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- ↑ "B.C. Team". John Hart Studios. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
- ↑ Gardner, Alan (January 5, 2010). "Mason Mastroianni Gains Byline on B.C. Strip". Daily Cartoonist.
- ↑ "December | 2015 | Wizard of Id". johnhartstudios.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
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