Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) comic books 2005-2007

This issue features the JSA, All-Star Squadron, and Infinity, Inc.! Basically, you get two generations of dynamic DC Heroes and their creators! Behind an awesome wraparound JSA/Squadron/Infinity cover by Jerry Ordway, you'll find the All-Stars of All-Star ? and beyond! Prepare yourself for greate interviews with All-Star Comics/Hawkman artist Joe Kubert; JSA/JLA co-creator Gardner Fox; JLA/JSA artist Murphy Anderson; All-Star Squadron/Infinity, Inc. artist Jerry Ordway; and 1940s Atom writer Arthur Adler! Plus, rare Golden/Silver/Bronze Age art of the JSA, All-Star Squadron, and Infinity, Inc. by Alex Toth, Mike Sekowsky, Irwin Hasen, Arthur Peddy, Joe Gallagher, Martin Naydel, Mike Machlan, Rich Buckler, Michael Bair, et al.! Also, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others. Additional features include Michael T. Gilbert showcasing "I Like Ike!" cartoons by Bob Kane, Carmine Infantino, Bob Oksner, and Charlie Biro! (Twomorrows Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 108pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

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This issue features Creig Flessel, Bert Christman, and The Golden Age Sandman! All this, and Michael Chabon, too! Behind a brand new full-color Sandman cover, painted by Creig Flessel! In this issue there's a focus on 1930s-40s artist Creig Flessel, one of DC's earliest illustrators, and artist of the original Sandman. He's interviewed by Jim Amash, and asked about the Golden and Platinum Ages. Along with the interview is rare and vintage art by Jack Cole, Joe Shuster, Shelly Mayer, Fred Guardineer, Chad Grothkopf, Bill Ely, Gill Fox, and other comics talents! Plus, in-depth coverage on 1940s writer/artist/creator Bert Christman by Dave Armstrong, with never-before-seen photos and art ? everything from "Sandman" to the Flying Tigers! Michael Chabon, creator of The Escapist and Luna Moth, tells Roy Thomas about researching his 2000 Pulitzer- winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, featuring art by Will Eisner, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Mart Nodell, and Shelly Moldoff! Plus: FCA with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and a bit on Otto Binder's "lost" Jon Jarl story. Also, Michael T. Gilbert and "Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt." Lastly, Bill Schelly on comics fandom, and Alex Toth on whatever he feels like talking about! (Twomorrows Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x11, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

This a special issue featuring the "Very Best of the 1960s-70s Alter Ego!" Behind a full-color cover by Bill (Sub-Mariner) Everett and Marie Severin (featuring all of Wild Bill's greatest creations), there's a kaleidoscopic cornucopia of the best and brightest stuff from the 1961-78 Alter Ego era! Features lots of newly-discovered art! Plus, there's a classic 1969-70 interview by Roy Thomas with Bill Everett, the creator of Sub-Mariner, Amazing-Man, and Hydro-Man. In the interview, Bill tells of the early days, from Marvel Comics #1 through his 1960s work on Daredevil, Dr. Strange, The Incredible Hulk, and more. In this issue you'll also have tons of rare vintage art by Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Simon & Kirby, and many others! Plus 1960s A/E gems by Steve Ditko, E. Nelson Bridwell, Comics Code authority Len Darvin, Jerry Bails, Roy Thomas, and more. Rounding things out is Jim Amash's interview with Lou Glanzman, the Golden Age artist of Amazing-Man, The Shark, and Air. Also, special tributes to Irv Novick and Christopher Reeve. (Twomorrows Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x11, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

This issue spotlights Matt Baker, a Golden Age good-guy who drew "good girls" like Phantom Lady, Tiger Girl, Flamingo, Sky Girl, Camilla, and South Sea Girl. Featuring a full-color cover highlighting Phantom Lady, you'll thrill to read "Baker of Cheesecake," detailing the 1940s-50s life and art of Matt Baker! Plus, a guided tour by Alberto Beccatini (with surprising interviews with Baker's brother-in-law and nephew by Jim Amash), and an aesthetic appreciation by John Benson! Also, rare art from Baker contemporaries Robert Webb. Maurice Whitman, Alex Blum, Al Feldstein, Vince Colletta, Arthur Peddy, Frank Borth, Jack Kamen, and others! (Twomorrows Publishing) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 8x11, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

This issue: Will Eisner?A Man of Quality! The late, great legend discusses Busy Arnold's Big Little Company in a 2003-2004 talk with Jim Amash about Quality Comics (and Eisner & Iger) in the 1940s (with tons of rare art by Lou Fine, Reed Crandall, Jack Cole, Nick Cardy, Bob Powell, et al.)! Plus: a full-color cover by Eisner and his Quality compeers, featuring The Spirit! Included are tributes to Eisner by Stan Lee, Gene Colan, Alex Saviuk, Allen Bellman, Will Murray, Jim Amash, Roy Thomas, and others! A revealing interview with 1940s Quality artist Vern Henkel (Wings Wendall, Yankee Eagle, Captain Fortune, etc.)! Michael T. Gilbert on Eisner's Wonder Man of 1939! FCA with Marc Swayze, Jack Bowler, & C.C. Beck; Alex Toth on comic art; Bill Schelly interviews Bud Plant, & more! Edited by Roy Thomas. (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 8x11, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

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spotlights CARL BURGOS and his fumin' HUMAN TORCH, plus other hot topics from the Timely/Marvel Age! We lead off with a fantastic new painting by MARK SPARACIO, from a never-before-seen 1941 layout by CARL BURGOS?of the Torches giving Hitler a hotfoot! CARL BURGOS?creator of Iron Skull, The Thunderer, White Streak, the 1966 Captain Marvel?and, oh yeah, The Human Torch?is revealed at last in the first-ever interview with his daughter SUE BURGOS?conducted by JIM AMASH, and featuring art by BURGOS?BILL EVERETT?ED ASCHE?JIMMY THOMPSON?MIKE SEKOWSKY?DICK AYERS?et al.! A dozen-plus fierily fabulous unused, previously-unpublished 1941 cover layouts almost certainly by CARL BURGOS and other Timely titans?including Human Torch and Sub-Mariner in battle! TOM LAMMERS on the 1957 Atlas Implosion?GER APELDOORN on a villainous Human Torch by artist MANNY STALLMAN?plus the one-and-only flare-up of The Blue Flame! Also, a Fawcett Collectors of America (FCA) section with MARC SWAYZE and BILL BLACK?BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom?MICHAEL T. GILBERT and MR. MONSTER?and MORE!! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 8x11, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

Roy Thomas celebrates 40 years in the comic book industry. Behind two full-color covers, Thomas' career is completely covered, from Modeling with Millie #44 in 1965 to Stoker's Dracula in 2005 and everywhere in between! He talks about working with some of the pioners in the industry, including Neal Adams, Gene Colan, Steve Ditko, Bill Everett, Dick Giordano, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, George Pérez, John Romita, and many more. (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 8x11, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

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Features Lew Swayre Schwartz, the Golden Age artist who was Bob Kane's ghost from 1946-1953?is interviewed by Jon B. Cooke about his Batman and other stellar work! Plus there's Batman art by Jerry Robinson, Dick Sprang, Sheldon Moldoff, Win Mortimer, Jim Mooney, & others! Then, it's "The Life and Death of the Australian Comics Industry?1940-1962!" Plus, the "down under" career of The Phantom, with tons of super-hero art rarely seen in the Northern Hemisphere! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 8x11, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

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This issue features a trio of DC super-stars ? Joe Giella, Julie Schwartz, and Carmine Infantino! Then, there's Jay Scott Pike on Stan Lee and the Marvel/Timely years, and Charlie Biro's Crimebuster! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

Artist Dick Giordano, writer Roy Thomas, and editor Mark Beazley rap about the 1974- 2005 dark genesis of Marvel's Halloween hit Stoker's Dracula, with behind-the-scenes stories and art. Plus, Dick Briefer's funny Frankenstein of the 1950s, a never-before-seen complete-story sequence from the artist's proposed newspaper strip! Then, check out the Halloween comic art by Gene Colan, Bernie Wrightson, Mike Mignola, Frank Brunner, Steve Bissette, Michael W. Kaluta, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Bill Everett, Steve Ditko, and Ernie Schroeder. Also, Golden/Silver Age inker Mike Esposito on his 1940s/1950s work with peerless partner Ross Andru on Mr. Mystery, Mr. Universe, and Get Lost! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

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Mike Esposito tells in part two of "The DC & Marvel Years" about working with Ross Andru on Wonder Woman, Metal Men, The Flash, and inking Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, The X-Men, The Avengers, Sub-Mariner. In addition, Robert Kanigher talks about the creation of Metal Men and Sgt. Rock. (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

Fawcett Christmas Issue with an Alex Ross cover! This issue features Golden Age Fawcett creators Jack and Otto Binder, Ken Bald, and Vic Dowd answering questions during an in-depth interview, as well as a new 1943 pin-up calendar starring Mary Marvel, Wonder Woman, Bulletgirl, Phantom Lady, and Hawkgirl, portrayed by WWII movie femme fatales. (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

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A sensational symposium of super men! There's a superlative cover by Neal Adams, as Superman hoists his creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who are interviewed in this issue! There's also an interview with Golden/Silver Age DC production and color guru Jack Adler, plus super-artist Neal Adams and TV iconoclast Howard Stern on Adler and his amazing career! More surprise features on the Man of Steel, including art by Curt Swan, Wayne Boring, and Al Plastino! Plus FCA, Mr. Monster, and more! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

This issue spotlights the Golden Age of Marvel Comics! With a full-color painted Captain America cover by Jack Kirby and Pete Von Sholly, a complete issue-by-issue index of Timely/Atlas/Marvel super-hero stories, and Gene Colan and Allen Bellman on the 1940s Timely super-heroes, this issue is not to be missed. (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas reveal their 1980s X-Men screenplay for Orion Pictures ? analyzed and annotated by Chris Irving ? with art by Dave Cockrum, Neal Adams, John Buscema, John Byrne, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Mark Glidden, and others! Plus, 1950s Timely/Marvel artist Vic Carrabotta sits down with Jim Amash for and exclusive interview! And, as a bonus, Giant-Size X-Men #1 is revisited with a fabulous new painted cover by Mark Sparacio ? from the classic layout by Gil Kane! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

This issue spotlights "Dark Knights and Steel" with Batman, Superman, and more in the Golden and Silver Ages! Behind a fabulous new painted Batman cover by award-winning artist Arthur Suydam, modern legend Neal Adams discuss the 1960s/70s of DC comics, Shelly Moldoff enlightens readers on Batman creator Bob Kane, while Golden Age artist Fran Matera talks to Jim Amash! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&W Cover price $6.95.

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This issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Flash's debut in Showcase #4! There's a never-before-published, full-color Flash cover by Carmine Infantino, rare interviews with and articles on the creators involved with Showcase #4, an interview with Golden Age artist Tony DiPreta, a Golden Age panel discussion with Klaus Nordling, Otto Binder, and Larry Ivie, and much more! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&W Cover price $6.95.

Alter Ego #61 uncovers Forbidden Adventures, a full-issue, definitive history of the American Comics Group (1946 to 1967) ? including its roots in the Golden Age Sangor Art Shop and Ned Pine's Standard/Nedor comics of the 1940s, as researched and written by Michael Vance! Behind a dynamic new cover by Dick Giordano (featuring Black Terror, Fighting Yank, Miss Masque, Hooded Horseman, Spirit of Frankenstein, John Force ? Magic Agent, Nemesis, Magicman, and Herbie the Fat Fury!), there's great ACG & Standard/Nedor art by Mort Meskin, Jerry Robinson, Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Kurt Schaffenberger, Chic Stone, John Buscema, Shelly Moldoff, Pete Costanza, John Rosenberger, Ogden Whitney, et al. ? plus startling secrets of ACG's amazing writer/editor Richard Hughes! Plus: ACG & Marvel artist Al Hartley, interviewed by Jim Amash! FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze ? Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt ? and more! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

Happy Haunted Halloween Issue! With a spotlight on "Werewolves & Man-Things That Go Bump In The Night"! Featuring: a never-before-published "Werewolf by Night and Man-Thing" cover by Mike Ploog; interviews with Mike Ploog and Rudy Palais about their horror comics work, conducted by Roy Thomas and Jim Amash; and Al Williamson on his work for the American Comics Group (ACG)! Plus, rare Dick Briefer Frankenstein strips, the FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze and Michael T. Gilbert, and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, Bill Schelly on the 1966 KalerCon, and much more! (Twomorrows Publishing) (C: 0-1-2) Magazine, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

Alter Ego remembers comics legend Alex Toth in this special tribute issue, featuring a full-color Justice Society of America cover by Toth! Inside you'll find a never-before-seen Toth interview by Michael Vance, where we learn Alex's views on violence in the media - and everyplace else! Tons of Alex Toth art is also featured - both published and unpublished - including sketches he sent to friends! See samples of the work of artists Toth liked (Caniff, Sickles, Christman, Hasen, Cole, Kelly, Beck, Robinson, Oksner, Mayer, Flessel, Foster, Robbins, Crane, Tuska, Meskin, & others), plus Christmas card art by Moldoff, Maroto, and others! All this, plus The Fawcett Collectors of America's tribute to Toth, Michael T. Gilbert with Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Cover price $6.95.

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This issue focuses on the fabulous Fawcett favorites - and Filchock, too! Featuring: a previously unpublished cover painting by Don Newton of Captain Marvel Jr. and Captain Nazi; Roy Thomas' special issue-by-issue analysis and appreciation of Otto Binder and C.C. Beck's 1943-45 four-color 'The Monster Society of Evil!' serial featuring Mr. Mind, Dr. Sivana, and World War II; and film model-maker Roger Dicken's theory that Captain Marvel was modeled after german heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling! Plus, a special double-size FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with Marc Swayze, Emilio Squeglio, C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy, and more, hosted by P.C. Hamerlinck. Also inside: Jim Amash interviews Martin Filchock, Golden Age artist for Centaur comics (Mighty Man, Fire-Man, Owl, Electric Ray, et al.), and Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster's comic crypt! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.

This issue of Alter Ego spotlights Nick Cardy, artist of Golden Age Quality and Silver Age DC, who creates a fantabulous new cover that features his greatest heroes! Also inside is a free-ranging interview with Nick conducted by Jim Amash! Plus: Tons of Cardy (and Viscardi) artwork from Quality and DC; the work of Will Eisner, Neal Adams, Carmine Infantino, Jim Aparo, Ramona Fradon, Curt Swan, Joe Orlando, Bob Haney, Mike Sekowsky, and others; the FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze and Michael T. Gilbert; 'Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt' (featuring evil-twin covers with Superman and Wonder Woman); and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.

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This issue of Alter Ego shines the spotlight on Bouncin' Bob Powell - from Blackhawk to Daredevil to Batman! Behind a clamorous full-color Powell cover specially assembled by Michael T. Gilbert, take a look at the life and times and titanic talent of the artist who drew Daredevil, Sub-Mariner, Sheena, The Avenger, The Hulk, Giant-Man, Green Hornet, and Batman, presented with pride by Ed Lane and the Powell kids! And, there's related art by Wally Wood, Howard Nostrand, Dick Ayers, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Charles Cuidera, and others! Plus, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, Michael T. Gilbert, Mr. Monster, and much more! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.

This issue of Alter Ego focuses on Bob Oksner, the guy who drew it all! The artist of Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Angel and the Ape, Leave It to Binky, Jerry Lewis, and many Silver Age DC covers talks about his life and times to Jim Amash. Plus, art and artifacts by Shelly Mayer, Irwin Hasen, Lee Elias, C.C. Beck, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Julie Schwartz, and many more! Also, there's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster, and a great Oksner cover featuring many of his most renowned heroes! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.

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This issue of Alter Ego focuses on Jerry Bails, the father of comics fandom! Besides founding Alter Ego and spearheading the landmark 'Who's Who' of American comic books, Bails launched the first comics adzine and newszine. This special tribute issue also features a gorgeous Justice Society of America cover by George Perez! Plus, a mountain of rare comic art by the likes of Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Irwin Hasen, Dick Dillin, Mike Sekowsky, Jerry Ordway, Joe Staton, Jack Kirby, and many others! Also, Steve Ditko's never-before-seen notes to Stan Lee for a 1965 Dr. Strange story, Star Wars is 30 (so Roy Thomas reveals secrets behind the birth of Marvel's epic Star Wars comic), and tales of George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Howard Chaykin, Steve Leialoha, and more! Cover price $6.95.

This issue of Alter Ego spotlights Fradon, Norris, and Aquaman! Paul Norris drew the sea king first, in 1941 - and Ramona Fradon was the hero's ultimate Golden Age artist. But both drew other things as well, from Brick Bradford and Brenda Starr to Sandman, Metamorpho, and the Fantastic Four! Both artists are interviewed in this landmark issue - along with a pocket history of Aquaman! Plus, there's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others; Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster; a great Aquaman cover painted by John Watson, from a breathtaking illustration by Ramona Fradon; and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.

This issue of Alter Ego spotlights Roy Thomas during the 1970s! It's a 'you-asked-for-it' follow-up to issue #50, on Roy's stint as Marvel's editor-in-chief and one of the company's major writers. Plus, there's art and reminiscences of both Buscemas, Gil Kane, Neal Adams, John Romita, Howard Chaykin, Frank Brunner, Mike Ploog, Bernie Wrightson, Bill Everett, George Pérez, Frank Robbins, Barry Smith, Frank Thorne, Herb Trimpe, and a passel of talented writers (including a guy named Stan)! Also, there's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others; Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster; and a salute to Golden Age artist Lily Renee, Roy's fellow guest at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con! All behind a great Invaders cover by Gene Colan! Edited by Roy Thomas! Includes a free Preview of Rough Stuff #5, also shipping this month! Cover price $6.95.

This issue of Alter Ego spotlights the great Canadian comic books and features a fabulous cover by George Freeman, from a layout by Jack Kirby! Inside is the milestone 1970s book by Michael Hirsh & Patrick Loubert on Canada's 1940s Golden Age - back in print after three decades, with rare art of such heroes as Mr. Monster, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, The Penguin, Thunderfist, The Dreamer, The Brain, Johnny Canuck, and more! Plus: Jim Amash interviews Al Schutzer, Golden Age writer of Superman, John Wayne, Hopalong Cassidy, Straight Arrow, and others - lavishly illustrated by Bob Powell, Fred Meagher, the Joe Shuster Studio, and more; brand new Invaders drawings by John Byrne, Mike Grell, Ernie Chan, Ron Lim, Chris Ivy, Benito Gallego, and others; and there's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, Michael T. Gilbert, Mr. Monster, and so much more! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.

This issue of Alter Ego spotlights Captain Carrot and 'The Ghost of Milt Caniff!' Behind a new Scott Shaw! cover of the 1980's Zoo Crew, Roy Thomas and Scott Shaw! document the creation of Captain Carrot, with art and artifacts, many never before seen, by Shaw!, Thomas, Rich Hoberg, Stand Goldberg, Mike Sekowsky, John Costanza, E. Nelson Bridwell, Carol Lay, and others! Also, there's an incisive interview with Golden Age artist Dick Rockwell (Black Diamond Western) and 36-year ghost artist on Milt Caniff's Steve Canyon! Plus, there's P.C. Hamerlinck's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas! Cover price $6.95.

Celebrate Halloween with an awesome Dr. Strange cover by Frank Brunner, who talks about drawing Marvel's Mystic Master! Plus, interviews with Charles Biro and his daughters on the life and times of the man behind Daredevil, Boy Comics, and Crime Does Not Pay - with art by Jack Cole, George Tuska, Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer, Rudy Palais, Fred Kida, Fred Guardineer, Tony Dipreta, and Dan Barry. Also, Roy Thomas' 1971 synopsis for the origin of Marvel's Man-Thing, and an interview with publisher Robert Gerson about the 1970s horror comic Reality, studded with rare art by Bernie Wrightson, Michael W. Kaluta, and Jeff Jones. Lastly, P.C. Hamerlinck's Fawcett Collectors of America with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt. Includes a free preview of DRAW! #15. Cover price $6.95.

The Stan Lee Special! This issue is dedicated to 'The Man' for his 85th birthday. Behind a powerhouse cover by Jack Kirby, it features classic (and virtually unseen) interviews with Stan, and tons of rare and even unseen art by the likes of Kirby, Romita, the brothers Buscema, Ditko, Colan, Heck, Ayers, Maneely, Shores, Everett, Burgos, Kane, and the Severin siblings. Also, there's P.C. Hamerlinck's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, Michael T. Gilbert, Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.