He was a regular contributor to Ximoc in the early 1980s, drawing most of the editorial pages and creating sci-fi comedy "The Crazy Crew of the Saucy Sue", tall tale series "Loose Chippings", the Indiana Jones parody "Rakers of the First Order", and, in the final issue in 1985, his parody superhero "Ciderman". Ciderman also appeared in Davy's zine Funny Ha-Ha, which included interviews with comedians and comics artists as well as comic strips. Also in the 1980s, he drew for Ivor Lavery's anthology Blast, as well as editing its seventh issue.