Raw 1980 #5 - 8.0 - $75.00

Big Baby plays with dinosaurs before his dad gets home from work.

Theo picks up his fiancee only to lose her. After braking just in front of a suicide, he goes to his apartment and peeks into his neighbor's room. The story ends with two absolutely furious double-page spreads.

Dog-Boy picks a bone from the garbage.

The title character shoots his broiled wife.

A self-reflexive four-panel strip on the usage of speech balloons.

Feeling sick, Amy is taken to the hospital where she undergoes an operation.

A man keeps missing the train.

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing. Indicia: "RAW is published about twice a year by RAW BOOKS & GRAPHICS, 27 Greene Street, NYC, NY 10013. Entire contents ?1983 by Raw Books & Graphics unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. We are not responsible for unsolicited submissions and can respond only to those we may wish to publish. Send non-returnable photocopies." "Production Assistant: Laurence Mouly; Printing by Malmar Graphics Inc. NYC"

• The Message - The illustration employs lyrics from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's ?The Message.? In black, white & grey with red lettering.
• Raw 5 - This page designed by Fran?oise Mouly. Also includes a list of other RAW publications, table of contents, production credits and indicia. Includes a small Pascal Doury drawing (censored) taken from his story contribution.
• The Foundations of Modern Art - The title is given in the table of contents.
• The Anti-Solar Ray - The first line of dialogue is "Stardust, the scientific marvel whose vast knowledge of all planets has made him..."
• Advertisements - Sixteen advertisements divided into twenty comic panels, designed by Rick Gallagher: Modern Girls (NYC); Wayside Music (Wheaton, MD); Konk Organization Party EP (NYC); Jimboco Records (NYC); Top Drawer Rubber Stamp Company (Hancock, VT); Jungle Red (NYC); Heaven (L.A., CA); Dream Homes (NYC); Beth B & Scott B's ?Vortex- The Motion Picture Soundtrack? (NYC); The Graham Gallery (NYC); Detail accessories (NYC); Village Comic Shop; Soap Plant (L.A., CA); ?The Man Who Was H.M. Bateman? compilation; Razzamatazza catalog (Charlottesville, VA); Danceteria (NYC)
• Theodore Death Head - As detailed in the foreword, in order to protect local retailers the editors decided to censor the story due to the nebulous state of the country's obscenity laws. Approximately twenty cartoon genitalia are blocked out leaving tiny blank rectangular areas in their place. Readers are given instructions for sending a self-addressed stamped envelope (with proof of age) for a free sticker sheet with the missing cartoon genitalia.
• The RAW Comic Supplement - Title logo for this section. The following eighteen strips are laid out in a Sunday newspaper funnies format.
• Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Chapter Four): The Noose Tightens - Pgs. 65-85. A 9? x 6? (22.86 cm x 15.24 cm) saddle-stitched insert bound to the magazine
• The Rat (Read Yourself Raw!) - Back cover.