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Published by Bill Hall, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: New Ditko Artwork; reprinted art from Shadows & Light #1; Tonys Take By Tony Isabella; Ditko in your Future; letters from Roy Betts and Christoph Melchert; and Ditko on the Web. Feb, 1998. Cover price $0.60.

Published by Bill Hall, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: New Ditko Artwork; Ditko on the Web; Ditko in your Future; Must-Own Ditko; and reprinted art from various issues of Amazing Adult Fantasy, World of Fantasy, and Tales to Astonish; and A Visit by Ditko to the DC Offices reprinted from Wonder Woman #132. May, 1998.

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Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: Ditkomania Before the Digital Age; In Search of Steve Ditko by Chuck Nolan; Ditko in your Future; Speedball in Retrospect; Speedball checklist; and Ditkos Gobots. March, 2008. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: cover art by Ditko; New Ditko Book review; reprinted cover of The Avenging Mind; Speedballs Penance; reprinted original art of Amazing Fantasy 15; Amazing Fantasy 15 Revisited; Amazing Fantasy 15: Time for a Reprint?; reprinted art from E-MAN #5; and Haag! Hunter of Helpless Heroes! strip by Rob Imes. May, 2008. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: Excerpts from and reprinted cover to Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko; Comics Artists Who Influenced the Young Ditko; Blake Bell interview; Haag vs. Quogg! strip by Rob Imes; Ditkos Lost Comic; reprinted art from Mystery Tales #40, Journey into Mystery #63, and the Dr. Strange illo from the 1964 New York Comic Con Booklet. July, 2008. Cover price $1.50.

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Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: Shade art by Larry Blake (cover) and Martin Hirchak (inside front cover); Ditko in your Future; Strange and Stranger: One Mans View review by Dave Sim; Steve Ditkos Shade the Changing Man: The Ultimate Ditko Outsider; reprinted art from various issues of Shade, The Changing Man; excerpted Jim Shooter interview; Metaphysics and Fantasy; back cover art by Dave Sim. Aug, 2008. Cover price $1.50.

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Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: Sci-Fi Ditko: The Enchanted Planet; reprinted cover of Space Adventures #31; 15-page A Guide to Star Guider; reprinted art from the never-published Astral Frontier #1 from The Comic Reader #201; and With Great Power…Captain Atom and the Nuclear Problem. Sept, 2008. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: cover art by Michael T. Gilbert; Ditkos New Comic; reprinted art from Ditko, ETC. #1, Strange Suspense Stories #40, and Showcase #73; six-page Ditko as Storyteller by Nick Caputo; and back cover art by Dave Sim. Oct, 2008. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: Return of the Hero: Ditko, Etc.; A Steve Ditko Effect: Pulling on Ones Jacket; reprinted art from Amazing Spider-Man 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, and 24; reprinted art from Realm #2 and Blue Beetle #1, 5, and 6; The 5th Beetle: Destroyer of Heroes; Ditko Obscura: The Blue Beetle #6; and back cover art by Dave Sim. Jan, 2009. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: Neil Vokes cover art; Oh, No! Not Again, Ditko!; Breaking Down the Panels: Innovative Charlton Ghost Comics; reprinted art from The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves #s 31 and 38 and Ghostly Haunts #29; a quick quote from Fred Hembeck; and inside back cover art by Ditko. March, 2009. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: Ditkotomy: Why Steve Ditko is a Genius and Alan Moore is Not; The Question and Rorshach; Nightshade: Darling of Darkness, Nymph of Nemesis; reprinted art from Captain Atom 82 and 85, Charlton Bullseye 1 and 2, and Showcase 75; Ditko and the Goblin; The Story of a Counterfeit Page; and letters from Michael T. Gilbert and Jim Salicrup. April, 2009. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: cover art by Fred Hembeck; inside front cover Dr. Strange art by Larry Blake; Dr. Strange: Master of Black Magic; An Examination into the Beginnings of Dr. Strange by Nick Caputo; What Doctor Strange and Spider-Man Have in Common; reprinted art from various issues of Strange Tales; Ditko Once More; letters from Jim Kingman, Batton Lash, and Nick Caputo; and back cover Hulk art by Ditko. June, 2009. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: Brand New Comic! Ditko Presents; The Charlton Action Heroes and the Watchmen; reprinted art from Captain Atom 83, Blue Beetle 1 and 4, and Man-Bat 1, Batman 322; The Story of Stalker; illo from the never-published Green Lantern Coloring and Activity and Fun Book; A Fleeting Shadow: Ditko on Batman by Nick Caputo; Batman and Shade illo by Javier Hernandez; Ditko and Legion; Ditkotomy: The DC Years; a letter from Dave Sim; and back cover art by Mort Todd. Aug, 2009. Cover price $1.50.

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Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: inside front cover Spider-Man art by Larry Blake; The Man from Planet X: Steve Ditko in Tales of Suspense #1-10; reprinted art from various Tales from Suspense issues; The Lifting Sequence: Ditkos Defining Moment on the Amazing Spider-Man; reprinted art from Amazing Spider-Man 33, Incredible Hulk 6, and Tales to Astonish 64; Steve Ditkos The Incredible Hulk; Some Not so Random Thoughts About Steve Ditko that I Made Less Random and More Connected; Ditskussing Mr. D.; and inside back cover art by Ditko. Dec, 2009. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: cover art by Dave Sim; Dial H for Hero: Ditkos Series; art reprinted from The Comic Crusader; The Unpublished Mr. A; Ditkotomy: Two Eighties Epics—Static and the Mocker; and a letter from Michael T. Gilbert. Jan, 2010. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: A Ditko Act Two reviewed; art reprinted from A Ditko Act Two; Strange Suspense: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 1 reviewed; The Art of Ditko reviewed; Unseen Ditko: Shadow Play #2; covers from Whitmans never-published Shadow Play #2; and Ditkos DC Mystery Stories. March, 2010. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: cover art by Dave Sim; Leading Ladies: A Ditko Act 3; Steve Ditkos Peter and Betty: A Romantic Tragedy; reprinted art from Amazing Spider-Man 30, 34, and 25; Ditkos Mary Jane Watson; Liberty Belle: Ditkos Forgotten Fightin Female; I Dated Squirrel Girl by Will Murray; and a letter from Sim. May, 2010. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: Steve Ditko: Act 4 review; reprinted art from Act 4, The Comic Reader, The Incredible Hulk, Micronauts, Shadow and Light, and Avengers Annual 13; A Checklist: Ditko at Marvel; Dragon Lords; Ditkotomy: The Ditko/Mantlo Collabo; Captain Universe; Gwen Dibley and Steve Ditkos Secret Wars III; and Bookends: The Shroud of Iron Man. July, 2010. Cover price $2.00.

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Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: Ditko by Design; reprinted art from Amazing Spider-Man, Mysterious Suspense #1, Wha…!? #3, Strange Tales, and Steve Ditkos Package Heroes; 5-page Ditko and the Human Torch comic strip by Martin Hirchak; The Comics Code and a Clash with the Flash; Why Teenage Superheroes and Aliens Dont Mix: The Terrible Tinkerer; Ditkos Heroes: The Void; and a letter from Steven Grant. Aug, 2010. Cover price $1.50.

Published by Rob Imes, Ditkomania is a fanzine devoted to the legendary artist, Steve Ditko. This issue includes: reprinted cover from Blue Beetle #4; reprinted art from Showcase 73, Haunted 2, and The Tomb of Dracula 2; The Urban Myth of Lee, Ditko and the Green Goblin; The Dimensional Man; Joe Gill and Steve Ditkos the Door to Yesterday; Big Book O Ditko reviewed; and Founders of Comic Fandom reviewed. Oct, 2010. Cover price $1.50.

The Doc Savage Club reader is a fanzine covering the pulps, published by D.S.C.R. Issue #9 includes: a tribute to Walter M. Baumhofer by Frank Hamilton; photo of R.F. Hamilton, Walter and Rita Baumhofer; interview with Baumhofer; pulp contemplations by Nick Carr; Doc Savage Title Challenge by Will Murray; a letter from Larry Herndon; and calligraphy by A.M. Whitfield. 28 pages.

The Doc Savage Club reader is a fanzine covering the pulps, published by D.S.C.R. Issue #9 includes: a tribute to Walter M. Baumhofer by Frank Hamilton; photo of R.F. Hamilton, Walter and Rita Baumhofer; interview with Baumhofer; pulp contemplations by Nick Carr; Doc Savage Title Challenge by Will Murray; a letter from Larry Herndon; and calligraphy by A.M. Whitfield. 28 pages.

The Doc Savage Club reader is a fanzine covering the pulps, published by D.S.C.R. Issue #9 includes: a tribute to Walter M. Baumhofer by Frank Hamilton; photo of R.F. Hamilton, Walter and Rita Baumhofer; interview with Baumhofer; pulp contemplations by Nick Carr; Doc Savage Title Challenge by Will Murray; a letter from Larry Herndon; and calligraphy by A.M. Whitfield. 28 pages.

The Doc Savage Club reader is a fanzine covering the pulps, published by D.S.C.R. Issue #9 includes: a tribute to Walter M. Baumhofer by Frank Hamilton; photo of R.F. Hamilton, Walter and Rita Baumhofer; interview with Baumhofer; pulp contemplations by Nick Carr; Doc Savage Title Challenge by Will Murray; a letter from Larry Herndon; and calligraphy by A.M. Whitfield. 28 pages.

The Doc Savage Club reader is a fanzine covering the pulps, published by D.S.C.R. Issue #9 includes: a tribute to Walter M. Baumhofer by Frank Hamilton; photo of R.F. Hamilton, Walter and Rita Baumhofer; interview with Baumhofer; pulp contemplations by Nick Carr; Doc Savage Title Challenge by Will Murray; a letter from Larry Herndon; and calligraphy by A.M. Whitfield. 28 pages.

The Doc Savage Club reader is a fanzine covering the pulps, published by D.S.C.R. Issue #6 includes: Some Pulp Contemplations by Nick Carr; The Pulps and American History by Link Hullar; The Shadow Knows by James Warren; The Horrible Hunchbacks by Will Murray; and The Flying Spy—Additional Comments by Carr. 20 pages

The Doc Savage Club reader is a fanzine covering the pulps, published by D.S.C.R. Issue #7 includes: Chronology of The Man of Bronze by Albert Tonik; The Girl Who Loved Monk Mayfair by Will Murray; Doc Savage and the Great Depression by Link Hullar; and Pulp Contemplations by Nick Carr.

The Doc Savage Club reader is a fanzine covering the pulps, published by D.S.C.R. Issue #8 includes: The Mysterious Wu Fang by Wooda Nicholas Carr; The Leopard Lady Pin-Up by Frank Hamilton; Fading Shadows: The Leopard Lady by Tom Johnson; Zanigew, Napoleon of Crime by Will Murray; and Sunlight, Son Bright by Dafydd Neal Dyar. 28 pages.

The Doc Savage Club reader is a fanzine covering the pulps, published by D.S.C.R. Issue #9 includes: a tribute to Walter M. Baumhofer by Frank Hamilton; photo of R.F. Hamilton, Walter and Rita Baumhofer; interview with Baumhofer; pulp contemplations by Nick Carr; Doc Savage Title Challenge by Will Murray; a letter from Larry Herndon; and calligraphy by A.M. Whitfield. 28 pages.

Sample issue produced without a number or date, held with a single staple. Story George R.R. Martin. Art by Jim Starlin and Howard Keltner. "The Sword and the Spider!", solo story of mystical superhero Dr. Weird, featuring art by Jim (Warlock) Starlin and writing by George (Game of Thrones) Martin, long before they were famous. Inking & lettering by Howard Keltner. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 8 single-sided pages, B&W. Dr. Weird first appeared in Star-Studded Comics published by the Texas Trio (Howard Keltner, Larry Herndon and Buddy Saunders).

Cover by Jim Starlin and Howard Keltner, very early Jim Starlin art. Stories by Howard Keltner and George R.R. Martin. Art by Jim Starlin and Howard Keltner. The first solo comic of mystical superhero Dr. Weird, featuring art by Jim (Warlock) Starlin and writing by George (Game of Thrones) Martin, long before they were famous. This is the last amateur story and only amateur comic book adaptation ever to be produced by Martin--"Only Kids Are Afraid of the Dark!" Inking & lettering by Howard Keltner.

Dr. Weird battles the Prince Of Demons and Urrathon of the Grinning Skull. Also includes an article about Dr. Weirds real-life history in 1960s fanzines produced by the Texas Trio. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 24 pages, B&W. Dr. Weird first appeared in Star-Studded Comics published by the Texas Trio (Howard Keltner, Larry Herndon and Buddy Saunders). Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Jim Starlin and Howard Keltner. Stories by Howard Keltner and Margaret Gemignani. Art by Jim Starlin and Howard Keltner. The first solo comic featuring mystical superhero Dr. Weird, featuring art by Jim (Warlock) Starlin, long before he was famous. The doctors encounter with an enchanted sword leads to a confrontation with Mortis and the Endless Ones. Final issue of the series; Dr. Weird later resurfaced in the 1990s as part of the Big Bang universe. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Issue 6. 1987. Doctor Who fanzine, written and illustrated by James Reade. 8.5" x 11". 29 pages. Black and white. Cover price $2.25.