SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.___________)*
Piranha Interactive Publishing, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
724251103
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(CUSIP Number)
October 31, 1998
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(Date of Event)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[XX] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. 724251103 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Alan Stahler
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 381,260
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OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 58,000
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 381,260
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
58,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
439,260
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
12.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Page 3 of 4 Pages
Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer:
Piranha Interactive Publishing, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1839 W. Drake
Suite B
Tempe, AZ 85283
Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing:
Alan Stahler
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
Alan Stahler's address is 10 Lakeside Drive,
Lawrence, NY 11559
(c) Citizenship:
United States.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.001 par value ("shares")
(e) CUSIP Number:
724251103
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
the Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1
(b)(1)(ii)(E)
(f) [ ] An employee benefit Plan or endowment fund in
accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] A parent holding Company or control person in
accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)
(h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Page 4 of 4 Pages
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) (b) Mr. Stahler may be deemed to beneficially own 439,260 shares or
12.8% of the Issuer's shares as follows: (i) 161,280 Units(1) consisting of
161,280 shares and 161,280 shares underlying 161,280 Class A Warrants owned
directly by Mr. Stahler, and (ii) 58,700 shares underlying a Unit Purchase
Option ("UPO") to purchase 29,350 Units at $6.50 per Unit owned directly by him,
and (iii) 3,000 Units consisting of 3,000 shares and 3,000 shares underlying
3,000 Class A Warrants owned by a charitable trust controlled by Mr. and Mrs.
Stahler, and (iv) 8,000 shares and 12,000 shares underlying 12,000 Class A
Warrants owned by D.H. Blair & Co., Inc. ("Blair")(2) and, (v) 32,000 shares
underlying a UPO to purchase 16,000 Units owned by Blair.
(c) Alan Stahler has sole voting and dispositive control of shares owned by
him. He shares voting and dispositive power over shares owned by Blair.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below we certify that, to the best of our
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
or effect.
Signature.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 9, 1998 /s/ Alan Stahler
New York, New York ______________________
Alan Stahler
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(1) Each Unit ("Unit") consists of one share and one Class A Common Stock
Purchase Warrant ("Class A Warrant"). Each Class A Warrant entitles the holder
to purchase one share at an exercise price of $6.50 per share exercisable prior
to September 18, 2002.
(2) Alan Stahler is a Director of Blair.
