I want to draw your attention to the letter at the bottom of the right column, which complains about the censorship that is almost endemic to the publication. The response gives the standard noise about Canadian customs – it tries to be vague, but the editorial in the left column specifically mentions how Canadian customs forced Heavy Metal to be extra censorious in their November 1997 issue.

Also of note is that my scanner makes it obvious that Kevin Eastman’s signature is actually cut and pasted in.

(Heavy Metal issue #172, January 1998 – Page 3 Dialogue)