Life event timeline:

Born in Sioux City, Iowa - May 25th, 1934

Ken Sr (brother) born in Lincoln, Nebraska - April 16th, 1938

Carol (sister) born in Lincoln, Nebraska - August 14th, 1941

Clayton Sr (father) died - 1949

Clay joined US Navy in November 1954 - served 4 years.

Received B.A. - Literature from San Francisco State College in 1962.

Received M.A. - English from San Francisco State College in 1963.

Worked on Ph.D at University of California at Berkeley in 1964.

Taught English at Fresno State College from 1965-68.

Taught English at Sonoma State College from 1968-70.

Became fulltime photojournalist in 1970.

Started Comix World newsletter in 1973.

Started Comix Wave newsletter in 1983.

Lorena (mother) died in Lincoln, Nebraska - 1992.

Clay died from Liver Cancer in San Francisco, California - July 8th, 1997.

Personal pictures by decade: