Just 1 Page (J1P) was

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comic linked to the United Kingdom's Comic Festival and

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comic book conventions in

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, SW

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. Single-page contributions were donated by a range of professional and amateur artists and writers, including many notable UK creators. ''Just 1 Page'', produced by Adrian "Ade" Brown, published four issues, each one on a specific theme, in the period 2001–2006. The first Just 1 Page comic, published in 2001, raised about £500 for the

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and

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. Just 1 Page 2 (2003) raised £800 for the Trinity Hospice in

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. Just 1 Page 3 (2005) raised £600 for Childline. Notable contributions were: * A picture of a race between DC's

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, Marvel's Quicksilver and Road Runner from Looney Tunes, drawn by Alan Davis.''Just 1 Page 1'': ''Heroes'' (2001). * A page where

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and Destroyer Duck appear at a comics convention. This was drawn by

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and was used by Gerber and Winslade in preparation for the

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return of

in 2002. * Three statues by Jesse Farrell: one of

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& Kevin O'Neill's

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; one of Paul Grist's

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and a third of

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battling a zombie. Connected to the Just 1 Page project was the ''24 Minute Comic'', a high-speed variation of the 24-hour comic, in which twenty-four artists collaborated by drawing a page each during a twenty-four-minute period. The first ''24 Minute Comic'', which included such contributors as

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, Gary Northfield, and David Baillie, was produced for the 2005 UK Web & Mini Comix Thing."The Twenty Four Minute Comic 2005," Just One Page official website
Archived at the Wayback Machine
A second ''24 Minute Comic'' was also later produced.

Issues

References

Notes

Sources

J1P3 @ Millarworld's Magazine
by Dan Fish
J1P2 interview @ Newsarama
by Chris Arrant.
J1P3 news @ Comic Book Resources
ying in the Gutters, March 2005. Rich Johnston.
@ Comic Book Resources
ying in the Gutters, August 2005. Rich Johnston.

External links

(about the project and samples of the art)
Just1Page on web.archive.org

Both 24 Minute Comics online
2001 comics debuts 2006 comics endings Comics publications Comics anthologies {{UK-comics-stub