Fish Police

Fish Police is the name of a comic book series by cartoonist Steven Moncuse. The plot centers on law and crime in a fictional underwater metropolis with the protagonist, Inspector Gill, trying to solve various, often Mafia-related, crimes while avoiding being seduced by the extremely buxom Angel. The comic featured several marine species as its characters, while the plots and dialogue were reminiscent of film noir. Original Fish Police stories were published from 1985 to 1991, and featured the early work of Sam Kieth as inker. The story centers on Inspector Gill, a fish detective who is... hinted to have been a human. He is met by a female named Angel, who tells him that her uncle has developed a drug called Hairballs. Fish Police started in 1985 as a self-published black-and-white title by Moncuse under the name of Fishwrap Productions. After 12 issues the title was picked up by Comico in 1987, which reprinted much of the earlier material before beginning to publish original material in 1989. After 13 issues , Comico went bankrupt, but Fish Police was then acquired by Apple Press, which continued the numbering begun by Comico.
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