Writers / Artists: Gary Usher


Some of this issue's contents: Mark Campos' E.C. Comics-reminiscent cover, Brian Buniak's indepth analysis of Don Bluth's Thumbelina, a fold-out Buniak poster, a four-page jam comic between Gary Usher, Jeff Zenick and Jim Conatser.
Characters appearing in art and comics include: Bullwinkle Moose, Superman, Christopher Reeve, George Reeves, Margot Kidder, Noel Neill, Bert and Ernie, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Snuffleupagus and Morty the Dog.
This issue also includes a Buniak flyer insert.

Some of this issue's contents: a Pee-Wee Herman fold-out poster by Buniak, Gary Usher's three-page comics adapation of Gary Roberts and the Satellites' "Do You Know the Difference Between Big Wood and Brush", Max Traffic's original zebra print (on heavy stock), candid photos of actresses Linnea Quigley and Lois Maxwell.
Characters appearing in art and comics include: Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Pepe LePew, Daffy Duck, Opus the penguin, Danny DeVito's Penguin, Judd Hirsch, Tim Burton, Sean Young, Kim Basinger, Warren Beatty, Yosemite Sam, Michigan J. Frog, Cher, Madonna, Melanie Griffith, Raquel Welch, Ellen Barkin, Lena Olin, Annette Bening, the Cat in the Hat, Hobbes, Barney Fife / Don Knotts, Felix the Cat, Garfield, Arsenio Hall, Danny Bonaduce, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Some of this issue's contents: a cartoon tribute to MAD Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman (originally done for the San Diego con program) by Pete Fitzgerald; a five-page "Romwald vs the State" comic by Vince Kimszal, Tim Corrigan and Brian Buniak originally planned for the Comix Unlimited fanzine in the mid '70s but never published; a foldout poster by Brian Buniak of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan the Barbarian.
Characters appearing in art and comics include Garfield & Odie, Batman, Davy Crockett, Green Lantern, Bugs Bunny, Jughead, Archie, Casper, Space Ghost, Mickey Mouse and They Might Be Giants' John Linnell and John Flansburgh.
This issue also included two flyer inserts.
Fewer than 50 copies printed (probably more like 25).

Some of this issue's contents: "Surrealism", a two-color collage illustration by Jim Ryan; two installments of 'Sherlock Holmes' Crime Scene Chronicles' by Jack C. Harris and Howard Bender.
Characters appearing in art and comics include: the Yellow Kid, Frankenstein, Mr. Spock, Mr. T, Herve Villechaize, Ralph Kramden / Jackie Gleason, W.C. Fields, Abraham Lincoln.
This issue also came with a glossy 10 × 8" promo illustration of the Three Stooges by Brian Buniak.
Despite what the cover says this is issue #44.
Fewer than 50 copies printed (probably more like 25).

Some of this issue's contents: a seven-page comic by Mike Kazaleh starring Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's Rat Fink and family (I'm unsure whether this remains otherwise unpublished or not); a two-page jam comic by Brian Buniak, Jim Ryan, Gary Usher, George Erling, Pete Fitzgerald & Hilary Barta; a foldout poster of Marilyn Monroe by Brian Buniak; Gary Usher provides a checklist of John Edgar's work (he'd recently passed away).
Characters appearing in art and comics include: Rat Fink, Superswine, Cathy, Nancy Ritz, Daffy Duck, Little Lulu, Zippy the Pinhead (as a woman), Daredevil.
Fewer than 50 copies printed (probably more like 25).


Comix historian Gary Usher compiled this great index to Artie Romero's Cascade Comix Monthly (a fanzine about underground comix) in 1994. Usher was also the person behind Comix Wave Index 1983-1993, The Brad W. Foster Checklist and similar research publications.
This index covers every interview subject, drawing, advertisement, cover repro and comix creator – basically everything that appeared in all 23 issues of the zine. There are also two appendixes: one for the Cascade staff members and one for publication date / page count of every issue.
Cardstock cover.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: Wayno's "Other Sounds" music column, "Suspended Animation" by Vance and Jones, discussion of Chrislip's underground cartoonists/sacred cows commentary from the previous issue, the Bil Keane Watch, Gary Usher's index to bibliographical resources for underground and obscuro comix, more.
Saddle-stitched, b&w interiors.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: the Bil Keane Watch, more underground comix/sacred cows discussion, Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station" column (with logo art by Spain), more.
Unbound, b&w interiors.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: a checklist of 1992 City Limits Gazette issues, the Bil Keane Watch, CLG Reader Profile of Brad Foster, more of Gary Usher's Comics Journal Small Press Index.
Unbound, b&w interiors.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: Lynn Hansen on the work of the late Jane J. Oliver, the Bill Keane Watch, more of Gary Usher's Comics Journal Small Press Index, the continuation of the Morty Dog Memorial Library Bad Beatles Countdown.
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 Jeff Zenick, comix reviews by Lynn Hansen, the continuation of Gary Usher's Comics Journal Small Press Index.
Saddle-stitched, b&w interiors.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: the Bil Keane Watch, Gary Usher's "Obscuro Press: 1961", Bruce Semans' want list, the continuation of Gary Usher's Comics Journal Small Press Index.
Unbound, 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: cover art by one Bil Keane (note the three nostrils!), the beginning of the "Dissmeyer and Datmyers" conspiracy theory, Bruce Chrislip on Westercon, the Bil Keane Watch, a reprinted "Report from Yugoslavia" article by Saša Rakezić, CLG Reader Profile of Bruce Bolinger, the continuation of Gary Usher's Comics Journal Small Press Index, more.
Unbound, b&w interiors.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: comix reviews by Lynn Hansen, an extended Bil Keane Watch, and the continuation of Gary Usher's Comics Journal Small Press Index.
Unbound, b&w interiors.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: the Bil Keane Watch, Bruce Sweeney's "Underground Station" column (with logo art by Spain), Wayno's "Other Sounds" music column, Gary Usher on Jane J. Oliver's Comix World output, followup news of the Canadian Customs alternative comics seizure, more.
Unbound, b&w interiors.

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: Jay Kennedy on the then-upcoming updated version of his Underground and Newave Comix Price Guide, an index of Bizarro appearances in DC Comics, CLG Reader Profile of Dennis Pimple, the Bil Keane Watch, Denis Kitchen defends the price of R. Crumb art prints, Lynn Hansen on selling out, more.
Unbound, b&w interiors.
The issue number is actually #** (two underlined asterisks).

Steve Willis' biweekly newsletter full of comix news and commentary.
Also in this issue: WSU Comix Collection news, "Fighting City Hall in Toronto", the Bil Keane Watch, the continuation of Gary Usher's Comix Journal Small Press Index, back cover comic by Jeremy Pinkham.
Saddle-stitched, b&w interiors.
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