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Notes
- ↑ MCH. "Newswatch: Mature Comics Struggle to Survive in Britain", The Comics Journal #141 (Apr. 1991), p. 19.
- ↑ Toxic! at Barney, the 2000AD database
- ↑ Toxic! at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original )
- ↑ Bishop, David (2007). Thrill-Power Overload . Rebellion Developments. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-905437-22-1.
- ↑ "The John Wagner Interview: Part Two". The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast.
- ↑ "The John Wagner Interview: Part Two". Soundcloud. 2000 AD Thrill-Cast. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- 1 2 Bishop, David (2007). Thrill-Power Overload . Rebellion Developments. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-1-905437-22-1.
- ↑ News article about the Accident Man film
Sources
- Toxic! at the Grand Comics Database