Gas (comic)
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Gas was a British
adult comic that was published monthly by Galaxy Publications
from 1989 to 1991.
Gas was one of many such comics emulating the success of Viz
, and like many of its peers (and unlike its upmarket siblings Brain Damage
and Talking Turkey
) was a crude copycat of the format Viz pioneered.
Initially, many strips were clearly rejected from Viz; many set in Viz's fictional town of Fulchester
, but with the 'F' tippexed out (thus Gas appeared to be set in Ulchester). These strips were often of extremely poor quality, both in terms of artwork and plotting.
As the title matured, however, strips submitted for Gas became more common and the production quality increased. A number of strips from Gas resurfaced in the comic UT
which ran for 18 months from 1991.
Gas ran until Volume 3, number 10 (issue 34)
Strips included:
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adult comic that was published monthly by Galaxy Publications
Galaxy Publications
Galaxy publications are adult magazine publishers. Their main offices are located in Witham, Essex, England. Their most notable publications include Fiesta, Knave, Ravers DVD and Just18.-See also:* Fiesta* Knave* Brain Damage* Gas...
from 1989 to 1991.
Gas was one of many such comics emulating the success of Viz
Viz (comic)
Viz is a popular British comic magazine which has been running since 1979.The comic's style parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with incongruous language, crude toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and either sexual or violent storylines...
, and like many of its peers (and unlike its upmarket siblings Brain Damage
Brain Damage (comic)
Brain Damage was a British adult comic that was published monthly by Galaxy Publications and edited by Bill Hampton from 1989 to 1992....
and Talking Turkey
Talking Turkey (comic)
Talking Turkey was a British adult comic that was published monthly by Galaxy Publications from 1991 to 1992.Talking Turkey was one of many such comics emulating the success of Viz, yet departed from the usual crude copycat approach of many of its peers by combining 'classic' underground strips...
) was a crude copycat of the format Viz pioneered.
Initially, many strips were clearly rejected from Viz; many set in Viz's fictional town of Fulchester
Fulchester
Fulchester is a fictitious town in North East England where most of the comic strips in the humour-based Viz comic are set. From the accents used and the cultural references, it is presumed that Fulchester is either close to, or based upon, Newcastle upon Tyne. The name was taken from the British...
, but with the 'F' tippexed out (thus Gas appeared to be set in Ulchester). These strips were often of extremely poor quality, both in terms of artwork and plotting.
As the title matured, however, strips submitted for Gas became more common and the production quality increased. A number of strips from Gas resurfaced in the comic UT
UT (comic)
UT was a British adult comic that was published monthly in the mid-1990s.The title began as a weekly pop music parody strip by Kev F Sutherland and Russ Carvell in the music paper Sounds, running from 1987 until Sounds final issue in 1991...
which ran for 18 months from 1991.
Gas ran until Volume 3, number 10 (issue 34)
Strips included:
- The Gas Family - the title strip, an antisocial mother, father, and son, with offensive body odour
- Arthur Pilkington - Chartered Barbarian - Pilkington was a be-spectacled barbarian accountant in the days of Genghis Khan who got up to many fianance related shenanigans. Written and drawn by David Leach who later sold the same idea and redrew some of the same strips for the adult humour magazine UT. David also drew several of the later issue covers for Gas in the style of the great EC comics.
- Phallas The Soap Opera and Tales Of Nambygate by Kev F. SutherlandKev F. Sutherland-Career:Since 2005, Sutherland has written, produced and performed as The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, in theatres internationally and on television...
- Wor Jackie - A long running problem page featuring Jackie Charlton, at this time manager of the Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
football squad. Readers would typically offer varied domestic problems, Charlton's answers would frequently liken all life's problems to events on a football pitch.