The PURPLE SNIT #1, Twisted Tantrums of ($2.99) by John Stephenson, Dennis Francis and cover by Michael Kelley. The Purple Snit is a foul-tempered creature who comically vents his frustration on everyone around him, most particularly his roommate, the hapless Funk, and their dog, Biting Wit. 

October 1986          32 pages  b&w comic from Blackthorne Publishing