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- ↑ René A. Guzman (October 9, 2011). "S.A.'s Radio Comix specializes in anthropomorphic characters". San Antonio Express-News . Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ Michigan State University Libraries catalog – Furrlough. Retrieved 2009 November 25.
- ↑ Diamond Comic Distributors shipping list for 2013 February 13 Archived 2013-03-02 at the Wayback Machine at a Diamond Comic Distributors website. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ↑ The Complete Furrlough Index, part two in Furrlough #100
- ↑ Diamond Comic Distributors shipping list for 2009 June 17 Archived 2010-11-27 at the Wayback Machine at a Diamond Comic Distributors website. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ↑ Furrlough #190 in Radio Comix Store Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ↑ Diamond Comic Distributors shipping list for 2010 September 9 Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine at a Diamond Comic Distributors website. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- 1 2 Top 100 Furrlough Stories December 2008!. Retrieved 2009 March 21.
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