When Star Publications acquired Novelty Press' assets, Toni Gay became one of the features in School Day Romances - a title that mostly featured high school and college-aged girls. At this point, Toni stopped investigating crimes and focused on her modeling. A new supporting cast developed around her, including a boyfriend in "Butch" Dykeman, a struggling actor. Their stories took on a more humorous tone, though it never reached the Archie-like levels of situational comedy.

*Popular Teenagers #5-7

*Toni Gay and Butch Dykeman became subject to an internet meme after a [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlanod/369165560/ first page] from a Toni Gay story in ''Popular Teen-Agers'' #6 was widely circulated among comic book fan blogs, for reasons that should be obvious to any modern reader.

*[http://www.comics.org/character/name/butch%20dykeman/sort/alpha/ Grand Comics Database]
*[http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=32%3Aseduction-index&id=350%3Ameet-toni-gay&Itemid=24 The origin of Toni Gay/Butch Dykeman meme]
*[http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2007/04/number-125-toni-gay-by-norman-nodel.html Extended commentary on Toni Gay and Butch Dykeman meme]
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