Escape #19
(Autumn 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; Peter Stanbury

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Star / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steven Appleby
Inks
Steven Appleby
Colors
Steven Appleby
Letters
Steven Appleby

Characters
Captain Star; Limbs Brown; First Officer Scarlette; Navigator Black

Eccentric Circles (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eric Simon
Pencils
John Watson
Inks
John Watson
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Frenchman Eric Simon reveals his anglophile tendencies.

70s Cop (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Pleece
Pencils
Warren Pleece
Inks
Warren Pleece
Letters
Warren Pleece

Genre
humour
Characters
P.C. Reginald Dixon; Dave Crotcherelli; Moses; Mrs Dixon
Synopsis
A British policeman is sent on an exchange trip to New York in the 1970s.

Articles (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Tucker
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Comics-related news from around the world.

Prologue (Table of Contents: 4)

London's Dark / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
James Robinson
Pencils
Paul Johnson
Inks
Paul Johnson
Letters
Ellie de Ville

Genre
detective-mystery; historical
Synopsis
Brief snippets of the characters from London's Dark going about their business in London during World War II.

Indexer Notes

This continues in the London's Dark graphic novel.

This Is London (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Long
Pencils
Chris Long
Inks
Chris Long
Letters
Chris Long

Synopsis
The real London is very different from the glimpses seen by tourists.

Vacancy (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Rooney
Pencils
Alastair Graham
Inks
Alastair Graham
Letters
Alastair Graham

Characters
Dr Heinz Lublinka Grapple; Saunders; Obermier; Sidney Clink
Synopsis
Overcrowding in 2004 means there have to be inventive solutions to the housing shortages.

The Sumo Family (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Woodrow Phoenix
Pencils
Woodrow Phoenix
Inks
Woodrow Phoenix
Letters
Woodrow Phoenix

Genre
humour
Synopsis
What is a sumo-wrestler's family like?

Imagination (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Johnny Rush
Pencils
Carl Flint
Inks
Carl Flint
Letters
Carl Flint

Genre
drama
Characters
Nick; Old Lady
Synopsis
Nick's not doing as well as he thinks he should. One rainy night he offers an old lady a lift home.

Underground (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carol Swain
Pencils
Carol Swain
Inks
Carol Swain
Letters
Carol Swain

Synopsis
The difficulty of finding a toilet in the underground station.

The New Saint George (Table of Contents: 10)

Windy Wilburforce / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Pinsent
Pencils
Ed Pinsent
Inks
Ed Pinsent
Letters
Ed Pinsent

Characters
Windy Wilburforce; Dragon
Synopsis
Windy Wilburforce seeks knowledge and arms himself with books.

Reviews (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Gravett; Ilya; Ed Pinsent; Savage Pencil; Frank Wynne; Marc Baines; Les Coleman; Johnny Rush
Pencils
P. Craig Russell; ?; ?
Inks
P. Craig Russell; ?; ?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Reviews with illustrations from the books covered.

My Oyster Is Empty (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Star / comic story / 3 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
Marooned many millions of miles from home, Captain Star is letting himself go.

Falcon Of The Yard (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark A. Robinson
Pencils
Mark A. Robinson
Inks
Mark A. Robinson
Letters
Mark A. Robinson

Genre
humour; crime
Characters
Falcon; Ginger Bun; Mahatma Ginty
Synopsis
Falcon is suspicious when he comes across a colony of nudist vegetarians and their guru.

SKP (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
The then current doings of Escape contributors.

The Lake District (Table of Contents: 15)

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
The joys of walking in England's Lake District.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Calvin & 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
My parents are the two stupidest people on Earth.
Genre
humour
Characters
Calvin; Hobbes

Hip Parade (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 0.66 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Kieth
Inks
Mike Dringenberg
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
A comics-related Top 30 voted for by the readers. The top 5 are Calvin & Hobbes, Jamie Hewlett, Los Bros Hernandez, Krazy Kat and Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean.
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Star
  2. 1. Eccentric Circles
  3. 2. 70s Cop
  4. 3. Articles
  5. 4. Prologue
    London's Dark
  6. 5. This Is London
  7. 6. Vacancy
  8. 7. The Sumo Family
  9. 8. Imagination
  10. 9. Underground
  11. 10. The New Saint George
    Windy Wilburforce
  12. 11. Reviews
  13. 12. My Oyster Is Empty
    Captain Star
  14. 13. Falcon Of The Yard
  15. 14. SKP
  16. 15. The Lake District
    Mr. Mamoulian
  17. 16. ["My parents are the two stupidest people on Earth."]
    Calvin & Hobbes
  18. 17. Hip Parade
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Frank Plowright