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* ''[[Elfquest|ElfQuest: Siege At Blue Mountain]]'' (8 issues, March 1987–December 1988) |
* ''[[Elfquest|ElfQuest: Siege At Blue Mountain]]'' (8 issues, March 1987–December 1988) |
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* ''FantaSci'' (8 issues, picked up from [[WaRP Graphics]], December 1986–December 1987) |
* ''FantaSci'' (8 issues, picked up from [[WaRP Graphics]], December 1986–December 1987) |
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− | * ''[[Fish Police]]'' (10 issues, picked up from [[Comico]], August 1989-Spring 1991) |
+ | * ''[[Fish Police]]'' (10 issues, picked up from [[Comico Comics]], August 1989-Spring 1991) |
* ''Fish Shticks'' (6 issues, November 1991–March 1993) |
* ''Fish Shticks'' (6 issues, November 1991–March 1993) |
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* ''High Shining Brass'' (4 issues, November 1990-June 1991) |
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* ''Thunderbunny'' (7 issues, picked up from [[WaRP Graphics]], 1986–November 1987) |
* ''Thunderbunny'' (7 issues, picked up from [[WaRP Graphics]], 1986–November 1987) |
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* ''The Timejump War'' (3 issues, October–December 1989) |
* ''The Timejump War'' (3 issues, October–December 1989) |
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− | * ''Trollords: Death and Kisses'' (6 issues, picked up from [[Comico]], July 1989-September 1991) |
+ | * ''Trollords: Death and Kisses'' (6 issues, picked up from [[Comico Comics]], July 1989-September 1991) |
* ''Unicorn Isle'' (3 issues, picked up from [[WaRP Graphics]], July 1986-May 1987) |
* ''Unicorn Isle'' (3 issues, picked up from [[WaRP Graphics]], July 1986-May 1987) |
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* ''Vampiric Jihad'' (1 issue, 1991) |
* ''Vampiric Jihad'' (1 issue, 1991) |
Revision as of 20:33, 30 August 2014
Former type | Comic publisher |
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Industry | Comics |
Founded | 1986 |
Founder(s) | Michael Catron |
Defunct | 1994 |
Headquarters | Bethel, Connecticut |
Divisions | Forbidden Fruit |
Apple Comics, also known as Apple Press, was a comic book publisher which operated from 1986–1994. Published by Michael Catron, they began as an imprint of WaRP Graphics, but had their own financing structure. Apple was known for publishing war comics, particularly its long-running title Vietnam Journal (as well as many spin-offs and one-shots).
Other notable titles published by Apple included Blood of Dracula, Desert Storm Journal, Eagle, FantaSci, Fish Police, Myth Conceptions, Thunderbunny, and Vox. Creators associated with Apple included Don Lomax, Lee Marrs, Aaron McClellan, Ken Mitchroney, Steven Moncuse, Rickey Shanklin, Neil Vokes, Mark Wheatley, and John Workman.
History
Origins
In 1986, Richard Pini turned over all of WaRP's publishing and marketing duties to Apple so that WaRP could concentrate on editing comics.[1] Titles packaged by the newly-uncapitalized Warp for Apple were the anthology series FantaSci, the mini-series ElfQuest: Siege At Blue Mountain and Unicorn Isle, and the ongoing title Thunderbunny.
In 1987, Apple began publishing original titles, including Blood of Dracula, Myth Conceptions, and Vietnam Journal. They also picked up the title Space Ark from Americomics, and in 1988 picked up Eagle from Crystal Publications.
Forbidden Fruit
From 1991–1992, Apple published an erotic comics imprint known as Forbidden Fruit. Titles published by Forbidden Fruit included The Adventures Of Misty, Sexy Superspy, and Sindy.
Bankruptcy
The comics market meltdown of 1994 hit the small press very hard, and Apple Comics was forced to close its doors.[2]
Titles
Apple Comics
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Forbidden Fruit
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Notes
References
- Apple Comics at the Grand Comics Database
- Apple Comics at the Comic Book DB