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Writers / Artists: Jim Jones
Batman-themed fanzine. Contents include: article on Robin's solo stories in Star Spangled Comics; address list of Batmanians; full-page ad for Biljo's The Eye #1; Batman-related sightings in the media; more.
Characters in fan art include: Batman, Robin, Crazy Quilt, Dante Leonardo
Ditto/mimeo, side-stapled.
Batman-themed fanzine. Contents include "The Legacies of Archie Goodwin" article, profile of artist Jim Jones, more.
Ditto/mimeo printed.
Batman-themed fanzine. Contents include an interview with Gardner Fox (with Mark Gruenwald and others), "The Legend of Two-Face!" article, letters (Biljo White and others), more.
United Fanzine Organization memberzine.
Contents include: a bio of Kenneth Smith; a three-page Hyperman comic; interview with artist Jim Jones; some nice non-comics art by Dan Adkins; fiction; letters (Alan Light, Gary Groth, Mark Ammerman, others); more.
One other artist: [?] Stuckey
Characters appearing include: Darkseid, Guardian, Orion, Batman, Captain Marvel (DC, Marvel & M.F. Enterprises), Flash (Golden/Silver Age), Volto, Dynamo, Blue Bolt, Lightning, Quicksilver, Thunderbolt
Offset, saddle-stitched.
This issue also came with the Newsflashes! companion insert.
Contents include: "The Real Jack Kirby" article; "Jack Kirby: All Father Man" article; "Green Beam" comic (Green Lantern/Flash spoof) by Hanley; funny animals/Carl Barks article; profile of artist Donald Wong; The Flying Dutchman article; a memorial to Pittsburgh talk show host Ed King; crossword puzzle; letters; more.
Characters appearing include: Darkseid, Guardian, Mister Miracle, Big Barda, Captain Marvel/Tom Tyler, Warlock, Captain America, Red Skull, the Shadow, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Dynamo, NoMan, Menthor, Superman, Batgirl, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, Batman
Offset, some interior color, saddle-stitched.
Contents include: article on Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations from DC Comics (Tarzan, Korak, John Carter); "The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs" article; a look at ERB character Ghek; an eight-page NoMan story by Pinkoski (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents); portfolio of western art by Don Newton; a Greenhorn comic by Hanley (Marvel/DC parody); interview with Gray Morrow; eight-page "J Series" comic by Ditko; letters (Russell Myers, others); more.
Characters include: John Carter, Dejah Thoris, NoMan, Ghek, Darkseid, Glorious Godfrey, Desaad, Kalibak, Batman, Captain Marvel, Broom-Hilda, The Old Witch (EC Comics)
Offset, some interior color, saddle-stitched.
Contents include: interview with Walter Koenig (Ensign Chekov); "Star Trek Revisited" article; production drawings for the Star Trek animated series; three articles on the Captain Marvel family, villains and 1940s serials; one-page profile of Kurt Schaffenberger; a Collector cover gallery; two pages of Zero Hero by Harvey; four-page Steve Ditko comic; "A Short History of Pulp Fandom" article; "The Heroes of Nostalgic Literature: Pulps vs Comics" article; article on the resurrection of Will Eisner's Spirit; article on the Perry Rhodan series; 10-page Greenhorn comic by Hanley; letters (Bill Gaines, others); more.
Characters include: William Shatner/Captain Kirk, Leonard Nimoy/Mister Spock, Nichelle Nichols/Lt. Uhura, USS Enterprise, the Demon, Superman, Captain Marvel, Sivana, Captain Marvel Jr., Mary Marvel, Superman, Mr. Mind, the Shadow, Doc Savage, the Spirit, Lightray, Darkseid, Mister Miracle, Big Barda, Alley Oop
Offset, some interior color, saddle-stitchd.
Nice collection and documentation of Dick Briefer work including Frankenstein, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Rex Dexter, Flint Baker, Red Tornado, Real American and Yankee Longago. Also contains a few pages of Frankenstein drawings by other artists.
Saddle-stitched magazine (trimmed).
This issue's focus is Dick Tracy. Contents include: interview with Chester Gould; article on Dick Tracy villains; a Kerry Drake index; a Dell Dick Tracy Four-Color index; two sample strips from 1935 featuring a black woman who was redrawn/replaced by a white woman within days; 1931 Dick Tracy strips; letters (Max Allan Collins, Alex Toth, Steve Englehart, others); more.
Characters in fan art include: Dick Tracy, Two-Face, Haf-and-Haf, Sherlock Holmes, Charlie Chan
Offset, saddle-stitched.
Includes reprint of Tarzan Sunday pages by Burne Hogarth, Flash Gordon Big Little Book illustrations by Alex Raymond, a Houston Con 1969 report with photos, a one-page strip by Earl Blair and Roy Bonario, and Golden Age cover reproductions.
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Topics include All-Star Comics, Dick Briefer's Frankenstein and Henry E. Vallely.
Editorial features include:
Cover by Buddy Saunders.
"ROCKETEER GOSSIP" by Rick Weingroff.
"SEULING'S CORNER" by Phil Seuling.
An interview with Harvey Kurtzman by Alan Hewetson,
“There Were These Monsters, See?" by Jim Jones.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Roy Thomas, Irene Vartanoff, Cary Burkett, and Mike Raub.
Ads for:
ALL STARS #1
ALTER EGO #8
BLOOD AND THUNDER #5 and 6
BOMBSHELL AMA-ZINE
EARTHQUAKE COMICS #1
FANMAG ILLUSTRATED #3
FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #6
FAN SCENE #1
FIGHTING HERO COMICS Special Edition #1
ILLUSTRATED COMIC COLLECTORS HANDBOOK #2
MARVELMANIA
MASQUERADER #6
POW COMICS #8
ROCKET’S BLAST SPECIAL #5
SUPER SPOOF COMICS #1
THE COMIC VENDOR #3
THE MARVEL INDEX
THE MAN FROM C.O.U.S.I.N. #1
TINT (formerly Slam-Bang)
WITZEND #1 (then called Et Cetera)
Editorial features include:
Cover by John Fantucchio.
“Namor … the Seaweed Man” by Jim Jones.
“EGO ONE”: 8 pages about Canadian fandom by George Henderson.
“VIKING PRESENTS”: 2 pages of miscellaneous thoughts by Henderson.
“John Clute Explains The Merry Marvel Marching Society.”
“THE ODDITY PAGE” by Raymond Miller.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Roy Thomas, Charles Wooley, and Mike Raub.
Ads for:
AMAZING MASTERS PRESENTATIONS #3
BOMBSHELL #6
COMIC CELLER #2
COMIC LORE
ERB-DOM #19
FANDOM’S SPECIAL #3
FANTASTIC FAN FICTION #1
FANTASY FORUM #1, #2
FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #7
FIGHTING HERO COMICS Special Edition #1
HEROES HANGOUT #4
ILLUSTRATED COMIC COLLECTORS HANDBOOK #2
JUNE 25, 1876 — CUSTER’S LAST STAND
MARVEL MANIA #5
ON THE DRAWING BOARD #7-10
POW COMICS #15
ROCKET’S BLAST SPECIAL #1, #7
SONIC #2
THE COMIC READER #42, #46
THE GRAPHIC ART COLLECTOR #3, #4
THE ILLUSTRATED MARVEL HANDBOOK & CHECKLIST
THE IRVING FORBUSH GAZETTE #1 and 2
THE PANELOLOGIST #1 (Jerry Bails)
THE SYMBOL #8
UNO #1 (published?)
Editorial features include:
Cover by John Fantucchio.
“A Man of Steel (Bozo the Robot)” by Jim Jones. “THE ODDITY PAGE” by Raymond Miller. Article reprinted from Richmond News Leader, Nov. 25, 1967: “Tape Nut Relives Radio.”
Ads for:
ALTER EGO #5, 7 and 8
BOMBSHELL #11 thru 15
CHAMPION #1 and 2
CINEMANIA #3
COMIC BOOK AND FILM MART (adzine)
COMIC NEWS #4
COMICOLOGY #1
CONCUSSION #4, 5, 6
CONTACT #1
COSTUMED HERO BONANZA #3 (PG 21)
FANDOM ANNUAL #1
FAN FOCUS #1
FANTASM #2
FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #8
FANZINE ILLUSTRATED #5-7
FIGHTING HERO COMICS #1
FRANK FRAZETTA ART FOLIO
GALAXY COMICS #1
GUTS #2 and 3
ILLUSTRATED COMIC COLLECTORS HANDBOOK #3
MARVEL MIRROR #2
MASQUERADER #6
MOTLEY #3
NEW ERA #1
PETER PRESS #14
QUANTUM #3
ROCKET’S BLAST SPECIAL #1 and 7
STAR-STUDDED COMICS #6
THE CARTOONISTS’ COMIC Vol. 2, #1
THE COMIC FAN-ATIC
THE E.R.B. DIGEST #1
THE EYE #1
THE INNOVATOR
THE LEGION (PG 63)
TRUMPET #6
WITZEND
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