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Alter Ego #127 uncovers the Will Eisner/'Busy' Arnold letters! Ken Quattro annotates 1940s exchanges - some humorous, some bitter, many revelatory - between the creator of The Spirit and his Quality Comics publisher/partner! Featuring art and artifacts by Lou Fine, Reed Crandall, Chuck Cuidera, Nick Cardy, Alex Kotzky, Toni Blum, Klaus Nordling, Alden McWilliams, et al.! Plus: "My Comic Mom!!" Part 2 - more remembrances by Robyn Dean McHattie of artist and mother Vee Quintal Pearson; Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code - Chapter 4 of Amy Kiste Nyberg's 1998 work on comic censorship...enter Dr. Wertham; "The Will of William Wilson" - still more of the long-lost 1940's "JSA" story, first time in color; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Now That's A Fan! Part 3 - Michael T. Gilbert showcases more fans who are nuttier than you are; Comic Fandom Archive: He Remembered Comic Books - Bill Schelly introduces Jim Harmon's seminal comics nostalgia piece...from 1957; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Otto Binder, Brian Cremins, C.C. Beck...and Pete Costanza. Cover painting by Daniel James Cox and Jason Paulos. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego #130 is an FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) Christmas Fantasmagoria, starring the people who brought the original Captain Marvel & company to life: C.C. Beck, Otto Binder, Marc Swayze - and the Fawcett Family (presented by Paul C. Hamerlinck)! Plus: The Many Facets of Dan Barry - Alberto Becattini begins an in-depth study of a controversial comic book/comic strip artist; Seal of Approval: History of the Comics Code Chapter 6 - Amy Kiste Nyberg relates how the Code evolved, beginning in 1955; "I Want Kids To Grow Up Knowing Who Really Created Batman" - Marc Tyler Nobleman discusses his "children's book" about writer Bill Finger; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Twice-Told Covers - Michael T. Gilbert demonstrates that if a cover's worth using once, it's worth using again; Comic Fandom Archive: "Was I First in Remembering Comic Books?" - Bill Schelly showcases the late Jim Harmon's reminiscences of his 1957 Peon column. Cover by Charles Clarence Beck, from Xmas Comics #2. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego #131 features an in-depth interview with Gerry Conway (star Marvel/DC writer in the early '70s), conducted by Richard Arndt - from House of Mystery and The Phantom Stranger to Daredevil, Black Widow, Thor, Fantastic Four, Werewolf by Night, The Inhumans, Kull the Conqueror, Sub-Mariner, Amazing Spider-Man - to the creation of The Punisher and the death of Gwen Stacy! Art by Romita, Colan, Kane, Ploog, Buscema, Morrow, Tuska, Adams, Sekowsky, the Severins, et al.! Plus: Dan Barry & Flash Gordon - Part II of Alberto Becattini's look at the life and career of a controversial comics talent; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt!: The Mystery of the Missing Comic! Part 1 - Michael T. Gilbert on Bob Powell's Man in Black Called Fate (among other things); Comic Fandom Archive: The 20-Cent Plague - Bill Schelly chats with Jiro Tomiyama, editor of a little-known January 1961 fanzine; FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) - P.C. Hamerlinck, Otto Binder, Brian Cremins...and Captain Marvel co-creator Bill Parker. Cover by Shane Foley and the Marvel all-star squad (Gene Colan, Gil Kane, Gray Morrow, John Buscema and Michael Ploog, plus inkers)! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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A Special Crossover Extravaganza! Alter Ego celebrates 75 years of The Flash and Green Lantern (with Hawkman thrown in for good measure!) The era from 1940 to 1970, with Back Issue #80 picking it up from there! Vintage art by Infantino, Kane, Kubert, Elias, Lampert, Hibbard, Nodell, Hasen, Toth, Reinman, Sekowsky, and others! Plus: Golden Age JSA and Dr. Mid-Nite artist Arthur Peddy as known by stepson Dr. Michael Posner, in an interview by Richard Arndt! Also: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Mystery of the Missing Comic (Part Two) - more by Michael T. Gilbert on Bob Powell's AWOL Man in Black issue; Comic Fandom Archive: Al Dellinges - "It's Been a Great Trip!" - Bill Schelly introduces the ultimate Kubert fan, recalling a lifetime of fan-publishing; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Elliot Maggin, John G. Pierce and Otto Binder. Cover reproduced from original art for All Star Comics (1940-1978) #49 by Arthur Peddy & Bernard Sachs -- or is it Irwin Hasen? We print...you decide! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego #133 spotlights Gentleman Jim Mooney, the guy who drew 'em all - Batman & Robin, Supergirl, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Legion of Super-Heroes, Tommy Tomorrow, Ghost Rider, Dial H for Hero, Kaanga, The Invaders, The Moth, Wildfire, Lash Lightning - and a whole host more! This issue features an incredible in-depth interview conducted by Dr. Jeff McLaughlin, never before published! Plus: Seal of Approval: History of the Comics Code Chapter 6 (cont'd) - from Dr. Amy Kiste Nyberg's groundbreaking study, it's the aging of the CCA; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt!: Wertham Attacks! - Michael T. Gilbert takes a look at Wertham and the Code, pro & con, as seen in the 1950's; Comic Fandom Archive: The RBCC Story - beginning Bill Schelly's multi-part study of the foremost comics adzine of the 1960's; FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Fawcett/Captain Marvel's Otto Binder & "The Fawcett Invasion of France"! It's all behind a cover montage by Jim Mooney of his greatest DC hits! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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This issue celebrates Sol Brodsky - one of the most important and underrated artists in comics! He inked Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #3 and #4 and designed its logo; became Marvel's production manager during crucial years; and co-founded Skywald, then Marvel's British weeklies! Daughter Janna Parker talks about her father - and so do Stan Lee, Herb Trimpe, Stan Goldberg, David Anthony Kraft, Roy Thomas, John Romita and others! Learn about his work on Blue Beetle, Kid Colt Outlaw, Red Cross (his Holyoke creation!), Volton and Cracked Magazine! Plus: Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code - Continuing Dr. Amy Kiste Nyberg's 1998 book, with a look at the updating of the Code, 1971; Dan Barry & Flash Gordon, Part 3 - Continuing Alberto Becattini's study of a controversial comic art talent; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Get a Clue - Michael T. Gilbert spotlights the weirdly humorous covers of Hillman's crime comics; Comic Fandom Archive: The Super Labors of Love - Bill Schelly's tribute to G.B. Love and RBCC, Part 2; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Otto Binder's final chapter, and Captain Marvel Jr. in France! Cover portrait by John Romita. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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In Alter Ego #136, Roy Thomas talks to Jim Amash about celebrating his 50th year in comics - and especially about the '90s at Marvel! Get the end-of-century lowdown on Avengers West Coast, Dr. Strange, The Invaders, Fantastic Four Unlimited, Secret Defenders, Conan the Adventurer, Saga of the Sub-Mariner, and other Roy features. Art by Trimpe, Guice, Ryan, Ross, Buckler, Hoover, Kayanan, Buscema, Chan, Valentino, and others! Featuring: The Lee-Thomas-Smith Show - Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Kevin Smith on 75 Years of Marvel...the book & the phenomenon; "I Felt I Belonged At Marvel" - Roy talks to Jim Amash about his life as a freelance comics writer, 1986-1999; Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code - Concluding Amy K. Nyberg's study of comics censorship; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Kid Stuff - Michael T. Gilbert on Roy T.'s 75th birthday...and other "boy wonders"; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck introduces fans and pros who congratulate Captain Marvel on his 75th. Cover caricature of Roy by Marie Severin, surrounded by some of Roy's finest characters! This bonus-size issue is edited by (who else?) Roy Thomas. 96-page Anniversary Issue, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego #140 is a special issue devoted to Golden Age great Irwin Hasen, who passed away recently at nearly age 97! This feature is adapted from Dan Makara's film documentary on Hasen, the 1940's artist of the Justice Society, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Wildcat, Holyoke's Cat-Man, and numerous other classic heroes and, for 30 years, the artist of the famous Dondi newspaper strip! Bonus art by his buddies Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, et al.! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Wallace McPherson Interview - Michael T. Gilbert presents Shaun Clancy and the fan who may have created MLJ's Black Jack; Comic Fandom Archive: Gordon Belljohn Love Changed My Life - Part 4 of Bill Schelly's multi-issue tribute to G.B. Love, founder of the RBCC adzine; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck completes his study of artist Ray Harford & the Ghost Army of WWII. Cover by Shane Foley (adapting the work of Irwin Hasen). Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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From Detroit to Deathlok, Alter Ego #141 is devoted to the comet-splashed career of artist Rich Buckler! He drew it all: Fantastic Four, The Avengers, Black Panther, Ka-Zar, Dracula, Morbius, and a zillion mighty Marvel covers; Batman, Hawkman, and other DC stars; Creepy & Eerie horror; and that's just in the first half of the 1970's! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Fatman, The Lost Issue (Part 1) - Michael T. Gilbert on that strange 1967 comic by Otto Binder & C.C. Beck; Comic Fandom Archive: Remembering RBCC...with Love - Five fans reminisce about G.B. Love & the Rocket's Blast-Comicollector; Fawcett Collectors of America #200 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents a celebration featuring Beck, Swayze, Champlin, & a 1940 Hollywood party attended by Captain Marvel himself; and comics expert Hames Ware on fabulous Golden Age artist Rafael Astarita! All behind a great Deathlok painted cover by Buckler! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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In Alter Ego #142, super-fan David Siegel talks to Richard Arndt about how, from 1991 to 2005, he tracked down some of the greatest and hardest-to-find artists of the Golden Age and brought them to the San Diego Comic-Con! Featuring art and artifacts by those classic talents, including Ramona Fradon, Chad Grothkopf, Sheldon Moldoff, Harry Lampert, Chuck Cuidera, Creig Flessel, Paul Norris, Vin Sullivan, Joe Giella, Irv Novick, Kurt Schaffenberger, and others! Plus: Rich Morrissey on how Golden/Silver Age star writer John Broome got to the Con! Also: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Fatman, The Lost Issue (Part 2) - Michael T. Gilbert takes a look at Lightning Comics' Human Flying Saucer; Comic Fandom Archive: RBCC's Last Great Days...Jim Van Hise, Part II - Bill Schelly presents part 6 of a salute to G.B. Love and his important comics adzine; Fawcett Collectors of America #201 - P.C. Hamerlinck and John G. Pierce postulate a Shazam! revival published by...Marvel Comics? Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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Don Glut tells Richard Arndt about his early years as an amateur film-maker, rock musician - and comic book writer for Marvel, Warren, and especially Gold Key! Don talks about the creation of such series as Doctor Spektor, Dagar the Invincible, and Tragg and the Sky Gods, and about scripting Twilight Zone, The Invaders, Kull the Destroyer, Solomon Kane, Captain America, What If, et al.! Bonus: Sal Amendola and Roy Thomas tell all they can pull together about the 1970s professional Academy of Comic Book Arts, founded by Stan Lee and Carmine Infantino! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Michael T.: The Fanzine Years - Michael T. Gilbert on his early beginnings as a comic book artist; Comic Fandom Archive: We Called Ourselves TISOS - Richard Rubenfeld and Andy Yanchus on the 1960s-70s "Illegitimate Sons of Superman"; Fawcett Collectors of America #202 - P.C. Hamerlinck interviews Bill Schelly about the new edition of his Otto Binder biography. Edited by Roy Thomas. Full color. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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In Alter Ego we go "Aces High!" with the story of Ace Comics in the 1940s and '50s, told by Mark Carlson with super-heroes like Magno & Davey, Lash Lightning, The Raven, Unknown Soldier, Captain Courageous, Vulcan, The Flag, Mr. Risk, and more! Art by the likes of Harvey Kurtzman, Jim Mooney, Dave Berg, L.b. Cole, Rudy Palais, Harry Anderson, Harry Sahle, B. Currie, et al. Plus: Richard Arndt's interview with Bill Harris, 1960s-70s editor of Gold Key and King Comics, with art from The Phantom, Flash Gordon, Mandrake, etc. With FCA, Comic Crypt, and Comic Fandom Archive. Cover by B. Currie from a 1940s issue of Ace's Four Favorites! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Michael T.: The Fanzine Years - Fresh out of college in '74, Michael T. Gilbert faced the greatest horror of all -- the workplace; Comic Fandom Archive: Earl Blair, Jr. Remembers G.B. Love & Houston Fandom - The 7th chapter of Bill Schelly's salute to the legendary editor/publisher of RBCC; Fawcett Collectors of America #203 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Brian Cremins on Captain Marvel & his controversial pal Steamboat. Edited by Roy Thomas. Full color. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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It's 40 years to the month after the debut of Star Wars (1977 Marvel) #1, and its writer/editor Roy Thomas tells Richard Arndt the story behind that landmark comic, going way beyond anything published before! Plus: Howard Chaykin, the artist/co-adapter of Star Wars (1977 Marvel) #1-10, takes a brief look backward; Rick Hoberg - From helping pencil Star Wars (1977 Marvel) #6 to a career at Lucasfilm; Bill Wray - Hoberg dragged him into inking Star Wars (1977 Marvel) #6, and Bill's glad he did. Also: The 1978 Star Wars comic adaptation - Lee Harsfeld takes us on a tour of veteran comics artist Charles Nicholas' version of Star Wars. And: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Comics and All that Jazz - Comics and jazz -- two American creations! So what happened when they got together? Plus: Comic Fandom Archive: Earl Blair, Jr. Remembers G.B. Love & Houston Fandom - Bill Schelly concludes A/E's multi-part look at the fan/entrepreneur behind RBCC. Also: Fawcett Collectors of America #204 - P.C. Hamerlinck completes a look at African-Americans in Fawcett's Golden Age comics. Monark Starstalker cover by Howard Chaykin. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Spotlight on Doug Moench in the 1970s, with horror and The Spook for Warren - and even more for Marvel (Master of Kung Fu, Planet of the Apes, Deathlok, Werewolf by Night, Morbius, Moon Knight, Ka-Zar, Weirdworld, etc.)! Art by Buscema, Gulacy, Ploog, Buckler, Zeck, Day, Perlin, Heath, et al.! Michael T. Gilbert on EC's oddball 'variant covers'-FCA-and a never-before-published authentic Golden Age super-hero story, 'Bill of Rights,' written and drawn by Marv Levy and presented in full color by Larry Guidry! Far-out Master of Kung Fu cover by Paul Gulacy! Plus: The Clock Strikes! - a son's remembrance of creator George Brenner, as related to Mike Kooiman; Comic Fandom Archive: Ted White on Comics, Part 1 - the beginning of Bill Schelly's interview with one of the early true comic book fans; Fawcett Collectors of America #205 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents John G. Pierce's parade of South American Marvel Family covers. 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

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Few comics writers wrote more stories - or more important ones, with major heroes - than Golden/Silver Age star Otto Binder. For the first time, Alter Ego features a giant-size FCA [Fawcett Collectors of America] section, with special intros by P.C. Hamerlinck and Bill Schelly - and Binder's own personal script records, accompanied by illos from his greatest series, including Captain Marvel, Superman, The Marvel Family, Captain America, Mary Marvel, Black Owl, Captain Marvel Jr., Doll Man, Supergirl, Captain Battle, Legion of Super-Heroes, Captain Midnight, and a zillion more! With art by Beck, Simon & Kirby, Swan, Schaffenberger, Avison, Boring, [jack] Binder, Mooney, Plastino, Pfeufer, Shores, and the super-stars of two comics eras! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: It's an Ad, Ad, Ad, Ad World! - Michael T. Gilbert's tour of some of the strangest comic book ads of all time! With a cover of previously unpublished Captain Marvel/Uncle Sam art by C.C. Beck (probably). Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego is a special issue dedicated to Joe Petrilak's All-Time Classic New York Comic Book Convention, held in June 2000, with the greatest lineup of Golden & Silver Age talent ever assembled at a single con! Panels (on the 60th anniversaries of The Flash and Green Lantern, etc., etc.), art and photos featuring INfantino, Kubert, 3 Schwartzes (Julie, Alvin, and Lew Sayre), Nodell, Hasen, Giella, Cuidera, Boltinoff, Buscema, Ayers, Sinnott, [Marie] Severin, Goulart, Thomas, and a host of others! Plus, you've never seen anything like Russ Rainbolt's 60-foot comics mural, presented in a spectacular layout! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The PAM Papers! Part 1 - Michael T. Gilbert and Glen Johnson hail Pete Morisi, creator of Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt; Comic Fandom Archive: Ted White on Comics, Part 2 - Bill Schelly interviews the writer and editor about "The EC Four"; Fawcett Collectors of America #207 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents animator Paul Power, scribing about his Fawcett-related career. Cover by Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert and Gil Kane. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

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It's The Owl! The Eye! Dr. Hypno! Solarman! Fantom of the Fair! These are just some of the fabulous Golden Age heroes drawn by Frank Thomas, whose life and times are celebrated by Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt's Michael T. Gilbert! Also: from Captain Midnight to Korak - from Magic Morro to Magnus, Robot Fighter - the scintillating (and often offbeat) Golden & Silver Age super-heroes of Western Publishing's Dell & Gold Key comics, annotated by Stuart Fischer! Art by Manning, Ditko, Kane, Marsh, Gill, Spiegle, Springer, Norris, Santos, Thorne, et al.! Plus: My Life in Little Pieces, Part 3 - more of the "off-beat autobio" of Golden & Silver Age writing great John Broome; Ted White on Comics, Part 5 - concluding Bill Schelly's talk with the SF fan, writer and editor; Fawcett Collectors of America #210 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Mike Tiefenbacher on the Captain Marvel copyright crisis. Cover by Frank Thomas. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego presents Larry Ivie, maybe the most important Silver Age comic book artist/writer you never heard of! He conceived (and named!) the Justice League of America, he helped develop the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, he brought EC art greats to the world of Edgar Rice Burroughs. and he created Monsters and Heroes, one of the first magazines ever to bridge the gap between fan and pro! Artist/friend Sandy Plunkett chronicles this unsung star's career, with art by Wood, Frazetta, Crandall, Krenkel, Doolin, and others, plus rarely-seen and never-seen Ivie art and story pages spotlighting Justice League, Hawkman, The Atom, Sandman, and Superman! Plus: My Life in Little Pieces, Part 4 - a brief excerpt from the 1998 memoir of Golden/Silver Age writer John Broome; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Fox Love Comics Sleaze-a-Palooza - the supremely sleazy, suggestive and salacious romance comics of Victor Fox; Comic Fandom Archive - Sense of Wonder...Times Two - Bill Schelly revises -- and super-sizes -- his tale of his time in fandom; Fawcett Collectors of America #211 - P.C. Hamerlinck spotlights part 2 of Mike Tiefenbacher's Captain Marvel copyright crisis. Cover by Larry Ivie. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego shines the spotlight on the unforgettable Fabulous Flo Steinberg, Marvel's gal Friday during the Marvel Age of Comics, with anecdotes and essays by the pros and friends who knew and loved her! Art by a cavalcade of the Marvel Bullpen's finest - Kirby, Ditko, Wood, Adams, Trimpe, Williamson, Ploog, Severin, and others - plus: Flo's successor, Robin Green, interviewed by Richard Arndt about her time at Marvel - and, as a bonus, her 1971 article on Marvel for Rolling Stone magazine (and maybe a little bit about her days writing TV's The Sopranos, to boot)! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: "Dan Adkins & The Incredible Tracing Machine" Revisited - Michael T. Gilbert examines the borrowings, homages and swipes of a skillful 1960's artist. Also: Fawcett Collectors of America #212 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents part 3 of Mike Tiefenbacher's Captain Marvel copyright crisis. Cover by Craig Wolden, Jack Kirby, Al Hartley and Stan Goldberg. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

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In Alter Ego, Allen Bellman, artist in the original early-1940s Timely/Marvel bullpen, tells Dr. Michael J. Vassallo everything he didn't discuss in their 2004 interview, with art by Shores, Burgos, Brodsky, Sekowsky, Everett, Pfeufer, Klein, Burlockoff, Jaffee, Fago, et al. Plus, a spotlight on Marvel's trio of early-'70s heroine comics, featuring talks with Linda Fite and Paty Cockrum (The Cat), Carole Seuling (Shanna the She-Devil), and Roy Thomas (Night Nurse), with art by Severin, Fradon, Andru, and Mortimer! Plus: "A Trick of Memory" - Part 5 of major Golden/Silver Age scripter John Broome's offbeat memoir; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: "Dan Adkins & The Incredible Tracing Machine" Revisited - Chapter 2 of coverage of the Adkins "swiping" controversy of the latter 1960's; Comic Fandom Archive: In Memoriam...Raymond Miller - Bill Schelly's celebration of a prominent researcher, writer and Golden Age comics fan; Fawcett Collectors of America #213 - P.C. Hamerlinck winds up Mike Tiefenbacher's Captain Marvel copyright crisis. Cover by Allen Bellman and Dan Davis. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages, Part FC, Part B&W Cover price $9.95.

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Cover by Norman Maurer. Golden Age great Norman Maurer, artist, writer, editor, and filmmaker, is remembered by his wife Joan Maurer! She shares memories of Charles Biro's Crime Does Not Pay, Boy Comics, and Daredevil-of St. John's 3-D and Three Stooges comics with fellow legend Joe Kubert of his 1960s movie starring the Three Stooges (moe Howard was Norm's father-in-law!), plus Maurer's work for Marvel, DC, Gold Key, Fox, et al! Then, learn about Larry Ivie's 1959 plans for a JUstice Society revival, more on John Broome, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Mr. Monster in his Comics Crypt, and Bill Schelly! Includes: Interview with Maddy Cohen, a.k.a. (during the Marvel Age) Mimi Gold; "Paris When it Sizzles" - Part 6 of Golden/Silver Age super-writer John Broome's offbeat memoir; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: "Dan Adkins & The Incredible Tracing Machine" Revisited, Part 3 - Michael T. Gilbert lets the late Silver Age artist speak for himself re the controversy; Comic Fandom Archive: My Friend, Raymond Miller - Bill Schelly presents Jeff Gelb's reminiscence of the 1960's ultra-fan; Fawcett Collectors of America #214 - P.C. Hamerlinck with Michael Browning's study of comics writer France "Ed" Herron. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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All Time Classic Con continued from #148! Panels on Golden Age (Cuidera, Hasen, Schwartz [lew & Alvin], Boltinoff, Lampert, Gill, Flessel) & Silver Age Marvel, DC, & Gold Key (Severin, Sinnott, Ayers, Drake, Anderson, Fradon, Simonson, Green, Bolle, Thomas), plus John Broome, FCAca, Mr. Monster, & Bill Schelly! Cover by Will Meugniot and Chris Ivy. Includes: Cat Tales from a Comicbook Master - Part 7 of Golden/Silver Age writer John Broome's 1998 memoir; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Larry's Leftovers - Michael T. Gilbert and Roy Thomas present Larry Ivie's 1959 take on a JSA revival; Comic Fandom Archive: The Fan P.O.V. of the JLA in 1962 - Bill Schelly and Nick Caputo introduce a vintage "Big Name Fan" roundtable discussion; Fawcett Collectors of America #215 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Richard Arndt's talk with SF pro/Fawcett fan Richard Lupoff. Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $9.95.

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Cover by H.G. Peter. From 1945 to 1948, just a few years into her 75-year career, the phenomenally popular Wonder Woman had a female scriptwriter: Joye Murchison, assistant to WW co-creator Dr. William Marston! In Alter Ego, you'll revel in her interview conducted by Richard Arndt, featuring rare artwork by H.G. Peter and several previously-unknown art assistants! Plus: Barbara Friedlander, 1960s writer and editor, spills the secrets of DC's love comics-with art and/or anecdotes of Jack Miller, John Romita, Gene Colan, Jay Scott Pike, Tony Abruzzo, Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Joe Orlando, Carmine Infantino, Mort Weisinger, Julius Schwartz, and many more! And: Of Crows and the Cosmos - Part 8 of Golden/Silver Age star scripter John Broome's 1998 memoir; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Bruce McCorkindale's Mighty Marvel Mashup - Michael T. Gilbert shows how Marvel splash pages might've become Marvel covers; Comic Fandom Archive: The Fan P.O.V. of the Marvel Super-Heroes in 1963 - Bill Schelly and Nick Caputo with some surprising vintage fan-opinions of early Marvel; Fawcett Collectors of America #216 - P.C. Hamerlinck hosts Will Murray on Henry "Lynn" Perkins..."The Stan Lee of '43!" Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego is an FCA [Fawcett Collectors of America] Special! We shine the spotlight on fabled Golden Age writer William Woolfolk ('the Shakespeare of the Comics'), including an exclusive interview, and his scripting records! With art by Beck, Schaffenberger, Boring, Bob Kane, Crandall, L.s. Schwartz, Krigstein, Andru, Jack Cole, Fine, Peter, Heath, Plastino, Moldoff, Grandenetti, and more! Includes: The 2002 San Diego Comic-Con Golden Age Panel - Mark Evanier moderates the reminiscences of Bill Woolfolk, Bob Oksner, Nick Cardy, Bob Lubbers, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Irv Novick; A Century of Zorro - Audrey Parente and Rich Harvey celebrate 100 years of the first costumed hero ever; "Squinkers" - Part 9 of scripter John Broome's 1998 memoir My Life in Little Pieces; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The PAM Papers, Part 4 - Michael T. Gilbert showcases Pete Morisi's origins of Peter Cannon...Thunderbolt; Comic Fandom Archive: Jim Warren's Code-Free Comicbooks - Bill Schelly tells how he came to write a book about the birth of a black & white empire. Cover by C.C. Beck. Edited by Roy Thomas. Plus John Broome, Crypt, Schelly, and the 2017 Star Wars Panel with Chaykin, Lippincott, and Thomas! 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Peter Cannon - Thunderbolt writer/artist Pete Morisi talks about the creative process! Plus, we uncover his vintage correspondence and secret shop-talk with comic book greats Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Al Williamson, Charles Biro, Joe Gill, George Tuska, Rocky Mastroserio, Pat Masulli, Sal Gentile, Dick Giordano, and others! Also: John Broome's bio, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and Bill Schelly. Includes: Part 10 of Golden/Silver Age writer John Broome's 1998 memoir; My Day In Prison With Daredevil - Roy Thomas relates the story behind his offbeat cameo in the Marvel/Netflix series; Comic Fandom Archive: Bart Bush...Then and Now - Bill Schelly strolls down memory lane with the co-founder of Oklahoma comic fandom; Fawcett Collectors of America #218 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Bill Schelly's 2002 interview with writing great William Woolfolk. Cover by Pete Morisi. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Has Alter Ego uncovered 'A Prophecy in Four Colors?' Will Murray presents an amazing array of possible prototypes of Batman (by artist Frank Foster in 1932!), Wonder Woman (by Star-Spangled Kid artist Hal Sherman), Tarantula (by Air Wave artist Lee Harris), and others! Plus a rare interview with Hal Sherman! Extra: Michael T. Gilbert with still more on artist Pete Morisi, FCA, Bill Schelly, John Broome, and more! Cover by Shane Foley, an all-star homage to Bob Kane, H.G. Peter, and Arthur Peddy! ncludes: The Golden Bat - Dan Hagen tells us all about Japan's "Dark Samurai" of 1931; "Welcome Home, Roy Thomas!" - a photo-strewn remembrance of a comics celebration in Jackson, Missouri, Feb. 2019; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Other Stan Lee, Part 2 - Michael T. Gilbert continues to compare and contrast Smilin' Stan and Charles Biro; Fawcett Collectors of America #221 - P.C. Hamerlinck and Michael D. Frahley showcase early DC and Fawcett artist Sven Elven. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego examines the great early days of Dave Cockrum, Legion of Super-Heroes artist and co-developer of the revived mid-1970s X-Men, as revealed in art-filled letters to buddy Paul Allen and augmented by rare, previously unseen illustrations provided by wife Paty Cockrum! You'll be startled by Dave's amazing 1960s-70s drawings of Edgar Rice Burroughs heroes such as John Carter of Mars, et al.! Plus FCA-Michael T. Gilbert on Pete Morisi-John Broome-Bill Schelly, and more! Includes: From the Tomb: A Step Into the Unknown! - Peter Normanton brings his celebrated horror-comics fanzine to the pages of Alter Ego; John Broome: Letter to an Unknown Reader - we return to the 1998 memoir of the late great Golden/Silver Age comics writer; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Other Stan Lee, Part 3 - Michael T. Gilbert winds up his compare-and-contrast of two of comics' greatest (Smilin' Stan and Charles Biro); Comic Fandom Archive: In Memoriam...Malcolm Willits - the final column prepared by the late Bill Schelly...Jim Korkis on a major collector; Fawcett Collectors of America #222 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents R. Arndt's talk with David Drake re Manly Wade Wellman. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego shines the spotlight on Mike Friedrich, the DC and Marvel writer who went on to jumpstart the independent comics movement with Star*Reach! Art by Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Dick Dillin, George Tuska, John Buscema, Jim Starlin, Howard Chaykin, Frank Brunner, et al.! Plus: Mark Carlson-Ghost on Rural Home Comics -- home base of Captain Wizard, The Bogeyman and The Green Turtle! Also: Fawcett Collectors of America #223 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Brian Cremins on the day Otto Binder met Walter B. Gibson. And: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The PAM Papers, Part 6 - Michael T. Gilbert spotlights more of artist Pete Morisi's voluminous correspondence. Justice League of America cover by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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This issue of Alter Ego is a Fawcett Collectors of America Special (FCA #225), with twin spotlights on Golden/Silver Age artist Kurt Schaffenberger (Captain Marvel, Ibis the Invincible, Marvel Family, Lois Lane) and modern day's Alex Ross (Marvels, et al.)! Featuring: The 1996 San Diego Comic-Con Kurt Schaffenberger Panel; "Comics Are My Living - Not My Life!" - The Public & Private Times of artist Kurt S., as recalled by Mark Voger; Echoes of Shazam! - Alex Ross' titanic tapestries of the multitude of super-heroes influenced by the original Captain Marvel, and his own story behind that awesome artwork; Tributes to Bill Schelly, Part 2 - Jeff Gelb showcases more memories of comics' foremost biographer and fan historian; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Mort Weisinger: The Superman Behind Superman - Michael T. Gilbert spotlights Part 1 of Sam Moskowitz's portrait of a major DC editor; Ping-Pong & Peggy - Golden/Silver Age scripter John Broome's 1998 memoirs, lucky Part XIII; From the Tomb Presents: Pre-Code Horror: Girls in Peril - Peter Normanton portrays damsels in distress (and how!) back in the fear-fraught '50s. Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego #167 is a star-spangled salute to Syd Shores, Golden Age artist of Captain America, the All Winners Squad, Black Rider, Human Torch, The Vision, Black Knight, and Silver Age artist of Red Wolf, Frankenstein, Cracked, Creepy, Eerie, Web of Horror, et al. This issue, Syd is remembered by daughter Nancy Shores Karlebach, fellow artist Allen Bellman ("Syd Is Really Unrecognized for the Contributions He Brought to Comics"), Dr. Michael J. Vassallo (a comics historian's view), and interviewer Richard Arndt. Plus: The Voice of The [Green] Turtle Is Heard in the Land - the life and tough times of Chinese-American artist Chu Hing, profiled by Alex Jay; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Superman Behind Superman, Part 2 - Michael T. Gilbert presents Sam Moskowitz's account of DC editor Mort Weisinger; The Family Car(s) - Part XIV of Golden/Silver Age writer John Broome's "offbeat autobio"; A Tribute to Allen Bellman; Fawcett Collectors of America #226 - P.C. Hamerlinck showcases Shaun Clancy on Golden Age Fawcett staffer Harvey Janes. Cover by Syd Shores. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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This issue of Alter Ego shows two very different sides of World War II, revealed in Richard Arndt interviews! The wartime life of Aquaman artist/co-creator Paul Norris, with a Golden/Silver Age gallery of art featuring Aquaman, Flash Gordon, Brick Bradford, and other fabulous heroes of comic books and strips - plus the story of Willie Ito, who endured the WWII Japanese-American relocation centers to become a Disney and Warner Bros. animator and to draw such comicbooks/strips as Pogo, Winnie the Pooh, Beany and Cecil, etc. Also: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Raiders of the Lost Art - Michael T. Gilbert stripmines some gems from the 100-year-old Cartoons Magazine; Feel the Vern! - Part XV of the serialization of John Broome's memoirs, starring writer David V. Reed; Tributes to Mort Drucker and Cal Massey; Fawcett Collectors of America #227 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Brian Cremins on Fawcett's Jackie Robinson Comics. Cover by Paul Norris. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego shines its spotlight on Groovy Gary Friedrich-co-creator of Marvel's Ghost Rider! It features an in-depth interview with Roy Thomas on his and Gary's six-decade friendship in and out of comics; Gary's wife Jean Friedrich and nephew Robert Higgersom on his later years; and Peter (From the Tomb) Normanton on GF's horror/mystery comics! With art by Ploog, Trimpe, Romita, The Severins, Ayers, et al.! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! With a Ghost Rider cover by Mike Ploog! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego features Paul Gustavson-Golden Age artist extraordinaire of The Angel, Fantom of the Fair, The Arrow, The Human Bomb, The Jester, Plastic Man, Alias the Spider, Quicksilver, Rusty Ryan, Midnight, and many more-is the issue's centerpiece as his son Terry Gustafson (nope, that 'F' isn't a typo!) talks in-depth to Richard Arndt. Lots of lush comic art from Centaur, Timely, and (especially) Quality! Plus-FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, John Broome, and more! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Black super-heroes (and others) in U.S. comicbooks! An awesome overview by comics historian Barry Pearl-from Voodah to Black Panther and beyond! Plus-an in-depth interview with Dr. William Foster III, author of Looking for a Face Like Mine! Showcasing Baker, Graham, McDuffie, Fitzgerald, Hollingsworth, Cowan, Greene, Herriman, Jones, Ormes, Stelfreeze, Barreaux, Stoner, et al.-plus FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, and more! Cover by Kirby, Graham, Tuska, and Colan! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Cover by C. C. Beck. Fabulous FCA [Fawcett Collectors of America] issue - spearheaded by a feisty and informative article or two by Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. Beck himself - plus a fabulous feature on vintage cards created in Spain and starring The Marvel Family! In addition: Dr. William Foster III interview (conclusion); Michael T. Gilbert on the lost art of comicbook greats; the haunting of John Broome; and more! Cover by C.C. Beck! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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The Shadow! Doc Savage! Red Dragon! Supersnipe! The grandiloquent Golden Age comics of major pulp-magazine publisher Street & Smith, examined in loving detail by Mark Carlson-Ghost! Tons of art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, et al.! Also: Anthony Tollin on 'The Shadow/Batman Connection'! Bonus features: FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, John Broome, Peter Normanton, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Celebration of veteran artist Don Perlin-artist of Werewolf By Night, The Defenders, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, 1950s horror, and just about every other adventure genre under the four-color sun! Plus Golden Age artist Marcia Snyder-Marvel's early variant covers-Marvelmania club and fanzine-FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert on Cracked Mazagine, et al. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Alter Ego features Golden Age great Emil Gershwin, artist of Starman, Spy Smasher, and ACG horror in a super-length special Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt by Michael T. Gilbert, plus a Gershwin showcase in Peter Normanton's From The Tomb, even a few tidbits about relatives George and Ira Gershwin to top it off! Also FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and other surprise features! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. Cover by Jerry Ordway. An FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) special, behind a breathtaking Jerry Ordway cover! It include features on Uncle Marvel and the Fawcett Family (presided over by P.C. Hamerlinck), and a focus on artist Kenneth Landau (illustrator of Commander Battle and The Atomic Sub and many ACG horror stories) and writer Lee Goldsmith, who wrote Golden Age Green Lantern, Flash, and others. Plus Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt by Michael T. Gilbert, and more! 40 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. Cover by Irv Novick. Don't miss the wall-to-wall coverage of Golden/Silver/Bronze Age legend Irv Novick (artist of Shield, Steel Sterling, Batman, The Flash, and some of the great DC war stories) by John Coates and Dewey Cassell. It includes interviews with Irv and family members, tributes by Denny O'Neil, Mark Evanier, and Paul Levitz, Irv's involvement with painter Roy Lichtenstein (who used Novick's work as the basis for his paintings), and more! Plus Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America). Cover by Novick. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $10.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. Cover by Tom Palmer. Known as one of the finest inkers in comics history, the late, great Tom Palmer also was an accomplished penciler and painter, as you'll see in this special tribute issue featuring an-depth interview with Palmer by Alex Grand and Jim Thompson. Learn his approach to, and thoughts on, working with Neal Adams, Gene Colan, John Buscema, and others who helped define the Marvel Universe. Plus Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, FCA, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. Alter Ego presents Mark Carlson-Ghost's stupendous study of the 1940s Novelty Comics Group-with heroes like Blue Bolt, Target and the Targeteers, White Streak, Spacehawk, etc., produced by such Golden Age super-stars as Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Basil Wolverton, et al. Plus Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. Cover by Angelo Torres. Alter Ego spotlights Angelo Torres, the youngest and last of the fabled EC Comics artists-who went on to a fabulous career as a horror, science-fiction, and humor artist for Timely/Marvel, Warren Publishing, and MAD magazine! This issue features a lushly illustrated retrospective of his still-ongoing career-plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. Cover by Curt Swan, George Klein, John Forte. Alter Ego focuses on Edmond Hamilton, one of the great early science-fiction authors-who then went on to an illustrious career at DC Comics, writing Superman, Batman, and especially The Legion of Super-Heroes! Learn all about his encounters with Ray Bradbury, Mort Weisinger, Julius Schwartz, et al-a panoply of titans! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. Cover by Gil Kane, John Romita Sr. Alter Ego #188 is a special double-size (160-page) issue with twin (flip) covers-one for Marvel, one for DC-celebrating 25 years of Alter Ego at TwoMorrows! The Marvel side includes David Armstrong's Comic-Con mini-interviews with John Buscema, Marie Severin, Jim Mooney, and George Tuska-plus 'Stan Lee's Dinner with Alain Resnais,' as annotated by Sean Howe! On the DC side: Armstrong's short talks with Carmine Infantino, John Broome, Julius Schwartz, Joe Kubert, & Murphy Anderson-plus a special photo-feature on Gardner Fox, featuring his extended family! All this, plus FCA, Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! 160 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. Cover by John Romita Sr. Alter Ego is a titanic and well-deserved tribute to the late, great John Romita! Featuring a transcript of a podcast recorded shortly after the Jazzy One's passing featuring John Romita Jr., Jim Starlin, Steve Englehart, Brian Pulido, Roy Thomas, Jaime Jameson, John Cimino, Steve Houston, and Nile Scala! Plus David Armstrong's con mini-interview with John Romita-and John Cimino on John's ten greatest hits! With FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. 'It's a Jungle Comic Out There!' in Alter Ego #190 as Mitch Maglio, historian of the Fiction House group, examines vintage jungle heroes from Kaänga to Ka-Zar... from She to Sheena… not to mention Rulah, Frank Buck, Jo-Jo/Congo King, Lorna, Jungle Jim, Princess Pantha, Congo Bill, Dorothy Lamour, Thun'da, Cave Girl, and - oh yes! - Tarzan of the Apes! With art by Lou Fine, Will Eisner, Frank Frazetta, Matt Baker, Bob Powell, Robert Webb, Alex Schomburg, Fran Hopper, H.C. Kiefer, Ralph Mayo, Maurice Whitman, Joe Doolin, John Celardo, and many others! Plus, the comic book career of real-life jungle explorers Martin and Osa Johnson, FCA, Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. Cover by Mac Raboy. Alter Ego #191 is an FCA (Fawcett Collectors Of America) issue! Documenting the influence of Mac Raboy's Captain Marvel Jr. on the life, career, and look of Elvis Presley during his stellar career, from the 1950s through the cataclysmic concerns of the 1970s! Plus: Captain Marvel co-creator Bill Parker's complete testimony from the DC vs. Fawcett lawsuit, Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and other sensational surprises! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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(W) Roy Thomas (A) Wayne Boring (CA) Wayne Boring Concluding our presentation of EDDY ZENOs book on the early SUPERMAN artists begun in Alter Ego #193—with a focus on style-setting WAYNE BORING and classic cover illustrator WINSLOW MORTIMER! Featuring a fabulous previously unprinted cover by BORING! Also—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monsters Comic Crypt! Edited by ROY THOMAS. 84 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $10.95.

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(W) Roy Thomas (A) Dave Stevens, Carmine Infantino (CA) Dave Stevens Alter Ego #197 presents the incredible inside story of HILLMAN PUBLISHING—1940 to 1953—by MARK CARLSON-GHOST! Thrill to the adventures of AIRBOY—aviatrix VALKYRIE—THE HEAP—SKYWOLF, et al.! With classic art by KIDA, SCHROEDER, LEAV, INFANTINO, ZOLNEROWICH, and some of comics finest artists! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and MICHAEL T. GILBERT visits Mr. Monsters Comic Crypt! Featuring a stunning Valkyrie/Airboy cover by DAVE STEVENS! Edited by ROY THOMAS. 80 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $10.95.