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Issue: Escape #4
Publication Date: January 1984
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Issues: #4 of 9 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEscape Publishing
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On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 64
ISBN:
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Price: £1.00 GBP
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Paul Gravett; Peter Stanbury
Disclose Notes: There is no publication date in the issue, but in the previous issue all dated strips were dated 1983, and in this issue all dated strips are dated 1984. Furthermore, the following issue makes reference to contributors doing a signing on December 8th.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour covers
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Subject Matter
Character(s): Calculus Cat
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Introduction
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Pages: 0.66
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): NME
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Although an ad, it features a commissioned illustration in keeping with the nmagazine.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): A Tale From Gimbley
Character(s): David Gimbley; Simon Rouse
First Line: The other day I saw an old acquaintance of mine, Simon Rouse...
Synopsis: Gimbley recalls the night his friendship with Simon Rouse began to deteriorate.
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Pages: 4
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Popular Graphics

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: Comic news with illustrations from some of the topics mentioned.
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Pages: 1
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Rotten To The Core

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Big Dog; Animal Rights Fighter; Lab Technician
Synopsis: The fall and renewal of the big dog.
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Pages: 2
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Briggs: The Gentle Bogeyman

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Snacks With The Stars
Synopsis: Interview with Raymond Briggs accompanied by his art.
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Pages: 4
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Happy Even After

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Gibas
Penciller(s): Mike Gibas
Inker(s): Mike Gibas
Letterer(s): Mike Gibas
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jules Nuclear; Alison Nuclear; Baby Nuclear; Visitor
Synopsis: The Nuclear Family has a social crisis.
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Pages: 4
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Book Revue

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Kev O'Neill
Inker(s): Kev O'Neill
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Reviews illustrated with the art from the contents.
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Pages: 1
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Holiday Hostel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Heidi Schmidt; Fritz; Ernst
Synopsis: Heidi and Fritz go on holiday.
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Pages: 1
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Fast Fiction Facts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Russell Christian; Bob Moulder; Jak Sowerby
Inker(s): Russell Christian; Bob Moulder; Jak Sowerby
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Recent small press round-up illustrated by art from some of the publications reviewed.
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Pages: 1
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"I return Home, grin intact"!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Calculus Cat; TV
Synopsis: Calculus Cat believes he's living a lie, so the TV shows him how his friends see him.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Best Comics of the Decade #2 published July 1990
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Reprint Notes: in The Best Comics of the Decade (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #2
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Mariscal's Amigos

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Snacks With The Stars
Synopsis: Interview with Mariscal illustrated by his work.
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Pages: 4
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The Investment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Robert; Joanna; Bel; Juan; Philip; Don; Anton
Synopsis: Joanna sends Robert away with a sweater.
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Blame! A Code In The Head... Or A Pain In The Arts

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A round-up of attempts to censor comics over the years.
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Pages: 2
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Killer Weed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Synopsis: Sam is jailed for cannibis possession.
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D.I.Y.B.D.

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: How to produce your own small press title.
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Brand New B.D.

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Max; Schlingo
Inker(s): Max; Schlingo
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Round-up of then recent comic releases from around thw globe, illustrated by some of the artists mentioned.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Alec MacGarry; Jim; Danny Grey; Tom; Valerie; Dave
First Line: The nicest thing in life is just to be with your friends.
Synopsis: Alec muses over his friends.
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Pages: 4
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"Well?", "Well what?"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Temptation
Character(s): Devil; Hermit
Synopsis: The devil almost convinces his victim he's invisible.
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Reprint Notes: In Temptation (Penguin Books, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
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Pages: 1
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Norm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: The perils of being a cartoon character.
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Pages: 0.5
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Escape Artists

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Contributor biographies with some self-portraits.
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Pages: 0.66

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