Show was a short-lived slick magazine in the late 1970s. (Not the same as a current magazine also called Show.) Larger in size than most mass market publications at the time (8" x 11"), it featured photo layouts and articles on entertainment including movies and sports. Don did several cartoon spreads with subjects like skiing, tennis, a dude ranch and even bums (the down and out kind). This cartoon from the October 1977 issue is part of a spread titled "Liberal Education." Perhaps it will give you an idea of the overall slant of the magazine.
Show's demise became known to us when a U.S. Marshall's seal was placed on the office door. Don had just submitted his latest masterpieces, and, of course, he never got paid for them. One day a few months later he received a call. A "stranger" offered to sell him back his own work, but not cheaply. We declined. Wonder where those drawings are now?
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