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Issue: The Cheque, Mate #1
Publication Date: July 1992
 
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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 44
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $4.25 CAD
$3.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (19 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Kim Thompson
Disclose Notes: Stories largely collected from assorted other publications.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; White paper interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: One-shot
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Eddie Campbell
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Wes Kublick
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shakespeare
Character(s): Shakespeare
Synopsis: Shakespeare writes to his creditors.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Single tier gag strip of new material
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Mike Dutkiewicz
Inker(s): Mike Dutkiewicz
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
First Line: The parts of this collection have little in common...
Synopsis: An essay on where each strip included came from and how they came to be written.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.75
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover and on page 29.
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The Crow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Charlie; Suzie; Mr Campbell; Mrs Campbell
Synopsis: The introduction of the new boyfriend is a disaster.
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From Content Item: FlagEscape #9 published January 1986
was The Crow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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That Awful Borgia Pope - the Early Years

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Roderigo Borgia
Synopsis: Alleged early incidents in the life of Roderigo Borgia
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From Content Item: FlagKnockabout Comics #12 published January 1986
was That Awful Borgia Pope [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Dead End Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography, humorous
Character(s): Eddie Campbell
Synopsis: Campbell recalls a job in a fish and chip shop
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From Content Item: FlagSplat! #2 published March 1987
was Dead End Job [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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True Humour

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Bean Lectures
Character(s): Professor Bean
Synopsis: Insights into humour
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From Issue: FlagHonk! #1 published November 1986
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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True Humour

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Bean Lectures
Character(s): Professor Bean
Synopsis: Gag strip dissecting humour
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From Issue: FlagHonk! #1 published November 1986
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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True Humour

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Bean Lectures
Character(s): Professor Bean
Synopsis: Gag strip dissecting humour
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From Issue: Flag!Gag! #4 published January 1988
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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True Humour

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Bean Lectures
Character(s): Professor Bean
Synopsis: Gag strip dissecting humour
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From Issue: Flag!Gag! #4 published January 1988
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Curriculum Vitae

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: autobiography, biography, humorous
Character(s): Eddie Campbell
Synopsis: Campbell recalls his school days
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From Content Item: Flag!Gag! #6 published August 1988
was Curriculum Vitae [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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How To Avoid Sex

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Professor Bean; Alec MacGarry; Danny Grey
Synopsis: Methods of ruining sex
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Strip originally intended for an educational book, but rejected.
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No 1. Jack Mytton

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Feature(s): Great Wasters From History Not Counting Dave Sim
Character(s): Jack Mytton
Synopsis: Biography of British eccentric Mytton
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From Issue: FlagCerebus Bi-Weekly #7 published February 1989
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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No 2. George 'Beau' Brummel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Feature(s): Great Wasters From History Not Counting Dave Sim
Character(s): Beau Brummel
Synopsis: Biography of British fop Brummel
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From Content Item: FlagCerebus Bi-Weekly #25 published November 1989
was Great Wasters From History Not Counting Dave Sim No. 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Aw No, It's More Of Them Bloody Great Wasters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Feature(s): Great Wasters From History Not Counting Dave Sim
Synopsis: Assorted great men of the 18th century
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From Issue: FlagCerebus: High Society #4 published March 1990
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Pages: 1
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Great Monsters From History Not Counting Godzilla

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Feature(s): Great Wasters From History Not Counting Dave Sim
Character(s): Caligula
Synopsis: Biography of Caligula
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From Issue: FlagCerebus Church & State #4 published March 1991
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Great Fictional Saints Not Counting Bob Geldof

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, humorous
Feature(s): Great Wasters From History Not Counting Dave Sim
Synopsis: Assorted fictional saints
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From Issue: FlagCerebus: High Society #4 published March 1990
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Pages: 1
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Johker's Wild...

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eddie Campbell; Sean Leahy
Penciller(s): Sean Leahy (political cartoons)
Inker(s): Sean Leahy (political cartoons)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Eddie Campbell interviews Australian political cartoonist Sean Leahy.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Originally intended for Dogsbody.
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For Your Futher Eddie-fication

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for other Fantagraphics publications with Eddie Campbell's work.
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The Unknown Muses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Modern-day muses
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Strip is credited to S.Stamatiadis and I.Gould, with no indication of who's responsible for what.
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The Toogoolawah Gazette

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Wes Kublick
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell; John Passfield ("Mindless Violence"); ?
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell; John Passfield ("Mindless Violence"); ?
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell; John Passfield ("Mindless Violence"); ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two pages of comics from a fake newspaper.
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Pages: 2
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Au Restaurant

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Glenn Dakin
Penciller(s): Glenn Dakin
Inker(s): Glenn Dakin
Letterer(s): Glenn Dakin
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Abe Sapien
Character(s): Abe Sapien
Synopsis: A run though the menu of life
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Wes Kublick
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Letterer(s): Eddie Campbell
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shakespeare
Synopsis: Shakespeare writes to his creditors
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Single tier gag strips of new material
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Dogsbody

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Eddie Campbell
Inker(s): Eddie Campbell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Hugh Fleming
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Eyeball Kid
Character(s): Eyeball Kid
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Originally intended as a cover for unpublished comic titled Dogsbody. Logo credit from the introduction.

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