Cover: Shawn Martinbrough & Sal Buscema

The Creeper #5

Apr 1998 · DC · 2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD

📊 ~16,962 copies sold its debut month

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“Walking Wounded”

The cover of this 1998 DC series entry poses an urgent question — "Where's Ryder?" — as the wild-haired, grinning Creeper crouches atop a bullet-riddled wall while below him, a gruff gunman and a bespectacled Jack Ryder loom large in striking close-up. Pencilled and inked by Shawn Martinbrough and Sal Buscema, the composition balances the Creeper's manic energy against a grounded, noir-tinged tension that makes "Walking Wounded" feel like a genuinely compelling chapter in the series. Fans of DC's late-'90s darker sensibility will find plenty to appreciate here.

writer Len Kaminski · artist Shawn Martinbrough · inker Sal Buscema · colorist Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh · letterer John E. Workman Jr. · cover Shawn Martinbrough, Sal Buscema

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Full credits

writer Len Kaminski

artist Shawn Martinbrough

inker Sal Buscema

colorist Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh

letterer John E. Workman Jr.

cover pencils Shawn Martinbrough

cover inks Sal Buscema

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Jack Ryder's first day at Newedge magazine. A gunman shows up at Newedge looking for Ryder.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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