- Author: Mark Heath Author Record # 13822
- Language: English
- Webpages: markheath.com
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- Cartoon: And pay special attention to clause 13: "Full coverage in event of death due to suicidal, time-traveling grandsons ..." (1988)
- Cartoon: "Automatic Deus ex Machina." (1989)
- Cartoon: How to Write a Science Fiction Short Story, Sort Of (1989)
- Cartoon: "If you're more than a billion years old, then I'm a fully-formed planet. Let's see some I.D., kid ... " (1989)
- Cartoon: Opposing Views on the Greenhouse Effect (1989)
- Cartoon: "Finally, after months of research and false leads, Willy finds the door." (1989)
- Cartoon: "Before you kiss me, honesty compels me to mention that, in addition to becoming a tall, blonde, and blue-eyed prince, I will also have an eye-boggling set of stretch marks." (1990)
- Cartoon: "Our relationship is built on deceit, Morris. I'm not a virgin, and that's not a real horn on your head." (1990)
- Cartoon: "Before I grant your wish to become a size 7, you should know that rapid weight loss is rarely permanent." (1990)
- Cartoon: "Okay, listen up ... give me the approximate year in which the Sumerians developed their system of writing ..." (1990)
- Cartoon: "Howdy. UPS. Here's a package from your future grandson. I think it's a bomb, but don't worry. It'll never work. Sign here, please." (1991)
- Cartoon: no caption (1991)
- Cartoon: "It's pretty much the standard form, Mr. Knowles. Name, address, employment history, and a five-hundred word essay on how that employment history might have changed, had the Roman emperor, Constantinus, failed to adopt Christianity ..." (1991)
- Cartoon: "Hi! I'm not 'in' right now, but should stereotypical, one-dimensional characters once again become 'in,' I'll return your call, ha-ha, hahaha ..." (1991)
- Cartoon: "You are here. But having located your position, you've altered your momentum, so now you're here. But now you're here. Then here. Here. Here. Here. (1991)
- Cartoon: "Spiral galaxy. Spiral-bound galaxy." (1991)
- Cartoon: "You want to be a leukocyte, you've got to engulf foreign bodies ... What's the matter, Larry? Chicken?" (1991)
- Cartoon: "Okay, for the trip to Barbados, I'll take the 5th caller who can postulate a theory which allows mass to surpass light-speed, without violating Einstein's theory of relativity." (1991)
- Cartoon: "Sure, I could sell you a stripped-down model with one, maybe two wishes. But take it from me, you're going to need the third wish." (1991)
- Cartoon: "Folks, if you suffer from indigestion, chances are you other 'selves' in their alternate 'realities,' suffer as well ... so do yourselves a favor and try the only antacid that works in any universe ..." (1991)
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- Cartoon: "Recycling center for Klein Bottles." (1992)
- Cartoon: "Good evening ladies. I am Thor, God of Thunder. And this is Ed. God of Flimsy Metal Sheets Shaken Offstage for Dramatic Effect." (1992)
- Cartoon: "Sisyphus gets a desk job." (1992)
- Cartoon: "What did you expect for a 5 percent royalty?" (1992)
- Cartoon: "Not for the first time, Mort wonders if he's in the right line" (1992)
- Cartoon: "Professor! It's nougat!" (1992)
- Cartoon: "Really. I'll probably love your card. But it takes a few minutes for the sentiment to reach my brain." (1992)
- Cartoon: "Since my weight cubes whenever my size doubles, eventually leading to exoskeletal collapse, I guess I'll pass on dessert." (1992)
- Cartoon: "Take your partner's mass in hand and swing with all your might -- then spin around the other way and square the speed of light!" (1992)
- Cartoon: "Wait a minute, boys. At this rate, we'll never get a frog on the moon." (1992)
- Cartoon: Having arrived early, Harv debates jumping ahead to the symposium on 'Type A Personalities and Their Incidence in Temporal Research' ... or gritting out the remaining six seconds." (1992)
- Cartoon: "I appreciate your skepticism. But I'm sure my reading will impress you ... once I find a few bumps." (1992)
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- Cartoon: "AIEEE! I know I've experienced this headache before ... it feels ... it feels like a needle stabbing my wax effigy! AIIIEEE!" (1992)
- Cartoon: "Having discovered the structure of DNA, Crick and Watson naturally wonder if DNA can be manipulated by repeatedly combing ants." (1992)
- Cartoon: "Okay, ya caught me. Now I suppose you'll be wantin' those three wishes for open sores, nerve paralysis, and physical mutilation ..." (1992)
- Cartoon: "Okay, we'd hoped to travel back to 1840 London, and instead we only traveled five minutes back in time. At least we still have the distinction of being the first and only time travelers ..." (1993)
- Cartoon: "... this letter raises an intriguing theory ... what if nature favors certain traits over others, creating a chain - an evolution in a species development ... just as this letter's main trait favors its continuing evolution ..." (1993)
- Cartoon: "That's right, four eyes! You're nothing without me! While I'm an essential part of any protein, even yours, you're still a so-so professor with no chance of tenure! Hahaha." (1993)
- Cartoon:"You were born under a 'Stellar embryo' with a strong magnetic field ... and because of its rapid rotation, gas was ejected from its poles at high velocity." (1993)
- Cartoon: "That's a negative on the tip, Houston. My wallet's in my other suit." (1993)
- Cartoon: "Look, I'm not saying you're stupid ... but it's a fact that I'm one-eighth as dense as you are—" (1993)
- Cartoon: "Now That's a house! ... and look Bob ... French Windows!" (1993)
- Cartoon: "Shoot ... now I can't steer or reach the pedals! (1993)
- Cartoon: "Using computer and digitization, Prof. Clooney converts energy patterns at the heart of the universe into sound ... 'My God ... is that ... Harry James?': The big band theory." (1993)
- Cartoon: "To fight the conversational drag, Stewart prepares to apply thrust ..." (1993)
- Cartoon: "Evening, Mr. Phelps. Your usual table?" (1994)
- Cartoon: "'Juan! What's wrong? You didn't finish your tea!' 'No time to explain!'" (1994)
- Cartoon: "Tradition aside, you might find it easier to stick to your exercise program if you tried something other than jumping over the moon." (1994)
- Cartoon: "No wonder I'm still awake ... I feel like I'm sleeping on an idiot." (1994)
- Cartoon: "Hi , I'm you, calling from your future with important information that could save - click, click Hold on Bob I've got another call from my future ..." (1994)
- Cartoon: "It's cold outside ... better wear your mittens ... Young Man! Don't pretend you can't hear me ... you're not so big I can't put you over my knee! Hey! HEY!" (1994)
- Cartoon: no caption (1995)
- Cartoon: "Now let's try it with the motor off ..." (1995)
- Cartoon: "Unlike most telepaths ... Burt had the ability to read his own mind. 'She thinks I'm a Jerk ... Why did I say that? I look like a dork ...'" (1995)
- Cartoon: "Schmidt steps to the plate ... he's batting .280 against left-handed pitchers ... he collects antique dolls ... he's cheating the IRS ... his Visa card number is ..." (1995)
- Cartoon: "You are indeed, most desirable, but until we are wed, remember that a rose unpicked remains the sweetest ..." (1996)
- Cartoon: "The speed and grace of this matter transmitter reminds me of a basketball player ..." (1996)
- Cartoon: "Any advanced civilization will recognize a good sofa sale: Nasa's seetee program." (1996)
- Cartoon: "Think it through, son. Kill me now, and you'll never be born to come back and kill me." (1997)
- Cartoon: no caption (1997)
- Cartoon: "Further evidence of water on the Moon." (1999)
- Cartoon: "Using only his wit and parts from a '77 Dodge Dart, Bob travels a week into the future ... a week later he arrives!" (2000)
- Cartoon: "After billions of years, the big bang led to the creation of all-cotton undergarments with elastic waistbands ..." (2000)
- Cartoon: "Excuse My Son. He's going through a phase." (2000)
- Cartoon: " Blind dates on planets with long axial rotations" (2000)
- Cartoon: "Deja-Voodoo" (2000)
- Cartoon: " Bob's dill with the devil" (2001)
- Cartoon: " The goose that laid the golden egg in unsettling locations: (2001)
- Cartoon: "Though this was Tom's third mugging, he knew a writer could profit from the experience..." (2001)
- Cartoon: "Wait a minute, Bob thought "This isn't my book And those aren't my hands!" (2001)
- Cartoon: The Invisible Man gets a deal.... (2001)
- Cartoon:Cinderella and her Pumpkin Coach (2001)
- Cartoon: " Hey Bob. This is your suit talking ... did you check my seams? A messy decompression almost never comes out in the wash. And I don't want to think about the cooling system conking out—say, is it me, or is it getting warm in here?" (2001)
- Cartoon: Human at last, the Tin Man.... (2001)
- Cartoon: "And that's radio source 3C390.3 ... and that's radio source 3C231 ... and over there ..." (2001)
- Cartoon: "It's probably just a peanut butter sandwich, but until you look, it could be anything ..." (2001)
- Cartoon:" Why radio astronomers often strike out" (2001)
- Cartoon: "I'm a mammal, not a fish." (2001)
- Cartoon: no caption (2002)
- Cartoon: The Further Adventures of Mark in the Present! (2003)
- Cartoon: "If Ellen thought falling stars were romantic, Lou figured she'd melt for an impact crater demonstration." (2003)
- Cartoon: The Further Adventures of Mark in the Present! (2003)
- Cartoon: The Further Adventures of Mark in the Present! (2003)
- Cartoon: The Future Adventures of Mark in the Present! (2003)
- Cartoon: "Planck's Constant Nagging" (2004)
- Cartoon: "Who are we kidding? You're not unicorn, and I'm not a virgin." (2010)
- Cartoon: "The Lawn Gegnome Project" (2011)
- Cartoon:"Bob wasn't sure if he was two seconds early or two seconds late." (2012)
- Cartoon: "Tom buys his new friend a drink, unaware that gargoyles can't hold their liquor." (2014)
- Cartoon: "Time Travel the Hard Way" (2014)
- Cartoon: "The dating misadventures of Doctor Moreau" (2015)
- Cartoon: no caption (three miniature witches gathered around coffee carafe) (2015)
- Cartoon: "Babbage and his Indifference Engine" (2016)
- Cartoon: "The Tell-Tale Candy Hearts" (2016)
- Cartoon: Snow White and the Seven Personalities (2019)
- Cartoon: "We thought the forelimbs were vestigial" (2020)
- Cartoon: "Anti-Social Distancing" (2020)
- Cartoon (pg 224 - F&SF, March/April 2021) (2021)
- Cartoon: Invasion of the Podcasters (2022)
- Cartoon: The Valis Trilogy (2022)
- Cartoon: The Monkey's Pa (2022)
- Cartoon: The Five-Billion-Year Rule (2022)
- Cartoon: Peter Pandemic (2023)
- Cartoon: The Pratfall of Eden (2023)
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