Issue Details

Issue	#40
Published	October 2005
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	2.75 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Shelly Bond; Mariah Huehner (assistant editor)

Cover Details

Characters	the Black Knight in a cage, surrounded by mannequins.
Genre	fantasy
Pencils	James Jean
Inks	James Jean
Colors	James Jean

22 page Fables story "Homelands Chapter Four: He’s Only A Bird In A Gilded Cage"

Characters	The Black Knight [Boy Blue]; Geppetto; Pinnochio; the Blue Fairy (flashback); Red Riding Hood
Synopsis	Boy Blue learns of the true history and nature of the Adversary from Geppetto. And Pinnochio is brought back to life.
Genre	fantasy
Script	Bill Willingham
Pencils	Mark Buckingham
Inks	Steve Leialoha
Colors	Daniel Vozzo
Letters	Todd Klein

1 page On The Ledge promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis	Harvey Pekar discusses his new series "The Quitter".
Script	Harvey Pekar
Letters	Typeset