(34) A Real Blast from the Past

Poppers - now there's a subject matter you don't see in mainstream comics. I'd call this a distant blast from the past --- but I gather they still exist, and still fly under the radar of public attention. In their day, they were a fixture in gay culture. Jerry Mills even named his comic strip after them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Mills Note the reference to the hepatitis vaccine. Much, much more to come about that--and what followed it! 

(33) Politics gets in the way of Jeff's sex life

Political power or hot sex. Hot sex or political power?? If you were given a choice, which would you take? Hmmm ...

(32) A Page in History

Remember the senatorial page boy scandal of 1982? I doubt I would if I hadn't drawn a cartoon about it. See how being a cartoonist matures one into a being better person? And if you're a senator, it sounds like a fun way to lose your job. When was the last time this country had a really juicy sex scandal, anyway??

(31) Queer - Queer - Engineer

Mark tries his hand at the new application form to join the gay community and finds it more rigorous than he expected. Side note: Mark, like me, is an engineer. 1982 was the year I aced the P.E. exam. So this strip has a special element of autobiography. In-joke even.

If there are any gay civil engineers in the world beside Mark and me.