(May 1991)
Fleetway Publications,
1991 Series
- Price
- 1.95 GBP
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fleetway Editions
- Brand
- ?
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Frank Wynne; Peter Hogan (Consultant Editor)
Issue Notes
Although prominently cover titled The Xpresso Special, the smaller type at the top of the page is the indicia title. The month of publication is derived from the previous issue. No-one is credited for individual English scripts, but Elizabeth Bell, Lisette Blanchet Ball, Stefano Gaudiano and Frank Wynne are credited for translations. Likewise, no letterers are credited for individual strips, but Ellie DeVille, Elitta Fell, Tom Frame and Gordon Robson are named among the credits.
Prime Cut
Unlikely Stories, Mostly / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Synopsis
- How to shoot the perfect tragedy news footage.
- Reprints
- From ?
Indexer Notes
This was originally published in Europe.
Commercial
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Synopsis
- Actors in a TV screening revolt against commercial interruptions.
- Reprints
- From ?
Descending
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Synopsis
- A criminal drama in a lift.
Indexer Notes
This is a wordless strip.
Christina
comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Matthias Schultheiss
- Pencils
- Matthias Schultheiss
- Inks
- Matthias Schultheiss
- Colors
- Matthias Schultheiss
- Letters
- ?
- Synopsis
- A gangster chooses the wrong ghost town.
- Reprints
- From ?
Marianne
Heart Throbs / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Max Cabanes; Frank Wynne (English script)
- Pencils
- Max Cabanes
- Inks
- Max Cabanes
- Colors
- Max Cabanes
- Letters
- Ellie de Ville
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Marianne
- Synopsis
- A group of guys sit around the park serenading girls when they recognise one from a photo strip.
- Reprints
- In Heart Throbs (Fleetway, 1991 series) [nn] (1991)
Indexer Notes
The credits for the reprint enable positive identification of the translator and letterer.
Rhapsody In Grey
Canardo / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Canardo; Ginette
- Synopsis
- Has Canardo found true love?
- Reprints
-
from (À Suivre) (Casterman, 1977 series) #33 (octobre 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
This strip is in grey wash.
The Disappearing Act
Rice + Red Meat Stories / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Rachael Ball (credited as Rachel Ball)
- Pencils
- Rachael Ball (credited as Rachel Ball)
- Inks
- Rachael Ball (credited as Rachel Ball)
- Colors
- Rachael Ball (credited as Rachel Ball)
- Letters
- Rachael Ball (credited as Rachel Ball)
- Synopsis
- What it's like to be a victim of magicians.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Dance With A Stranger
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
Prime Cut
Unlikely Stories, Mostly -
3.
Commercial
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4.
Descending
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5.
Christina
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6.
High Contagion
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7.
Marianne
Heart Throbs -
8.
Rhapsody In Grey
Canardo -
9.
The Disappearing Act
Rice + Red Meat Stories -
10.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
- Doug Brain
- Frank Plowright
- Karsten S.
- Jim Van Dore
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