''A.K.A. Goldfish'' is the title of a

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American creator-owned

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series written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis. The series was originally published by

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, with later issues by Image Comics. The entire award-winning series was collected and published as a trade paperback, entitled ''Goldfish'' rather than ''A.K.A. Goldfish'', in 2001. The

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series is a

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tale, telling the story of David Gold, a

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, who used the

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"Goldfish". Gold has returned to Cleveland, Ohio after a ten-year absence in order to regain possession of his son, currently in the custody of the boy's mother and Gold's ex-girlfriend, crime boss Lauren Bacall (a reference to the well-known actress of the same name). Bacall is the owner of the Club Cinderella, a nightclub, casino and brothel, and scene for many sequences within the story.

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