Kake (comics)

In 1979, Laaksonen and [[Durk Dehner]] established the Tom of Finland Company, a [[mail order]] company that became the sole publisher of ''Kake'' and all other books and commercial products featuring Laaksonen's artwork.{{sfn|Hanson|2008|p=10}}{{sfn|Hooven|2020|p=154}} The company published a new ''Kake'' story, ''Kake in the Wild West'', as its first book in 1982; it quickly sold out its entire first print run.{{sfn|Hooven|2020|p=155}} A second edition with larger pages, improved paper quality, and a new section of archival illustrations titled "Tom's Archives" also sold out its print run.{{sfn|Hooven|2020|pp=155-156}} The success of ''Kake in the Wild West'' prompted the Tom of Finland Company to produce similar premium-format comic books for back issues of ''Kake'' that had reverted to Laaksonen's ownership.{{sfn|Hooven|2020|p=156}}

In 1979, Laaksonen and [[Durk Dehner]] established the Tom of Finland Company, a [[mail order]] company that became the sole publisher of ''Kake'' and all other books and commercial products featuring Laaksonen's artwork.{{sfn|Hanson|2008|p=10}}{{sfn|Hooven|2020|p=154}} The company published a new ''Kake'' story, ''Kake in the Wild West'', as its first book in 1982; it quickly sold out its entire first print run.{{sfn|Hooven|2020|p=155}} A second edition with larger pages, improved paper quality, and a new section of archival illustrations titled "Tom's Archives" also sold out its print run.{{sfn|Hooven|2020|pp=155-156}} The success of ''Kake in the Wild West'' prompted the Tom of Finland Company to produce similar premium-format comic books for back issues of ''Kake'' that had reverted to Laaksonen's ownership.{{sfn|Hooven|2020|p=156}}

The final ''Kake'' comic, ''Oversexed Office'', was published in 1986;{{sfn|Hanson|2008|p=10}} after being diagnosed with [[emphysema]] in 1988, Laaksonen developed a tremble in his hands that restricted his ability to draw, and he died in 1991.{{cite web |title=About Tom of Finland |url=https://www.tomoffinland.org/about-tom-of-finland/ |website=Tom of Finland Foundation |access-date=June 7, 2021}} The series has been anthologized several times, notably by the [[art book]] publishing house [[Taschen]], which published all issues of the series as ''The Complete Kake Comics'' in 2008.{{sfn|Tom of Finland|2008}} The majority of the original artwork for ''Kake'' has been recovered by the Tom of Finland Foundation, and is preserved in the organization's archive.{{sfn|Hanson|2008|p=10}}

The final ''Kake'' comic, ''Oversexed Office'', was published in 1986;{{sfn|Hanson|2008|p=10}} after being diagnosed with [[emphysema]] in 1988, Laaksonen developed a tremble in his hands that restricted his ability to draw, and he died in 1991.{{cite web |title=About Tom of Finland |url=https://www.tomoffinland.org/about-tom-of-finland/ |website=Tom of Finland Foundation |access-date=June 7, 2021}} The series has been anthologized several times, notably by the [[Coffee_table_book#As_media_tie-in_publications|art book]] publishing house [[Taschen]], which published all issues of the series as ''The Complete Kake Comics'' in 2008.{{sfn|Tom of Finland|2008}} The majority of the original artwork for ''Kake'' has been recovered by the Tom of Finland Foundation, and is preserved in the organization's archive.{{sfn|Hanson|2008|p=10}}

==List of issues==

==List of issues==