The Maxx's Cardboard Box

Secret Printing in the Copyright Notice

Sam Kieth denies there's any small print in the copyright notices. In fact, so do I. If you see these messages, do yourself a favor and see your dentist twice a year.

  1. Why are you reading this?
  2. "We mean it!" ... Ya gotta stop reading tiny print, it'll hurt your eyes!!
  3. "Stop reading this -- GET A LIFE!"
  4. "You'll read anything, huh?"
  5. This is the last time we're using this cheesy gimmick to get your attention. Don't look for anything here next issue. We mean it!
  6. So ya like cheese huh? Look here again and you'll be sorry!
  7. The Maxx is copyrighted by Sam Kieth and not by Viacom or MTV or any other giant conglomerate.
  8. The Maxx is copyrighted by Sam Kieth and the cartoon is copyrighted by MTV.
  9. He owns the comic book. He can do whatever he wants to in the comic book. He can do any nasty, pornographic, or obscene things in the book, and MTV still has to run the cartoon show. They have NO control over what Sam does in the comic. But they're going to try really, really hard to trust him (like they have a choice?).
  10. Publishers and creator take no credit or responsibility for budget artwork.
  11. Nathan Schultz, Where are you?
  12. Qusak!
  13. Last issue before the cartoon comes out! (Maybe.)
  14. -
  15. -
  16. The truth is Outback, Agent Scully.
  17. OK, 20 pages. Happy? HAPPY?!?
  18. OK, he's NOT a gardener. HAPPY? HAPPY!?!
  19. Still $1.95 -- cheap, and our art reflects it!
  20. Holy hoppin' hoolies, we made it to #20!
  21. Yes, Larry Marder is that Beanworld guy. ... Didn't Alan write a cool story?
  22. The video's finally coming out, in April -- check it out.
  23. The video's finally coming out, in April -- check it out!
  24. Somebody said I was hard up for indicia lines. Uh ... uh am NOT!
  25. Aren't you getting sick of reading cutesy crap in the indicia?
  26. Iago says, "Hugs, not drugs."
  27. [Insert stoopid joke here]
  28. Ever self-help your monster?
  29. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Samem Kietheth, I mean Sman Kethi ... oh, screw it.
  30. Eye patch, what eye patch.
  31. Powdered donuts?
  32. Gay, straight, aardvarks, who cares? (Not that there's anything wrong with that ... kiwi kiwi ...)
Thanks go out to Steve Rolston (steve_rolston@sunshine.net) for filling me in on the small print that doesn't officially exist in issues 7, 8, 12, and 13.
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