Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	November-December 1987
Cover Price	$2.95 AU
Pages	40
Editing	David Vodicka
Notes	The cover extends over the back cover.

Cover Details

Pencils	Ed Pinsent
Inks	Ed Pinsent
Colors	Ed Pinsent
Notes	The cover extends over the back cover.

8 page Drake and his Dog story "Mariner Man"

Characters	Drake; Dog; Inspector Clewlys; The Mariner Man
Synopsis	Drake is called in to solve a nasty robbery.
Genre	crime
Script	Ed Pinsent
Pencils	Ed Pinsent
Inks	Ed Pinsent
Letters	Ed Pinsent

2 page story "Unwritten Stories"

Synopsis	Musings on misery.
Genre	slice of life; soap
Script	Dylan Horrocks [as Kupe]
Pencils	Dylan Horrocks [as Kupe]
Inks	Dylan Horrocks [as Kupe]
Letters	Dylan Horrocks [as Kupe]
Reprinted	in Dead Muse, The (Fantagraphics, 1990 series) #nn; Le Roquet #1, Pickle: Men That Perish (self published, 1991); in Pickle (Tragedy Strikes Press, 1992 series) #1

4 page Bones Skeleton and the Deadmeats Band story "Dead Into Success"

Characters	Bones
Synopsis	Bones is transformed.
Genre	fantasy
Script	Michael Graham
Pencils	Michael Graham
Inks	Michael Graham
Letters	Michael Graham

1 page A Tale From Gimbley story

Characters	Gimbley
Synopsis	Why Gimbley has a poor credit rating.
Genre	humor
Script	Phil Elliott
Pencils	Phil Elliott
Inks	Phil Elliott
Letters	Phil Elliott

1 page story "The Party"

Synopsis	Emotions at a party.
Genre	slice of life
Script	Michael Graham
Pencils	Michael Graham
Inks	Michael Graham
Letters	Michael Graham

5 page story "North Bailey"

Characters	Boy; Boy's father; Oliver; Oliver's parents
Synopsis	A boy makes an eccentric friend.
Genre	slice of life
Script	John Bagnall
Pencils	John Bagnall
Inks	John Bagnall
Letters	John Bagnall

1 page story "Evangelical Funnies"

Characters	Preacher
Synopsis	A baptism.
Genre	humor
Script	Gerard Ashworth
Pencils	Gerard Ashworth
Inks	Gerard Ashworth
Letters	Gerard Ashworth

4 page Billy King story "Bad Night"

Characters	Billy King; Girl; Cleaner
Synopsis	Billy meets an attractive girl.
Genre	slice of life
Script	Tony Thorne
Pencils	Tony Thorne
Inks	Tony Thorne
Letters	Tony Thorne

1 page story "Pleasure"

Characters	Chloe; Wayne
Synopsis	A dull night in.
Genre	slice of life
Script	Chloe Brooks-Kenworthy
Pencils	Chloe Brooks-Kenworthy
Inks	Chloe Brooks-Kenworthy
Letters	Chloe Brooks-Kenworthy

2 page story "Street Scientist"

Synopsis	An attempt to create artificial life.
Genre	horror
Script	David Hodson
Pencils	Tony Thorne
Inks	Tony Thorne
Letters	Tony Thorne

1 page story "Great Events Of The Royal Year 1953"

Synopsis	Royal events.
Genre	slice of life
Script	Michael Graham
Pencils	Michael Graham
Inks	Michael Graham
Letters	Michael Graham

2 page story "Death Threats From The Toast"

Synopsis	The perils of burnt toast.
Genre	slice of life
Script	David Hodson
Pencils	David Hodson
Inks	David Hodson
Letters	David Hodson

1 page story "Death Threats From The Toast"

Synopsis	Tiny kittens.
Genre	slice of life
Script	David Hodson
Pencils	David Hodson
Inks	David Hodson
Letters	David Hodson

2 page story "Death Threats From The Toast"

Synopsis	The perils of soup.
Genre	slice of life
Script	David Hodson
Pencils	David Hodson
Inks	David Hodson
Letters	David Hodson

1 page story "Thoughts Of My Goldfish"

Synopsis	What is the goldfish thinking?
Genre	humor
Script	Ian Eddy
Pencils	Ian Eddy
Inks	Ian Eddy
Letters	Ian Eddy