(April 1985)

Flying Pig Enterprises, 1985 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Brand
?
Barcode
?
Editing
Warren Ellis; Matt Ginn; Gary Millidge; Dave Whitwell
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Binding
saddle-stitched

Issue Notes

The first all-star comic fundraiser for Ethiopian famine relief

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Colors
Alan Davis

Genre
advocacy
Keywords
Social Commentary

Frontispiece (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gary Millidge
Inks
Gary Millidge

Genre
advocacy
Keywords
Politics; Social Commentary

Indexer Notes

Gary Millidge later better known as Gary Spencer-Millidge.

The Time Has Come (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
D'israeli
Pencils
D'Israeli
Inks
D'Israeli
Letters
D'Israeli

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Why has the world not dealt with famine?
Keywords
Social Commentary

Chiropody (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hunt Emerson
Pencils
Hunt Emerson
Inks
Hunt Emerson
Letters
Hunt Emerson

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A foot breaks down and needs a mechanic

Phenomena Of The USA (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Synopsis
Rarely seen illuminations
Keywords
observation

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Smith
Pencils
Ron Smith
Inks
Ron Smith
Letters
Ron Smith

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Judge Dredd
Keywords
politics; social commentary

Wiz (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Donald Rooum
Pencils
Donald Rooum
Inks
Donal Rooum
Letters
Donald Rooum

Genre
humor
Synopsis
The curse of invisible roller skates

Moonbug (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Linda
Pencils
Linda
Inks
Linda
Letters
Linda

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

One tier strip credited only to 'Linda'

Cold Snap (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore
Pencils
Bryan Talbot
Inks
Bryan Talbot
Letters
Bryan Talbot

Genre
humor
Characters
Dinosaurs
Synopsis
Advanced dinosaurs unaware of their impending doom
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Also reprinted in Ex-Directory: The Secret Files of Bryan Talbot (1997, Knockabout Comics).

Hunger Deterrent? (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Baikie
Inks
Jim Baikie
Letters
Jim Baikie

Genre
advocacy
Keywords
Politics; Social Commentary

Indexer Notes

Editorial style cartoon.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Grant White
Inks
Grant White

Genre
advocacy
Keywords
Politics; Social Commentary

Indexer Notes

Editorial style cartoon.

Singin' The Blues For Allah (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Brasted
Pencils
Chris Brasted
Inks
Chris Brasted
Letters
Chris Brasted

Genre
humor
Characters
Hakim Iskra Hashan
Synopsis
A holy man holds forth

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Brickman And Trowel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lew Stringer
Pencils
Lew Stringer
Inks
Lew Stringer
Letters
Lew Stringer

Genre
humor
Characters
Brickman; Trowel; Gnat Woman
Synopsis
Gnat Woman causes trouble

Indexer Notes

Characters are Batman and Robin parodies

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
David Lloyd
Pencils
David Lloyd
Inks
David Lloyd
Letters
David Lloyd

Genre
advocacy
Keywords
politics; social commentary

Indexer Notes

Editorial style cartoon.

Joy (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Graham Higgins [as Pokketz]
Pencils
Graham Higgins [as Pokketz]
Inks
Graham Higgins [as Pokketz]
Letters
Graham Higgins [as Pokketz]

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Assorted
Pencils
Dave Gibbons
Inks
Dave Gibbons
Letters
Dave Gibbons

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Assorted images with quotes from a book of quotations. Early test piece for Watchmen's art design

A Tale From Gimbley (Table of Contents: 16)

Gimbley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Phil Elliott
Pencils
Phil Elliott
Inks
Phil Elliott
Letters
Phil Elliott

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Gimbley
Synopsis
There's a bear in Gimbley's kitchen
Keywords
Social Commentary

The Lollypop Rabbit (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Jackson
Pencils
John Jackson
Inks
John Jackson
Letters
John Jackson

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
The rabbit misunderstands stopping children crossing the road

Food For Thought (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ian Gibson
Pencils
Ian Gibson
Inks
Ian Gibson

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Ronald Reagan; Margaret Thatcher
Keywords
Politics; Social Commentary

Indexer Notes

Editorial style cartoon. Centrespread.

Voyages Of The Rabid Beagle (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
SMS
Pencils
SMS
Inks
SMS
Letters
SMS

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A visit to a new planet

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Alan Davis
Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Letters
Alan Davis

Genre
humor
Synopsis
The transformation of cartoon to realism
Keywords
whimsy

Africa (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tony O'Donnell
Pencils
Tony O'Donnell
Inks
Tony O'Donnell
Letters
Tony O'Donnell

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
A plea for help
Keywords
Social Commentary

The Norwich Saga (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tim Quinn
Pencils
Dicky Howett
Inks
Dicky Howett
Letters
Dicky Howett

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Norwich through the ages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Staz Johnson
Inks
Staz Johnson

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Generic superheroes wearing 'Feed The World' t-shirts

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Pat Mills
Pencils
Kevin O'Neill
Inks
Kevin O'Neill
Letters
Tom Frame

Genre
advocacy
Characters
ABC Warriors
Synopsis
Bureaucratic red tape causes loss of life
Keywords
Social Commentary

Food For Thought (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eddie Campbell
Pencils
Eddie Campbell
Inks
Eddie Campbell
Letters
Eddie Campbell

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
News on t-shirts
Keywords
Social Commentary

Hallelujah I'm A Battered Scone (Table of Contents: 26)

The Mammy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eddie Campbell
Pencils
Eddie Campbell
Inks
Eddie Campbell
Letters
Eddie Campbell

Genre
humor
Characters
The Mammy
Synopsis
Lessons in life

Books I Have Used As Bog Paper (Table of Contents: 27)

Alec / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eddie Campbell
Pencils
Eddie Campbell
Inks
Eddie Campbell
Letters
Eddie Campbell

Genre
humor
Characters
Alec
Synopsis
Poor prose

Indexer Notes

Alec Is Eddie Campbell's Alter-Ego

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Alec / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eddie Campbell
Pencils
Eddie Campbell
Inks
Eddie Campbell
Letters
Eddie Campbell

Genre
humor
Characters
Alec
Synopsis
A bar conversation

Indexer Notes

Alec Is Eddie Campbell's Alter-Ego

Paper Wraiths (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike Collins
Pencils
Mike Collins
Inks
Mike Collins
Letters
Mike Collins

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Nigel Tipton
Synopsis
The fate of a paranoid

The Life Man (Table of Contents: 30)

Doctor Death / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Warren Ellis
Pencils
Martin Chaplin
Inks
Martin Chaplin
Letters
Martin Chaplin

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Death
Synopsis
Starvation on TV

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Gideon Stargrave / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison
Pencils
Grant Morrison
Inks
Grant Morrison
Letters
Grant Morrison

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Gideon Stargrave
Synopsis
Anorexia as cultural chic
Keywords
Social Commentary

The Drama In The Kitchen (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Myra Hancock
Pencils
Myra Hancock
Inks
Myra Hancock
Letters
Myra Hancock

Genre
biography
Characters
Myra Hancock; Myra Hancock's mother
Synopsis
A shock in the kitchen.
Keywords
Autobiography

Grimsby's Haunted Sock Drawer (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gerard Kingdon
Pencils
Steve Whitaker
Inks
Steve Whitaker
Letters
Martin Hand

Genre
humor
Characters
Grimsby; young boy
Synopsis
A school sports trauma ruins a life.

Rule 1 (Table of Contents: 34)

Citizen / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rob Sharp
Pencils
Rob Sharp
Inks
Rob Sharp
Letters
Rob Sharp

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dex Issak
Synopsis
A traveler from an alternate dimension arrives in Africa.

A Day In The Life Of A Slaine Artist (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Pat Mills
Pencils
David Pugh
Inks
David Pugh
Letters
David Pugh

Genre
biography
Characters
Slaine; David Pugh
Synopsis
The artist lives his strip.
Keywords
Autobiography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Welding
Pencils
John Welding
Inks
John Welding
Letters
John Welding

Genre
advocacy
Keywords
politics; social commentary

Indexer Notes

Editorial style cartoon.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ian Gibson
Pencils
Ian Gibson
Inks
Ian Gibson
Colors
Ian Gibson

Genre
advocacy
Keywords
Politics; Social Commentary

Indexer Notes

Editorial style cartoon. On back cover of comic.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Frontispiece
  3. 2. The Time Has Come
  4. 3. Chiropody
  5. 4. Phenomena Of The USA
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. Wiz
  8. 7. Moonbug
  9. 8. Cold Snap
  10. 9. Hunger Deterrent?
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
  12. 11. Singin' The Blues For Allah
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Brickman And Trowel
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. Joy
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. A Tale From Gimbley
    Gimbley
  18. 17. The Lollypop Rabbit
  19. 18. Food For Thought
  20. 19. Voyages Of The Rabid Beagle
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
  22. 21. Africa
  23. 22. The Norwich Saga
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
  26. 25. Food For Thought
  27. 26. Hallelujah I'm A Battered Scone
    The Mammy
  28. 27. Books I Have Used As Bog Paper
    Alec
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    Alec
  30. 29. Paper Wraiths
  31. 30. The Life Man
    Doctor Death
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    Gideon Stargrave
  33. 32. The Drama In The Kitchen
  34. 33. Grimsby's Haunted Sock Drawer
  35. 34. Rule 1
    Citizen
  36. 35. A Day In The Life Of A Slaine Artist
  37. 36. [no title indexed]
  38. 37. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mark Q
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore