OUTSIDE IN Number 10

OUTSIDE IN Number 10

8-page mini-comix
Published by Steve Willis
Copyright © 1984
First Printing (Jan. 1984): 150 copies
Second Printing (Feb. 1984): 20 copies
Third (Starhead) Printing: 70 copies

The OUTSIDE IN series of artist self-portraits is classic. Note that there are three printings of this issue. The First Printing (STEVE WILLIS) is on card stock and is the most common. The Second Printing (also STEVE WILLIS) was poorly distributed. While it is also on card stock it can be distinguished from the First Printing by faint paste-up shadows (as a result of poor quality photocopying). The Third Printing is dated 2/84 and carries the Starhead logo on the inside front cover. It is printed on regular paper. At least one uncut copy of the rare Second Printing also exists. Contributors:

cover MARK COUNTS (untitled drawing)

page 2 (hand-lettered indicia and contents)

page 3 MARY LAMBRIGHT (untitled drawing)

page 4 MAGGIE RESCH (Why does life have to be so serious?)

page 5 MICHAEL RODEN (untitled drawing)

page 6 JOE ZABEL (untitled drawing)

page 7 ROMAN SCOTT (untitled drawing)

page 8 DAVE PATTERSON (C’mon Captain Gizmo …)

The MICHAEL RODEN contribution is a carefully drawn self-portrait originally intended as the cover of THE BLACK BOOK.

Resource Notes:
Thanks to STEVE WILLIS for copies of the First and Second Printings as well as the secret special uncut copy of the Second Printing.
Publication information (First and Second Printings) per STEVE WILLIS: undated letter (1985) to DLC.
Thanks to MICHAEL DOWERS for providing a copy of the Third Printing.
Publication information (Third Printing) per MICHAEL DOWERS: undated letter (1985) to DLC.
Information re: the self-portrait drawing per MICHAEL RODEN: letter to DLC dated 6/5/85.

History:
This page originally published in THE DALE LEE PLANET MICHAEL RODEN CATALOG: VOLUME 1. MINI-COMIX Version 1.0 (page 27) on 3-31-01.
Page revised and posted to the online MICHAEL RODEN CATALOG 11-2-03.