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Issue: The Actress and the Bishop #1

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Publication Date: May 2009

Issue #1

Detail

Issues: #1 of 1 Issue

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Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Desperado Publishing

Brand: Desperado

Indicia Publisher: Desperado Publishing

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN:

Price: $3.99 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 9 (3 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): ?; Jason Liebig (managing editor)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color cover; Black and White interior

Dimensions: 6.5 in. x 10.25 in. (16.5 cm x 26.0 cm)

Paper Stock: Glossy

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: One-Shot

Format Notes:

Reprinted In0

There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.

Reprinted From4

1 Content Item
- The Actress and the Bishop and the Thing in the Shed [Story on Interior Page(s)]0

reprinted from some/all another Issue.

3 Content Items

reprinted 3 times from Content Items in other Issues.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

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Content Items (9 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Inker(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Colorist(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): The Actress and the Bishop

Character(s): The Actress; The Bishop

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

A1 #3 published January 1990
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Credits

Credits on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Letterer(s): Brian Bolland (logo); typeset; Nate Pride (production)

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: The inside front cover has logo, Bolland's byline, Desperado masthead, and indicia.

The Actress and the Bishop on the Couch

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Inker(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Letterer(s): Brian Bolland (signed; logo)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): The Actress and the Bishop

Character(s): The Actress; The Bishop

Reprinting

Reprint Notes: from ?

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: The indexer's only known publication of this piece is in Comicology (TwoMorrows, 2000 series) #4, where a caption dates it 1989.

The Actress and the Bishop's First Appearance

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Inker(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Letterer(s): Brian Bolland (signed; logo)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): The Actress and the Bishop

Character(s): The Actress; The Bishop

Reprinting

Reprint Notes: from Brian Bolland's Editions Déesse portfolio (1985)

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: This was the first printed appearance of "The Actress and the Bishop".

The Actress and the Bishop Go Boating

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Penciller(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Inker(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Letterer(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): The Actress and the Bishop

Character(s): The Actress; The Bishop; God [indeterminate] (flashback)

Synopsis: Our story rewinds time to when the duo got together, While in the present they avail themselves of pleasant weather.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

A1 #1 published January 1989
was The Actress and the Bishop Go Boating [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 3

Notes: Dialogue and narration are presented exclusively in rhyming captions.

The Actress and the Bishop Throw a Party

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Penciller(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Inker(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Letterer(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): The Actress and the Bishop

Character(s): The Actress; The Bishop; Ethyl White; Henry Pugh (flashback); God [indeterminate]

Synopsis: The duo hosts a wingding (as the title says) in which Some old flames are encountered and the irony is rich.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

A1 #3 published January 1990
was The Actress and the Bishop Throw A Party [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 3

Notes: Dialogue and narration are presented exclusively in rhyming captions.

The Actress and the Bishop and the Thing in the Shed

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Penciller(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Inker(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Colorist(s): Brian Bolland (signed; graytones only)

Letterer(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): The Actress and the Bishop

Character(s): The Actress; The Bishop; the Thing in the Shed

Synopsis: The Bishop sees the couple's next-door neighbour's disappeared; The Actress must confront the backyard shed that she has feared.

Reprinting

From Issue: Flag

Bolland Strips! #[nn] published March 2005

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 20

Notes: Dialogue and narration are presented exclusively in rhyming captions, save for one word balloon, also in rhyme.

The Actress and the Bishop Pose for Friends

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Inker(s): Brian Bolland (signed)

Letterer(s): Brian Bolland (signed; dedication)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): The Actress and the Bishop

Character(s): The Actress; The Bishop

Reprinting

Reprint Notes: from Bolland Strips (Knockabout, 2005 series) ?

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: This illustration is dated 2005 with "thanks to June, Roy, and Joe".

Promo Pages

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): various

Penciller(s): various

Inker(s): various

Colorist(s): various

Letterer(s): typeset; Nate Pride (production)

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Notes: "The Actress and the Bishop" material is followed by two-page "Desperado Library" catalog and promo page for adaptation of Clive Barker's Age of Desire. The inside back cover promotes CGC as "the Official Grading Service of Desperado Publishing". The back cover promotes Brian Bolland's Burma Diary as "coming soon" from Desperado.