Penstuff

The cover for the first issue of Penstuff.  Penstuff is  Cartoonist Northwest's monthly newspaper distributed to group members. Cartoonists Northwest (CNW) is a local cartooning organization that has been around for over 31 years and has been meeting pretty much every month during that time.  http://www.cartoonistsnorthwest.com/  The group is located in Seattle, WA. While most members live in the Northwest, the group is open to anyone, being professional or amateur cartoonists.

Syndicated cartoonist Brian Basset (Red and Rover and Adam@home) drew the cover for the first issue of the group's newspaper in 1981. Note: at that time the group called themselves the Pacific Northwest Cartoonist Society. The name was changed within a few years. Brian Basset's  current cartoon strip Red and Rover:  http://www.gocomics.com/redandrover/