stops the fighting between Yin the Dark and Yang the Bright, which had stopped the tides on Earth.
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1994 series) #32 (January 1997)
-
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
1.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
2.
Rites of Passage Prologue: Into Thin Air
Books of Magic -
3.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
4.
Rites of Passage Part One: Down with That
Books of Magic -
5.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
6.
Rites of Passage Part Two: This Is Not about Chocolate
Books of Magic -
7.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
8.
Rites of Passage Part Three: Singing in the Dry
Books of Magic -
9.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
10.
Rites of Passage Part Four: Shells
Books of Magic -
11.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
12.
Rites of Passage Part Five: I'll Hold Your Breath
Books of Magic -
13.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
14.
Rites of Passage Part Six: Drowning in Place
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