| Issue | #5 |
| Published | August 2009 |
| Cover Price | 0.99 US |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Matt Gagnon |
| Notes | Per indicia: Copyright [2009] Boom! Studios. Printed in Canada. // This issue shipped with different four covers and a special promotional price of 99 cents. 50% of retailers' orders were filled with Cover A, 25% with Cover B, and 25% with Cover C, while one copy of Cover D was sent to retailers as an incentive for every ten standard copies ordered. |
| Characters | Qubit |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Gene Ha |
| Inks | Gene Ha |
| Colors | Art Lyon |
| Reprinted | in Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #2 (December 2009) |
| Characters | The Plutonian |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Dennis Calero (signed) |
| Inks | Dennis Calero (signed) |
| Colors | Dennis Calero (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #2 (December 2009) |
| Characters | Gilgamos |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Dan Panosian (signed) |
| Inks | Dan Panosian (signed) |
| Colors | Dan Panosian (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #2 (December 2009) |
| Characters | Charybdis |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jeffrey Spokes |
| Inks | Jeffrey Spokes |
| Colors | Jeffrey Spokes |
| Notes | Incentive covers for #1-12 will spell out the series title; this cover features the D. |
| Reprinted | in Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #2 (December 2009) |
| Characters | The Plutonian; The Hornet; Sarah [The Hornet's daughter]; Qubit; Samsara; Kaidan; Gilgamos; Volt; Bette Noir; Scylla; Charybdis; Modeus |
| Pencils | Peter Krause |
| Inks | Peter Krause |
| Colors | Andrew Dalhouse |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Notes | The inside front cover has head shots of cast from previous issues and recap of story so far, plus logo, credits, and indicia set against negative red-&-black detail of #1's Cover A. |
| Characters | The Plutonian; The Paradigm [Volt; Bette Noir; Gilgamos; Kaidan; Charybdis; Qubit]; Modeus robots |
| Synopsis | The Plutonian addresses everyone on Earth using a device in his trophy room "seized from Modeus". Volt recalls his invitation to join The Paradigm and how, more recently, he lost his left arm. Charybdis makes a revelation about his powers, an accusation about Bette Noir, and an observation about Qubit's Modeus robots in the wake of their surprising find. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Mark Waid |
| Pencils | Peter Krause |
| Inks | Peter Krause |
| Colors | Andrew Dalhouse |
| Letters | Ed Dukeshire |
| Notes | Story is untitled beyond series title. First page shows Plutonian walking through trophy room. |
| Reprinted | in Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #2 (December 2009) |
| Pencils | Brian Churilla; Rafael Albuquerque |
| Inks | Brian Churilla; Rafael Albuquerque |
| Notes | The Anchor #1 and its 5-page preview in this issue are hyped with art from Covers A and B. |
| Characters | The Anchor (first appearance); Little Saint (first appearance) |
| Genre | Occult; Monsters |
| Script | Phil Hester |
| Pencils | Brian Churilla |
| Inks | Brian Churilla |
| Colors | Matthew Wilson |
| Letters | Ed Dukeshire |
| Editing | Matt Gagnon |
| Notes | Five pages of the story from The Anchor #1 are excerpted. |
| Reprinted | from The Anchor (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 [as preview] |
| Pencils | Brian Churilla |
| Inks | Brian Churilla |
| Notes | The Anchor is advertised again with art from #1's Cover A. |
| Script | Matt Gagnon; ? (Q&A); Ming Doyle |
| Pencils | various |
| Inks | various |
| Colors | various |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Editor Gagnon equates his current job with his days as a line cook in "Tick... Tick... Tick..." column. Page also includes Boom! masthead, brief Q&A with Jennifer's Body artist Doyle, and small repros of covers to upcoming releases. |
| Pencils | John Cassaday (signed) |
| Inks | John Cassaday (signed) |
| Notes | Swordsmith Assassin is advertised with art from #1's Cover A. |
| Notes | Advanced Research Technologies' JETT is advertised on the last interior page. |
| Notes | The Japanese beer Asahi is advertised on the inside back cover. |
| Pencils | John Cassaday; various |
| Inks | John Cassaday; various |
| Colors | Laura Martin; various |
| Notes | The back cover advertises this issue and the first Irredeemable trade-paperback collection. |