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<h2 id="strip-aids"><i>Strip AIDS</i></h2> <p><i>Strip AIDS</i> was edited by <a href="/facts/Don_Melia/rTyDEmbp">Don Melia</a>, and published by Willyprods/Small Time Ink. Proceeds of the project went to London Lighthouse,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> England's first residential and day-care facility for people with AIDS.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> It was 56 pages. The book was released in conjunction with an art exhibition in London, which brought the number of artists involved to nearly 90.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>Contributors include <a href="/facts/Steven_Appleby/lRsNyws6">Steven Appleby</a>, <a href="/facts/Bill_Becher/Emfw12rU">Bill Belcher</a>, <a href="/facts/Steve_Bell_(cartoonist)/a3jXrDow">Steve Bell</a>, <a href="/facts/Mark_Buckingham_(comic_book_artist)/uH5F0ja4">Mark Buckingham</a>, <a href="/facts/Daniel_Clowes/spCkkxXs">Daniel Clowes</a>, <a href="/facts/Richard_Coles/NgpmWLKv">Richard Coles</a>, <a href="/facts/Alan_Davis/5L0WQbJJ">Alan Davis</a>, <a href="/facts/Kim_Deitch/MWMsTTdX">Kim Deitch</a>, <a href="/facts/Frank_Dickens/r9D8Vp5z">Frank Dickens</a>, <a href="/facts/Hunt_Emerson/Iy2pRKhY">Hunt Emerson</a>, <a href="/facts/Melinda_Gebbie/B43e3PSh">Melinda Gebbie</a>, <a href="/facts/Dave_Gibbons/czTMsEE0">Dave Gibbons</a>, <a href="/facts/David_Hine/xGWsgon7">David Hine</a>, <a href="/facts/Rian_Hughes/zgryp2CK">Rian Hughes</a>, <a href="/facts/Gray_Jolliffe/RY3ttyur">Gray Joliffe</a>, <a href="/facts/Raymond_Jackson_(%2522JAK%2522)/B4sqIJot">Raymond Jackson</a>, <a href="/facts/Nick_Kamen/qh6MqKxG">Nick Kamen</a>, <a href="/facts/Larry_Marder/kD7ejgf0">Larry Marder</a>, <a href="/facts/Jay_Lynch/7vsJKlfI">Jay Lynch</a>, <a href="/facts/Peter_Milligan/gN8f6Igb">Peter Milligan</a>, <a href="/facts/Alan_Moore/JnSk7wGL">Alan Moore</a>, <a href="/facts/Kevin_O%2527Neill_(comics)/6L9161lc">Kevin O'Neill</a>, <a href="/facts/David_Shenton/Tg7L5zHq">David Shenton</a>, <a href="/facts/Bill_Sienkiewicz/o8Mbk7D9">Bill Sienkiewicz</a>, <a href="/facts/Posy_Simmonds/WcTQygaR">Posy Simmonds</a>, <a href="/facts/Spitting_Image/FhUf4h3P">Spitting Image</a>, <a href="/facts/Richard_Starkings/Whzb9gvF">Richard Starkings</a>, and <a href="/facts/Skip_Williamson/bFsxTbfU">Skip Williamson</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="strip-aids-usa"><i>Strip AIDS U.S.A.</i></h2> <p>The development of <i>Strip AIDS U.S.A.</i> was inspired by <i>Strip AIDS</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> It was initiated by <a href="/facts/Trina_Robbins/Vo3oP63E">Trina Robbins</a>, who co-edited it with <a href="/facts/Bill_Sienkiewicz/o8Mbk7D9">Bill Sienkiewicz</a> and <a href="/facts/Robert_Triptow/bEnAUpQS">Robert Triptow</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> It was published by <a href="/facts/Last_Gasp_(publisher)/jRrCFvpK">Last Gasp</a>. Proceeds from the sale of the book went to the <a href="/facts/Shanti_Project/3QE7Rj4z">Shanti Project</a>, a San-Francisco-based agency serving <a href="/facts/People_With_AIDS/I4opL8Aw">people with AIDS</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> It was 136 pages.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p><p>The contributors were a mixture of mainstream superhero comics creators,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> influential independent cartoonists, and lesser-known lesbian and gay cartoonists, and consisted of what one reviewer called "one of the most impressive lineups of talent I've ever seen".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> The most noteworthy include:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sergio_Aragon%25C3%25A9s/ePBAUglQ">Sergio Aragonés</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Terry_Austin_(comics)/necNC7IR">Terry Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tim_Barela/8AFtC1In">Tim Barela</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alison_Bechdel/IhWNVjHt">Alison Bechdel</a></li> <li>Bob Boze Bell</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bruce_Billings_(cartoonist)/nBunQ3Jg">Bruce Billings</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Angela_Bocage/sNg6JsyT">Angela Bocage</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Joyce_Brabner/luvowCeV">Joyce Brabner</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Norm_Breyfogle/A3oGH8xh">Norm Breyfogle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bob_Burden/hBBkatsN">Bob Burden</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jennifer_Camper/EXMqKzEd">Jennifer Camper</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/D._G._Chichester/YdsgSbdq">D. G. Chichester</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Amanda_Conner/7ND4k9bs">Amanda Conner</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Howard_Cruse/f4y33g0n">Howard Cruse</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Geof_Darrow/wAWDg4d4">Geoff Darrow</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Donelan_(cartoonist)/09vC9TYJ">Gerard Donelan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Colleen_Doran/hPc3jdKk">Colleen Doran</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Harry_Driggs/YrNjAxC7">Harry Driggs</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Will_Eisner/7XYseRyN">Will Eisner</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kurt_Erichsen/q0Ho92GX">Kurt Erichsen</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mark_Evanier/rDuxRmKm">Mark Evanier</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leslie_Ewing/Ur385neX">Leslie Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jules_Feiffer/qzD6FH8j">Jules Feiffer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bob_Fingerman/z2rUUURE">Bob Fingerman</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mary_Fleener/vffHHC3T">Mary Fleener</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Keith_Giffen/vVxRl4I1">Keith Giffen</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/M._J._Goldberg/vMTbkc3J">Michael J. Goldberg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Roberta_Gregory/Lpg6FW7o">Roberta Gregory</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bill_Griffith/hVpJKFx5">Bill Griffith</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Peter_Gross_(comics)/GPW8fXee">Peter Gross</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bo_Hampton/SCu8IYzy">Bo</a> and <a href="/facts/Scott_Hampton/ybS8y3XW">Scott Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Los_Bros_Hernandez/4NAsYXq0">Los Bros Hernandez</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nicole_Hollander/96dMNFl4">Nicole Hollander</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Klaus_Janson/cv7SoSf3">Klaus Janson</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jeff_Krell/6YHRQCyE">Jeffrey A. Krell</a></li> <li>Kathryn LeMieux</li> <li><a href="/facts/Steve_Leialoha/9VaTUdUJ">Steve Leialoha</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/William_Messner-Loebs/bR1CSLX3">William Messner-Loebs</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Paul_Mavrides/jy8sU0Sp">Paul Mavrides</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ted_McKeever/p07LSUdA">Ted McKeever</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Frank_Miller_(comics)/jQRg1gxp">Frank Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jerry_Mills/YNWo1zzJ">Jerry Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jean_Giraud/GFUj2UNV">Moebius</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brad_Parker_(artist)/l6hTL9Tc">Brad Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Harvey_Pekar/pRoYqyUp">Harvey Pekar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Spain_Rodriguez/VthpXygs">Spain Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Arn_Saba/2Dhggcs0">Arn Saba</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tim_Sale_(artist)/ltCqGrC3">Tim Sale</a></li> <li>Joe Sinardi</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jan_Strnad/WG1CHGb4">Jan Strnad</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jill_Thompson/qRY436Sv">Jill Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tom_Tomorrow/10luBYNt">Tom Tomorrow</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Garry_Trudeau/4z3joYfH">Garry Trudeau</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Carol_Tyler/2XEP0b2a">Carol Tyler</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Carl_Vaughn_Frick/gcT2G4Mo">Vaughn</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Reed_Waller/JAIxECr3">Reed Waller</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lee_Weeks/wQpIuKSM">Lee Weeks</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/S._Clay_Wilson/L0bUWzzd">S. Clay Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kate_Worley/znTmBu6I">Kate Worley</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thomas_Yeates/kU4mNQ2F">Tom Yeates</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Obituary: Don Melia". The Independent. 1992-09-02. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2017-02-07. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-don-melia-1548897.html" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-don-melia-1548897.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"STRIP AIDS: A Charity Project for London Lighthouse • £20.00". PicClick UK. Retrieved 2018-12-02. <a href="https://picclick.co.uk/STRIP-AIDS-A-Charity-Project-for-London-Lighthouse-183391547321.html" target="_blank">https://picclick.co.uk/STRIP-AIDS-A-Charity-Project-for-London-Lighthouse-183391547321.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Obituary: Don Melia". The Independent. 1992-09-02. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2017-02-07. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-don-melia-1548897.html" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-don-melia-1548897.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"GCD :: Issue :: Strip Aids #[nn]". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2017-02-07. <a href="https://www.comics.org/issue/763038/" target="_blank">https://www.comics.org/issue/763038/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Rothschild, D. Aviva (1995). Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-length Comics. Libraries Unlimited. p. 77. ISBN 1563080869. <a href="1563080869" target="_blank">1563080869</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Booker, M. Keith (2014). Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas. ABC-CLIO. p. 1048. ISBN 9780313397516. <a href="9780313397516" target="_blank">9780313397516</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Hall, Justin (2013). No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics. Fantagraphics Books. ISBN 9781606997185. <a href="9781606997185" target="_blank">9781606997185</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>davidperryassociates (2017-02-03), David Perry chats with cartoonist Robert Triptow of Strip AIDS USA and Gay Comix, retrieved 2017-02-07 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j01N-R4Myls" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j01N-R4Myls</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Rothschild, D. Aviva (1995). Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-length Comics. Libraries Unlimited. p. 77. ISBN 1563080869. <a href="1563080869" target="_blank">1563080869</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Summary/Reviews: Strip AIDS USA". Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Retrieved 2017-02-07. <a href="https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/522604/Reviews" target="_blank">https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/522604/Reviews</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>davidperryassociates (2017-02-03), David Perry chats with cartoonist Robert Triptow of Strip AIDS USA and Gay Comix, retrieved 2017-02-07 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j01N-R4Myls" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j01N-R4Myls</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Rothschild, D. Aviva (1995). Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-length Comics. Libraries Unlimited. p. 77. ISBN 1563080869. <a href="1563080869" target="_blank">1563080869</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Rothschild, D. Aviva (1995). Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-length Comics. Libraries Unlimited. p. 77. ISBN 1563080869. <a href="1563080869" target="_blank">1563080869</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Summary/Reviews: Strip AIDS USA". Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Retrieved 2017-02-07. <a href="https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/522604/Reviews" target="_blank">https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/522604/Reviews</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Magneron, Philippe. "Strip AIDS U.S.A. (1988) - BD, informations, cotes". Bedetheque (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-01. <a href="https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-55393-BD-Strip-AIDS-USA-1988.html" target="_blank">https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-55393-BD-Strip-AIDS-USA-1988.html</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>