Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) comic books 2019-2021

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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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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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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.

Peter Cannon - Thunderbolt writer/artist Pete Morisi talks about the creative process! Plus, we uncover his vintage correspondence and secret shop-talk with comic book greats Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Al Williamson, Charles Biro, Joe Gill, George Tuska, Rocky Mastroserio, Pat Masulli, Sal Gentile, Dick Giordano, and others! Also: John Broome's bio, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and Bill Schelly. Includes: Part 10 of Golden/Silver Age writer John Broome's 1998 memoir; My Day In Prison With Daredevil - Roy Thomas relates the story behind his offbeat cameo in the Marvel/Netflix series; Comic Fandom Archive: Bart Bush...Then and Now - Bill Schelly strolls down memory lane with the co-founder of Oklahoma comic fandom; Fawcett Collectors of America #218 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Bill Schelly's 2002 interview with writing great William Woolfolk. Cover by Pete Morisi. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Alter Ego #160 is a special issue remembering Steve Ditko! 'Sturdy Steve' at Marvel (Spider-Man, Dr. Strange)… DC (The Creeper, Hawk & Dove)… Warren (Creepy, Eerie)… Charlton (Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, The Question)! Don't miss a rare late-1960s Ditko interview by Richard Howell, biographical notes by Nick Caputo, and tributes by Michael T. Gilbert, Paul Levitz, Bernie Bubnis, Barry Pearl, Roy Thomas, and many more! Extra: FCA, John Broome, Bill Schelly, and more! Spider-Man cover by Ditko! Edited by Roy Thomas. Includes: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: First Love - Michael T. Gilbert examines the very first art and stories by the great Steve Ditko; Part 11 of the 1998 memoirs of Golden and Silver Age master scripter John Broome; Comic Fandom Archive: Bart Bush...Then and Now: Part 2 - concluding our talk with the co-founder of OAF (The Oklahoma Alliance of Fans); Fawcett Collectors of America #219 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Brian Cremins' look at Ditko in This Magazine Is Haunted. 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Alter Ego is a full-issue tribute to Stan (The Man) Lee and his contributions to comics! Roy Thomas writes on his more than 50-year relationship with Stan-and shares 21st-century e-mails from Stan (with his permission, of course)! Art by Kirby, Ditko, Maneely, Everett, Severin, Romita-plus tributes from pros and fans alike-and special sections on Stan by Michael T. Gilbert, Bill Schelly, and even the FCA! Vintage Galactus cover by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta! 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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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.

Alter Ego examines the great early days of Dave Cockrum, Legion of Super-Heroes artist and co-developer of the revived mid-1970s X-Men, as revealed in art-filled letters to buddy Paul Allen and augmented by rare, previously unseen illustrations provided by wife Paty Cockrum! You'll be startled by Dave's amazing 1960s-70s drawings of Edgar Rice Burroughs heroes such as John Carter of Mars, et al.! Plus FCA-Michael T. Gilbert on Pete Morisi-John Broome-Bill Schelly, and more! Includes: From the Tomb: A Step Into the Unknown! - Peter Normanton brings his celebrated horror-comics fanzine to the pages of Alter Ego; John Broome: Letter to an Unknown Reader - we return to the 1998 memoir of the late great Golden/Silver Age comics writer; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Other Stan Lee, Part 3 - Michael T. Gilbert winds up his compare-and-contrast of two of comics' greatest (Smilin' Stan and Charles Biro); Comic Fandom Archive: In Memoriam...Malcolm Willits - the final column prepared by the late Bill Schelly...Jim Korkis on a major collector; Fawcett Collectors of America #222 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents R. Arndt's talk with David Drake re Manly Wade Wellman. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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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.

Alter Ego showcases Martin Goodman, original publisher of Timely/Atlas/Marvel Comics, 1939-1971, with coverage by comics historian Will Murray and addendum by Mike Tiefenbacher. With art and artifacts by the likes of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Lloyd Jacquet, Syd Shores, Joe Maneely, Steve Ditko, John Romita, Sr., Dick Ayers, Don Rico, Alex Schomburg, Marie Severin, and many others! Plus: Comic Fandom Archive: Tributes to Bill Schelly - Jeff Gelb introduces a celebration of the life and work of a dedicated comics historian; From the Tomb Presents: Step Into My Parlor - Peter Normanton on the horror (and other) art of the unique Rudy Palais; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The PAM Papers, Part 7 - Michael T. Gilbert presents more of artist Pete Morisi's letters to Glen Johnson; John Broome: Anna and the "King" of Iran - Part XII of the Golden/Silver Age comics writer's offbeat 1998 memoir; Fawcett Collectors of America #224 - P.C. Hamerlinck's conversation with Captain Marvel mega-collector Harry Matetsky. Cover painting by Drew Friedman. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

This issue of Alter Ego is a Fawcett Collectors of America Special (FCA #225), with twin spotlights on Golden/Silver Age artist Kurt Schaffenberger (Captain Marvel, Ibis the Invincible, Marvel Family, Lois Lane) and modern day's Alex Ross (Marvels, et al.)! Featuring: The 1996 San Diego Comic-Con Kurt Schaffenberger Panel; "Comics Are My Living - Not My Life!" - The Public & Private Times of artist Kurt S., as recalled by Mark Voger; Echoes of Shazam! - Alex Ross' titanic tapestries of the multitude of super-heroes influenced by the original Captain Marvel, and his own story behind that awesome artwork; Tributes to Bill Schelly, Part 2 - Jeff Gelb showcases more memories of comics' foremost biographer and fan historian; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Mort Weisinger: The Superman Behind Superman - Michael T. Gilbert spotlights Part 1 of Sam Moskowitz's portrait of a major DC editor; Ping-Pong & Peggy - Golden/Silver Age scripter John Broome's 1998 memoirs, lucky Part XIII; From the Tomb Presents: Pre-Code Horror: Girls in Peril - Peter Normanton portrays damsels in distress (and how!) back in the fear-fraught '50s. Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Alter Ego #167 is a star-spangled salute to Syd Shores, Golden Age artist of Captain America, the All Winners Squad, Black Rider, Human Torch, The Vision, Black Knight, and Silver Age artist of Red Wolf, Frankenstein, Cracked, Creepy, Eerie, Web of Horror, et al. This issue, Syd is remembered by daughter Nancy Shores Karlebach, fellow artist Allen Bellman ("Syd Is Really Unrecognized for the Contributions He Brought to Comics"), Dr. Michael J. Vassallo (a comics historian's view), and interviewer Richard Arndt. Plus: The Voice of The [Green] Turtle Is Heard in the Land - the life and tough times of Chinese-American artist Chu Hing, profiled by Alex Jay; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Superman Behind Superman, Part 2 - Michael T. Gilbert presents Sam Moskowitz's account of DC editor Mort Weisinger; The Family Car(s) - Part XIV of Golden/Silver Age writer John Broome's "offbeat autobio"; A Tribute to Allen Bellman; Fawcett Collectors of America #226 - P.C. Hamerlinck showcases Shaun Clancy on Golden Age Fawcett staffer Harvey Janes. Cover by Syd Shores. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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This issue of Alter Ego shows two very different sides of World War II, revealed in Richard Arndt interviews! The wartime life of Aquaman artist/co-creator Paul Norris, with a Golden/Silver Age gallery of art featuring Aquaman, Flash Gordon, Brick Bradford, and other fabulous heroes of comic books and strips - plus the story of Willie Ito, who endured the WWII Japanese-American relocation centers to become a Disney and Warner Bros. animator and to draw such comicbooks/strips as Pogo, Winnie the Pooh, Beany and Cecil, etc. Also: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Raiders of the Lost Art - Michael T. Gilbert stripmines some gems from the 100-year-old Cartoons Magazine; Feel the Vern! - Part XV of the serialization of John Broome's memoirs, starring writer David V. Reed; Tributes to Mort Drucker and Cal Massey; Fawcett Collectors of America #227 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Brian Cremins on Fawcett's Jackie Robinson Comics. Cover by Paul Norris. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Alter Ego shines its spotlight on Groovy Gary Friedrich-co-creator of Marvel's Ghost Rider! It features an in-depth interview with Roy Thomas on his and Gary's six-decade friendship in and out of comics; Gary's wife Jean Friedrich and nephew Robert Higgersom on his later years; and Peter (From the Tomb) Normanton on GF's horror/mystery comics! With art by Ploog, Trimpe, Romita, The Severins, Ayers, et al.! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! With a Ghost Rider cover by Mike Ploog! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

In AE #170, it finally happens! Jack Kirby showcased cover-to-cover in an issue of Alter Ego-behind a never-before-printed Kirby cover! Will Murray on Kirby's crucial contributions to the creation of Iron Man-FCA on his Captain Marvel/Mr. Scarlet work at early-'40s Fawcett-special Kirby sections by Michael T. Gilbert & Peter Normanton-Kirby in 1960s fanzines-Stan Lee's colorful quotes about 'The King'-Roy Thomas on being a Kirby fan (and occasional foil) from 1946 till today-plus other klassic Kirby sightings! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Alter Ego features Paul Gustavson-Golden Age artist extraordinaire of The Angel, Fantom of the Fair, The Arrow, The Human Bomb, The Jester, Plastic Man, Alias the Spider, Quicksilver, Rusty Ryan, Midnight, and many more-is the issue's centerpiece as his son Terry Gustafson (nope, that 'F' isn't a typo!) talks in-depth to Richard Arndt. Lots of lush comic art from Centaur, Timely, and (especially) Quality! Plus-FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, John Broome, and more! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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In the 1970s, talented artists from the Philippines were uncrowned kings of the comics-and no one drew more or better than Alfredo Alcala! He's best known in the U.S. for his dreamscape work on Savage Sword of Conan-but wait'll you get a look at Voltar, the barbarian hero Alcala created before the Cimmerian came to comics! Richard Arndt interviews his sons Alfred and Christian, where you'll see the best of the Master's work for Marvel, DC, Warren-and, perhaps most amazingly of all, from his native Philippines, where Alfredo had his own comicbook named after him! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.