Year: 2015

United Fanzine Organization memberzine.
Standard comic book size.


From the Birdcage Bottom Books site: "Cartoonist couple Melinda Tracy Boyce (Cactus Club, Freckless) and Aaron Whitaker (The City Troll, The Awkward Quarterly) created diary comics during the month of July 2015. Taking place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland, this split comic features slice-of-life vignettes from two different perspectives about love, being on the cusp of turning 30, and trying to make it as self-employed artists."
Full-color covers, b&w interiors

Illustrated adaptation of the Ramones song.

Some (if not all) copies were mailed in handmade envelopes by Brian Buniak.
Characters appearing in art and comics include: Frankenstein's monster, Lobo (DC), the Flash, Charlie Brown, Superman, Rocket J. Squirrel, John Lennon, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Aquaman, sea monsters, gorillas, Jessica Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Charlie Tuna, Captain America, Thing, Hulk, Medusa
Insert included with this issue: Drawin' for Fun Sketchbook #1 mini-comic (Erling), Skribblez #2 mini-comic (Fields)
Fewer than 50 copies usually printed (probably more like 25).
Central Mailer for this issue: George Erling and Gary Fields

Some of the contents include: a hot rod fold-out mini-poster by Gary Fields
Characters appearing in art and comics include: Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Quickdraw McGraw, Godzilla, Martian Manhunter, Hank Hill, Jughead Jones, Homer Simpson, Speedy Gonzales, Pig (Pearls Before Swine), Dondi, Dilbert, Mr. Weatherbee, McGruff the Crime Dog, Daddy Warbucks, Sergeant Snorkel (Beetle Bailey), J. Jonah Jameson, the Punisher, Montgomery Burns, Popeye, Alice (Dilbert), Stan Smith (American Dad), Hagar the Horrible, Steve Ditko's Mr. A, Luke Skywalker, IG-88, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Yoda, Lobot, Mars Attacks, Jetsons characters, Steven Tyler, Buttercup (Powerpuff Girls)
Insert included with this issue: Trub mini-comic (Kraiger), Drawin' for Fun Sketchbook #2 mini-comic (Erling)
Central Mailer for this issue: George Erling and Gary Fields

Characters appearing in art and comics include: Frankenstein's monster, Pinocchio, Betty Boop, Alice (Dilbert), Snow White, the Beatles, Batman, the Joker
Insert included with this issue: It Is What It Is mini-comic (Fields) and Drawing for Fun Sketchbook #3 (Erling)
Fewer than 50 copies usually printed (probably more like 25).
Central Mailer for this issue: George Erling and Gary Fields

Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: January 1988?
Other known printings:
June 24, 1989
January 21, 1990
2nd edition published June 12, 2015 (with circular Cynicalman rubber stamp in the top left corner)
Other known printings of the 2nd edition:
October 8, 2020

Features an article by Roger Hill about the boating accident that killed Max Gaines, after which William Gaines assumed the reins at EC Comics.

7 x 4¼"

Full-color throughout.
Numbered edition of 200.


One person's history of attending live shows.
3½ x 4¼", unfolds to 14 x 4¼". It's essentially four pages of content.

Mini-collection of artwork by Jim Ryan. He began putting it together before he passed, at which point George Erling and Gary Fields finished it up and released it.
Full-color throughout on glossy stock.


A collection of work from Social Discipline #1-8.

Roughly 8¼ x 11¾"
10 pages

Roughly 8¼ x 11¾"
8 pages

Roughly 8¼ x 11¾"
10 pages
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