1255:#3 contained letters from readers. Not all letters were positive. One reader, Jim Clair, commented about issues one and two: "I am gay and proud, and really found the first two issues a 'downer' to gay life. I found no laughter, and was in fact depressed by a few of the stories. Gay life, even in big cities, is hard enough without having to be reminded of it in a magazine that presents itself as a hopefully lighthearted view of our wonderful life." In his review of the first three issues of
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Comics in this issue included topics like gay bashing, in "JaysonMan and ArenaWoman", and AIDS in "+Persons", where a group of superhero-esque figures go to "cheer up terminal patients" at the hospital, but are forbidden by their leader to think about the grim realities of AIDS.
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Some notable themes in this issue were struggling with being in the closet, in Ode to
Phyllis Anne and Walls. 'A Word From Our Sponsor' was a parody commercial for a product a lesbian could use to "de-dyke" her home in a hurry. The issue also touched on the topic of
1259:, Ted White noted that while not every comic addition to the anthology was stellar, editing an anthology that was to cater to an entire category of people was no easy task, and that Cruse's effort shone through. White also allowed that since those who submitted to
1052:#13 was published in summer 1988 by Bob Ross and edited by Robert Triptow. It had a cover price of $ 2.50. The cover illustration was by Michael Goldberg. It had the tagline "Torrid Tales of Politically Incorrect Love". Comics included in this issue were:
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Some of the themes addressed in this issue were activism, in 'Weekend
Revolutionaries' and the pickup or cruising scene in 'Castroids.' This issue included a very positive comic about a gay trans man and his journey through transition. It shows a
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would be presumed gay or bisexual, Cruse had a smaller than average pool or comic artists to draw from. White summed up his review by saying that Cruse "must deal with more obstacles than usual, and for that reason his achievements thus far in
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Cornflakes", and the joys and pitfalls that come along with being in a lesbian couple in "Terminal Couple-Itus".
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Collide.' This issue also discusses homophobia in 'Just Because' and 'Binnie Blinkers.'
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Lavender".
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618:#4 was published by Kitchen Sink Press in November 1983. It was 44 pages long and sold for $ 2. Howard Cruse was the editor and Vaughn Frick did the cover illustration. It included the following comics and artists:
1009:#12 was published in spring/summer 1988 by Bob Ross and edited by Robert Triptow. It had a cover price of $ 2.50. The cover illustration was by Brad Parker. Comics included in this issue were:
785:#7 was published in spring 1986 by Bob Ross. It was edited by Robert Triptow. Donelan did the cover illustration. This issue had a cover price of $ 2. This issue included the following comics:
744:#6 was published in November 1985 by Bob Ross. It was edited by Robert Triptow. This issue had a cover price of $ 2. The cover was illustrated by J Mills. Comics included in this issue were:
905:#10 was published in spring 1987 by Bob Ross and edited by Robert Triptow. The cover illustration was done by Peter Keane. Issue #10 had a cover price of $ 2. Comics in this issue included:
514:#2 was published in November 1981 by Kitchen Sink Press. It was edited by Howard Cruse, who also did the cover art. It had a cover price of $ 1.50. The cartoons and artists featured were:
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was to be moved to a regular quarterly publishing schedule, as opposed to the yearly and sporadic schedule it had kept up until that point. This was also the last issue to be titled
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Cruse recognized that gay people were viewed as caricatures by most of the world, and wanted to publish comics that showed the humanity and normal side of lesbian and gay people.
548:#3 was published in December 1982 by Kitchen Sink Press. It was 44 pages long and had a cover price of $ 2. Howard Cruse was the editor. The cover art was done by Burton Clark.
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837:#8 was published in summer 1986 by Bob Ross and was edited by Robert Triptow. The cover illustration was done by Kalynn. This issue was titled
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470:#1 was published in September 1980 by Kitchen Sink Press. It was 36 pages long and sold for $ 1.25. The cover art was by Rand Holmes.
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823:#7 touched on AIDS in "Late One Night", bisexuality in "Bi Bi Baby", and coming out in "The Discussion Group".
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552:#3 was the first issue to include notes from its readers. The comics and artists featured in this issue were:
1098:#14 was published in winter 1991 by Bob Ross. It was the first to be edited by Andy Mangels. As of issue 14,
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1080:"Bocage's Boys of the Bioregions", Conceptual Porn Series, Presents: Mission Accomplished by Angela Bocage
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763:"The Elves and the Leathermaker" by Michael J. Goldberg and Richard Cornwell
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1661:#13 Edited by Robert Triptow. San Francisco, CA: Bob Ross. Summer 1988.
1649:#12 Edited by Robert Triptow. San Francisco, CA: Bob Ross. Spring 1988.
1637:#11 Edited by Robert Triptow. San Francisco, CA: Bob Ross. Winter 1987.
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1697:"Alison Bechdel: Featuring Absolutely NO Dykes to Watch Out For!"
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1581:#8 Edited by Robert Triptow. San Francisco, CA: Bob Ross. Summer 1986.
1569:#7 Edited by Robert Triptow. San Francisco, CA: Bob Ross. Spring 1986.
1673:#14 Edited by Andy Mangels. San Francisco, CA: Bob Ross. Winter 1991.
495:"When You're in Love, the Whole World is Lavender" by Roberta Gregory
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1545:#5 Edited by Robert Triptow. San Francisco, CA: Bob Ross. 1984
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973:"Wee Wee's Gayhouse" by Robert Triptow and Michael J. Goldberg
1068:"Acquired Pronoun Deficiency Syndrome" by Michael J. Goldberg
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1133:"Ride the Wild Surf" by Howard Stangroom and Stephen Lowther
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1163:"Castro Street 2000" by Michael J Goldberg and Vaughn Frick
1122:#14 had a cover price of $ 2.50. The cover was designed by
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692:"Leonard and Larry in Revenge of the Yenta" by Tim Barela
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637:"A Word from our Sponsor" by Jackie Urbanovic and "Bird"
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1028:"The Sparkle Spinsters: In the Ghetto" by Kurt Erichsen
857:"JaysonMan and ArenaWoman ... An Epicene Epic" by
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643:"Ready or Not, Here It Comes" by Howard Cruse
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1019:"Future Shock Part 1" by Roberta Gregory
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927:"The Gay In the Street" by Howard Cruse
722:"When Worlds Collide" by Robert Triptow
704:"Zen and the Art of Bush Sex" by Demain
524:"Unnatural Desires!" by Roberta Gregory
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976:"Let's Get Visible" by Roberta Gregory
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556:"My Deadly Darling Dyke" by Lee Mars
530:"For Keeps and Forever" by Lee Marrs
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1172:"Stonewall Riots" by Andrea Natalie
1142:"Dyke Dating Game" by Jacki Randall
751:"Gideon and Friends" by Joe Sinardi
625:"Scrapbook: Andy and I" by Jim Yost
583:"As the World Grinds to a Halt" by
577:"Necropolitan Life" by Billy Fugate
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1592:"Jerky Boys - Super Gay - YouTube"
1148:"Grizzly & Ted" by Tim Barella
804:"Late One Nite" by Roberta Gregory
710:"Simply Beastly" by T.O. Sylvester
707:"Mesozoic Rescue" by Michele Lloyd
640:"Murphey's Manor" by Kurt Erichsen
592:"Dirty Old Lovers" by Howard Cruse
571:"One for Sorrow" by Patrick Marcel
527:"Getting Domestic" by Howard Cruse
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1166:"Mid Dyke Crisis" by Leslie Ewing
1151:"Future Shock" by Roberta Gregory
933:"Leonard and Larry" by Tim Barela
813:"The Discussion Group" by Donelan
789:"Leonard and Larry" by Tim Barela
757:"Leonard and Larry" by Tom Barela
695:"Just Because" by Roberta Gregory
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492:"Billy Goes Out" by Howard Cruse
383:, editor of issues #5 through 13
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1175:"Mistress Silver" by J.D. March
807:"Love Bait" by Michael Goldberg
486:"Stick in the Mud" by Lee Marrs
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801:"Bi Bi Baby" by Robert Triptow
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646:"Etiquette" by Jennifer Camper
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930:"The Crush" by Alison Bechdel
719:"Better Times" by R. Campbell
559:"Weekend Revolutionaries" by
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391:Cy Ross and the S.Q. Syndrome
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851:"+Persons" by Robert Triptow
725:"Hot Summer Night" by Camper
649:"Stan Stone" by Vaughn Frick
518:"Jerry Mack" by Howard Cruse
489:"Reunion" by Roberta Gregory
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52:#1 (September 1980), art by
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595:"Watch Out" by Vaughn Frick
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568:"I'm Me" by David Kottler
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1160:"I Wonder" by Joan Hilty
912:"Satyr" by Burton Clarke
798:"Night Moves" by Donelan
713:"Poppers" by Jerry Mills
634:"Walls" by Rick Campbell
628:"Networking" by Lee Mars
622:"Poppers" by Jerry Mills
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967:"Mid Dyke Crisis" by
698:"Binnie Blinkers" by
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655:"Billie" by Jim Yost
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686:"It's Attitude" by
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