Variations on a Theme 1 - 8

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Jump To: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8		Variations on a Theme 1                         by    Sheila Clark and Valerie Piacetini Art by Michael Cleaver (cover) Published by STAG in June 1978 - 46 pages
Top		Variations on a Theme 2                         by    Sheila Clark and Valerie Piacetini Art by Michael Cleaver (cover), Gerry Downes Published by STAG in June 1978 - 70 pages
Top		Variations on a Theme 3                         by    Sheila Clark and Valerie Piacetini Art by Michael Cleaver (cover) Published by STAG in August 1979 - 65 pages
Top		Variations on a Theme 4                         by    Sheila Clark and Valerie Piacetini Art by Roo (cover), Virginia Lee Smith Published by STAG in May 1980 - 81 pages
Top		Variations on a Theme 5                         by    Sheila Clark and Valerie Piacetini Art by Roo (cover), Virginia Lee Smith Published by ScoTpress in August 1981 - 74 pages
Top		Variations on a Theme 6                         by    Sheila Clark and Valerie Piacetini Art by Roo (cover), Virginia Lee Smith Published by ScoTpress in February 1982 - 91 pages
Top		Variations on a Theme 7                         by    Sheila Clark and Valerie Piacetini Art by Roo (cover), Virginia Lee Smith Published by ScoTpress in August 1983 - 73 pages
Top		Variations on a Theme 8                         by    Sheila Clark and Valerie Piacetini Art by Roo (cover), Virginia Lee Smith Published by ScoTpress in August 1984 - 116 pages

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