(1984)
Knockabout,
1984 Series
Published in English
(United Kingdom)
- Price
- 4.95 GBP
- Pages
- 72
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1984
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
- ISBN
- ?
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Tony Bennett (editor); Carol Bennett (editor)
- Color
- Colour cover; Black and White with some Colour interior
- Dimensions
- UK A4
- Binding
- Hardcover
Issue Notes
This book was a fundraiser for Knockabout Comics who were being taken to court at the time on charges of distributing obscene publications. This related to importing Robert Crumb comics. Every page was sponsored, and the sponsor's name is printed along the bottom of the page. Knockabout won the case, but costs were still large.
Banned Aid
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A prominent journalist give his view on Knockabout's circumstances.
Cathedrals of Tomorrow
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Chris Garratt [as Biff]; Mick Kidd [as Biff]
- Pencils
- Chris Garratt [as Biff]; Mick Kidd [as Biff]
- Inks
- Chris Garratt [as Biff]; Mick Kidd [as Biff]
- Letters
- Chris Garratt [as Biff]; Mick Kidd [as Biff]m
- Synopsis
- The awkward teenage years.
Homeless Starving Orphans versus Bloodthirsty Crazed Killer Radioactive Zombies from Venus
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Synopsis
- Do the orphans stand a chance?
A Miracle of Elisha
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Elisha
- Synopsis
- Elisha takes old testament-style revenge.
- Reprints
- in Outrageous Tales from the Old Testament (Knockabout, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Bolland Strips! (Knockabout, 2005 series) (March 2005)
-
in Brian Bolland Strips (Komics Initiative, 2021 series) (septembre 2021)
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[no title indexed]
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Martian; Barman
- Synopsis
- Drinks for all!
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One day at the art gallery
- Genre
- humour
- Synopsis
- A real still life.
Bugboy
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Bugboy; Valerie
- Synopsis
- Arthur's life has transformed beyond recognition.
American TV Actors and Actresses
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Duane Xgblutski; Sissy Porkstein
- Synopsis
- Anaylsis of a standard TV detective show.
The Eatery Gig
Max Zillion / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Max Zillion; Alto-Ego; Meen McMudda
- Synopsis
- Max gets a gig near the docks.
Brasso with Rosie
text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humour; biography
- Synopsis
- Scenes from Alan Moore's childhood.
- Reprints
-
in Honk! (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #2 (January 1987) [Moore script only]
-
- Keywords
- autobiography
Bookends
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- drama; historical
- Characters
- Alfred Weiss; Sturmführer Kraus; Frau Weiss; Professor Ritter; Mayor
- Synopsis
- In 1933 a Jewish bookseller is ordered to review his stock on Aryan principles.
[no title indexed]
A Tale from Gimbley / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gimbley joins the lads...
- Genre
- drama; humour
- Characters
- David Gimbley; Max Kelly; Producer
- Synopsis
- Gimbley is persuaded to help out a friend's band, but there's just one thing...
Drunken Uncle John
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Graham Higgins
- Pencils
- Graham Higgins
- Inks
- Graham Higgins
- Colors
- Graham Higgins
- Letters
- Graham Higgins
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Uncle John; Aunt; Preacher
- Synopsis
- He's a bit of a handful is Uncle John.
The Hat Rack
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Synopsis
- The power of being a hat buyer for a major store.
Cowboys and Indians
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- John Dowie
- Pencils
- Hunt Emerson
- Inks
- Hunt Emerson
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- The First of the Mohicans; Wilbut; Tonto; Henry; Sheridan
- Synopsis
- Some unconventional cowboys and indians.
The Adventures of Mike Macho
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Mike Macho; 'Blondie'
- Synopsis
- Mike strikes out.
The Borders of Buffonery
Phenomenomix / comic story / 6 pages
- Synopsis
- A brooch of unsual design picked up on a beach leads to all kinds of problems for the finder.
- Reprints
- From issues of Fortean Times
The Secret Commie Agents
Dan Maniac / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humour; crime
- Characters
- Dan Maniac; Special Agent
- Synopsis
- It all falls into place once it's pointed out to Dan.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
[no title indexed]
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3.
Banned Aid
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4.
Cathedrals of Tomorrow
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5.
Homeless Starving Orphans versus Bloodthirsty Crazed Killer Radioactive Zombies from Venus
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6.
A Miracle of Elisha
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7.
[no title indexed]
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8.
["One day at the art gallery"]
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9.
Bugboy
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10.
American TV Actors and Actresses
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11.
The Eatery Gig
Max Zillion -
12.
Brasso with Rosie
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13.
Bookends
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14.
Monument to the Unknown Censor
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15.
Pravda
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16.
Saviour
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17.
["Gimbley joins the lads..."]
A Tale from Gimbley -
18.
Ah, But Your Land Is Free
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19.
Drunken Uncle John
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20.
Seagulls Statute
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21.
The Hat Rack
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22.
Cowboys and Indians
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23.
The Adventures of Mike Macho
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24.
[no title indexed]
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25.
The Borders of Buffonery
Phenomenomix -
26.
The Secret Commie Agents
Dan Maniac -
27.
[no title indexed]
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28.
[no title indexed]
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- Doug Brain
- Peter Croome
- Frank Plowright
- Steven Samuels
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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