CRUSE, HOWARD
 Name and vital stats
    CRUSE, HOWARD [1944- ] (writer; artist; editor) NULL
 Pen names
    CRUISE, HOWARD NULL
 Education
    B.A., Birmingham Southern College [Alabama] NULL
    Famous Artists Cartooning Course NULL
 Influences
    Charles Schulz, Aline Kominsky, Crockett Johnson, Walt Kelly NULL
    John Stanley, Al Capp, Robert Crumb, Dr. Seuss NULL
 Member
    Cartoonists Guild (executive committee '72-73) NULL
    National Cartoonists Society NULL
 Print Media (non-comics)
    Art Director: Future Life 1977-78 > 77 78
    Art Director: Starlog [8 months] NULL
    Designer: Greeting cards: Rockshots 1981 > 81
    Illustrator: Advertising: Birmingham Trust National Bank, South Central Bell 1975-83 > 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
    Illustrator: Jack & Jill 1971 > 71
    Illustrator: Magazines: American Health; Bananas; Fangora; Export; Future Life; and Crawdaddy 1963-82 > 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
    Illustrator: Magazines: American Photographer NULL
    Illustrator: Magazines: Game 1983 > 83
    Illustrator: Magazines: Starlog 1983 > 83
    Illustrator: Paperback cover: How to Succeed in Sports without Really Playing 1983 > 83
    Illustrator: Paperback cover: Starlog's Fantastic 3-D Book 1983 > 83
    Illustrator: Paperback cover: Video Invaders 1982 > 82
 Performing Arts
    Actor: Stage: Atlanta Children's Theatre 1973 > 73
    Director & Writer: 1963-77 > 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77
    Director & Writer: Stage: [non-professional] Academic Theatre [Atlanta] NULL
    Director & Writer: Stage: [non-professional] Birmingham Southern College NULL
    Director & Writer: Stage: [non-professional] New York Theatre Ensemble NULL
    Director & Writer: Stage: [non-professional] Penn State University NULL
    Director & Writer: Stage: [non-professional] WBIQ-TV in Birmingham NULL
    Puppeteer: Sgt. Jack Show: WBMG-TV, Burmingham [also did voice] 1970-73 > 70 71 72 73
    Songwriter: Lyricist: Song for Indian Springs Glee Club 1976 > 76
 Additional biography
    Comics Journal #111 Sep., 1986 NULL
 Honors
    1st Award Scholastic Magazine Playwriting 1960 > 60
    Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1989 > 89
    Shubert Playwriting Fellowship 1968 > 68
 Comics in other media
    CHRISTOPHER STREET (w/a) in Playboy NULL
    COUNT FANGOR (w/a) 1980-81 in Fangoria > 80 81
    Gag cartoons (w/a) 1972-93 for Advocate; Game Partner; Swank; Eros; Writer's Digest; The New Yorker > 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 91 92 93
    Gag cartoons (w/a) 1999 for Harpoon > 99
    HOMOEROTICISM BLUES (w/a) 1990 in Artform International > 90
    SANTA'S FINAL DAYS (w/a) 1984 in Village Voice > 84
    TOPS AND BUTTON (w/a) 1970-72 daily in Birmingham Post-Herald > 70 71 72
    Various features (a) 1977 in the Journal of Popular Culture > 77
    Various features (w/a) 1984 in Starlog > 84
    Various features (w/a) c1984 in Bananas > 84
    WENDEL (w/a) 1982-89 in the Advocate > 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
 ANGRY ISIS PRESS
    CHOICES~ (w/a) 1990 for California N.O.W. > 90
    Support (let) 1990 > 90
 BOB ROSS PRODUCTIONS
    GAY COMIX~ (w/a) 1985/91 > 85 91
 GAY COMICS
    WENDEL ON THE REBOUND~ (w/a) 1989 graphic album reprint > 89
    WENDEL~ (w/a) 1986 graphic album reprint > 86
 PLUME COMICS
    GAY COMIX~ (w/a) 1984 graphic album reprint > 84
 STRAY CAT STUDIOS
    INSTANT COMIX N' DRAWINGS~ (a) 1977 mini > 77
 Creator
    BAREFOOTZ; BIG MARVY; WENDEL NULL
 Promotional comics
    BAZOOKA JOE (a) for Topps Trading Cards NULL
 FANTACO PUBLICATIONS
    ALIEN ENCOUNTERS~ (w/a) 1981 graphic album > 81
 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
    ANYTHING GOES!~ (w/a) 1987 > 87
    BEST COMICS OF THE DECADE, THE~ (w/a) 1990 graphic album reprint > 90
    EARLY BAREFOOTZ~ (w/a) 1990 graphic album reprint > 90
 KITCHEN SINK PRESS
    BAREFOOTZ FUNNIES~ (w/a) 1975-76/79/86 > 75 76 79 86
    BIZARRE SEX~ (w/a) 1973/75/76/80 > 73 75 76 80
    COMIX BOOK~ (w/a) 1976 > 76
    COMIX BOOK~ (w/a) 1976/81-84 > 76 81 82 83 84
    COMMIES FROM MARS~ (w/a) 1973 > 73
    DOPE COMIX~ (w/a) 1978-79 > 78 79
    GAY COMIX~ (ed/a) 1980-81 > 80 81
    GAY COMIX~ (w/a) 1981-84 > 81 82 83 84
    Illustration (a) 1992 > 92
    Illustration (a) 1992 > 92
    SNARF~ (w/a) 1973-74/76-78/81/87/89 > 73 74 76 77 78 81 87 89
    SPIRIT JAM, THE~ (w/a) 1981 > 81
    SPIRIT, THE (w/a) 1981 > 81
 LAST GASP
    STRIP AIDS USA~ (w/a) 1988 [for Shant, a hospice] > 88
 MAD LOVE GRAPHICS (U.K.)
    AARGH!~ (w/a/let) 1988 > 88
 PRINT MINT
    YELLOW DOG~ (a) 1973 > 73
 Fan & trade zines
    Comics Journal #87, 1983 > 83
    Comics Scene (w) 1981-82 column: Loose Cruse > 81 82
 DC COMICS
    Illustration (a) 1995 > 95
 ECLIPSE ENTERPRISES
    ECLIPSE THE MAGAZINE~ (w/a) 1981 > 81
    ECLIPSE, THE MAGAZINE~ (w/a) 1981 > 81
    Fillers (w/a) 1981 > 81
    Support (let) 1981 > 81
 FEATURE COMICS
    SICK~ (w/a) NULL
 HEAVY METAL
    HEAVY METAL~ (w/a) 1980/83-84 > 80 83 84
 MACMILLAN PUBLISHING
    NEW COMICS ANTHOLOGY, THE~ (w/a) 1991 graphic album from France > 91
 MAJOR MAGAZINES
    CRACKED~ (w/a) NULL
 MARVEL COMICS
    COMIX BOOK~ (w/a) 1974-75 [with KITCHEN SINK] > 74 75
    CRAZY~ (w/a) mid-1970s > 74 75 76
 MIRAGE STUDIOS
    TABOO ESPECIAL~ (w/a) 1992 > 92
 ROSS PERIODICALS
    HARPOON~ (w/a) 1999 > 99
 ST. MARTIN'S PRESS
    DANCIN' NEKKID WITH ANGELS~ (w/a) 1987 graphic album reprint with hardcover by KITCHEN SINK > 87
 Source (some data)
    HOWARD CRUSE NULL