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Alter Ego comic books issue 138

  • Issue #138
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 138

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    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.