Michael J. Goldberg was an alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes in his comics. His work was included in Gay Comix.[1]

Career

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In 1981, Goldberg published his debut comic strip Clonederella to the Bay Area Reporter.[2] He entered into the realm of Gay Comix after befriending Robert Triptow.[2] He was in 11 out of 25 issues of Gay Comix. Goldberg would also appear in Strip AIDS U.S.A. and Meatmen.

Contributions

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  • "Clonederella", Bay Area Reporter [3]
  • "It's Attitude", Gay Comix, no. 5[4]
  • "The Elves and the Leathermaker" Gay Comix, no. 6[5]
  • "Swishy Fishy in Love Bait", Gay Comix, no. 7[6]
  • "Swishy Fishy Meets the Caped Cod", Gay Comix, no. 8[7]
  • "Swishy Fishy Fashion Cutout", Gay Comix, no. 10[8]
  • "Wee Wee's Gayhouse", Gay Comix, no. 11[9]
  • "The All-Unkind", Gay Comix, no. 12[10]
  • "Our Love Was Too Cosmic" and "Acquired Pronoun Deficiency Syndrome", Gay Comix, no. 13[11]
  • "Castro Street 2000", Gay Comix, no. 14[8]
  • Gay Comix, no. 22[8]
  • Gay Comix, no. 25[8]
  • Meatmen, no. 1[12]
  • Meatmen, no. 2[12]
  • Meatmen, no. 4[12]
  • Meatmen, no. 5[12]
  • Meatmen, no. 6[12]
  • Meatmen, no. 8[12]
  • Meatmen, no. 9[12]
  • Meatmen, no. 10[12]
  • "Worrywort and Nevermind" Strip AIDS U.S.A.[13]
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  • "Gay Comix (1980) - #5". ComicbookDB. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  • Guide to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History Archives Center

References

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  1. ^ "Gay Comix (1980) - #5". ComicbookDB. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  2. ^ a b Cruse, Howard, and Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 25, Bob Ross, 1998.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Michael J. “Clonederella.” Bay Area Reporter, 24 November 1982, p. 27.
  4. ^ "Gay Comix (1980) - #5". ComicbookDB. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  5. ^ Cornwell, Richard, and Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 6, Bob Ross, 1985.
  6. ^ Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 7, Bob Ross, 1986.
  7. ^ Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 8, Bob Ross, 1986.
  8. ^ a b c d Cruse, Howard, and Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 25, Bob Ross, 1998.
  9. ^ Triptow, Robert and Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 11, Bob Ross, 1987.
  10. ^ Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 12, Bob Ross, 1988.
  11. ^ Frick, Vaughn, and Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 13, Bob Ross, 1991.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h Goldberg, Michael J. Meatmen, Leyland Publications, 1986-2004.
  13. ^ Goldberg, Michael J. Strip AIDS U.S.A., Last Gasp, 1988.