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  • Issue #115P
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 115P

    This issue comes polybagged, and includes free 3-D glasses so you can view the art in all its dimensions! Alter Ego takes a red and green look at those sensational stereoscopic comics of the 1950s in a special 3-D issue! There's an in-depth feature assembled and annotated by Ray (3-D) Zone, featuring never-before-revealed secrets of the era! Then prepare yourself, as we reproduce actual 1950s 3-D art by Simon & Kirby, Kubert, Meskin, Powell, Maurer, Nostrand, Swan, Boring, Schwartz, Mooney, Shores, Tuska, and many others! Plus: Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer discuss the origin of 3-D comic books; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt! Update Edition - Michael T. Gilbert revisits Kanegson, Eisner, Feldstein, and Charles Atlas; Comic Fandom Archive: Of Graphic Stories & Wonderworlds - Bill Schelly interviews Richard Kyle, the man who coined the term "graphic novel"; Fawcett Collectors of America #174 - P.C. Hamerlinck and Roy Thomas present George Evans' Captain Video - part II. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #115U
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 115U

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    Not polybagged, and lacks free 3-D glasses. Alter Ego takes a red and green look at those sensational stereoscopic comics of the 1950s in a special 3-D issue! There's an in-depth feature assembled and annotated by Ray (3-D) Zone, featuring never-before-revealed secrets of the era! Then prepare yourself, as we reproduce actual 1950s 3-D art by Simon & Kirby, Kubert, Meskin, Powell, Maurer, Nostrand, Swan, Boring, Schwartz, Mooney, Shores, Tuska, and many others! Plus: Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer discuss the origin of 3-D comic books; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt! Update Edition - Michael T. Gilbert revisits Kanegson, Eisner, Feldstein, and Charles Atlas; Comic Fandom Archive: Of Graphic Stories & Wonderworlds - Bill Schelly interviews Richard Kyle, the man who coined the term "graphic novel"; Fawcett Collectors of America #174 - P.C. Hamerlinck and Roy Thomas present George Evans' Captain Video - part II. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #116
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 116

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    Alter Ego pays tribute to comics artist Joe Kubert! There's a quartet of interviews with Kubert on the 1940s-1970s career of the legendary artist (and often writer) of Hawkman, Tor, Enemy Ace, Sgt. Rock, Viking Prince, Tarzan, et al.! With added art by Russ Heath, Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Sheldon Moldoff, Irv Novick, and others! Plus: A Brief Eulogy for Joe Kubert, Humanitarian - Kevin Brogan's speech posthumously presenting JK the Giordano Humanitarian Award; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Joe Kubert Sketchbook - Michael T. Gilbert looks at Joe's re-visitations to his characters and concepts of yore; Fawcett Collectors of America #175 - The powerful finale of "The Indestructible Antagonist!" from Captain Video #3. Cover by Daniel James Cox and Joe Kubert. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #117
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 117

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    Alter Ego shines the spotlight on Golden Age artists and friends L.B. Cole & Jay Disbrow - with the latter writing an intimate memoir of his sometime boss! Cole's 1940s Cat-Man covers are classics, as was his work on Magno, Black Cobra, Black Venus, and many other features, while Disbrow drew numerous quirky horror tales for Star and ACG! Art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Irwin Hasen, and more! Plus: A Four-Color Dreamer - Ray Zone's conversation with 1950s comics artist Jay Disbrow; Richard E. Hughes: Life After ACG - Michael Vance continues his look at recently unearthed artifacts of an important writer & editor; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Evil Twins - Michael T. Gilbert on his favorite comic book cliche; Of Graphic Stories & Wonderworlds - Bill Schelly concludes his talk with writer, publisher & bookstore owner Richard Kyle; Fawcett Collectors of America #176 - P.C. Hamerlinck and Roy Thomas host the final chapter from Captain Video #3. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #118
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 118

    Hey, nifty - The Avengers are (is?) fifty! Alter Ego takes a look at the first-decade secrets of Earth's Mightiest Heroes including Will Murray on the group's behind-the-scenes origin; Roy Thomas on writing the Avengers; plus artifacts by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, the brothers Buscema, George Tuska, Neal Adams, Gene Colan, Rich Buckler, and Steve Englehart! Cover by Don Heck, originally intended for Avengers #37, never before printed in color! Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #119
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 119

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    Alter Ego is an FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) celebration of the life and art of the late, great Marc Swayze, on what would have been his 100th birthday, marking 119 issues in a row of his being a part of A/E! It includes salutes from past and present, from C.C. Beck and Otto Binder and all the usual SHAZAM! suspects plus Swayze Marvel Family cover art from the 1940s, a special interview with wife June Swayze on Marc and her own singing career, and a full Phantom Eagle story from Wow Comics! Plus: An interview with 1950s Dell/Western and Toby Press comic book artist Mel Keefer; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt - Michael T. Gilbert showcases the influence of the legendary Harvey Kurtzman on other great talents; Comic Fandom Archive: Spotlight on Bill Schelly - Gary Brown throws a 2011 San Diego Comic-Con spotlight on A/E's associate editor; Sheldon Moldoff's final FCA interview. Cover by Marc Swayze features Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel, Jr. from the splash page of Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) #18. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #120
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 120

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    Alter Ego is a salute to the first series of X-Men (1963 to 1969) behind Jack Kirby's unused cover for issue #10! There's secrets behind the mag's first decade - rare late-'60s Brazilian X-Men stories, a long-lost '60s X-Men 'character sheet' by Stan Lee himself, and Roy Thomas on the 1970s revival that turned into a mutant explosion! With art and artifacts by Lee, Kirby, Roth, Adams, O'Neil, Heck, Friedrich, Drake, and Buscema, plus the story of Marvelmania fan club! Plus: An interview with radio/TV journalist (and short-time comics writer) Ed Silverman; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Men Who Would Be Kurtzman (Part 2) - Michael T. Gilbert details more of the Mad creator's influence on comic book artists & writers; Comic Fandom Archive: Spotlight on Bill Schelly (Part II) - concluding Bill Schelly's panel at San Diego 2011; Fawcett Collectors of America #179 - P.C. Hamerlinck ushers in Otto Binder, "Red" Mohler, & Captain Marvel Jr. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #121
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 121

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    The Golden Age Justice Society returns! Their kith and kin talk about JSA creators John B. Wentworth (Johnny Thunder), Len Sansone (The Atom), and Bernard Sachs (who inked Arthur Peddy's pencils on entire issues of All-Star Comics)! Plus rare art by Carmine Infantino, Paul Reinman, Mart Nodell, Stan Aschmeier, Ben Flinton, H.g. Peter, and others! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Detailed contents: John B. Wentworth, All-American Thunderbolt - daughter Rebecca Wentworth tells Richard Arndt about the creator of Johnny Thunder, Sargon the Sorcerer & The Whip; Special Interlude - "The Will of William Wilson"; Splitting the Atom, Three Ways - Mrs. Emily Sokoloff & Maggie Sansone talk to Shaun Clancy about Leonard Sansone -- inker & co-creator of the Atom -- and about co-creators Ben Flinton and Bill O'Connor; "The Life of a Freelancer...Is Always Feast or Famine" - Bernice Sachs-Smollet talks to Richard Arndt about her late husband, artist Bernard Sachs; Comic Fandom Archive: 2 Flashes Meet the Purple Slagheap - Bill Schelly presents Landon Chesney's fandom classic, in color for the first time since 1963; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Now That's A Fan - Michael T. Gilbert looks at the nutty house ads of Golden Age Ace Periodicals; Fawcett Collectors of America #180 - P.C. Hamerlinck with Otto Binder's madcap memoir -- & Captain Marvel's wartime record. Cover homage by Shane Foley to a vintage All-Star image by Irwin Hasen. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #122
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 122

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    Alter Ego is a final, flag-waving salute to the Comics Buyer's Guide! There was no CBG #1700 - but if there had been, this is what it might've looked like! History and remembrances from Alan Light and Murray Bishoff re: the original The Buyer's Guide for Comics Fandom; Maggie Thompson and Brent Frankenhoff on CBG; plus 'final' columns by CBG stars Mark Evanier, Tony Isabella, Peter David, Fred Hembeck, John Lustig, and classic art by Don Newton, Mike Vosburg, Jack Kirby, Mike Nasser, and many more! Plus: Fandom before TBG - Bill Schelly's overview of comics adzines prior to the dawn's early Alan Light; Bountiful Reminisces of TBG & CBG - 15 short memoirs by Brent Frankenhoff, Terry Beatty, Stephan Friedt, Russ Maheras, Fred Hembeck, John Lustig, Bob Ingersoll, Batton Lash, Mark Evanier, Cliff Biggers, Ward Batty, Andrew ("Captain Comics") Smith, Charles R. Rutledge, R.C. Harvey & Johnny Lowe; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt Buyer's Guide Scrapbook - Michael T. Gilbert relates his own sojourn with both incarnations of the long-lived adzine; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck presents tributes to -- and a hilarious story by -- TBG's Alan Jim Hanley. Cover features the original cover art for TBG #1 by John Fantucchio, in color for the first time. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #123
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 123

    Alter Ego #123 has a special focus on Denny O'Neil's Silver Age career through the mid-1970s, from Marvel (Dr. Strange, S.H.I.E.L.D.) to Charlton (Wander, 'Children of Doom') to DC (Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Batman, The Shadow, Wonder Woman, Superman, JLA), as aided and abetted by the likes of Adams, Kaluta, Sekowsky, Lee, Giordano, Thomas, Schwartz, Aparo, Boyette, Dillin, Swan, Ditko, et al. Plus: Beginning the serialization of Amy Kiste Nyberg's groundbreaking book on four-color censorship, Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Now That's a Fan! Part 2 - more nutty fans, both inside and outside comics, studied and prodded by Michael T. Gilbert; Fawcett Collectors of America - an Otto Binder special hosted by P.C. Hamerlinck and featuring Brian Cremins. Cover art by Neal Adams, Pat Boyette, Michael W. Kaluta and Mike Sekowsky. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #124
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 124

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    Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover by Herb Trimpe and Tom Zuiko. Spotlighting Herb Trimpe - the Marvel man behind The Incredible Hulk for many crucial (and exciting) years! Not to mention his work on Iron Man, S.H.I.E.L.D., Ghost Rider, Ant-Man, Silver Surfer, War of the Worlds, Ka-Zar, even Phantom Eagle! And that means more of The Severin Siblings, Lee, Friedrich, Thomas, Grainger, Buscema, and others, as well! Plus more of Amy Kiste Nyberg's Comics Code history, as the controversy heats up in the late 1940s - FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) - Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #125
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 125

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    Alter Ego #125 telegraphs everything you ever wanted to know about Lee Harris (nee Harris Levey) - the artist/creator of the Golden Age Detective Comics super-hero Air Wave - as revealed by son Jonathan Levey to interviewer Richard J. Arndt! There's plenty of rarely-seen 1940's art treasures - including Lando, The Flame, Green Falcon, and mysterious, unpublished art of an alternate version of DC's Tarantula! Plus: Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code, Chapter 2 - strategies of would-be comic book censors, 1948-54, from the book by Amy Kiste Nyberg; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Inkspots! Part 1 - Michael T. Gilbert on his Kurtzman-inspired 1970's strip; Comic Fandom Archive - Part 2 of Bill Schelly's interview with noted 1960's fan/writer Steve Perrin; Fawcett Collectors of America #184 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Otto Binder, Brian Cremins & Mr. Tawny. Cover by Harris Levey (aka Lee Harris). Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #126
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 126

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    Alter Ego #126 is our second big issue on 3-D Comics of the 1950's! (Did you save your glasses from last time?) Ken Quattro looks at the controversy involving Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein -- illustrated in 3-D! Plus, still more fabulous Captain 3-D by Simon & Kirby and Mort Meskin, as well as 3-D thrills from Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Jay Disbrow and others! Extra: 1940's Catholic comics artist Vee Quintal, remembered by daughter Robyn Dean McHattie; Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code, Chapter 3 - Amy Kiste Nyberg on the 1954 Senate investigation of comic books; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Inkspots! Part 2 - more of Michael T. Gilbert's first-ever comic strip; Comic Fandom Archive: Steve Perrin Part 3 - Bill Schelly covers the 1960's fan-writer... and Perrin covers SF/comics pro Edmond Hamilton; Fawcett Collectors of America #185 - P.C. Hamerlinck, John G. Pierce and C.C. Beck on Golden/Silver Age artist Pete Costanza. Cover by Joe Kubert. Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #127
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 127

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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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  • Issue #128
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 128

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    Alter Ego #128 focuses on 'Seducing the Innocent with FREDRIC WERTHAM!', featuring Carol L. Tilley on the good Doctor's falsification of his research in the 1950's - and the destruction it wrought on the comics industry! Featuring art by Everett, Shuster, Peter, Beck, Costanza, Webb, Feldstein, Williamson, Wood, Biro, and of course Bob Kane! Plus: Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code Chapter 5 - the implementation of the Code in the mid-1950's, continuing Amy Kiste Nyberg's 1998 study; Special Interlude "The Will of William Wilson," PP. Y & Z - the final pages of the long-lost 1940's "Justice Society" story, first time in color; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Whatever Happened to the Boy of Tomorrow - Michael T. Gilbert presents Shaun Clancy's conversation with "The Superboy of 1940"; Comic Fandom Archive: Bhob Stewart In Memoriam - Bill Schelly on one of comic fandom's brightest lights; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck with original Shazam! writer Denny O'Neil, plus more of Otto Binder's memoir. All behind a new cover featuring Dr. Wertham, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and Robin by Jason Paulos and Daniel James Cox! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #129
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 129

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    Alter Ego #129 explores the great adventure heroes of Edgar Rice Burroughs - in comic strips and comic books! Featuring the art of Foster, Hogarth, Frazetta, Manning, Kane, Kubert, Morrow, Grell, Thorne, Weiss, Anderson, Kaluta, Amendola, Buscema, Marsh, Celardo, Lubbers and Yeates - with analysis by some of the foremost ERB experts! Plus: the 1970's ERB comics company that nearly was - and today's online ERB strips by Grindberg, Thomas, Marcos, Marz, Dixon, Kwapisz, Powell, Floyd, Leto, Poliwko, et al.! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) - P.C. Hamerlinck presents memories by "Captain Marvel" teammates Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. And: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Whatever Happened to the Boy of Tomorrow? Part 2 - Michael T. Gilbert presents the conclusion of Shaun Clancy's interview with William Aronis. Cover by Tom Grindberg and the ERB all-stars (Gil Kane, Dave Cockrum, Joe Kubert, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Jesse Marsh, Russ Manning and Alan Weiss)! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #130
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 130

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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.

  • Issue #131
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 131

    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.

  • Issue #132
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 132

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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.

  • Issue #133
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 133

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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.

  • Issue #134
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 134

    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.

  • Issue #135
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 135

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    Alter Ego #135 commemorates Len Wein in the late Silver Age! The award-winning, Eisner Hall of Fame writer/co-creator of Swamp Thing, Human Target and Wolverine - also scripter of Justice League of America, Batman, Superman, Teen Titans, Phantom Stranger, Korak, X-Men, Spider-Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four, Star Trek, et al. - talks about his early days in comics at DC and Marvel! Art by Wrightson, Infantino, Trimpe, Dillon, Cardy, Aparo, Thorne, Mooney and others! Plus: Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code Chapter 6, Concluded - Our ongoing serialization of Dr. Amy Kiste Nyberg's 1998 study of comics censorship; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Get a Clue Part 2 - Michael T. Gilbert examines more of the hilarious hoodlums on those Hillman crime covers; Comic Fandom Archive: Chatting with Jim Van Hise - Bill Schelly continues a multi-part tribute to G.B. Love and RBCC; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck presents two unseen essays by Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. Beck. Cover by Dick Giordano and Bernie Wrightson. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #136
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 136

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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.