mˈɑːɹtɪnz fˈiː fɚðə stɹˈɪp wʌz tˈɜːnd ˌoʊvɚ tə tʃˈæɹᵻɾiz ænd ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃənz, ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə kˈɔːzᵻz ðæt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˈeɪdz hˈɑːspɪsᵻz ɪn nˈuː zˈiːlənd, ænd ɐn ˈɑːɹts fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn skˈɑːtlənd, wɪð tˈoʊɾəl doʊnˈeɪʃənz ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd təbi klˈoʊs tʊ ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚ mˈɪliən dˈɑːlɚz jˌuːˈɛs ɛɡzˈækt fˈɪɡjɚz ɑːɹ ʌnnˈoʊn bɪkˈʌz ʌv vˈɛɹiənsᵻz ɪnðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɜːɹənsiz ænd ɪɹˌɛɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi ʌv ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ɪnvˈɑːlvd, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz ɐ ɹᵻlˈaɪəbəl ˈɛstᵻmət.
Martin's fee for the strip was turned over to charities and organizations, going to causes that included AIDS hospices in New Zealand, and an arts festival in Scotland, with total donations estimated to be close to a quarter million dollars (US) (Exact figures are unknown because of variances in the number of currencies and irregularity of reporting involved, but it is a reliable estimate).