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Publisher: Fleetway / Quality
Years in Operation: 1987 - 1993
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 5 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 69 Printings: 787 (773 Issues) Disclose Notes: When IPC sold its comics division to Fleetway in 1987, the job of re-packaging its material was taken over by S.Q.P. Inc. from Dez Skinn's Quality Periodicals, first continuing under the Quality label, then as Fleetway Quality.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
2000 A. D. Presents {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The UK and US versions of this and several other Fleetway/Quality series got out of sync, with some issues being dated differently for UK and US editions until the US editions skipped two months of content, which was reprinted only in the UK versions. This put the numbering of the two versions out of sync so that finally Fleetway/Quality double-numbered the US editions for two issues in order that the numbers and contents of the two editions matched again. See the individual issue records for the specifics.
1987 - 1988 15 (21)
2000 A. D. Showcase {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The UK and US versions of this and several other Fleetway/Quality series got out of sync, with some issues being dated differently for UK and US editions until the US editions skipped two months of content, which was reprinted only in the UK versions. This put the numbering of the two versions out of sync so that finally Fleetway/Quality double-numbered the US editions for two issues in order that the numbers and contents of the two editions matched again. See the individual issue records for the specifics.
1988 - 1990 34
2000 A. D. Showcase {Comic Books} 1992 - 11
666 {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Publisher of at least issues 20-21 noted as S.Q.P. Inc., by indexer Frank Plowright.
1990 - 1991 21
A.B.C. Warriors {Comic Books} 1990 - 8
ABC Warriors: Khronicles of Khaos {Comic Books} 1993 - 4
Argon the Savage {Trade Paperbacks} 1991 - 2
Armitage {Comic Books} 1993 - 2
Armoured Gideon {Trade Paperbacks} 1991 - 1
Bad Company {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Grim, surreal future war story. This series reprints the first 3 "books". WARNING: "The Mean Arena"'s second story arc, reprinted in issues 12-19 and 2000 AD Showcase #48-54, never concludes.
1988 - 1990 19
Brit-Cit Babes {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
Chopper: Earth, Wind & Fire {Comic Books} 1993 - 2
Chronos Carnival {Comic Books} 1991 - 1
The Clown: Nobody's Laughing Now {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
Cybercrush: Robots in Revolt {Comic Books} 1991 - 1992 14
Dare the Impossible {Comic Books} 1991 - 1993 15
Dead Meat {Comic Books} 1993 - 3
Dredd by Bisley {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
Dredd Rules! {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Reprint series focusing on Post-"Oz" hand-colored Dredd strips.
1991 - 1993 20
Finn {Comic Books} 1993 - 4
Flesh {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Reprints the 18-part "Flesh: The Legend of Shamana" from Britain's 2000 AD magazine.
1993 - 4
Halo Jones {Comic Books} 1987 - 1988 12
Harlem Heroes {Comic Books} 1992 - 1993 6
The Hunt for Black Widow {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
Judge Dredd {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: More reprints from 2000 A.D., mostly taking place before "Oz" (2000 AD, 1977 series) progs (issue) #545-570. The UK and US versions of this and several other Fleetway/Quality series got out of sync, with some issues being dated differently for UK and US editions until the US editions skipped two months of content, which was reprinted only in the UK versions. This put the numbering of the two versions out of sync so that finally Fleetway/Quality double-numbered the US editions for two issues in order that the numbers and contents of the two editions matched again. See the individual issue records for the specifics.
1987 - 1991 62 (64)
Judge Dredd Classics {Comic Books} 1991 - 1993 16
Judge Dredd The Megazine {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Short-lived American edition of the British Judge Dredd the Megazine (Fleetway Publications, 1990 series)
1991 - 20
Judge Dredd The Megazine {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The second of five volumes entitled Judge Dredd: The Megazine, this one continues from the twenty issue first volume, but restarts with Issue 1. The third of these five volumes moves over to the publisher Rebellion.
1992 - 1995 83
Judge Dredd's Crime File {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Fleetway's first high-production-value hand-colored reprint series. No colorist credits are given, but since the color style changes between artists and is consistent across stories by the same artist, I'm assuming they did their own.
1989 - 4
Judge Dredd's Hardcase Papers {Comic Books} 1991 - 4
Judge Dredd: America {Comic Books} 1993 - 2
Judge Dredd: Emerald Isle {Comic Books} 1991 - 1
Junker {Comic Books} 1993 - 4
The Law of Dredd {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: No actual dates are printed on the comics. Reprints of the 2000 A. D. magazine series with most issues recolored. Possible added pages and stories combined and new story titles used.
1988 - 1992 33
Loner {Comic Books} 1990 - 1991 7
M.A.C.H. 1 {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Assigned ISSN 0960-7072
1991 - 9
Max Brewster: Universal Soldier {Comic Books} 1993 - 4
Mean Machine {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This series reprints the complete 26-episode "Necropolis" epic plus several framing stories (picking up where the JUDGE DREDD: TALE OF THE DEAD MAN graphic album leaves off).
1991 - 1992 9
Nemesis the Warlock {Comic Books} 1989 - 1991 19
New Statesmen {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Probably was the first series to begin under the joint Fleetway/Quality banner, and it shows much higher production values (squarebound, good paper and printing).
1989 - 5
Night Walker {Comic Books} 1993 - 3
Night Zero {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This miniseries reprints the stories "Night Zero" and "Beyond Zero" from the British weekly 2000 AD.
1990 - 1991 4
Psi-Judge Anderson {Comic Books} 1989 - 1991 15
Psi-Judge Anderson: Engrams {Comic Books} 1993 - 2
Psi-Judge Anderson: Psi-Files {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
Raptaur {Comic Books} 1993 - 2
Red Razors {Comic Books} 1993 - 3
Rogue Trooper {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The UK and US versions of this and several other Fleetway/Quality series got out of sync, with some issues being dated differently for UK and US editions until the US editions skipped two months of content, which was reprinted only in the UK versions. This put the numbering of the two versions out of sync so that finally Fleetway/Quality double-numbered the US editions for two issues in order that the numbers and contents of the two editions matched again. See the individual issue records for the specifics.
1987 - 1991 50
Rogue Trooper: The Final Warrior {Comic Books} 1992 - 9
Sam Slade, RoboHunter {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Futuristic detective hunts rogue robots. Very tongue-in-cheek. Three month gap between the last issue under the previous publisher and the first under this one. The UK and US versions of this and several other Fleetway/Quality series got out of sync, with some issues being dated differently for UK and US editions until the US editions skipped two months of content, which was reprinted only in the UK versions. This put the numbering of the two versions out of sync so that finally Fleetway/Quality double-numbered the US editions for two issues in order that the numbers and contents of the two editions matched again. See the individual issue records for the specifics.
1987 - 1989 32
Scavengers {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Killer beastie stories reprinted from Britain's weekly 2000 AD magazine. Also scattered throughout the books are numerous uncredited pinups (probably done by the story artists). The UK editions of this title continue the numbering of Spellbinders (Fleetway/Quality, 1987 series), while the US editions of this title start over with #1.
1988 - 1989 27
Skizz: First Encounter {Comic Books} 1993 - 3
Sláine the Berserker {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This series picks up right where Spellbinders #5 ends, continuing to just before "The Horned God." The UK and US versions of this and several other Fleetway/Quality series got out of sync, with some issues being dated differently for UK and US editions until the US editions skipped two months of content, which was reprinted only in the UK versions. This put the numbering of the two versions out of sync so that finally Fleetway/Quality double-numbered the US editions for two issues in order that the numbers and contents of the two editions matched again. See the individual issue records for the specifics.
1987 - 1988 28
Slaine the King {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Fleetway/Quality decided to retitle the comic Slaine the King when reprints of that story arc began.
1989 - 8
Slaine: The Horned God {Comic Books} 1993 - 6
Spellbinders {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The 13th issue under this title was only published in the UK. The UK editions of Scavengers (Fleetway/Quality, 1988 series) continued this numbering, while the US editions of Scavengers (Fleetway/Quality, 1988 series) started over with #1.
1987 - 1988 8 (14)
Strontium Bitch {Comic Books} 1993 - 2
Strontium Dog {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Finally, Johnny Alpha gets his own series. The UK and US versions of this and several other Fleetway/Quality series got out of sync, with some issues being dated differently for UK and US editions until the US editions skipped two months of content, which was reprinted only in the UK versions. This put the numbering of the two versions out of sync so that finally Fleetway/Quality double-numbered the US editions for two issues in order that the numbers and contents of the two editions matched again. See the individual issue records for the specifics.
1987 - 1989 37
Time Killers {Comic Books} 1992 - 1993 7
Time Twisters {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Anthology comic collecting short stories from Britain's 2000 A. D. Weekly. Includes early work by many Big Name writers (Moore, Milligan, Morrison, Gaiman, Delano) and artists (Gibbons, Ridgway, McCarthy, Leach, Ewins, Talbot).
1987 - 1989 21
Trash {Comic Books} 1993 - 2
Turbo Jones: Pathfinder {Comic Books} 1991 - 1
Tyranny Rex {Comic Books} 1991 - 1
The VC's {Comic Books} 1991 - 5
Wireheads {Comic Books} 1993 - 2
Young Death {Comic Books} 1992 - 3
Zenith Phase I {Comic Books} 1992 - 3
Zenith Phase II {Comic Books} 1993 - 3

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