Cover: Stephen R. Bissette & Rolf Stark

Taboo #1

Oct 1988 · Spiderbaby Grafix & Publications · 9.95 USD

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About this Collection

Taboo 1 is the inaugural volume of the groundbreaking horror anthology series Taboo, published by Spiderbaby Grafix & Publications in 1988. This collection gathers the first issues of the original comic series, featuring a mix of dark, experimental, and often controversial stories from various creators, including early work by notable talents like Alan Moore and Stephen Bissette. It set the tone for the series' reputation as a boundary-pushing showcase of mature, artistic horror comics.

Contains 14 stories

The Kitty Killer Kids

2 pp · Horror-Suspense

Come On Down

9 pp · Horror-Suspense

Carol SteinerPhil MalloyCheryse

Scarecrow

5 pp · Horror-Suspense

HarklinBilly

Tooth Decay

10 pp · Horror-Suspense

Ralph ComptonCrazy MikeDoctor August (antagonist)

Contagious

4 pp · Horror-Suspense

LindaPaulJane Brewster

Cable

13 pp · Horror-Suspense

Derek

Eyes Without a Face

8 pp · Horror-Suspense

Throat Sprockets

12 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Pyjama Girl

4 pp · Horror-Suspense

Jean MorrisPyjama GirlJeanette Constance Routledge

Cottonmouth

5 pp · Horror-Suspense

Chigger and the Man

10 pp · Horror-Suspense

Dirk the Gerbil Part One: Life is Fun

1 pp

Dirk the Gerbil (death)

Dirk the Gerbil Part Two: Dirk Dies

1 pp

Dirk the GerbilGod

A Late Night Snack

5 pp

GerbilBunny (death)

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker, letterer S. Clay Wilson

cover pencils, inks Stephen R. Bissette

cover pencils, inks Rolf Stark

Reprints

↩ Reprints Fox Comics #5 (1984), Gore Shriek #1 (1986)

Reprinted in Pox #1/1989 (1989), Schwermetall #116 (1989), Kalma #1/1990 (1990), Kalma #2/1990 (1990), Terror #1/1990 (1990), The Best Comics of the Decade #2 (1990), Alpha #4/1991 (1991), The Book of Night #[nn] (1991), The Comics Journal #185 (1996), The Book of Ballads and Sagas #3 (1996), S.R. Bissette’s SpiderBaby Comix #2 (1997), A1 Bojeffries Terror Tome #1 (2005), The Little Man: Short Strips 1980 - 1995 #[nn] (2006), Brighter Than You Think: Ten Short Works by Alan Moore #[nn] (2016), Comic Book Creator #28 (2022)

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