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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published July 1987
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 2.00 USD
Pages 40
Editing Cat Yronwode

Cover Details

Characters Max Muldoon; Mo Muldoon
Genre teen; fashion
Pencils Trina Robbins (signed)
Inks Trina Robbins
Colors Trina Robbins ?
Notes Fashions submitted by Barbara Cottrell

1 page The Penumbra text article

Synopsis reflection piece about being awake alone in the early morning
Script Cat Yronwode
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover; page also includes list of coming comics from Eclipse

7 page California Girls story "Comic Relief"

Characters Mo Muldoon; Max Muldoon; Laverne Laverne; Trixine; Verne Laverne
Synopsis Laverne is jealous when Mo and Max get their own comic book, so she forces her father to get her a comic book of her own too. But comics fan Trixine notices that Laverne's comic is copied from an old Little Lulu story.
Genre teen; fashion
Script Trina Robbins
Pencils Trina Robbins
Inks Trina Robbins
Letters L. Lois Buhalis
Notes Fashions submitted by Kathleen Webb; Lynn Dudley; Barbara Cottrell; Natasha Kim; Irene Kim; Jonathan Macy
Reprinted in California Girls (CBG Comics, 2009 series) #[nn]

3 page California Girls story "The Real Roxanne"

Characters Roxanne; Laverne Laverne; Mo Muldoon (cameo); Max Muldoon (cameo)
Synopsis Roxanne is just trying to do her waitress job but Laverne likes to annoy her.
Genre teen
Script Trina Robbins
Pencils Trina Robbins
Inks Trina Robbins
Letters L. Lois Buhalis
Notes Fashions submitted by Richard Howell; Ray Nelson; David Puckett; Angela Bocage
Reprinted in California Girls (CBG Comics, 2009 series) #[nn]

1 page California Girls activity "Mo Walks Like an Egyptian"

Characters Mo Muldoon
Synopsis paper doll page
Genre teen; fashion
Script Trina Robbins
Pencils Trina Robbins
Inks Trina Robbins
Letters L. Lois Buhalis
Notes Fashions submitted by Charles Ventura; Irene Kim

1 page Designer of the Month text article "Barbara Cottrell"

Synopsis Profile of fan designer Barbara Cottrell.
Script Trina Robbins
Pencils Barbara Cottrell
Inks Barbara Cottrell ?
Letters typeset

1 page California Girls activity "Roxanne Wears the Color Purple"

Characters Roxanne
Synopsis paper doll page
Genre teen; fashion
Script Trina Robbins
Pencils Trina Robbins
Inks Trina Robbins
Colors Trina Robbins ?
Letters L. Lois Buhalis
Notes Purple fashions submitted by Misty Woodford; Kathleen Webb; Charles Ventura

1 page California Girls activity "Laverne Pretty in Pink"

Characters Laverne Laverne
Synopsis paper doll page
Genre teen; fashion
Script Trina Robbins
Pencils Trina Robbins
Inks Trina Robbins
Colors Trina Robbins ?
Letters L. Lois Buhalis
Notes Pink fashions submitted by Charles Ventura; Barbara Cottrell

1 page California Girls activity "Announcing the California Girla Coloring Contest"

Characters Mo Muldoon; Max Muldoon; Roxanne; Lulu Mendoza
Synopsis Submit your colored versions of the black-and white paper doll pages in this issue and win a original illustration by artist/writer Trina Robbina.
Script Trina Robbins ?
Pencils Trina Robbins (illustration)
Inks Trina Robbins (illustration)
Letters typeset

1 page California Girls activity "Max Just Wants to Have Fun"

Characters Max Muldoon
Synopsis paper doll page
Genre teen; fashion
Script Trina Robbins
Pencils Trina Robbins
Inks Trina Robbins
Letters L. Lois Buhalis
Notes Fashions submitted by Angela Bocage; Lynn Dudley; Ray Nelson

1 page public service announcement Earth Island's "Do It Yourself" SDI Survival Kit

Synopsis Test how effective the SDI missile shield defense system would be in your geographical area using the government's own statistics.
Genre political/propaganda
Pencils Mark Nelson
Inks Mark Nelson
Notes Paid for by the Earth Island Institute, San Francisco, CA.

8 page California Girls story "Hands Around Hollyhock High"

Characters Max Muldoon; Mo Muldoon; Lulu Mendoza; Roxanne; Laverne Laverne; Grammy Muldoon
Synopsis Instead of buying each other brithday gifts, Mo and Max contribute to the "Hands Around Hollyhock High" campaign to fight hunger in their town.
Genre teen; fashion
Script Trina Robbins
Pencils Trina Robbins
Inks Trina Robbins
Letters L. Lois Buhalis
Notes Fashions submitted by Misty Woodford; Barbara Cottrell; Irene Kim; Lynn Dudley; Ray Nelson; Natasha Kim; Angela Bocage; Jonathan Macy
Reprinted in California Girls (CBG Comics, 2009 series) #[nn]