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Issue: Gay Comix #1

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Publication Date: September 1980

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Detail

Issues: #1 of 5 Issues (6 Printings)

Title:

Variant: $1.25 First Printing

Rating: Adults Only

Publisher: Flag

Kitchen Sink Press

Brand: Kitchen Sink Comix

Indicia Publisher: Kitchen Sink Enterprises

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume:

Pages: 52

ISBN:

UPC/EAN:

Price: $1.25 USD

Indicia Frequency: Adults Only

Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Howard Cruse

Notes: Print run: 10,000 copies.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color cover; black and white interior

Dimensions: 6.75" × 9.75"

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Variants2

Gay Comix #1 [$1.25 First Printing]

Gay Comix #1 [$1.50 Second Printing]

Reprinted In5

3 Content Items

reprinted 3 times as/in other Issues.

1 Content Item
- Billy Goes Out [Story on Interior Page(s)]2

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

Reprinted From0

There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.

Images1

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

Indicia on this Page

Assets0

Content Items (12 total)

Lesbians and Gay Men Put It On Paper!

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Rand Holmes (signed)

Inker(s): Rand Holmes

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Rand Holmes

Subject Matter

Genres: adult, humorous

Reprinting

In Issue:

Gay Comics #[nn] published March 1989

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Committing a Crime Against Nature

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Howard Cruse

Penciller(s): Howard Cruse

Inker(s): Howard Cruse

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Howard Cruse

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Reprinting

Reprint Notes: from Homosexual Counseling Journal (1973; issue unknown)

Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.25

Notes: Quarter-page illustration on editorial page

Stick in the Mud

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Lee Marrs

Penciller(s): Lee Marrs

Inker(s): Lee Marrs

Letterer(s): Lee Marrs

Subject Matter

Genres: adult, drama

Synopsis: Sue grows up, gets married, comes out, settles down with Carol

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Fallout

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Billy Fugate

Penciller(s): Billy Fugate

Inker(s): Billy Fugate

Letterer(s): Billy Fugate

Subject Matter

Genres: adult, drama

Synopsis: Bill has a morose take on coming out

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 3

[untitled]

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Demian

Penciller(s): Demian

Inker(s): Demian

Letterer(s): Demian

Subject Matter

Genres: adult, drama

First Line: A gay man...

Synopsis: Illustrated poem

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Reunion

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Roberta Gregory

Penciller(s): Roberta Gregory

Inker(s): Roberta Gregory

Letterer(s): Roberta Gregory

Subject Matter

Genres: adult, drama

Synopsis: Three young women meet in a consciousness-raising group, jump through relationship hoops for six years, then run into each other at a women's concert

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Saboteur

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Kurt Erichsen

Penciller(s): Kurt Erichsen

Inker(s): Kurt Erichsen

Letterer(s): Kurt Erichsen

Subject Matter

Genres: adult, humorous

Synopsis: A gay man presumed straight by his co-workers sabotages their nefarious anti-gay plot

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

Billy Goes Out

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Howard Cruse

Penciller(s): Howard Cruse

Inker(s): Howard Cruse

Letterer(s): Howard Cruse

Subject Matter

Genres: adult, romantic

Synopsis: As Billy gets dressed, cruises bars and backrooms, and returns home as jaded as ever his internal monologue reveals a lifetime with much intense pain

Reprinting

In Issue:

No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics #[nn] published May 2012

In Content Item: Flag

Meatmen #1 published January 1986
as Billy Goes Out [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

Dancin' Nekkid With the Angels #[nn] published January 1987
as Billy Goes Out [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Found a Reason

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Billy Fugate

Penciller(s): Billy Fugate

Inker(s): Billy Fugate

Letterer(s): Billy Fugate

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Synopsis: An older gay male couple lead happy lives

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

A Visit from Mom

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Mary Wings

Penciller(s): Mary Wings

Inker(s): Mary Wings

Letterer(s): Mary Wings

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Synopsis: Judith's recital of her mother's relationship with Mrs. D. shows why mom doesn't mind her going to a close friend's birthday party the first night of mom's visit

Reprinting

In Issue:

Gay Comics #[nn] published March 1989

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 3

[untitled]

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Theo van den Boogard [as Theo Bogart]

Penciller(s): Theo van den Boogard [as Theo Bogart]

Inker(s): Theo van den Boogard [as Theo Bogart]

Letterer(s): Theo van den Boogard [as Theo Bogart]

Subject Matter

Genres: adult, humorous

First Line: Well, boys, I thought you might be thirsty...

Synopsis: Two boys are "playing" while mom brings in some coffee

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover

When you're in love, the whole world is lavender

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Roberta Gregory

Penciller(s): Roberta Gregory

Inker(s): Roberta Gregory

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Roberta Gregory

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Synopsis: A variety of loving couples

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover