Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) comic books 2015-2017

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alter Ego #137 presents an incredible interview with Jim Shooter, who sold his first script to DC in 1965 -- at age 13! We chronicle the first decade of his color-splashed career, featuring The Legion of Super-Heroes, Superman, Supergirl, Captain Action, and others, with art by Curt Swan, Wally Wood, Gil Kane, George Papp, Jim Mooney, Pete Costanza, Win Mortimer, Wayne Boring, Al Plastino, et al.! Plus: Dan Barry: The Latter Days of Flash Gordon & A Return to Comic Books - Concluding Alberto Becattini's study of a controversial artistic talent; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: In the Interests of Science - Michael T. Gilbert talks about his very first comic strips; Comic Fandom Archive: Survivors of the First Comicon - Bill Schelly presents the 50th-anniversary panel of those who were there in 1964; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck ushers in Gerald Edwards' take on Fawcett in the UK, 1943-62. Cover by Curt Swan & George Klein. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Alter Ego #138 gives the floor to science-fiction great (and erstwhile comics writer) Harlan Ellison, as he talks about Captain Marvel and The Monster Society of Evil! Also, artist/Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. Beck writes about the infamous Superman-Captain Marvel lawsuit of the 1940's and '50s, in a double-size FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section! Plus: Two titanic tributes to Golden Age artist Fred Kida (and a never-before-published interview); Seal of Approval: The Bibliography - Lushly illustrated listing of the sources of Amy K. Nyberg's 1998 study of the Comics Code; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: In Defense of Comic Books - Michael T. Gilbert shows Lev Gleason, publisher of Crime Does Not Pay, speaking out in '52; The Secret Lair of Dr. Strange - Paris Liu relates this history of Doc's abode at 177A Bleecker Street, NYC; Comic Fandom Archive: Survivors of the First Comicon Pt. II - Bill Schelly heralds the 2014 panel celebrating the 50th anniversary of a major event. Cover by C.C. Beck (with a bit of help from a photograph). Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

In Alter Ego, would you believe still more about Roy Thomas in the 1990s? Jim Amash interviews the Rascally One about his '90s work on Marvel's Conan and the stillborn Marvel/Excelsior line launched by Stan Lee, along with Roy's writing for companies like Cross Plains, Topps, DC, and others! Art by the likes of Kayanan, the Brothers Buscema, Maroto, Giordano, St. Aubin, Ditko, Simonson, Mignola, Lark, and many others! Plus: the sorcerous secrets of '177A Bleecker Street,' the Greenwich Village address Thomas gave to Dr. Strange! Also: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Stanley Taffet Interview - Michael T. Gilbert presents Shaun Clancy...and a 1940's comics fan's nightmare; Comic Fandom Archive: A Finger In Every Plot - Bill Schelly and Roy T. showcase Jerry Bails' 1965 unveiling of Batman co-creator Bill Finger; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck shines an eerie spotlight on Golden Age artist Ray Harford & the Ghost Army. Cover by Rafael Kayanan. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cover by Gil Kane. Showcasing Gil Kane, one of the Silver Age's greatest artists-with gleaming Golden Age roots in the Simon & Kirby shop! Incisive and free-wheeling Kane interview conducted in the 1990s by Daniel Herman for his 2001 book Gil Kane: The Art of the Comics-plus Gil's incisive article from the Spring 1974 issue of the Harvard Journal of Pictorial Fiction, and other surprise features centered around the artistic co-creator of the Silver Age Green Lantern and The Atom! And beginning the autobiography of Golden/Silver Age Flash/GL scripter John Broome! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The PAM Papers! Part 2 - Michael T. Gilbert and Glen Johnson with the secrets-revealing letters of artist Pete Morisi; Ted White on Comics, Part 3 - the SF writer and editor tells Bill Schelly about EC fandom and comics' Silver Age; Fawcett Collectors of America #208 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Brian Cremins and Gerald Edwards on C.C. Beck and Captain Marvel. Edited by Roy Thomas. Full color. 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.