ðə stɹˈɪp bɪɡˈæn ɪnðə fˈænziːn ˈæftɚɹ ˈɪmɪdʒ nˈoʊ.θɹˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ ˌɔn tʊ ˈʌðɚ smˈɔːl pɹˈɛs fˈænziːnz ænd mˌɪnɪkˈɑːmɪks.
The strip began in the fanzine After Image No.3 in 1979, before moving on to other small press fanzines and minicomics.