Title: Which prog had this short story?
Post by: Arablover on 09 November, 2004, 11:09:40 PM
Post by: Arablover on 09 November, 2004, 11:09:40 PM
This would be from a very early prog.
It was a short illustrated story about a telephone call box in the middle of a desert.
Some people were trapped there and this was their only hope of escape.
Some of them were killed by the electricity from the telephone as they tried to get it working.
In the end one of the people had an antique dime, but when it was used to call the operator all they got was a recorded message.
Please advice!
Cheers.
Jeremy
It was a short illustrated story about a telephone call box in the middle of a desert.
Some people were trapped there and this was their only hope of escape.
Some of them were killed by the electricity from the telephone as they tried to get it working.
In the end one of the people had an antique dime, but when it was used to call the operator all they got was a recorded message.
Please advice!
Cheers.
Jeremy
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Richmond Clements on 10 November, 2004, 02:28:30 AM
Post by: Richmond Clements on 10 November, 2004, 02:28:30 AM
No idea, sorry, but I'll bump it up the board for you.
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: ARRISARRIS on 10 November, 2004, 03:48:52 PM
Post by: ARRISARRIS on 10 November, 2004, 03:48:52 PM
...and ill do the same, this intrigues me, but i suspect it may nt have been in 2000ad, ive got all the progs but that one doesnt ring a bell and have just recently read most of 1 to 100, and its not in any of them, what other comics did you read as a youth?...
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: LARF on 10 November, 2004, 03:56:11 PM
Post by: LARF on 10 November, 2004, 03:56:11 PM
Was it an eagle Doomlord story, or the 13th floor?
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Leigh S on 10 November, 2004, 03:56:56 PM
Post by: Leigh S on 10 November, 2004, 03:56:56 PM
Possibly this, though not quite as you relate it above?
Can you Spare a Major Credit Card 1 episode (Prog 369) 2 pages
Script: Alan Hebden, Artist: Mones
Thrill Power: ? (4 votes)
Can you Spare a Major Credit Card 1 episode (Prog 369) 2 pages
Script: Alan Hebden, Artist: Mones
Thrill Power: ? (4 votes)
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Quirkafleeg on 10 November, 2004, 05:16:51 PM
Post by: Quirkafleeg on 10 November, 2004, 05:16:51 PM
It reminds me of that wierd and scary Spanish short film about the bloke trapped in the phone box
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: skurvy on 10 November, 2004, 06:56:03 PM
Post by: skurvy on 10 November, 2004, 06:56:03 PM
It was in Star Wars Weekly, one of the very early ones. I know this because I recently read a whole bunch of 'em.
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: House of Usher on 10 November, 2004, 08:41:21 PM
Post by: House of Usher on 10 November, 2004, 08:41:21 PM
Hooray for the Skurv! See, I told you he was from the 1980s.
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: ARRISARRIS on 10 November, 2004, 09:37:37 PM
Post by: ARRISARRIS on 10 November, 2004, 09:37:37 PM
...so now that were all intrigued by this story any chance of someone digging it out and posting it on this site???....
...and which issue exactly?...
...and which issue exactly?...
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: skurvy on 10 November, 2004, 09:39:07 PM
Post by: skurvy on 10 November, 2004, 09:39:07 PM
I'll have a look tonight, might be able to persuade someone to scan it in for me too.
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: longmanshort on 10 November, 2004, 10:07:15 PM
Post by: longmanshort on 10 November, 2004, 10:07:15 PM
He's a geek - GET HIM!
;)
;)
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: skurvy on 10 November, 2004, 10:24:00 PM
Post by: skurvy on 10 November, 2004, 10:24:00 PM
I'm a spod actually.
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: ARRISARRIS on 11 November, 2004, 12:03:48 AM
Post by: ARRISARRIS on 11 November, 2004, 12:03:48 AM
...an interested geek...
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: skurvy on 11 November, 2004, 09:10:44 PM
Post by: skurvy on 11 November, 2004, 09:10:44 PM
Jeremy, check your email. I just sent the strip to you as a pdf.
Skurve
Skurve
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: skurvy on 11 November, 2004, 09:52:35 PM
Post by: skurvy on 11 November, 2004, 09:52:35 PM
Jeremy. Your email won't accept the attachment, keeps bouncing it back as being too large. Any ideas of how I can get it to you? it's only 800k.
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Oddboy on 11 November, 2004, 10:06:02 PM
Post by: Oddboy on 11 November, 2004, 10:06:02 PM
The site's SENDMAIL system doesn't allow attachments - if Arablover replies to your email, you will get his actual email address which you should be able to send attachments to, if you follow me...
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: skurvy on 11 November, 2004, 10:18:14 PM
Post by: skurvy on 11 November, 2004, 10:18:14 PM
Already got his actual email address, that's the one that won't accept the attachment..
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Oddboy on 11 November, 2004, 10:38:24 PM
Post by: Oddboy on 11 November, 2004, 10:38:24 PM
Ah, then yer buggered.
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Banners on 11 November, 2004, 10:52:05 PM
Post by: Banners on 11 November, 2004, 10:52:05 PM
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Banners on 11 November, 2004, 11:04:59 PM
Post by: Banners on 11 November, 2004, 11:04:59 PM
Cool. Here you go, download the pdf from here...
M@
M@
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Banners on 11 November, 2004, 11:05:50 PM
Post by: Banners on 11 November, 2004, 11:05:50 PM
Bugger. Try again...
Link: phonebooth.pdf
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Banners on 11 November, 2004, 11:06:45 PM
Post by: Banners on 11 November, 2004, 11:06:45 PM
Shit. It's late, what can I say!!!
Link: phonebooth.pdf
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: skurvy on 12 November, 2004, 03:31:12 PM
Post by: skurvy on 12 November, 2004, 03:31:12 PM
Nice one M. But do you reckon it's any good?
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Banners on 12 November, 2004, 09:12:53 PM
Post by: Banners on 12 November, 2004, 09:12:53 PM
Pretty neat - like a Future Shock on acid uh, I imagine). Just wondering if that's it or was there more?
M@
M@
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: skurvy on 13 November, 2004, 05:16:06 AM
Post by: skurvy on 13 November, 2004, 05:16:06 AM
M. That was it for that story. There's a few other good ones hidden in the batch of brtish star wars comics i've got from when i used to buy them in 197friggin8!
Title: Re: Which prog had this short stor...
Post by: Max Kon on 13 November, 2004, 02:10:49 PM
Post by: Max Kon on 13 November, 2004, 02:10:49 PM
He is in the 80's