Writers / Artists: Hank Arakelian

Some of the contents include: Mike Kazaleh's comics adaptation of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues", Hank Arakelian's four-page article on Gustave Verbeck's "Incredible Upsidedowns", and a couple of (presumably previously unpublished) Frank Thorne sketches.
Characters appearing in art and comics include: Superswine, Pogo, Harold (he of the Purple Crayon), Gumby and Morty the Dog.
Fewer than 50 copies usually printed (probably more like 25).

Some of this issue's contents: a jam page by Steve Willis & Hank Arakelian based on Gustave Verbeck's "Upsidedowns"; a foldout poster of Rhett Butler & Scarlett O'Hara by Brian Buniak.
Characters appearing in art and comics include: Morty the Dog, TMNT, Hobbes, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arsenio Hall, Tom Cruise, Danny DeVito, Ed Sullivan, Ralph Kramden / Jackie Gleason, the Three Stooges, Jack Benny, Rochester, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh.
Gary Fields provides a two-panel sneak peek at "The Toonage Mutant Ninja Turtle", a 17-page Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles story that was originally intended for "a TMNT special which was canceled before it saw print" (for the Archie line, I believe).
This issue also included two flyer inserts.
Fewer than 50 copies usually printed (probably more like 25).

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: the Bil Keane Watch, Lynn Hansen's comix column, CLG Reader Profile of Bruce Chrislip, and the continuation of the Morty Dog Memorial Library Bad Beatles Countdown.
There are a couple of cartoonists in the centerspread jam strip I'm unsure of: K. Wood and the unsigned final panel.
Saddle-stitched, b&w interiors.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: the Bil Keane Watch, CLG Reader Profile of Hank Arakelian, Lynn Hansen's continued commentary on Jay Kennedy's Guide (list of missing issues), art by Max. Traffic.
Saddle-stitched, b&w interiors.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: logo art by Chad Woody, "The Incredible Upsidedowns of Old Man Verbeck", CLG Reader Profile of Bob Vojtko, the Bil Keane Watch, the conclusion to the Morty Dog Memorial Library Bad Beatles Countdown.
Saddle-stitched, b&w interiors.
I'm guessing "Thad Willis" is Bryan Willis.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: logo art by Max. Traffic, readers answer questions, comix reviews by Lynn Hansen, Brad Foster on selling out, and the Bil Keane Watch.
Unbound, b&w interiors.
I believe this issue also came with Willis' State of Beings #11.
Unfortunately, I don't find a way to represent this issue's number, a period (.) with a caret (^) above it. Shaking my fist in the air and cursing Willis didn't seem to help.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: Sweeney's "Underground Station" column, comix reviews by Hansen, the Bil Keane Watch, and continuation of the Morty Dog Memorial Library Bad Beatles Countdown. I believe this issue also came with Willis' State of Beings #3.
Saddle-stitched, b&w interiors.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: logo art by Jeff Snee, the Bil Keane Watch, Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station" column, CLG Reader Profile of Steve Willis, the continuation of the Morty Dog Memorial Library Bad Beatles Countdown.
Unbound, b&w interiors.
This issue also came with Willis' State of Beings #14.

Contents include a six-page interview with Roberta Gregory, lots of reviews (including many cover scans and art samples), comic strips, letters (Randy Reynaldo and G. Raymond Eddy) and more.


This issue was edited/compiled by Larry Marder.
28 pages plus covers.

This issue's theme is "Punsters Unanimous".
700 copies of this issue were printed, 500 of which were numbered (the other 200 were contributors' copies).

Printed in magenta ink (throughout) on cardstock.



1st printing: 1983, 150 copies
2nd printing: 1983, 20 copies



Special Cartoon Loonacy Edition

Music-themed issue.
Characters appearing in art or comics include Albert Einstein, Elvis Presley, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Charlie Parker.
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