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- ↑ Attitude: The New Subversive Cartoonists. NBM Publishing. June 2002. ISBN 1-56163-317-8.
- ↑ Cavna, Michael (March 28, 2011). "END OF THE LINE: Lloyd Dangle will end 'Troubletown' comic in April [UPDATED]". The Washington Post .
- ↑ Dangle, Lloyd (March 28, 2011). "It's True". Troubletown.
