Hate 1990 #30 - back issue - $4.00

Buddy and Lisa meet in New York City in a social setting. The next day, they meet again, as their platonic relationship heats up and turns sexual. As their rekindled relationship continues in the weeks that follow, Lisa tells Buddy she's pregnant and that she's keeping the baby, prompting him to propose to her.

Pete keeps bugging Jim about comic pages for the upcoming deadline.

Hannah thinks she's special.

Jim is asked what his sign is.

Pat relates what happened to his next door neighbors.

Henry finds out why Doofus is being honored on a parade float as a "hometown hero."

Kool-Aid Man relates his wild back story.

Doofus is reading a particular infamous issue of Playboy magazine.

Iggy uses the toilet.

Iggy does other things while his birthday cake is baking.

Iggy has psychology books from the library so he can learn how to master the art of persuasion.

Iggy thinks he's in the most popular bar in town.

Gigglepuss steals a garden gnome.

Dame Darcy relates the incident that coincided with her first recurring nosebleed.

Two people on the bus personally know two different people sharing the name "Doofus."

It's late 1983 in New York City as Peter goes to the School of Visual Arts for a potential gig with Harvey Kurtzman.

• - a Matador Records ad
• Let's Get it On! - Buddy's truck, seen starting on page fifteen, has a complete redesign by Kaz the cartoonist, as mentioned in the story.
• - ad for a Meltdown Comics appearance by Chester Brown, Julie Doucet, Joe Matt, Joe Sacco, Seth and Adrian Tomine
• Say Goodbye, Folks! - Intro bidding farewell plus plugs for other small press publications. Letters from David Rais (Colorado Springs, CO); Simon Petersen (Copenhagen, Denmark); King Lou (NYC, NY); Michael C. McClelland (Hollywood, CA); David Arnson (LA, CA); B.N. Duncan (Berkeley, CA) Includes one small Bagge masthead drawing, indicia, a few small ads and five small cartoon strips which are indexed below.
• Jim Blanchard: Harassed Citizen - This six panel strip takes up the bottom half of the first letters page
• Backyard Follies - Four panel strip located at the top of the second letters page
• - ads for a Doofus T-Shirt, a Rick Altergott silkscreen and HATE original art
• Bleachy Blanchard - Three panel strip located at the top of the fourth letters page
• That Darn Blanchard - Three panel strip located at the bottom of the fourth letters page.
• Jim Blanchard & His Tag-a-Long Buddies in: Don't Knock it 'til You've Tried It! - Six panel strip that takes up the bottom half of the final letters page.
• Fantagraphics Books Summer 1998 Catalog of... New Stuff... and Terrific Old Stuff - An insert located after the third letters page
• - Smoke King ad for comic book themed Zippo lighters
• My Brown Heaven - Includes two small drawings from the listed artist.
• - ads for Criminal Records and a "Selector Dub Narcotic" compilation
• Kickin' Ass - includes one small Bagge drawing and a photo.
• - ads for The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Firewater and Girls Against Boys
• - ads for Frank Zappa's ?Cheap Thrills,? Alternative Tentacles Records, Fat Wreck Chords and Soap Shoes
• - ad for Sean Lennon's ?Into the Sun?
• - ads for Epitaph's Roadkill compilation and Honest Don's Records
• - ad for Dana Gould's ?Funhouse?
• - ads for various releases from Alias Records and Sub Pop