Jim #5 (1995) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Knowledge Extinguishes the Flame of Curiousity	cover	2	pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring; colors: Jim Woodring	Frank, Whim
1	Attention!	illustration	1	script: Jim Woodring; pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring; colors: Jim Woodring
2	Dive Deep	comic story	4	script: Jim Woodring; pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring; letters: Jim Woodring
3	Peeker	comic story	5	script: Jim Woodring; pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring; colors: Jim Woodring	Frank, Manhog, Whim
4	The Stairs	comic story	5	script: Jim Woodring; pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring; letters: Jim Woodring	Jim Woodring
5	Frank and the Sugar of Vengeance	comic story	3	script: Jim Woodring; pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring; letters: Jim Woodring	Frank, Manhog
6	Incoming Mail	letters page	1.4	script: Jim Woodring	Frank
8	Echo	comic story	1	script: Jim Woodring; pencils: Jim Woodring; inks: Jim Woodring; letters: Jim Woodring	Jim Woodring

Plus 0.6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Collection	Year
The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes #[nn] ISBN 1-58834-183-6	2004	On eBay ›
The Frank Book #[nn] ISBN 1560975342; 9781560975342	2003	On eBay ›
The Portable Frank #[nn] ISBN 978-1-56097-978-4	2008	On eBay ›
Frank #2 ISBN 1-56097-279-3	1997	On eBay ›
The Frank Book #[nn] ISBN 9781606995136	2011	On eBay ›
The Frank Book #[nn] ISBN 9781606995006	2011	On eBay ›
Jim #[nn] ISBN 9781606997529	2014	On eBay ›

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