List of Escape Magazine contents
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Escape Magazine was a landmark British comic strip magazine founded and edited by Paul Gravett and Peter Stanbury. Nineteen issues were published between 1983 to 1989. Eddie Campbell, Phil Elliott and Glenn Dakin were amongst the many cartoonists published within its pages.
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[edit] Issue One
Spring 1983
Format: A5, 56 pages, b/w interior (with 8 page color postcard insert), colour cover.
Cover by Phil Elliott
- Comic Strips
- "A Tale From Gimbley" by Phil Elliott
- "Calculus Cat" by Hunt Emerson
- "Miss March Give Advice" by Myra Hancock
- "Gumballs" by Rian Hughes
- "The Reet Petite Postcard Set" by Shaky Kane
- "Interlude" by Paul Johnson
- "Booboo's Kecks" by Eddie Campbell
- "I Remember You" by Biff
- "Robot MacBeth" by Paul Bignell
- "Georgette" by Dave Harwood
- "The Diurnal Round" by Hunt Emerson
- "Norm" by Rian Hughes
- Interviews
- Serge Clerc
- Biff (Chris Garrett and Mick Kidd)
- Features
- "The Kat From Coconino County" - George Herriman's Krazy Kat.
- "The Mystery Of Bazooka Joe" - bubble gum comic strips.
- "The Wonder Of Wilson" - boys-own adventure comics.
- "Popular Graphics" - news roundup.
- "The Bard Mortified" - comic book adaptations of Shakespeare.
- "Fast Fiction Facts" - a roundup of small press comics with ordering details.
- "Book Revue" - short reviews of recently published graphic novels.
- "Brand New BD" - an overview of "large circulation strip magazines worldwide."
- "Escape Artists" - biographies of contributors.
[edit] Issue Two
Summer 1983
Format: A5, 64 pages, b/w interior (with 8 page 3D section), colour cover. Originally sold with 3D glasses
Cover by Rian Hughes.
- Comic Strips
- "Just A Couple Of" by Eddie Campbell
- "Calculus Cat" by Hunt Emerson
- "Johnny Tomorrow" by Shaky Kane
- "The Time Machine" by Paul Bagnell
- "Selectivision" by Rian Hughes
- "Georgette" by Dave Harwood and Eddie Campbell
- "A Tale From Gimbley" by Phil Elliott
- "Miss March Gives Advice" by Myra Hancock
- "The Way We Were" by Biff
- "Norm" by Rian Hughes
- Interviews
- Features
- "Popular Graphics" - news roundup.
- "BD Bestsellers" - top ten Bande Dessinée (French comics) for 1982.
- "The Initial Hergé" - five page introduction to Hergé.
- "Brand New BD" - an overview of "large circulation strip magazines worldwide."
- "Fast Fiction Facts" - a roundup of small press comics with ordering details.
- "Book Revue" - short reviews of recently published graphic novels.
- "Escape Artists" - biographies of contributors.
[edit] Issue Three
Format: A5, 68 pages, b/w interior, colour cover.
Cover by Chris Long
- Comic Strips
- "Wideboys!" by Chris Long
- "Calculus Cat" by Hunt Emerson
- "A Room" by Paul Johnson
- "Sharon and Maureen" by Myra Hancock
- "A Tale From Gimbley" by Phil Elliott
- "I Want" by Myra Hancock
- "Red Hot Jazz" by Savage Pencil
- "Windy Wilberforce" by Ed Pinsent
- "Alec MacGarry" by Eddie Campbell
- "Norm by Rian Hughes
- Interviews
- Features
- "Popular Graphics" - news roundup.
- "Book Revue" - short reviews of recently published graphic novels.
- "Fast Fiction Facts" - a roundup of small press comics with ordering details.
- "Hip! Hip! Hergé" - artistic appreciation of Hergé and the subsequent La Ligne Claire school.
- "Brand New BD" - an overview of "large circulation strip magazines worldwide."
- "Atomic Manga" - Keiji Nakazawa's Barefoot Gen.
- "D.I.Y.B.D." - guide to self publishing, part one: photocopying.
- "Escape Artists" - biographies of contributors.
[edit] Issue Four
Format: A5, 64 pages, b/w interior, colour cover.
Cover by Hunt Emerson
- Comic Strips
- "A Tale From Gimbley" by Phil Elliott
- "Rotten To The Core" by Savage Pencil
- "Happy Ever After" by Mike Gibas
- "Holiday Hostel" by Helen McCookerybook
- "Calculus Cat" by Hunt Emerson
- "The Investment" by Ed Pinsent
- "Killer Weed" by Dan Pearce
- "Alec MacGarry" by Eddie Campbell
- "Temptation" by Glenn Dakin
- "Norm" by Rian Hughes
- Interviews
- Features
- "Popular Graphics" - news roundup.
- "Book Revue" - short reviews of recently published graphic novels.
- "Fast Fiction Facts" - a roundup of small press comics with ordering details.
- "Blame!" - review of Martin Barker's book A Haunt of Fears and a look how comics have been blamed for deliquency.
- "D.I.Y.B.D." - guide to self publishing, part two: "Zine Design".
- "Brand New BD" - an overview of "large circulation strip magazines worldwide."
- "Escape Artists" - biographies of contributors.
[edit] Issue Five
Format: A5, 64 pages, b/w interior, colour cover.
Cover by Phil Elliott with color by Peter Stanbury
- Comic Strips
- "Holiday Snaps" by Myra Hancock
- "Contamination Zone" by Savage Pencil
- "Climp Clomp" by Phil Elliottt
- "On A Windy, Rainy Day" by Trevs Phoenix aka Woodrow Phoenix
- "Calculus Cat" by Hunt Emerson
- "Trogga" by Chris Long
- "The Turncoats" by Ed Pinsent
- "A Lover Of Daylight" by Russell Christian
- "Temptation" by Glenn Dakin
- "Norm" by Rian Hughes
- Interviews
- Features
- "Popular Graphics" - news roundup.
- "Book Revue" - short reviews of recently published graphic novels.
- "Brand New BD" - an overview of "large circulation strip magazines worldwide." Also tips on buying from abroad.
- "Fast Fiction Facts" - a roundup of small press comics with ordering details.
- "The Kennedy Report" - a roundup of American small press.
- "D.I.Y.B.D." - guide to self publishing, part three: reproduction and distribution.
- "Escapology" - readers letters.
- "Escape Artists" - biographies of contributors.
[edit] Issue Six
Format: A5, 68 pages.,b/w interior, colour cover.
Cover by Andy Dog
- Comic Strips
- "Dark Design" by Rian Hughes
- "Alex and Ali" by Phil Laskey
- "Four Family Tales" by Ed Pinsent - ("In The Pennines", "Bird Of Prayer", "The Bolter's Bowl", "The Goose In The Dell")
- "Calculus Cat" by Hunt Emerson
- "Freakmeat Comix" by Savage Pencil
- "Doc Chaos" by Phil Elliott, Lawrence Gray and Dave Thorpe
- "Calico County" by John Bagnall
- "Mikey Boo and Bongo Albert" by Mike Hawthorne
- "Alec" by Eddie Campbell
- "Temptation" by Glenn Dakin
- "Andy" by Shaky Kane
- Interviews
- Features
- "Popular Graphics" - news roundup.
- "Book Revue" - short reviews of recently published graphic novels.
- "Fast Fiction Facts" - a roundup of small press comics with ordering details.
- "Brand New BD" - an overview of "large circulation strip magazines worldwide."
- "Comics USA" - Alan Moore's diary from New York.
- "D.I.Y.B.D." - guide to self publishing, part four: finding a printer.
- "Escapology" - readers letters.
- "Escape Artists" - biographies of contributors.
[edit] Issue Seven
Format: A5, 84 pages, b/w interior, colour cover.
Cover by Oscar Zarate
- Comic Strips
- "Dinner At The Huntley's" by Trevs Phoenix aka Woodrow Phoenix
- "Calico County" by John Bagnall
- "The Toxteth Madonna" by Bob Moulder and Moy McCrory
- "Dirk The Gerbil" by Chester Brown
- "Badger Tale" by Tim Budden
- "A Tale From Gimbley" by Phil Elliott
- "Other People" by Chris Long
- "Solar Perplexus" by Glenn Dakin
- "Cover Girl" by Carel Moiseiwitsch
- "Calculus Cat" by Hunt Emerson
- "Alex and Ali" by Phil Laskey
- "King of Rock and Roll" by Shaky Kane
- "Meal Time" by Rian Hughes
- "The Last Eskimo" by Ed Pinsent
- "Norm" by Rian Hughes
- "Temptation" by Glenn Dakin
- "Alec" by Eddie Campbell
- "Larry the Leper" by Philip Page
- "Beryl the Bitch" by Julie Hollings
- Interviews
- Features
- "Popular Graphics" - news roundup.
- "Book Revue" - short reviews of recently published graphic novels.
- "Brian Bolland's Hip Parade" - interview about favourite comics.
- "Fast Fiction Facts" - a roundup of small press comics with ordering details.
- "Comics USA" - American roundup.
- "Brand New BD" - European roundup.
- "The Kennedy Report" - a roundup of American small press.
- "D.I.Y.B.D." - guide to self publishing, part four: dealing with your printer.
- "Escapology" - readers letters.
- "Escape Artists" - biographies of contributors.
[edit] Issue Eight
Format: 8.25" x 11", 60 pages, b/w interior, color cover.
Cover by John Bagnall
- Comic Strips
- "Krazy Kat" by George Herriman
- "Primitif" by Ed Pinsent
- "Of Mice and Sadness" by Bob Lynch
- "Fix the Roof" by Chris Flewitt
- "The Murderer of Hung" by Dominique Grange and Jacques Tardi
- "Henry Webb" by Gary Panter
- "The Kennedy Girl" by John Bagnall
- "The Impressionists" by Glenn Dakin
- "Hermeese" by Eddie Campbell
- "Temptation" by Glenn Dakin
- "Five Sure Fire Ways To Go To Hell" by Lynda Barry
- Features
- "Popular Graphics" - news roundup.
- "Hip Parade" - top 30 comics as voted for by readers.
- "Music" - news with a comics connection.
- "Profile: Jacques Tardi" - an introduction.
- "Reviews" - graphic novel reviews.
- "Film" - news with a comics connection.
- "Fast Fiction" - small press reviews.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Gravett, Paul and Stanbury, Peter (eds) Escape Magazine 1 - 7
