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The Best – and Worst – of BLAC

April 22, 2019 · Updated May 10, 2019·By BLAC Staff

Browse the good, the bad and the ugly of BLAC covers passed, one from each of our 20 years. And check out the story topics. Are they still relevant today?

April 22, 2019 · Updated May 10, 2019

We all go through that awkward adolescent phase and baby, we tried it with some of these covers. Some are great and others are laughably bad, but they’re history – yours and ours. Check them out, but please, be gentle with us.

Our very first issue! April-May 1999
February-March 2000
June-July 2001
March 2002
April 2003
December 2004
August 2005
August 2006
December 2007
April 2008
Our first issue with the BLAC name! September 2009
August 2010
November 2011
July 2012
April 2013
June 2014
November 2015
February 2016
May 2017
January 2018
April 2019

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