T. O. Sylvester

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T.O. Sylvester was a comic strip featured in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1983 to 1999. "T.O. Sylvester" was also the shared pseudonym of the strip's creative team, Sylvia Mollick and Terry Ryan. [1] Sylvester's work was included in Gay Comix #5 and #6 [2] and Meatmen .

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References

  1. "Author Terry Ryan, 60, dies in S.F. home". SFGate. 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  2. "T.O. Sylvester - Chronological Listing". Comic Book Database. ComicBookDB.com.