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Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	February 2009
Cover Price	2.99 USD
Pages	36
Editing	John Barber; Michael Horwitz (assistant editor); Joe Sabino (production); Paul Acerios (production)

Cover Details

Characters	Kick-Ass [Dave Lizewski]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Romita, Jr.
Inks	Tom Palmer
Colors	Dean White

1 page credits "Kick-Ass Issue Five"

Script	Mark Millar ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	This page contains the indicia and credits for this issue with a recap of the story so far.

22 page Kick-Ass story "Remember those assholes I told you I'd inspired?"

Characters	Kick-Ass [Dave Lizewski]; Red Mist; Katie Deauxma; Big Daddy; Hit-Girl
Synopsis	Kick-Ass teams up with his would-be rival the Red Mist to save a cat from a burning building.
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Millar
Pencils	John Romita, Jr.
Inks	Tom Palmer
Colors	Dean White
Letters	Chris Eliopoulos

7 page Kick-Ass illustration "We thought you might like to see some of John Romita, Jr.'s penciled pages instead of a bunch of house ads."

Pencils	John Romita, Jr.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Reproductions of the pencils from 7 of the pages from this issue's story.

1 page Kick-Ass promo (ad from the publisher) "Next: It's On!"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Romita, Jr.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Promotional advertisement for the next issue.

1 page Kick-Ass (backcovers) do not use / please fix "Not only irresponsible, it is bloody genius!"

Genre	superhero
Script	?; Richard Renteria (quotation); J. Montes (quotation); ? (quotations)
Pencils	John Romita, Jr.
Letters	typeset
Notes	A text blurb about this issue with an accompanying illustration and quotations from Richard Renteria of newsarama, heavyink.com, J. Montes of Weekly Comic Book Review and IGN.com.