Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	April 2007
Cover Price	3.95 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Gary Carlson
Notes	1970's Jack Kirby Kamandi and Devil Dinosaur tribute.

Cover Details - "He Rules a Land That Time Forgot..."

Characters	Teen Rex; Thinker; Moray
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Gary Carlson
Pencils	Joe Zierman
Inks	Mike Royer
Colors	Randy Sargent
Letters	?; Mark Lewis (logo)
Notes	1970's Jack Kirby Kamandi and Devil Dinosaur tribute.

1 page Teen Rex credits "Big Bang Presents #5"

Characters	Teen Rex
Pencils	Joe Zierman?
Inks	Joe Zierman?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Credits and pinup of Teen Rex.

18 page Teen Rex story "The Sunken Land!"

Characters	Teen Rex; Moray; Thinker
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Gary Carlson
Pencils	Joe Zierman
Inks	Tim Stiles
Notes	1970's Jack Kirby Kamandi and Devil Dinosaur tribute.

1 page Big Bang Comments letters page

Characters	Ultiman
Script	Gary Carlson
Pencils	Tim Stiles (signed)
Inks	Bob Rivard (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from Henry Kujawa, Dennis Holmes, David Smith, Ian, and Jemir Johnson. Includes a cover (1/4 page) that was intended for issue #4.

3 page Teen Rex story "Tales of the Jurraxian Homeworld!"

Characters	King Cyrrex; Proctor [Thinker] (origin); Teen Rex (as baby); Troglodemons; Jarraxia
Synopsis	Flashback to the planet Jarraxia, which is being overrun by Troglodemons. The king laments that he will be unable to raise his son, so he upgrades the Proctor robot into the Thinker robot to be Rex's conscience and advisor.
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Gary Carlson; Joe Zierman (plot)
Pencils	Joe Zierman
Inks	Joe Zierman
Notes	1970's Jack Kirby Fourth World tribute.

1 page Big Bang Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "Giant Big Bang Comics Internet Special"

Notes

House ad for the Big Bang Comics web site, www.bigbangcomics.com.

1 page Big Bang Back Issues promo (ad from the publisher) "More Bang for Your Buck!"

Notes

Back issues ad.

1 page The Badge and his Rookies illustration "Red Hot Comics #14"

Characters	The Badge; Bobbie; Trooper; Robo-Hood (inset); Stars 'n' Stripes (inset); Vita-Man (inset)
Pencils	Mark Lewis [as Simmons & Kingler]
Inks	Mark Lewis [as Simmons & Kingler]
Notes	Fake cover to Red Hot Comics #14 (supposedly a reprint). Simon and Kirby Newsboy Legion tribute.

5 page The Badge and his Rookies story "The Shrine of Crime"

Characters	The Badge; Bobbie; Trooper; Buddha
Genre	Superhero
Script	Gary Carlson
Pencils	Mark Lewis [as Jack Simmons and Joe Kingler]
Inks	Mark Lewis [as Jack Simmons and Joe Kingler]
Notes	Simon and Kirby Newsboy Legion tribute.

1 page text article "Teen Rex the Rest of the Story"

Characters	Teen Rex; Venus
Script	Joe Zierman; Gary Carlson
Pencils	Joe Zierman; Mark Lewis
Inks	Joe Zierman; Mike Royer
Notes	The background on Teen Rex's creation, and some of the creators on this issue.

1 page Big Bang Comics advertisement "Available Now... Big Bang Comics Role Playing Game!"

Notes

Ad for Big Bang Comics Role Playing Game (Pisces All Media). Cover is reused from the back cover of Big Bang Comics (Image, 1996 series) #27 (October 1999).

1 page advertisement "Ad"

Notes

Ad for the Jack Kirby Museum.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Agents of B.A.D.G.E."

Pencils	Mark Lewis [as Karnesto]
Inks	David Zimmermann [as Karnesto]
Colors	Mark Lewis
Letters	Mark Lewis (logo)
Notes	House ad for next issue, Big Bang Presents (Big Bang, 2006 series) #6.