Commentary on This Issue

This issue of TRANSVESTIA is, as you will al- ready have noticed a little out of the ordinary. It is not entirely a picture issue nor is it entirely a cartoon issue though it is a good part of both. We do not have a Cover Girl nor a Cover Story!

There are several reasons for this:

(1) All readers have been well aware of the fact that TVia has been later and later in appearing over the past 4 or 5 issues. The delay has been getting worse instead of better. Something had to be done and this is it. I have put the issue together in the easiest and quickest way possible in order to get it out as fast as possible after #39 and to make up some time. So at least this one isn't so late.

(2) Many of you have asked for a picture issue, but actually I do not have enough new pictures at any one time to make such an issue and I have used up my en- tire backlog in this issue, so let's get some more Pictures of new readers particularly but new pictures of old readers too.

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(3) There is no Cover Girl both because one whom I had planned on was unable to make it for personal re- asons, and also because following so closely on #39 there was no opportunity to make other arrangements. In passing I'd like to have the artists among you sub- mit any suggestions you might have for a cover on issues where we have no Cover Girl. This is very much of a problem to me. I can find somebody to ren der the artwork if I had the idea, so how about it?

Speaking of Cover Girls, it might be interesting to learn whom you the readers would like to see as