Gay Content in Newspaper Comics

Journal of American Culture

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 304-314

  Dennis, Jeffery P ^a  

^a WILKES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84925459244     PISSN: 15427331     EISSN: 1542734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jacc.12001     Document Type: Article

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