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Suomen sarjakuvaseura/Finnish Comic Society. P.O. Box 927, FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland. Email: sarjaks@kaapeli.fi. Internet: www.kupla.net. Tel./Fax: +358-9-685 6100. A/c: Sampo 800015-351649. Format: A4.
Binding: stitches, except #100 & #117 (Soft Covers). Guts: B&W. Cover: B&W, except #58, #88 & #102 (extra color: blue), #87 (2 color: blue and red), #89 (extra color: brownish), #92 & #98 (extra color: orange), #94, #95, #99, #100 & #111 (exra color: red), #97 (extra color: gold), #101, #103 & #116 (extra color: green), #108 (2 color: brown and green), #117 (extra color: violet), and full color: #72, #76, #78, #79, #81, #86, #90, #91, #93, #96, #104-#110, #112-#115, #118 & #119.
Cover material is white till #57, after that glossy white, until #116 back to white. Guts material is white, until #116 artistic white.

Pay attention, the beginning article is always the cover story. If there is no cover story, cover artist is mentioned separately. Richard Corben mentions/articles are located in the end. Links elsewhere are in brackets "[]".

1972

Sarjainfo #1 (1/72). Missing!
Sarjainfo #2 (2/72). Missing!
Sarjainfo #3 (3/72). Missing!
Sarjainfo #4 (4/72). Missing! Capitalism in kid comics [reprint].
Sarjainfo #5 (5/72). Missing!
Sarjainfo #6 (6/72). Missing!

1973

Sarjainfo #7 (1/73). Missing!
Sarjainfo #8 (2/73). Missing!
Sarjainfo #9 (3/73). Missing!

1974

Sarjainfo #10 (1/73). Missing!
Sarjainfo #11 (2/73). Missing!
Sarjainfo #12 (3/73). Missing!

1975

Sarjainfo #13 (1/74). Missing!

1976

Sarjainfo #14 (1/75). Missing! Politics in Finnish comic story "Pekka Puupää", by Ola Fogelberg [reprint].

1977

Sarjainfo #15 (1/77). Missing!
Sarjainfo #16 (2/77). Missing!
Sarjainfo #17 (3/77). Missing!

1978

Sarjainfo #18 (1/78). Missing!
Sarjainfo #19 (2/78). Missing! Analysing comic page composition [reprint].
Sarjainfo #20 (3/78). Missing!
Sarjainfo #21 (4/78). Missing!

1979

Sarjainfo #22 (1/79). Finnish comics "Kalle-Kustaa Korkki ja Pekka Lipponen sarjakuvasankareina", by Outsider. Artist news, by Tarmo Koivisto [reprint].
Sarjainfo #23 (2/79): Sarjakuvalehdet 1979. Critical approach to Finnish comics AD 1979.
Sarjainfo #24 (3/79), Hergé. Aka Georges Rémi, The creator of French comic story "Tintin". Politics in comic story "Tintin", by Hergé [reprint].
Sarjainfo #25 (4/79). Carl Barks. Incl. bibliography, Finnish bibliography, comic story "Trick or Treat" (DD 26), by Carl Barks, 8-1/2 pages.

1980

Sarjainfo #26 (1/80). Comic story "Välskärin kertomuksia", by Kari Suomalainen. Finnish comic pages (16 gs) from year 1949. "News: 'Ogre', by Richard Corben".[Richard Corben]
Sarjainfo #27 (2/80). "Valerian". By Jean-Claude Méziéres & Pierre Christin alias Liuns, incl. Méziéres bibliography, Biography for both. Comic story, "Välskärin kertomuksia", by Kari Suomalainen (see prev. issue, last 9 pgs), preview for upcoming Valerian comic story, "Metro Chatelet" (last 7 pgs).
Sarjainfo #28 (3/80). Mort Walker.
Sarjainfo #29 (4/80). Guido Crepax. Pichard. Special bibliography for Finnish "Donald Duck" comic books special series, "Christmas Almond", years 1963 to 1972. Heavy Metal. [Richard Corben]

1981

Sarjainfo #30 (1/81). "Muumin", by Tove Janson, incl. the original Finnish comic story "Moomin and the End of the Word", 6 pgs, by Tove Janson. The development of British detective and agent comic stories #1. Artist news, by Tarmo Koivisto [reprint]. Richard Corben, incl. short bibliography, Finnish bibliography, lots of excerpts. [Richard Corben]
Sarjainfo #31 (2/81). Comics Code. EC Comics. Robert Crumb, incl. Finnish bibliography. The language of comic stories #1: Basic frames. A most honourable Finnish comic artist award, "Puupäähattu" aka "The Block Head Hat", for Mauri Kunnas. The development of British detective and agent comic stories #2: "The decade of Segret Agent". Comic story "Moomin and the End of the World", by Tove Janson (see prev. issue, 6 pgs)
Sarjainfo #32 (3/81). Finnish comics society 10 yrs old. In the beginning [reprint]. Comics in Finland AD 1971 to 1981 [reprint]. Index for articles in Sarjainfos AD 1972 to 1981, see also #50, updated #100). Finnish comic artist Jorma "Jope" Pitkänen, incl. bibliography. The language of comic stories #2: Comic story and picture.
Sarjainfo #33 (4/81). Veikko "Joonas" Savolainen. Finnish comic artist, incl. bibliography, a career in a nutshell, comic story "Tyttöjä Beirutiin" ("Girls to Beirut"), by Veikko Savolainen 7 pgs. Animal comics [reprint]. Comic artist Claire Bretecher.The language of comic stories #3: Continuity of comic stories. Four legged heroes on silver screen and TV [reprint].

1982

Sarjainfo #34 (1/82). "Prince Valiant", by Harold Foster. Syndicates. "The world of Fantom", by Lee Falk. More "Tyttöjä Beirutiin" (see prev. issue, 8 pgs).
Sarjainfo #35 (2/82). Animaatio. "Natacha", by Walthery, incl. bibliography. Finnish fanzines. More "Tyttöjä Beirutiin" (see #33, 1-1/2 pgs). [Richard Corben]
Sarjainfo #36 (3/82). Sarjakuva ja Rock. Cover and lots of excerpt from Timo Kalervo Aarniala's comic art. Jalava, Finnish comic publishing company. Comic story "Tyttöjä Beirutiin" (see #33, 5 pgs).
Sarjainfo #37 (4/82). Finnish Swedish comics. Hypnotism in Carl Barks' Disney stories. Don Bluth. Comic story "Tyttöjä Beirutiin" (see #33, 5 last pgs).

1983

Sarjainfo #38 (1/83). Sarjakuva-albumit 1983. Finnish Comic books, Paperbacks, AD 1983.
Sarjainfo #39 (2/83). Enki Bilal. Incl. bibliography. Hergé 1907-1983. Finnish comic story "Mämmilä", by Tarmo Koivisto. Comic artist #1: Tools. Finnish humour magazine "Pahkasika".
Sarjainfo #40 (3/83). A Finnish comic artist award "Puupäähattu" for Jorma "Jope" Pitkänen (cf. #31). Semiotics in comics. Comic artist #2: Figures.
Sarjainfo #41 (4/83). "Elfquest", by Wendy and Richard Pini. Aliens in comics. Comic artist #1: Figures #2.

1984

Sarjainfo #42 (1/84). Interview with Veikko Karumo, incl. comic book "Sarjakuvalehti" bibliography. New comic book "Tapiiri". American fanzine comic book "High Energy". British fanzine comic book "Escape". Addresses of interesting European comic book shops. Comic artist #4: Idea and plot.
Sarjainfo #43 (2/84) Winsor McCay. Winsor McCay #1. Fanzine High Energy #2.
Sarjainfo #44 (3/84). Serge Clerc, incl. bibliography, and comic story "Kyynelten virrat", by Serge Clerc, 2 pgs. Gérard Lauzier. Ted Benoit, incl. bibliography. Winsor McCay #2.
Sarjainfo #45 (4/84). A Finnish comic artist award "Puupäähattu" for Kari Suomalainen (cf. #31). Kemi comics contest. Italian comic festival Lucca. Belgian comic artists Piet de Rycker & Erik Meynen. "Les Chemins de Malefosse", by Francois Dermaut. Winsor McCay #3. Breaking the Code, Comics Code".

1985

Sarjainfo #46 (1/85). Dutch comic artist Joost Swarte, incl. also comic story, "Anton Makassar in Western Samoa", by Joost Swarte, 2 pgs. Belgian comic artist Ever Muelen & Eddy Flippo (one person!), incl. also comic story, "Frederico Flegmatico ja päivän uutiset", by him, 2 pgs. Sets in comics. Interview with Finnish comic book, "Suuri Kurpitsa", and it's publisher.
Sarjainfo #47 (2/85). Animation. Animation "The Black Caludron". Comic artist Charles Burns, incl. also bibliography, and comic story "Miner Comic", by Burnes, 1 pg. Les Humanoides Associes.
Sarjainfo #48 (3/85). Carl Barks. Incl. Carl Barks bibliography (revisited from Sarjainfo #25, incl. some upcomings), Finnish bibliography. Non awarded Puupää-hattu 1985 (cf. #31). "Heavy Metal". [Richard Corben]
Sarjainfo #49 (4/85). Missing! Tapiiri (from Pahkasika to Kersa). Newspaper comics. Comics section for the newspaper Ilta-Sanomat.

1986

Sarjainfo #50 (1/86). (Cover by Fred.) Index for articles in Sarjainfos #30 to #49, see also #32). Alfabetical entry to French comic festival, Angouleme). Interview with Swedish comic artist Joakim Pirinen. Tthe most useful comics Encyclopedias according themes. Belgian comic artist Albert Pepermans, incl. bibliography. Interview with publishers of Finnish comic book "Kylmä Metalli" aka "Cold Metal".
Sarjainfo #51 (2/86). Superheroes. Sex, erotic, equality, religion & mystics in superhero comics.
Sarjainfo #52 (3/86). Italian comic artist Guido Crepax. Interview with Finnish fanzine comic book makers [reprint]. French comic books "Les 4 As" and "Knight Ardent". Pictorial in Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (a group of Finnish comic artists examine comic galleria).
Sarjainfo #53 (4/86). Finnish "Fantom" comic artist Kari Leppänen, incl. bibliography. Intervew with comic councilloress Stina Kullberg. Review of Finnish "Donald Duck" AD 1985. Lucca 20, Italy. Finnish comic artist [Nasty] Rytöhonka, incl. plenty of excerpt picts. Comics course from Orivesi, Finland. Comics and modern children litterature.

1987

Sarjainfo #54 (1/87). Finnish comic artists. (Cover by ?.) Finnish comic artists "Arttu" by Hannu Hirvonen, Riitta Uusitalo, Harri "Wallu" Vaalio, Hannu-Pekka Miettinen (interview), "Kainot jätkät" by Tapio Piirainen (script writer), Pauli Heikkilä, Ari Kutila, Timppa Mäkelä, Ari Pirttisalo, Vesa Ilmaranta, and 7 page jam story by several different Finnish comci artists. Ilta-sanomat 1986 (newspaper comics from evening newspaper).
Sarjainfo #55 (2/87). Interview with Finnish comic artists Pekka A. Manninen, Martti Sirola. "Tex Willer", by Aurelio Gallepini & Giovanni Bonnelli.
Sarjainfo #56 (3/87). "Batman" TV series, inc. every single "Holy" started curses in the series (1966-68). Federico Fellini. Alain Resnais.Animation and comics. Wild West, the gold mine of movies and comics. More about movies/comics.
Sarjainfo #57 (4/87). Chinese, Japanese, African, Indian & Vietnamese comics. Argentinean comic artist Joaquin "Quino" Lavado, the father of "Mafalda".

1988

Sarjainfo #58 (1/88). (Cover by Jope.) French comics festival Angouléme 15. The Chain. Finnish comic artist Kalervo Palsa.
Sarjainfo #59 (2/88). Italian historical comics. Comics go undergound. British comic artist Hunt Emerson and underground comics. The reading habits of "Moomin" characters. Enki Bilal and movies. Disney collectors Pentti Hauhiala & Marko Leppälä, a second hand comic shop dealer, Raimo Aarnisalo.
Sarjainfo #60 (3/88). Animator Priit Pärn in Kemi, Finland. Ex-Soviet Union comics). A Finnish comic artist award "Puupäähattu" for Usko Laukkanen (cf. #31). Modern underground. New super heroes. Milton Caniff in memoriam.
Sarjainfo #61 (4/88). Hugo Pratt, incl. character gallery, bibliography. Argentinean comic artists José Muños & Carlos Sampayo.

1989

Sarjainfo #62 (1/89). "Calvin ja Hobbes", by Bill Watterson. Other kid/educational comics articles. Nordic comics syndicate Bulls. Other syndicate articles. Finnish comics fanzines "Sarjari", "Kannus" and others. Finnish comic artist Veikko "Joonas" Savolainen. Comic censorship. [Richard Corben]
Sarjainfo #63 (2/89). "Karzy Kat", by George Harriman. Interview of French comic artist Jean-Claude Mézières. First European Comics festival Grenble. Danish comics, incl. comic artist introduction. Interview with "Suuri Kurpitsa", by Pauli Kallio.
Sarjainfo #64 (3/89). American comic artist Will Eisner, incl. comic story, "A River of Crime", by Will Eisner from Nov. 1947, 2 pgs. Swedish comics. A Finnish comic artist award "Puupäähattu" for Timo Mäkelä (cf. #31). A pict "Hi Kemi 89", by Hunt Emerson (Sept. 22nd, 1989). Interview with Semic, a Nordic comic dealer Lauri Narinen. "Batman - the movie". Dik Browne & Jean-Michel Charlier im memoriam.
Sarjainfo #65 (4/89). (Cover by Hergé.) Women in comics. Norwegian comics. Lists all main comic shops in Sweden. British comic book "Knockabout". Finnish comic story "Moomin" by Tove Jansson. Italian comic festival Lucca.

1990

Sarjainfo #66 (1/90). Finnish comic artist Jukka Tilsa interview. Comics in Finland at 80's [reprint]. Finnish comics society in Seinäjoki terminated. Three biggest Finnish comics society fanzines, incl. bibliography of all Finnish comics societies. Finnish fanzine decade. Disney collector Marko Leppälä bought highly expensive Barks painting. Estonian comic trip "Pikker".
Sarjainfo #67 (2/90). Frank Miller. Super heroes at 80's. British super heroes. "Classics Illustrated". "Love & Rockets", by Mexian bros. Mario, Jaime & Gilbert Hernandez. New horror comics in America. Finnish horror comic artist Nalle Virolainen, incl. bibliography. "Critters". Bill Sienkiewicz. American independent comic books. Harri Pystynen im memoriam. Animation in Hollowood. Czech comic heores "Arnal" & "Tulian", by Kaja Saudek. Turku comics festival, Feb. 23th to 25th, 1990.
Sarjainfo #68 (3/90). Women in comics. Comic story, "Yöllä kello kolme", by Johanna "Roju" Rojola, 1 pg. Lesbian comics. Finnish female comic artist Anne Streng. 1990 San Diego Comic Convention. Comic story "Mämmilä", by Tarmo Koivosto as theatre act. "Uneksija", by Will Eisner, translated in Finnish. Women in SF. [Richard Corben]
Sarjainfo #69 (4/90). Gay artist Tom of Finland interview. A Finnish comic artist award "Puupäähattu" for Tom of Finland (cf. #31). Semiotics in comics. Postmonernism in Watchmen. Western comics to East. Dutch underground comic artist Willemin. Britisth comic artist Suzy Varty. Japanese Moomin animation. Finnish comics studies. Finnish comic artist Seppo Mäkinen - moved to Canada in 1966. Italian comic festival Lucca '90.

1991

Sarjainfo #70 (1/91). Women in Jaime Hernandez comics. Milo Manara. Women comics. Women in manga. Comics festival Angouleme 18. Finnish comics competition Kemi X. 72 covers of Sarjainfo. Review of "Mercenary", by Vicente Segrelles. [Richard Corben]
Sarjainfo #71 (2/91). American hero myths at the movies. Language of comics and movies. Other comics/movies articles (incl. short list of comic heroes turned to movie heroes). Finnish comic artist Sami Toivonen, incl. bibliography. Making of low-budget fanzine [reprint]. Comic artist Charles Burns. Turku comics society. A pict "Congratualtions to 20 yrs old Finnish comics society", by Hunt. Finnish horror comics history, from "Shokki" to "Kalma", incl. bibliograpy. [Richard Corben]
Sarjainfo #72 (3/91). Finnish comic artists Tommi Hänninen, Christer Nuutinen. Finnish comics society, 20 yrs old. Interview with Finnish comics artists Veikko "Joonas" Savolainen, Kivi Larmola, Pentti Nuortimo. Language of comics and movies #2. "Fantastic Four". American comic shops. Norweigean comic society magazine, incl. addresses and introducion of other Nordic comic societies' magazines. Comic art in Amos Anderson art gallery.
Sarjainfo #73 (4/91). Finnish comic artists Kivi Larmola, Petri Hiltunen. Eastern European comics: Russia, Czhech, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgary, Estonia. French comic script maker Pierre Christin. Finnish comic artist Jukka Murtosaari in Hollywood, incl. bibliography of his Disney cover arts and ads). Language of comics and movies #3. "Simpsons", by Matt Groening. Kenian comic artist Frank Odoi. Tom of Finlad im memoriam.

1992

Sarjainfo #74 (1/92). Finnish comic artist Kati Kovàcs. Clive Barker raped in comics. Horror comics. Warren Publishing. Finnish horror comic "Amok". Batman the Dark Knight. The alphabets of Angoulême. Robert Crumb. "Werewolf", by Richar Corben. [Richard Corben]
Sarjainfo #75 (2/92). French comic artist Alberto Aleandro Uderzo. Other Uderzo article by Heikki Jokinen. Art vs. comics. Belgian comic artists François Schuiten & Benoît Peeters. Finnish comic artist Jii Roikonen, incl. bibliography). American black comic "BrotherMan, Dictator of Discipline". William M. Gaines & Martin Goodman in memoriam".Finnish fanzines don't pay.
Sarjainfo #76 (3/92). Comics turn to picture books. Quotes from "Nyrok City", incl. bibliography. A Finnish comic artist award "Puupäähattu" for Jyrki "Jykä" Paavola & Risto "Rike" Nurisalo, cf. #31. French comic artists Marc-Antoine Mathieu, Jacques de Loustal. British comic artist Brian Bolland. Finnish comic artists Kata Koskivaara.
Sarjainfo #77 (4/92). Finnish comic script makers Sari Luhtanen & Johanna Sinisalo. Scripting comic stories. Review of "Sarjakuva, rakastettuni", transl. "Comics, my love". Calendar AD 1993.

1993

Sarjainfo #78 (1/93). Finnish comic artist Heikki Paakkanen, incl. filmography and short bibliography. Short history of animation. Tex Avery Meets Antonin Artud. "The Beuty and the Beast", in Finnish. Computer generated animation. Anime, Japanese animation. French comics festival Angouleme 93. Comic story "Angouleme 93", by Kata Koskivaara, 2 pgs. A pict "20.000th comic strip" for Finnish comic artist Jope, by Pentti Nuortimo.
Sarjainfo #79 (2/93). Finnish comic artist Reima Mäkinen. Big comic mogules shrink the little ones. Review of several the mainstream comic books. "Vertigo". Super heroes kill the others. American comic script writer Neil Gaiman. Comic artist Daniel Clowes. Pauli Kallio, occupation: script maker for comics. "Flaming Carrot", by Bob Burden. Comic artist Mark Beyer. American comic artist Creig Ylitalo.
Sarjainfo #80 (3/93). Harvey Kurzman. German comics. British comic artist Bryan Talbot. Japanese female Manga artist Rumiko Takahashi. Philippinese comics. French Annecy animation festival. Educational weekend "Hard & Pet" for Finnish comic artists. Finnish comic artist Tarmo Koivisto in Tansania, Africa.
Sarjainfo #81 (4/93). A Finnish comic artist award "Puupää-hattu" for Riitta Uusitalo, cf. #31). British comic artist Dave McKean. Fantasy element in "Calvin & Hobbes", by Bill Watterson. Interview with a Finnish comic artist Tommi Hänninen. Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco. Dutch political cartoonist Stefan Verwey. "Sarjainho" "Sarjainfo" parody "Sarjainho". A History of British Comics.

1994

Sarjainfo #82 (1/94). Finnish comic artists Irisz Simon, Ville Pirinen, Jukka Tilsa, Riitta Uusitalo. "Tuhatkaunoko Jumalan poika?", by Gustaf Skördeman (Professor Teophilius Tournesol in Tintin adventures). Aged superheroes. Jack T. Chick and fundemental comics. Chester Brown. American comic script writer Neil Gaiman. French industrial comics. ABC for Angoulême. Tampere animation festival. Comics library in Copenhagen. Swedish Optimal Press.
Sarjainfo #83 (2/94). Finnish comic artists Joel Melasniemi, Pauli Kallio. Picture and text in comics. Translating comics. Aimo Sakari, the very first Finnish Tintin translator. David Lloyd interview. Finnish comic artist Fogeli 100 yrs old. Professional comic artist, by Jukka Murtosaari.
Sarjainfo #84 (3/94). Finnish comic artists Jukka Murtosaari, Kari Korhonen. Disney comics and Carl Barks.
Sarjainfo #85 (4/94). Finnish comic artist Jussi "Juba" Tuomola. A Finnish comic artist award "Puupää-hattu" for Pauli Kallio, cf. #31). Comics and Finnish language teachers. Comics reflect realty. Portugese Animation festival Cartoon Forum in Azors.

1995

Sarjainfo #86 (1/95). Mämmilä. Comic story by Tarmo Koivisto.
Sarjainfo #87 (2/95). Finnish comic artists Pentti Otsamo, Pentti Nuortimo. New, fresh French artists. Belgian comics. Italian comics. Comics in Internet. CartoonNet. Robert Crumb in Kemi. Kitchen Sink at the movies. Drawn & Quarterly. British animation. Pahkasika, the Finnish humour magazine, 20 yrs. old.
Sarjainfo #88 (3/95). Gay comics. Interview with lesbian artist Roberta Gregory, incl. her comic story, "Naughty Bits", 4 pgs. Underground artsit Howard Cruse. Gay artist Ralf Köning, incl. Finnish bibliography, and comic story, 3 pgs. Hugo Pratt im memoriam. Annecy animation festival. Turku Cartoon Forum, animation festival.
Sarjainfo #89 (4/95). Finnish comic artist Matti Hagelberg. Classics Illustrated. Don Rosa. Anke Feuchtenberger. Litterature appendix.

1996

Sarjainfo #90 (1/96). (Cover: Anniversary comics stamps.) Comics prehistory #1: American comic story "Yellow Kid", by Robert F. Outcault. Classic essay #1: Semiotics in American comic story "Steven Canyon", by Umberto Eco. Manga artist Osamu Tezuki. Spanish comic artist Miguelanxo Prado. Pixar animation "Toy Story", incl. Pixar computer animations. Animations. Financial quality support for comics. Carl Barks, 95 yrs old.
Sarjainfo #91 (2/96). Finnish comic artist Tomi Riionheimo, incl. bibliography, and Kati Kovács (female). Comics prehistory #2: Swiss Rodolphe Töpffer. Pre-comic story, "Koipeliinin linnustus", by Rodolphe Töpffer, 7 pgs. Classic essay #2: American comic story "Krazy Kat", by George Herriman, incl. 1 pg comic story, "Krazy Kat". American comics professor M. Thomas Inge. New French comics, incl. interesting addresses. Censorship in comics in modern America.
Sarjainfo #92 (3/96). Comics prehistory #3: American comic artist William Hogarth. Classical essey #3: "The Story of Mr. Jabot", by Rodolphe Töpffer. A Finnish comic artist award "Puupää-hattu" for comics veterans Egon Meuronen & Olavi Vikainen, cf. #31), incl. both bibliographies. British comics researcher Martin Barker. Spanish comic artist Max. Canadian female comic artist Julie Doucet. Swedish comic artist Max Andersson. New comics publishing company L'Association. French comics publishing company Amok! and it's owner Yvan Alagbé. Finnish comics society, founded 25 yrs ago.
Sarjainfo #93 (4/96). Finnish Swedish comic artist Bo Haglund, incl. two 1 pg comic stories, "Bertil Gate", by Bo Haglund. Comics prehistory #4: Viva la 550 yrs old comics! Classic essay #4: Picture is straighter than text. American critic Gary Groth from The Comics Journal. Comics a massmedia? War against immoral comics. Swedish comic artist Ulf Lundkvist.

1997

Sarjainfo #94 (1/97). Finnish comic artists Kaltsu Kallio, Rauli Nordberg, Harri "Wallu" Vaalio. Mail-Man, a Finnish mysterious Marvel columnist. The break of super heroes. Animation production and sense of propotional #1. Swedish comic library "Serieteket". French comic artist Baru. Internet and copyright. Comics publishing company Sötem.
Sarjainfo #95 (2/97). American comic story "Bone", by Jeff Smith. American comic artist Will Eisner. Americna comic script maker Alan Moore. Comic story, "Lily Wong", by American comic artist Larry Feign in Hong Kong. French comic artist Regis Loisel. "Nordic station", 18 Skandinavic comic artist show. Finnish comic artist Matti Hagelberg, Petteri Tikkanen. Swedish comics hit the bottom? Animation production and sense of propotional #2. Oslo animation festival "Animerte dager". American animator Chuck Jones, last dinosaur. Comics artists rights. Marvel columnist Mail-Man quits.
Sarjainfo #96 (3/97). Finnish comic artist Pauli Heikkilä. Maltan comic artist Joe Sacco. Israelic comics. Egyptian comics. Animation production and sense of propotional #3. Animation toys. American Internet web site Animation World Network. Info magazine Animation Journal, incl. address. Russian animator Alexander Petrov. Animation news. Comics artist's pention.
Sarjainfo #97 (4/97). Swiss comic artist Thomas Ott. American comic story, "Dilbert", by Scott Adams, incl. bibliography. New American comic books. Finnish comic story, "B. Virtanen", by Ilkka Heilä. American comic story, "Mutts", by Patrick McDonnell. French comic artist Hermann Huppen. Animation production and sense of propotional #4. British puppet animators Stephen & Timothy Quay. Japanese animation classic "Momotaro umi no shinpei". South Korean international festival of comics and animation, Dong-A LG. Japanese comic artist/movie maker Hayao Miyazaki. Swiss animation festival Fantoche. Canadian comic artist Gregory Gallant. The value of the original.

1998

Sarjainfo #98 (1/98). American comic artist Joe Coleman, incl. bibliography. Comics happennings in Stockholm, Sweden, the comics city AD 1998. Comic story "From Hell", by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. American comic story "Transmetropolitan". Japanese samurai manga comic artist Hiroaki Samura. Comic story, "Pogo", by Walt Kelly. Russian silent comics artist Caran D'Ache aka Emmanuel Poiré (1858-1909). Finnish comic artist Hannu Lukkarinen. East European comics. Finnish S&M comic artist Roy Tenidri aka Xlix aka Timo Niemi. The first Finnish animation school. American animation festival World Animation Celebration.
Sarjainfo #99 (2/98). British comic artist Bryan Talbot. Internet comics. African comics. Swedish comic artist Anders Westerberg. Israelic comic artist Gil Alkabetz. Pekka Gronow brought underground comics to Finland. Comic festival in Bastia, Corsica. Hong Kongish animation. French comics "(A suvre)" is canceled. Comic book "The Dreaming". American comic book "Spirit [III]". American comic story, "Bone", by Jeff Smith. Porn or erotic. Japanese comic book "Spirit of Wonder", by Kenji Tsuruta. Finnish comic artists Pekka Seppänen, Jari Pantzar, Pertti Hämäläinen. Animation news.
Sarjainfo #100 (3/98). Special 100th Issue. American comic book "The Books of Magic". In the Beginning [Sarjainfo 3/81]. Comics in Finland AD 1971 to 1981 [Sarjainfo 3/81]. Comics in Finland at 80's [Sarjainfo 1/90]. Comics in Finland at 90's. Interview with Finnish fanzine comic book makers [Sarjainfo 3/86]. Finnish comic artist Heikki-Pekka Miettinen. Capitalism in kid comics [Sarjainfo 4/72]. Four legged heroes on silver screen and TV [Sarjainfo 4/81]. American comic artist Peter Bagge. American comic script writer Neil Gaiman. Jim Woodringin and David Kurlander's Internet chat comics "ComicChat". Politics in comic story "Tintin", by Hergé [Sarjainfo 3/79]. Artist news [Sarjainfo 1/79, Sarjainfo 1/81], by Tarmo Koivisto. French comic artist Stephane Rosse. Comics in Internet. Animal comics [Sarjainfo 4/81]. Index for articles in Sarjainfos AD 1971 to 1998, see also #32). Making of low-budget fanzine [Sarjainfo 2/91]. Politics in Finnish comic story "Pekka Puupää", by Ola Fogelberg [Sarjainfo 1/75]. Analysing comic page composition [Sarjainfo 2/78]. Japanese comic artist Yuki Tokishiro. "The most important is not the media, but contents", quotes by Will Eisner (in Finland AD 1997).
Sarjainfo #101 (4/98). Japanese comic story "Gon", by Mashashi Tanaka. Comic story, "Hammer", by Kelley Jones. Disney animation "Mulan". Interview with comic artists Seth & Pentti Otsamo (Finnish). American comic artist Adrian Tomine. European animation festival Cartoon Forum in Greese. Fotonovella #1: The cruelty of sex judges. Publishing for certain groups. DreamWorks animation "The Prince of Egypt". Petri Tolppanen, the chairman of Finnish comics society (1955-1998).

1999

Sarjainfo #102 (1/99). Finnish female comic artist Katja Tukiainen. "Mage", by Matt Wagner. OuBaPo - Limited comics #1. Slovenian comic artist Tomaz Lavric aka "TBC". "Kalevala" by Kristian Huitula. British comic book "Eagle" (50's and 60's). Interview with Benôit Sokal. French comic artist interested of new medias. Roots for Hergé's Tintin stories. Islandic comic artist Bjarni Hinriksson.
Sarjainfo #103 (2/99). British cartoonist Glen Baxter. Political cartoons. Comic artists as illustrators. Dutch cartoonist Willem for "Libération". Nigerian comic artist Tayo Fatunla in Finland. American comic artists Richard Sala (incl. short bibliography), Jerome Charyn. German comic artist Atak. OuBaPo - Limited comics #2. Swiss comic festival Fumetto 1999 introduces comic artists Chris Ware and Le Dernier Cri. Canadian animator Frédéric Back. French comic artist Max Cabanes. African comic artist Janon. Finnish comic artist Jenni Rope. A Finnish comic artist award "Puupää-hattu" for Kati Kovàcs, cf. #31). Marvel refreshing old series. Alan Moore #1: "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen".
Sarjainfo #104 (3/99). British comic artist Hunt Emerson. French artistic group "Le Dernier Cri". Finnish humour magazine "Myrkky". Slovenian comic book "Stripburger". Swedish comic artist Gunnar Lundkvist. Finnish comic artists Leopold & Osvald, Petri Hiltunen. Finnish comic story writer Hillari J. Viherjuuri aka Veli Giovanni from 20's and 30's. Finnish Swedish comic artist Leif Sjöström. American alternative comic artist Daniel Clowes. Hong Kong comic artist Craig Au Yeung. OuBaPo - Limited comics #3. The early Finnish translation of Tintin (60's). Alan Moore #2.
Sarjainfo #105 (4/99). Disney comic artist Don Rosa, incl. Finnish bibliography. "Peanuts" comic artist Charles M. Schulz. OuBaPo - Limited comics #4. Interview with American comic artist Chris Ware. Portugese comic happening "Sobreda BD/99". Animation as document. Manga master Kia Asamiya. Disappearing super heroes. American cartoonist/comic artist Jim Borgman and script maker Jerry Scott. Finnish only female political comic artist Nora Paakkanen. Finnish female comic artist Maria Björklund. "Vertigo". [Richard Corben]

2000

Sarjainfo #106 (1/00). Finnish comic artist Petteri Tikkanen, incl. bibliography. Comic story, (Untitled - 8 skeleton sex postion, dated as Feb. 28th to March 9th, 1973), by Kalervo Palsa, 1 pg. Charles M. Sultz (1922-2000). French comic festival Angoulême. American comic artist Ben Katchor, incl. bibliography. Several comic stories, by Ben Katchor, 7 pgs. Robots in Manga. Roots of Disney animations in Europe. American classical animation/comic story "Felix" in 20's. Millennium "Vertigo".
Sarjainfo #107 (2/00). Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez. British comic script maker Warren Ellis. American comic artists Terry Laban, Mike Diana. Comic story, "The Curse of the Lucky Stag Beetlehead", by Mike Diana, 6 pgs. The war years of "Little Orphan Annie, by Harold Gray. Australian fanzines. "Mies" (transl. "Man"), by Simo Frangén & Pasi Heikura. Manga mixes with Western comics. Maltan comic artist Joe Sacco, incl. bibliography. French comic artist Philippe Vuillemin. European animation news. South-African animator William Kentridge. German animator Heinrich Sabl. Finnish fanzine "Pole" in color with 130 pages! Hungarian comics. A Finnish comic artist award "Puupää-hattu" for Jussi "Juba" Tuomola, cf. #31).
Sarjainfo (2b/00): Kuvia ja kuvitelmia. Millennium FinnCon/Comics Twin Festival, Aug. 18th to 20th, 2000. (Transl. Picts and imagination.). Jugoslavian comic artist Enki Bilal. Fréon presents "Exchangeur Narratif" show. American comic artist Mike Diana. Comics movies in Ateneium. "The Master Singers of Mars", Skala opera based on Finnish comic artist Matti Hagelberg's comic stories "B.E.M.". Romano Scarpa, the Italian father of Mickey Mouse. Indian campaign comics. American comic script writer Neil Gaiman, incl. bibliography. SF writers Stephen Baxter; Ken Mac Leod, both incl. bibliographies. Millenneium FinnCon movies. Top 50 of 20th century SF books. SF fandom in Finland.
Sarjainfo #108 (3/00). Finnish comic artists Ville Pynnönen, Matti Hagelberg. Yugoslavian comic artist Enki Bilal. 131 issues of French comic magazine "Métal Hurlant". Belgian comic art group "Freon". American comic artist Matt Wagner. Shojo Manga - girl Manga. Info comics. British animator Ruth Lingford makes animations with Amiga! Comics and multimedia. "Moomin", by Tove Jansson. Lars Jansson in memoriam. Carl Barks in memoriam.
Sarjainfo #109 (4/00). Finnish comics. Don Rosa, incl. his Disney hommages for EC front covers (in color). Distorted world of super heroes. Finnish comic artist Marko Turunen, incl. bibliography, Katja Turkiainen (female), Matti Hagelberg, Jenny Eräsaari, Jarmo Mäkilä, Tommi Musturi, Panu Hämeenaho, Otso Höglund, Aura Ijäs (Finnish female Manga artist). Finnish illustrator Julia Vuori, incl. bibliography. Comics and libraries. Finnish Turku and Joensuu comics society. American comic book "The Ring of the Nibelung", by P. Craig Russell. British animation company Aardman Animations. Lesbian comics. Best of gay comics. American comic artist Mort Walker. British comic book "Heart of Empire", by Bryan Talbot, incl. Bryan Talbot CD-ROM.

2001

Sarjainfo #110 (1/01). French comic artists Charles Berberian & Philippe Dupuy (incl. bibliography). Comic story, "Teoria yksinäisistä ihmisistä", by Berberian & Dupuy, 7 pgs. Finnish comic artists Jussi "Juba" Tuomola, Ilkka Heilä, Kati Rapia (female), Mika Lietzen Ville Ranta. Finnish comic book "Kung Fu Poliisit", by Timo Iivari & Tomi Tuominen. British comic artist Andi Watson, incl. bibliography. DC comic book "100 Bullets". Mangamania: Anthological comic books.
Sarjainfo #111 (2/01). Skotish comi artist Eddie Campbell. The end of century in comics. German avant garde comic books, incl. list of the main with addresses. British comic book hit "Gemma Bovery", by Posy Simmonds. Seminar with the most famous European comic artists about European comics. Finnish comic book "Suuri Kurpitsa" 20 yrs old. Comics in 50's in Finland. Japanese horror comics. American comic book "Steven", by Doug Allen. Movie characters based on comics, incl. list of upcoming movie adaptations. Chilean Vicar draws "Donald Duck". A Finnish comic artist award "Puupää-hattu" for Jukka Tilsa, cf. #31).
Sarjainfo #112 (3/01). Comic Stories. Incl. only comic stories and the short intro of comic maker. "Untitled", by Norwegian John Arne "Jason" Sæterøy, 19 pgs. "Maalaislääkäri", by Croatian Danijel Zezelj, 9 pgs. Two stories of "Kaput & Zösky", by French Lewis Trondheim, 4 pgs + 5 pgs. "L'albero no 2", by Italian Franco Mattichio, 12 pgs. "Muukalainen", by Swiss M.S. Bastian, 5 pgs. "Vedellä täytetty selli", by French Marjane Satrapi, 8 pgs.
Sarjainfo #113 (4/01). Ankkalinnan pamaus. (Cover Timo Ronkainen.) Jam number with Finnish Disney fanzine, "Ankkalinnan pamaus". If Donald Duck is Carl Barks in flesh, is Uncle Scrooge Walt Disney? Don Rosa. Hitchcock in Disneyland. Unknown Disney comic artists. Disney news. Exclusive interview with Walt Disney. Finnish comic artist Timo "Timppa" Mäkelä. Swedish comic artist Joakim Pirinen. Japanese business manga. "Hannes", by American comic artist Bud "Bo" Grace. Richard Corben biography. [Richard Corben]

2002

Sarjainfo #114 (1/02). Finnish comic artist Terhi Ekebom (maiden name Numminen). Is comics art in Finnish covernment. Finnish comic publishing company Arktinen Banaani. Finnish comic publishers Tero Salomaa. Erkki Salonen in memoriam. American comic publishing company Top Shelf. American comic artist Tom Hart, incl. bibliography. New Zelander comic artist Dylan Horrocks. Mangamania: Manga auf Deutch (in German). In question column, my question about Dennis Kitchen. [extented version in the beginning of Dennish Kitchen Interview]
Sarjainfo #115 (2/02). Kalervo Palsa. Incl. comic storys, "Suolirunkkaus" (transl. "Gut Masturbate"), by Kalervo Palsa, 1 pg, and "Boheemielämää Lapissa" (transl. "Bohemian Life in Lapland"), by Kalervo Palsa, 2 pgs. Israelian comics group "Actus Tragicus". Mangamania. Comic story, "Jasso 10 yrs", by Jii Roikonen (interview with comic maker!), 4 pgs. American animator Chuck Jones. A Finnish comic artist award "Puupää-hattu" for Petri Hiltunen, cf. #31).
Sarjainfo #116 (3/02). Finnish comic artists Jyrkki Heikkinen, Hannu Lukkarinen, and Finnish comic script maker Kimmo Taskinen. Finnish comic story, "Turmiolan Tommi" (transl. Tommy the Doomed"), by Aleksandra Frosterus (text by Elias Lönnrot) AD 1858. "World Comics" from Thrid World. Mangamania: Astro boy. American nostalgy comics by Image Comics. Finnish action hero comics (in "Ask!" column).
Sarjainfo #117 (4/02). Movies & comics. (Cover by Marco Pajari.) Finnish comics contra movies. Serial movies. From comics to movies. Storyboarding. Golden Ages of action comics and serial movies. Mangamania: Making of. Golden Ages of Norwegian comics. Disney comic artist Daan Jippes.

2003

Sarjainfo #118 (1/03). New French comics. Comics festival Angoulême. French comic artist Laurent Chabosty aka Lewis Trondheim (incl. bibliography). Swiss comics. First Finnish Tintin in 1955. Classic: "Blake & Mortimer", by E.P. Jacobs. Action comics and movies #2. Mangamania.
Sarjainfo #119 (2/03). Jean Giraud aka Moebius in Kemi, Finland. Comics studing in Lahti and Liminka, Finland. Comic artist Dave McKean. Mangamania: Gegika artist Jiro Taniguchi. The best of Manga in Finnish. "Corto Maltese", by Hugo Pratt. "Tom Tomorrow". A Finnish comic artist award "Puupää-hattu" for Kati Tukiainen, cf. #31).
Sarjainfo #120 (3/03). Missing! Finnish comic artist Ville Ranta, and Ville Tietäväinen (comic book "Linnut ja Meret). American comic festival Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art (MOCCA) for alternative comics. American u-comics artist Kim Deitch. "Tintin" and race to the space ("Tintin" in Finnish magazine "Uusi Kuvalehti" AD 1955 and 1961 to 1964). Swedish female comic artists Åsa Grennvall, and Joanna Rubin Dranger. Korean Manga. French animation festival Annecy (Dalí meets Disney). Kenian cartoonists. British "Jim Bloggs", by Raymond Briggs.
Sarjainfo #121 (4/03). Missing! (Cover by Jan Lindström.) Finnish comic script makers (Pauli Kallio with bibliography plus list of 17 main ones). Finnish comic artist Matti Ponkamo. American (Marvel) script writer Steve Gerber, and "Howard the Duck". Finnish comics discussion forum, Kvaak.fi. Finnish comic translator Kirsi Kinnunen. American comic story, "Mouse", by Art Spiegelman in MOCCA. New American action comics. Swedish comic story "Socker-Conny", by Joakim Pirinen. Collector's cofession #1: Fantom collecting cards for America. German, Berliner comics festival In the Shadow of No Wall.