Explanation: this cartoon was purchased and published in 1990, when fax machines were not that common, and couldn't necessarily be found in every home and office.

I guess I have to include this cartoon in my "Bought and Paid For, But Never Published" category. As far as I know, it never saw the light of day by being printed in National Review after it was purchased. I have no idea why the editors changed their minds -- it seems like a pretty innocuous statement to me.

Another gag slanted to appeal to the direct-mail industry.

Another award-winning advertisement from Boardroom. It appeared in several different trade magazines, and was targeted to the direct mail industry.