Cover: Craig Hamilton

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Gay Comics #25

Apr 1998 · Bob Ross · 6.95 USD

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In "Those Roles Keep Rollin' On & On," writer and artist Gerard Donelan delivers a witty, self-contained comic strip that turns scientific curiosity into a playful exploration of social perception. The story humorously contrasts the precise echolocation of bats and dolphins with the baffling complexity of gaydar, as two earnest scientists try—and fail—to decode it. The cover by Craig Hamilton complements the lighthearted tone with a sharp, stylized illustration.

Contains 33 stories

Those Roles Keep Rollin' On & On

1 pp

People Who Live in Glass Marriages Shouldn't Throw Stones at Same-Sex Marriage

1 pp · Biography

Bob BarrBob DoleWes CooleyEnid GreeneBob DornanNewt Gingrich

Pee-Cee

1 pp

I've Got a Secret

1 pp

Little Howie in Slumberland

1 pp

Came Out Comix

1 pp · Biography

Someday My Prints Will Come

1 pp

A Letter To Heterosexuals

1 pp

Untitled story

1 pp

Thrilling Realities

1 pp

Then It Began Gently To Rain

1 pp

Those Good Old Days

1 pp

Blip...

1 pp · Humor, Math & Science

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In this witty one-page gag from *Gay Comics #25*, two scientists struggle to decode the mysterious ways of gaydar—only to find it just as baffling as dolphin sonar or bat echolocation. The humor lies in the absurd parallel between animal navigation and human social cues, all rendered in a deadpan, science-adjacent style.

Untitled story

1 pp

Letters The "Beck"

Carl HansonJohn Sullivan

Overexposed

1 pp

Clone Ranger

1 pp

Lone RangerTontoRawhide Kid

Bar Nothing

1 pp

Pink

1 pp

Barriers Burned Away

1 pp

Out the Chute

1 pp

Sex... is overrated?

1 pp

Untitled story

1 pp

If I Were A Drag Queen (Dot Dot Dot)

1 pp

If I Were The Goalkeeper

1 pp

Life as A TOMBOY

1 pp

Goodbye To You

1 pp

Happy Anniversary, Darling

1 pp

Wake Up!!!

2 pp

Memory Lane

1 pp

The night I told my family about Ron and me...

1 pp

Untitled story

1 pp

In "null," a quiet, introspective moment from *Gay Comics #25* (1998), Jo reflects on childhood fascination with superhero comics—not for the powers or battles, but for the way spandex-clad figures were drawn, sometimes revealing, sometimes not, sparking a personal, private curiosity about form, visibility, and desire.

Dyke Secrets

1 pp

That Was Then, This Is Now... a story of a future without AIDS

1 pp