Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) comic books 2018-2020
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Issue #155
Published Nov 2018 by TwoMorrows.$5.00
$5.00
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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Issue #156
Published Jan 2019 by TwoMorrows.$9.60
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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Issue #157
Published Mar 2019 by TwoMorrows.$9.99
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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Issue #158
Published May 2019 by TwoMorrows.$9.99
$7.99
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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Issue #162
Published Jan 2020 by TwoMorrows.$9.99
$9.99
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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Issue #164
Published May 2020 by TwoMorrows.$7.99
$5.99
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.
