(August 1991)
Dark Horse,
1991 Series
- Price
- 2.95 USD; 3.50 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1991
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dark Horse Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
Dark Horse Comics [chess piece]
- Editing
- Diana Schutz (reprint editor)
The Book-Keeper from Atlantis
Bacchus / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Bacchus; Simpson
- Synopsis
- While vacationing on the Greek island of Thira, Bacchus chances upon a couple of old friends from Atlantis. One of them currently runs a bookstore containing much of the Atlantean knowledge of old. Well, he did. Then Bacchus unintentionally burns it down (darn cigarettes).
- Reprints
-
from A1 (Atomeka Press, 1989 series) #3 (1990)
-
Look Ma, No Deoxyribonucleic Acid!
Bacchus / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Bacchus; Simpson
- Synopsis
- Bacchus and his new-found followers debate the composition of human life. Is it DNA, or divine intervention? Bacchus manages to reconcile the two concepts, with his own unique twist. He is the Greek god of revelry, after all.
- Reprints
- from Trident (Trident, 1989 series) #1 (August 1989)
-
A God and His Dog
Bacchus / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Bacchus; Simpson
- Synopsis
- While taking a nap, Bacchus covers a small island with grapevines, to the delight of his disciples. He then expounds upon the history of wine.
- Reprints
-
from Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse, 1986 series) #32 (August 1989)
-
The History of Fashion
Bacchus / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Bacchus; Simpson
- Synopsis
- As his followers take up simpler ways (all right, they're buck naked), Bacchus gives his perspective on fashion. Remember, he's thousands of years old; he's seen it all.
- Reprints
- from Trident (Trident, 1989 series) #2 (October 1989)
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The Art of Wine
Bacchus / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Bacchus; Simpson
- Synopsis
- Bacchus continues his observations on the manufacture of wine (his favorite subject, after all).
- Reprints
in It's a Jungle in Here
Bacchus / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Bacchus; Simpson
- Synopsis
- When his dilletante followers begin to gripe that Bacchus has been wasting their time, he decides to pull that ol' black magic out of his hat. That night, the island is home to a good old-fashioned Bacchanal. The complainers might be getting more than they bargained for.
- Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Bacchus -
1.
The Book-Keeper from Atlantis
Bacchus -
2.
Look Ma, No Deoxyribonucleic Acid!
Bacchus -
3.
A God and His Dog
Bacchus -
4.
The History of Fashion
Bacchus -
5.
The Art of Wine
Bacchus -
6.
It's a Jungle in Here
Bacchus
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