The Best from Playboy #5
"Sleepwalking" is a striking, self-contained story from 1971’s The Best from Playboy #5, a rare showcase of a single creator’s full artistic vision. Written and illustrated by Claude Smith, the tale follows a man haunted by insomnia who steps into a quiet, surreal moment when he spots a woman sleepwalking down his apartment hallway—prompting him to re-dress in pajamas and mimic her, blurring the line between wakefulness and dream.
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A man has insomnia, so he decides to get dressed and go out. When he opens the door of his apartment, he sees an attractive woman sleepwalking down the hall. So he goes back in his apartment and comes back in his pajamas, ready to pretend to sleepwalk to follow the woman.
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