''Blast!'' was a British

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magazine published by

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that ran monthly for seven issues from June to November 1991. ''Blast!'' featured comics by British, European, and American contributors. It was edited by Stuart Green, with Fiona Jerome"Newswatch: Speakeasy Goes Out with a Blast!", ''The Comics Journal'' #140 (Feb. 1991), p. 21. and Dave Elliot.Luke Williams
"Blast! An Early 1990s British News Stand Comics Casualty"
DownTheTubes.net (MARCH 25, 2019). Recurring strips in ''Blast!'' included

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& D'Israeli's ''

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'', Marya Muerta & Yan Shimony's ''Big Berta'',

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's ''War'', an English translation of

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's '' Torpedo 1936'', and reprints of

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's ''

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'' and

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's '' Mr. Monster''."NEWSWATCH: John Brown Publishing", ''The Comics Journal'' #143 (July 1991), p. 26. ''Blast!'' featured some of the earliest published work by such notable creators as

and

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. The first five issues included a 16-page insert of ''

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'', the remnants of the long-running comics news & reviews magazine. The final two issues featured articles and reviews alongside the comic strips. Each issue ran 64 pages with a color cover, black-and-white interior pages, and was labeled for mature readers.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blast! (Comics) 1991 comics debuts 1991 comics endings British comics titles Comics anthologies Defunct British comics

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