ABOUT THE COVER: The very first issue to hit the streets was a two-color printing job in August of 1996. Instead of the girl's eyes, it says UNDERGROUND LIFEGROUNDUNDER; Today's Menu of articles, next to "Think, it's like... FREE!"

People didn't know what to make of it, but most were compelled to read it, and thousands of copies were snatched up in 6 days. We sold enough ads to print thousands.