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Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	1988
Cover Price	3.50 USD; 2.50 GBP
Pages	68
Editing	Tom Skulan; Steve Bissette
Notes	Article design by Mario Bruni. Colorist credit from conversation with Steve Bissette.

Cover Details

Genre	Horror
Pencils	Bruce Spaulding Fuller
Inks	Bruce Spaulding Fuller
Colors	Bruce Spaulding Fuller
Notes	Article design by Mario Bruni. Colorist credit from conversation with Steve Bissette.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Host Segment"

Characters	Mister Shriek (first appearance, host)
Genre	Horror
Script	Steve Bissette
Pencils	Steve Bissette
Inks	Steve Bissette
Letters	Steve Bissette
Notes	Appears on inside of front cover. Script credit from conversation with Steve Bissette.

1 page credits "Gore Shriek no. 5"

Genre	Horror
Pencils	Bruce Spaulding Fuller (background illustration)
Inks	Bruce Spaulding Fuller (background illustration)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Creator credits and table of contents over background illustration.

9 page story "Fallen Leaves"

Genre	Horror
Script	Rick McCollum
Pencils	Rick McCollum
Inks	Bill Anderson
Letters	Bill Anderson

10 page text article "The Warren Empire: A Personal View"

Genre	Horror
Script	Archie Goodwin
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Includes miscellaneous covers and art from Warren Publishing Co.'s magazines.

10 page story "Mal Occhio"

Genre	Horror
Script	Chris Pelletiere
Pencils	Chris Pelletiere
Inks	Chris Pelletiere

2 page letters page "Gory Shrieks!"

Genre	Horror
Pencils	Steve Bissette
Inks	Steve Bissette
Letters	Typeset
Notes	First letters page.

2 page illustration "Zombie Buzzsaw Apocalypse 2000 AD"

Genre	Horror
Pencils	Chas. Balun
Inks	Chas. Balun
Letters	Chas. Balun

20 page text article "Intruders at the Gates of the Mind: Horror in the Undergrounds 1968-1975 (part 1)"

Genre	Horror
Script	Tom Veitch
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Includes miscellaneous covers, art, and stories from underground horror comics.

7 page story "The Bleeding Mirror"

Genre	Horror
Script	David Marshall
Pencils	David Marshall
Inks	David Marshall
Letters	David Marshall

3 page text article The Lost "Ghoul"

Genre	Horror
Script	Stan Wiater
Letters	Typeset
Notes	A review of the monster magazine "Ghoul." Includes covers and interior photos from the magazine. Text ends on inside of back cover.