Michael J. Goldberg was an alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes in his comics. His work was included in Gay Comix.
Career In 1981, Goldberg published his debut comic strip Clonederella to the Bay Area Reporter.Cruse, Howard, and Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 25, Bob Ross, 1998. He entered into the realm of Gay Comix after befriending Robert Triptow. He was in 11 out of 25 issues of Gay Comix. Goldberg would also appear in Strip AIDS U.S.A. and Meatmen.
Contributions
"Clonederella", Bay Area Reporter Goldberg, Michael J. “Clonederella.” Bay Area Reporter, 24 November 1982, p. 27. "It's Attitude", Gay Comix, no. 5 "The Elves and the Leathermaker" Gay Comix, no. 6Cornwell, Richard, and Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 6, Bob Ross, 1985. "Swishy Fishy in Love Bait", Gay Comix, no. 7Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 7, Bob Ross, 1986. "Swishy Fishy Meets the Caped Cod", Gay Comix, no. 8Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 8, Bob Ross, 1986. "Swishy Fishy Fashion Cutout", Gay Comix, no. 10Cruse, Howard, and Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 25, Bob Ross, 1998. "Wee Wee's Gayhouse", Gay Comix, no. 11Triptow, Robert and Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 11, Bob Ross, 1987. "The All-Unkind", Gay Comix, no. 12Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 12, Bob Ross, 1988. "Our Love Was Too Cosmic" and "Acquired Pronoun Deficiency Syndrome", Gay Comix, no. 13Frick, Vaughn, and Goldberg, Michael J. Gay Comix, no. 13, Bob Ross, 1991. "Castro Street 2000", Gay Comix, no. 14 Gay Comix, no. 22 Gay Comix, no. 25 Meatmen, no. 1Goldberg, Michael J. Meatmen, Leyland Publications, 1986-2004. Meatmen, no. 2 Meatmen, no. 4 Meatmen, no. 5 Meatmen, no. 6 Meatmen, no. 8 Meatmen, no. 9 Meatmen, no. 10 "Worrywort and Nevermind" Strip AIDS U.S.A.Goldberg, Michael J. Strip AIDS U.S.A., Last Gasp, 1988.
External links
Guide to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History Archives Center
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