| Issue | #5 |
| Published | February 2007 |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 3.75 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Joe Quesada (?) |
| Notes | Wraparound cover. Mature Content. |
| Characters | Leo |
| Genre | Crime |
| Pencils | Sean Phillips (painted) |
| Inks | Sean Phillips (painted) |
| Colors | Sean Phillips (painted) |
| Letters | None; typeset |
| Notes | Wraparound cover. Mature Content. |
| Characters | Leo |
| Pencils | Sean Phillips |
| Inks | Sean Phillips |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Creator credits and indicia information. Features a screened backdrop illustration of police cars in pursuit and an inset illustration of a closeup of Leo's face. |
| Characters | Leo; Greta (death of) |
| Synopsis | Leo has been backed into a corner, and though his experience and his survival instincts tell him to try to find a peaceful way out, something has been awakened inside the man most consider a coward. Something that he's kept buried almost twenty years...His rage. But will it destroy him along with the men he aims it at? Critics have hailed Criminal as the best new series of the year, and many stores have been reporting first day sellouts around the country. [per solicitation] |
| Genre | Crime |
| Script | Ed Brubaker |
| Pencils | Sean Phillips |
| Inks | Sean Phillips |
| Colors | Val Staples |
| Notes | Conclusion to the storyline. |
| Synopsis | Esteemed crime noir writers discuss what their favorite pictures of the late 1960s era were. |
| Script | Ed Brubaker; Charlie Huston; Warren Ellis; Greg Rucka; Patton Oswalt; Matt Fraction; David Goyer; Charles Ardai |
| Pencils | Sean Phillips |
| Inks | Sean Phillips |
| Colors | Val Staples |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | Brubaker discusses the next story arc for CRIMINAL. |
| Script | Ed Brubaker; Sean Phillips |
| Pencils | Sean Phillips |
| Inks | Sean Phillips |
| Colors | Val Staples |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Side bar: SEAN'S PLUG TIME. |
| Synopsis | The best in hard-boiled crime fiction. |
| Script | Randy Lauder; Publishers Weekly; Ain't It Cool News (all in testimonials) |
| Pencils | Sean Phillips |
| Inks | Sean Phillips |
| Colors | Val Staples |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Left portion of the wraparound cover. Features testimonials top edge and UPC with cover price bottom right edge. |