See also COMIC STRIPS

Coming out in comics [about comic strip For Better or for Worse and its creator, Lynn Johnston; in comic strip, readers follow reactions as Lawrence tells friend, Mike, he's gay and begins to deal with some of the issues of growing up gay; one four-panel strip accompanies article].
P80 (v11n3)(April 21, 1993): 20 (23cm.)

Comic warning issued [concerns controversy caused by Lynn Johnston's Lawrence, openly-gay character in comic strip "For Better or For Worse"; comic strip is by Canadian artist and is syndicated in 1700 North American newspapers; comic strips for August 20-23, 1997 caused Universal Press Syndicate to notify the 1700 newspapers in advance of the upcoming story line concerning Lawrence and Ben; a Timmins, Ontario newspaper decided not to run strips for those days; "Lawrence came out as a gay man in 1993 amid controversy"].
P115 (v15n6)(Sept. 10, 1997): 21 (47cm.)