The goal of this do-it-yourself publication then (much as it is today) was to provide a forum where those involved could speak their mind on any and every topic. The slant has always been anti-corporate, anti-shadow government, anti-drug war, pro-choice, pro-Bill of Rights, etc. etc. In other words, most of the Raptorial staff are a bunch of "lefty, communist scum" (Guess what? it's fun!). Never limiting ourselves to politics, we also presented cartoons, collages, poetry, short fiction, and bizarre commentary.

The funding for each issue was raised by selling ad space to cool Seattle area businesses and through staff financial contributions. Each issue had a circulation run of 1,000 to 1,500 copies.

Shortly before the second issue went into production, one of the Raptorial co-founders, Paul Slusher, moved to Boulder, CO where he produced four issues in that town on an impressive monthly schedule beginning in late 1987.

Historically speaking, Raptorial began as an ambitious mutation of another DIY 'zine, Other World, which several of us had published in high school.

Issue One - May/June 1987 Cover art by M. Schwab (16 pages) Secret Code: Z-RS01 yes I want one of these!!	Feature Articles and Rants: Environmental Destruction; Guide to Fascist Parenting; Christian Right Interfering in Public Schools, part 1; Abandon Religion; And I Ran (The Last Thoughts of Ronald Reagan); One Foot in Democracy, One Foot in Your Mouth; Always Expect the Unexpected; Miranda Fun; Conformity; Censorshit; US: Begging for Conflict with SDI; How to Lie Politically and Get Away With It; Hypocrisy in Action Award; The Little Gavel That Could Regularly Appearing Features: Sex Talk; The Adventures of Gus Danube; Theater Review: Trudeau's 'Rap Master Ronnie'; Record and Film Reviews; 5 poems; Letters Page Cartoons: Roger Shurtleff's 'Slow Death'; M. Robesch's 'Snarfghtoons'; +13 additional illustrations Credits: Editor(s): J. Large, Mattro, Paul Slusher Contributing Writer: E. Hoover Cartoons: Roger Shurtleff Artwork/Title Design: M. Schwab
Feature Articles and Rants: Christian Right Interfering in Public Schools, part 2; The PMRC and their ilk; What Keeps Us Ignorant?; Your Rights and the Police; Prophet Margin; The Great Sell Out; Dead Man's Tale; Censorshit II; Hip to Be Dead; Children Shouldn't Be Seen Either; The Last Thoughts of Ronald Reagan; Dull Is In the Eye of the Beholder; A Guide to Being a Pseudo-intellectual; Soul For Sale; The Blind Don't Bluff; A Casualty of Sorts; WWIII Chart Regularly Appearing Features: Doctor Csarkazm (2 installments); The Adventures of Gus Danube; Sex Talk; Whatever Happened To...?; Book Reviews; 12 poems Cartoons: Roger Shurtleff's 'Slow Death'; M. Robesch's 'Snarfghtoons'; Lemon Scented Detergent; 13 illustrations Credits: Editor(s): J. Large, Mattro, Paul Slusher Contributing Writers: T. Dellinger, H. Dog, E. Hoover Cartoons: Roger Shurtleff Artwork/Title Design: M. Schwab	Issue Two - Nov/Dec 1987 Cover collage by Mattro (20 pages) Secret Code: Z-RS02 yes I want one of these!!
Issue Three - May 1988 Cover art by D. Bloch (20 pages) Secret Code: Z-RS03 yes I want one of these!!	Feature Articles and Rants: Don't Talk To Cops; Israeli Government Using Fascist Tactics; Letter to Mike; Evolution; Why to Boycott GE; Who Pays for Socialism in This Country?; Just Blowin' Steam; In a Time of Dying; Lifestyles of the Greedy and Self-centered; Your Rights and the Police (re-presented); Reality Dinner; We Are You, Huh?; The Hunger Project; The Green Curtain Regularly Appearing Features: Let's Fuck Facts!; News You Might Have Missed; Your Daily Dose; Sex Talk; Letters; 4 poems Cartoons: Roger Shurtleff's 'Slow Death'; 8 cartoons/illustrations by D. Bloch; 9 illustrations Credits: Guest Editor: T. Dellinger Contributing Writers: J. Large, C. Mehrhoff, Mattro, S. Ryder, Paul Slusher, M. Stock Cartoons/Illustrations: D. Bloch, T. Richards, Roger Shurtleff Artwork/Title Design: M. Schwab
Feature Articles and Rants: Hanford's Haunting Past; A New Market; Euphemism Mania; Gabbing With Kev; Be All You Can Be; Recession? What Recession?; Our Politics Are Guilded With Memories; Some Helpful Answers for People Who Smoke; Covert Action Report; This Little Piggy Had None; Retard Regularly Appearing Features: News You Might Have Missed; Predictions for the Puzzled; Whatever Happened To...?; Letters; 8 poems Cartoons: Roger Shurtleff's 'Slow Death'; 2 B. Horst cartoons; 4 D. Bloch cartoons; 11 illustrations Credits: Editor(s): J. Large, Mattro Contributing Writers: K. Cortez, T. Dellinger, Flip, A. Locker, C. Mehrhoff, Cartoons/Illustrations: D. Bloch, B. Horst (Eelskin Comix), Roger Shurtleff Artwork/Title Design: M. Schwab	Issue Four - Fall 1988 Cover art by Mattro (20 pages) Secret Code: Z-RS04 yes I want one of these!!
Issue Five - Spring 1989 Cover photo by Kirk Jones (16 pages) Secret Code: Z-RS05 (never released)	Feature Articles and Rants: The War of the Mind; Just Ignore the Doomsayers (and everything will be fine); Selective Service UN-registration Card; Dirty Dog; It Can Happen To You; Tribute to Robert A. Heinlein; A Devotional; Some Politicians Will Manipulate Anything; Frog in the Pot Analogy; The Honesty Test; The Wise Men; M.L.K. Day Regularly Appearing Features: The Adventures of Gus Danube; Sex Talk; 14 poems; Letters Cartoons: 4 B. Horst cartoons; 5 illustrations Credits: Editor: Mattro Contributing Writers: H. Brooks, I. Ferguson, C. Mehrhoff, S. Ramsey, N.S. Paul Slusher, P. Weinman, E. Williamson Cartoons/Illustrations: Anonymous, B. Horst (Eelskin Comix) Artwork/Title Design: M. Schwab