Fish Police
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 Cover of Fish Police issue #2 |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fishwrap Productions Comico Apple Press Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Publication date | June 1985 - 1991 |
| Number of issues | 26 |
| Main character(s) | Inspector Gill, Angel |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Steven Moncuse |
| Inker(s) | Sam Kieth |
| Creator(s) | Steven Moncuse |
| Editor(s) | Paul Nagy |
Fish Police is the name of a comic book series by cartoonist Steven Moncuse. The plot centers on law and crime in a fictional underwater metropolis with the protagonist, Inspector Gill, trying to solve various, often Mafia-related, crimes while avoiding being seduced by the extremely buxom Angel. The comic featured several marine species as its characters, while the plots and dialogue were reminiscent of film noir.
Original Fish Police stories were published from 1985 to 1991, and featured the early work of Sam Kieth (The Maxx) as inker.
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[edit] Publication history
Fish Police started in 1985 as a self-published black-and-white title by Moncuse under the name of Fishwrap Productions. After 12 issues the title was picked up by Comico in 1987, which reprinted much of the earlier material before beginning to publish original material in 1989. After 13 issues (and two assorted specials/compilations), Comico went bankrupt, but Fish Police was then acquired by Apple Press,[1] which continued the numbering begun by Comico. Apple published the title until the Spring of 1991. In 1992–1993 — attempting to cash in on the Hanna-Barbera animated series (see below) — Marvel Comics reprinted the first six issues of the original self-published series, this time in full color.
[edit] Issues
- Fish Police (Fishwrap Productions) — 12 issues (June 1985-November 1987)
- The Fish Police (Warner Books) — 1 issue (1987)
- The Fish Police: Hairballs (Comico) — 1 issue (October 1987)
- Fish Police Special (Comico) — 1 issue (July 1987)
- Fish Police (Comico) — 13 issues (April 1988 – June 1989)
- Fish Police (Apple Press) — 10 issues (August 1989 - Spring 1991)
- Fish Police (Marvel Comics) — 6 issues (Oct. 1992–March 1993)
[edit] Animated series version
Hanna-Barbera Productions adapted Fish Police into an animated television series that first aired on CBS in 1992, lasting only six episodes over one season. The show was cancelled after airing only three episodes; the remaining three episodes have never been aired in the U.S. Fish Police had a decidedly more mature tone than most other animated Hanna-Barbara series, with episodes often filled with innuendo and cases of mild language. It also featured several stars' voices, including Ed Asner, John Ritter, Tim Curry, Hector Elizondo, Buddy Hackett, Megan Mullally, Robert Guillaume, and JoBeth Williams.
[edit] References
- ^ "Three Former Comico Titles Find New Homes," The Comics Journal #129 (May 1989), pp. 13-14: about Fish Police, Trollords, and The Trouble with Girls; and The Maze Agency, which had not yet found a new publisher.
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