My career with FAMA was not limited to articles, columns, and word-search puzzles. I actually attempted the occasional cartoon when an idea presented itself. Such was the case in 1996, when I attempted to draw humor from the concept of a fish being stamped with a bar code in order to make checkout more efficient at a pet shop. You can judge the effectiveness of my attempt (along with my artistic abilities) below:
This cartoon originally appeared in the July 1996 issue of FAMA. Copyright © 2025 by Steven J. Schiff. All rights reserved.
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𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬! Here’s how the cartoon actually appeared in the magazine. The editor chose to place it on the page along with my Aquarium Setup column for that month:
