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Issue: Common Grounds: Baker's Dozen #[1]
Publication Date: November 2004
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Issues: #[1] of 1 Issue (2 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagImage
Brand: Top Cow Productions, Inc.View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Image Comics
On Sale Date: 11/10/2004
Volume: none
Pages: 148
ISBN: 9781582408415
UPC/EAN: 978158240841551499
Price: $17.99 CAD
$14.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 21 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Collects Common Grounds (Image, 2004 series) #1-6.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding: squarebound; softcover; trade paperback
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #3 published April 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Beyond the Speed of Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Ed Franklin (reporter); Speeding Bullet
Synopsis: Ed Franklin interviews Speeding Bullet at the local Common Grounds donut shop and finds out that a hero's life isn't all heroics and fame.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #1 [Cover A] published February 2004
was Beyond the Speed of Life [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: This story introduces Common Grounds, a gourmet donut and coffee shop that caters to everyone, especially superheroes and supervillains alike. The Shop is considered neutral ground.
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Head Games

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Mental Midget; Man-Witch; Bloodwart (cameo flashback); Mental Giant (cameo flashback)
Synopsis: Mental Midget and his arch nemesis Man-Witch share some private thoughts and history while taking care of some personal business in the local Common Grounds donut shop.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #1 [Cover A] published February 2004
was Head Games [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Roles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Jenny (a waitress); Bob (a graveyard shift worker); John (a man in distress)
Synopsis: An aspiring actress who works at an LA Common Grounds is leaving work and gives a ride to a man who is not who he claims to be. Only her acting skills save her life.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #2 published March 2004
was Roles [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: There are no superheroes in this story, but Jenny pretends to be a former hero known as Flamabelle, an ex-member of the Liberty Balance.
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Elsewhere

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Analog Kid; Digital Man; various heroes and villains (as customers in the shop)
Synopsis: Analog Kid searches for his missing partner Digital Man in the last place he was seen six months ago: a Common Grounds coffee shop.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #2 published March 2004
was Elsewhere [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Sanctuary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Deb-U-Ton [Patricia Van Buren]; Acidic Jew [Moshe Chomsky]; Marquis De Sod (cameo flashback)
Synopsis: Deb-U-Ton (a teenager with great strength and invincibility) meets the Acidic Jew (a Hasidic Jew with an acid touch) while taking down some thugs. They go to a local Common Grounds to talk and share stories.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #3 published April 2004
was Sanctuary [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Heir of Truth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Strangeness [Sam Henderson]; Charm [Clarise Henderson]; Mr. Thorndyke; Volkswagner (cameo); various heroes in the background as customers in the Shop
Synopsis: Strangeness and Charm (a brother and sister super-team) meet Mr. Thorndyke, a lawyer for their recently departed father at a local Common Grounds. Their father, John Henderson, was a supervillain named Quantum. The lawyer gives the two their father's safe deposit box. Once they open it, they find out there was more to their father than they realized.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #3 published April 2004
was Heir of Truth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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Time of Their Lives

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): Dreamer's Design; Mark Rosian
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Blackwatch; Commander Power
Synopsis: Years ago, they were 2 enemies, Commander Power and Blackwatch. Now they're just 2 men that share a history. A chance meeting outside of a Common Grounds shop in Ohio reveals that one is down on his luck, and the other tries to help him.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #4 published May 2004
was Time of Their Lives [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Fat Chance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): Dreamer's Designs; Mark Rosian
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Red Fox; Knockout; Hi-Tec; Coldspell; Miniaturian
Synopsis: 5 heavy-set heroes meet at a local Common Grounds shop to try to help each other with their weight problems that are impacting their heroic careers.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #4 published May 2004
was Fat Chance [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Glory Days

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): Dreamer's Designs; Mark Rosian
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Former members of the Liberty Balance [Lift-Off; Belle-aire; Flaming Follicle; Mach Master; Magna-Woman; Captain Gallant; Blackwatch; Eternal Flame; KittyCat; Big Money, unseen others]; Bloodstain (cameo); Die-Cut (cameo); Deathmarch (cameo)
Synopsis: It's the 30th reunion of the premier super-team known as the Liberty Balance. Old members catch up with each other, old friendships are renewed and one unrequited love is reignited. Catering for the affair is done by the Common Grounds franchise.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #4 published May 2004
was Glory Days [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Where Monsters Dine!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): Dreamer's Designs; Mark Rosian
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Grondar; Crittorr; Krapp; Wang Dang Doodle; Larry, the delivery man; Larry's unnamed helper;
Synopsis: Larry delivers a truckful of Common Grounds donuts to a reunion of giant monsters from the 1960s who tried individually to take over the world. All were defeated by different, geeky nerds back then. Inspired by Larry's reading of what true monsters are like today, they decide to investigate the Common Grounds foundation for super villain reformation.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #5 published June 2004
was Where Monsters Dine! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Dedication on the last page: "To Stan, Jack and the gang, who gave us those big, silly monsters and filled our lives with a bit of wonder."
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Lovelife

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): Dreamer's Designs; Mark Rosian
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Eternal Flame; Eternal Flame’s past loves [Oola (a cavewoman, cameo flashback); an unnamed Gypsy sorceress (cameo flashback); Calamity Jane (cameo flashback); Patriette (a WWII Japanese heroine, cameo flashback)]; an unnamed man; various heroes and villains (cameos as customers in the Shop)
Synopsis: Eternal Flame rescues a man contemplating suicide over a lost love. Talking over donuts and coffee at the local Common Grounds, Eternal Flame reveals who he is and the women he's loved through the years.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #5 published June 2004
was Lovelife [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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This'll Be the Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): American Pi; unnamed thugs; unnamed American citizens; Zhang
Synopsis: American Pi, a highly athletic and intellectual superhero, saves a girl from some thugs only to be put down by the people watching her. She explains why she does what she does, but they remain unconvinced. She befriends a boy named Zhang who, like her, believes in America, and its dreams and opportunities. They decide to talk things over at the local Common Grounds.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #6 published July 2004
was This'll Be the Day [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Loose Ends

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Stevie Parsons (a TV host); Digital Man; Analog Kid; Michael O'Brien; American Pi; Zhang; Volkswagner; Metal Midget; Acidic Jew; Knockout; Red Fox; various other heroes (cameos); Big Money I (cameo flashback); Baron Existence (cameo flashback); Snowfire (cameo flashback)
Synopsis: After the reunion of Digital Man and Analog Kid, Stevie Parsons interviews Michael O'Brien, the founder of the Common Grounds franchise. He started the franchise as a tribute to his son, the hero known as Snowfire. Due to a misunderstanding between Snowfire and another hero, they began to battle, which ended in Snowfire's death. Michael decided if there had been an opportunity for his son and the other hero to talk, Snowfire would still be alive. To that end, Common Grounds was created, a neutral place for heroes, villains, or anyone that needs to talk.
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #6 published July 2004
was Loose Ends [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Common Grounds

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Mental Midget; Strangeness and Charm; Speeding Bullet
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #1 [Cover A] published February 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Speeding Bullet; Mental Midget
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #1 [Cover B] published February 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Digital Man; Analog Kid
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #2 published March 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Strangeness and Charm; Deb-U-Ton; The Acidic Jew
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #3 published April 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Blackwatch; Knockout; various patrons; a waiter in a local Common Grounds
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #4 published May 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover is inspired by the painting "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): Eternal Flame
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From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #5 published June 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Common Grounds
Character(s): American Pi
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCommon Grounds #6 published July 2004
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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