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Issue: Deadface: Doing the Islands with Bacchus #2
Publication Date: August 1991
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 1991
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN:
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Price: $3.50 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Diana Schutz (reprint editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
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Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: 3-Issue Limited Series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Bacchus
Bacchus
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Book-Keeper from Atlantis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
fantasy
Bacchus
Bacchus; Simpson
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).
Reprinting
FlagA1 #3 published January 1990
was The Book-Keeper From Atlantis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Look Ma, No Deoxyribonucleic Acid!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
fantasy
Bacchus
Bacchus; Simpson
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.
Reprinting
FlagTrident #1 published August 1989
 
Miscellaneous
8
A God and His Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
fantasy
Bacchus
Bacchus; Simpson
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.
Reprinting
FlagDark Horse Presents #32 published August 1989
was A God and His Dog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
The History of Fashion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
fantasy
Bacchus
Bacchus; Simpson
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.
Reprinting
FlagTrident #2 published October 1989
 
Miscellaneous
8
The Art of Wine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
fantasy
Bacchus
Bacchus; Simpson
Bacchus continues his observations on the manufacture of wine (his favorite subject, after all).
Reprinting
FlagEddie Campbell's Bacchus #14 published June 1996
as The Art of Wine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
It's a Jungle in Here

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
fantasy
Bacchus
Bacchus; Simpson
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.
Reprinting
FlagTrident #4 published February 1990
 
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