Published by Eastwind Studios — since 1970.
P. O. Box 750, San Bernardino, CA 92402
HISTORY of UNCLE JAM Quarterly
Phil Yeh started Eastwind Studios in 1970 and the first location was in Pepper Tree Faire near Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Yeh and his partner Mark Eliot painted a huge mural outside the building that stayed up for more than 25 years until it was torn down.
The partners started their own newspaper in 1973 while attending Cal State University Long Beach. It was called UNCLE JAM and it became a legend in the world of newspapers. In 1975, Yeh changed the name of the paper to Cobblestone to match his gallery name, but this would not last for long. By 1977, Uncle Jam was back and stayed until the 1990s when Yeh was caught up in global travels for his Cartoonists Across America & The World Tour. Both Cobblestone and Uncle Jam prided themselves on bringing readers great artwork, great stories and exclusive interviews.
Yeh's art direction gave the paper a unique look and he occasionally created the artwork for the front covers of the paper. In the days of exacto knives and zip-a-tone, the hand-cut color separations created some wonderful images in this paper, which went to full color in 1975.
Below are some of the old Uncle Jam covers. Original copies of many issues are still for sale. Email us to find out about availability. Check for available issues in the Winged Tiger Boutique.
For the second time, Phil Yeh has been invited to paint a mural promoting literacy in the Comics Centre at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany in October 09. This is the largest international rights book event in the world. China is this year's guest of honor and Phil will introduce his new book, The Winged Tiger in China at the event. He will report on the event and also talk about the state of publishing and marketing books in the 21st century.
Phil Yeh published one of the first modern American graphic novels in America in 1977 and has 40 years of publishing experience.
