the cpl gang was a group of comic book enthusiasts who published a number of fanzines in the mid-1970s, including "contemporary pictorial literature" ("cpl") and "charlton bullseye". founded by roger stern and bob layton, the cpl gang eventually included roger slifer, duffy vohland, tony isabella, don maitz, michael uslan, steven grant, and john byrne, all of whom later became comics professionals.