Escape #17
(Spring 1989)

Titan, 1986 Series
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Price
1.95 GBP
Pages
68
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Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Titan Books
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Editing
Paul Gravett (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stephen R. Bissette (painting)
Inks
Stephen R. Bissette (painting)
Colors
Stephen R. Bissette (painting)

Dig Us No Grave (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ramsey Campbell
Pencils
Carol Swain
Inks
Carol Swain
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Is the ghost story dying out?

A Badger's Nightmare (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tim Budden
Pencils
Tim Budden
Inks
Tim Budden
Letters
Tim Budden

Genre
drama
Synopsis
The badgers discover strange footprints in the sett.

Charles Addams: The Family Man (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Les Coleman
Pencils
Charles Addams
Inks
Charles Addams
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
An appreciation of Charles Addams who'd recently died.

Night Call (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Doctor Sloan; Mrs. Bradford; Mr. Bradford; Mr. Bradford; Mrs. Bradford
Reprints

Kuriouser And Curiouser (Table of Contents: 5)

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Script
Marc Baines; Mark E. Smith
Pencils
Ian Wright (computer graphics)
Inks
Ian Wright (computer graphics)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
The Fall mastermind reveals his favourite comics.

Dr. Spitzner's Wax Museum (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
François Rivière; Andreas Rivière
Pencils
François Rivière; Andreas Rivière
Inks
François Rivière; Andreas Rivière
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
A visit to the waxworks
Reprints
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Indexer Notes

This story is illustrations with text beneath.

Articles (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Tucker
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Comics news from hither and yon.

Phantasm Incorporated (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Phil Laskey
Pencils
Phil Laskey
Inks
Phil Laskey
Letters
Phil Laskey

Genre
humour; detective-mystery
Characters
Joe Brookwood; Bella Donahue; Old Woman; Albert
Synopsis
An old couple try raising the devil.

Hell For Leather (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Duncan Fegredo
Inks
Duncan Fegredo
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Illustrations of Keir Malem and Patrick Whitaker's fashion designs.

Through A Glass Darkly (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Gravett
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
A look at the work of Holly Warburton.

SKP (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
What the Escape contributors are up to.

The Mirror (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Andrew Glew
Pencils
Paul Grist
Inks
Paul Grist
Letters
Paul Grist

Genre
drama
Characters
Jack; Jack's Father
Synopsis
Jack can't quite understand his father's death

The Ash Tree (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
M. R. James
Pencils
Ed Pinsent; Savage Pencil
Inks
Ed Pinsent; Savage Pencil
Letters
typeset

Have A Nice Day (Table of Contents: 14)

Mr. Mamoulian / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Brian Bolland
Pencils
Brian Bolland
Inks
Brian Bolland
Letters
Brian Bolland

Genre
humour
Characters
Mr Mamoulian
Synopsis
About the Kapas, a torture device used in Turkmenistan at the turn of the 20th century.
Reprints

Reviews (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Bagnall; Neil Gaiman; Paul Gravett; Ed Pinsent; Dave Thorpe; Les Coleman; Lisa Tuttle; Spencer Woodcock; Trevs Phoenix
Pencils
Mike Hoffman; Bill Sienkiewicz; Tom Yeates
Inks
Mike Hoffman; Bill Sienkiewicz; Tom Yeates
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
graphic novel reviews and illustrations from them.

The Depths Of Darkest Space (Table of Contents: 16)

Captain Star / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steven Appleby
Pencils
Steven Appleby
Inks
Steven Appleby
Letters
Steven Appleby

Genre
humour
Characters
Captain Star; Limbs Jones; First Officer Scarlette; Navigator Black
Synopsis
In his spare time Captain Star writes novels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Calvin and Hobbes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Watterson
Pencils
Bill Watterson
Inks
Bill Watterson
Letters
Bill Watterson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Calvin; Calvin's father
Synopsis
How to get Calvin to sleep.
Reprints
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Hip Parade (Table of Contents: 18)

text article / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jamie Hewlett
Inks
Jamie Hewlett
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Comic related Top 30 as voted by the readers. The top 5 are Los Bros Hernandez, Calvin & Hobbes, V For Vendetta, Bill Sienkiewicz and Marshal Law.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Dig Us No Grave
  3. 2. A Badger's Nightmare
  4. 3. Charles Addams: The Family Man
  5. 4. Night Call
  6. 5. Kuriouser And Curiouser
  7. 6. Dr. Spitzner's Wax Museum
  8. 7. Articles
  9. 8. Phantasm Incorporated
  10. 9. Hell For Leather
  11. 10. Through A Glass Darkly
  12. 11. SKP
  13. 12. The Mirror
  14. 13. The Ash Tree
  15. 14. Have A Nice Day
    Mr. Mamoulian
  16. 15. Reviews
  17. 16. The Depths Of Darkest Space
    Captain Star
  18. 17. ["Here's Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie"]
    Calvin and Hobbes
  19. 18. Hip Parade
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Frank Plowright
  • Steven Samuels
  • Richard Thomson