Writers / Artists: Kerry Gammill

Scheduled guests included Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Joe Kubert, Harvey Kurtzman, Pat Boyette, Frank Miller, Gary Groth, Burne Hogarth, Jaxon, Gil Kane, Moebius, George R.R. Martin, Mike Gustovich, Dave Sim, Dave Stevens, Eric Vincent, Don Simpson, Kenneth Smith, Robert Asprin, Doug Wildey, John Wooley, Roger Zelazny, cat yronwode, Pat Broderick, John Carbonaro, Sam de la Rosa, Colleen Doran, Real Musgrave, Richard Pini, Ben Dunn, Brad W. Foster, Kerry Gammill, Gerhard, William Messner-Loebs, Don Ivan Punchatz and others.
Roughly 8¼ x 11".

Contains photos (by Joe Bob Williams) from early '70s Dallas cons featuring Harlan Ellison, Larry Herndon, Neal Barrett Jr., Paul McSpadden, Joe Bob Williams, Howard Waldrop, Burne Hogarth, Forrest J. Ackerman, Buddy Saunders, Don Punchatz and others.
Roughly 8¼ x 11" (8½ x 11" trimmed).

Scheduled guests included Robert Crumb, Robert Asprin, Gil Kane, Bob Burden, Denis Kitchen, Harvey Kurtzman, Spain, Bill Sienkiewicz, Larry Marder, Jo Duffy, Brad W. Foster, Kerry Gammill, Gary Groth, Tony Isabella, Jaxon, Steve Jackson, Kevin Nowlan, Richard Pini, Don Ivan Punchatz, Kenneth Smith, Jim Valentino, John Wooley and others.
Roughly 8¼ x 11".

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Phenomenal jam comix project organized by Brad W. Foster. Each artist contributed one page which built upon and furthered the pages completed before them.
Appearances by Morty the Dog, Underdog and Peter Laird's Triceratron.
Full-color covers on coated stock.

Editorial features include:
Front and back covers by Stephen Fabian.
Part 2 of “Maxor of Cirod” by John Adkins Richardson, reprinted from Fantastic Exploits #21.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“A Look at SPACE: 1999” by Thomas D.N. Zaegner, Mark Burbey, and James Van Hise.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr and JVH.
“Jawsmania Strikes!” compiled by JVH.
“I Acted on ‘Impulse’” by Della Hawks.
"THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by JVH.
“Orlandoncon” by JB Clifford Jr.
“Glasses,” a one-page strip by Alan Hanley.
“Caged Animal,” a 7-page werewolf strip by Kerry Gammill.
“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”
Ads for:
DOC #1 (Doc Savage fanzine)
MEDIASCENE
MIAMICON 1
NOVA SCIENCE FICTION #1
ROBERT E. HOWARD’S CONAN LP
THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM

Editorial features include:
Cover by Robert Susor. Back cover by Mike Zeck.
Part 1 of “Subjectivity,” an adaptation of a short story by Norman Spinrad illustrated by Kerry Gammill (illustrating the same script drawn by Mike Zeck in RBCC #117).
Part 3 of “Maxor of Cirod” by John Adkins Richardson, reprinted from Fantastic Exploits #21.
“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“The Outer Limits” by James Van Hise. "THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by JVH.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr, Mike McKenney, and JVH.
“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell.
“The 1975 San Diego Comic Convention” by JVH.
“Ray B. and Me” by JVH.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Doug Potter and Mike McKenney.
Ads for:
ROBERT E. HOWARD’S CONAN LP
THE PREMIUM BIBLE

Editorial features include:
Front and back covers by Bernie Wrightson.
Part 2 of “Subjectivity,” an adaptation of a short story by Norman Spinrad illustrated by Kerry Gammill.
Part 4 of “Maxor of Cirod” by John Adkins Richardson, reprinted from Fantastic Exploits #21.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including Part 1 of an interview with Mort Walker.
Various reprints of vintage articles about Walt Kelly and Pogo.
"THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by Larry Bigman.
“Dr. Wertham and the Classics of Horror” by Jim Sands.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr and James Van Hise.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from James Denney (publisher of The Elfland Chronicles and Art & Story).
Ads for:
BLAST
CINEFANTASTIQUE Vol, 4, #4
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS #1
FANTASCENE
FAR LANDS OTHER DAYS (illustrated by George Evans)
MARVEL COMICS INDEX #1: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE #1
SIMBA PORTFOLIO 1 by Sheila Jayne Bird
STAR TREK: HOUSTON SOUVENIR BOOK
THE MARVEL ART REVIEW #1
TREK #2, 3, 4
WORSE THINGS WAITING (Manly Wade Wellman, Lee Brown Coye)

Editorial features include:
Cover by Mike Zeck. Back cover by Tom Sutton.
Part 3 of “Subjectivity,” an adaptation of a short story by Norman Spinrad illustrated by Kerry Gammill.
Part 5 of “Maxor of Cirod” by John Adkins Richardson, reprinted from Fantastic Exploits #21.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr, Mark Burbey, Della Hawks, and James Van Hise.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including Part 2 of an interview with Mort Walker.
Reprint of the first Pogo story by Walt Kelly, from Animal Comics #1 (1942).
“Vaughn Bode — A Personal Response” by George Beahm.
“The EC Pre-Trends” by JB Clifford Jr.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Mark Burbey.
Ads for:
ART & STORY #1
CC BECK Limited Edition Print
CINEFANTASTIQUE Vol, 4, #4
ELASTICWORM #2
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS #1
MIAMICON 1 SOUVENIR BOOK
STAR TREK: HOUSTON SOUVENIR BOOK
STAR TREK 75
TREK #2, 3,4

Editorial features include:
Cover by Kerry Gammill. Back cover by Stephen Fabian.
Part 4 (conclusion) of “Subjectivity,” an adaptation of a short story by Norman Spinrad illustrated by Kerry Gammill.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr, Mark Burbey, Andrew Warner, and James Van Hise.
“Magnus, Robot Fighter” by JVH.
“Pogo Meets a Possum” by Walt Kelly, reprinted from Collier’s (April 29, 1955).
“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell.
“The RBCC Comic Fandom Opinion Poll” conducted by Mark Burbey. “Star Trek: New York” convention report by Gerry Gendlin.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from JB Clifford Jr.
Ads for:
CINEFANTASTIQUE Vol, 4, #4 and Vol. 5, #1
COMMUNICATOR #4/5
COMPASS #10
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS #1
FANDOM FUNNIES #2 (RBCC parody)
FIRST FLIGHT (published?)
STAR TREK 75
THE ENFORCERS #1
Vaughn Bode’s CHEECH WIZARD
Vaughn Bode’s DEADBONE
VOYAGE #1 and 2
Also: an ad for THE COMICSHOP in Vancouver, Canada illustrated by George Metzger.

Editorial features include:
Front and back covers by Stephen Fabian.
“An Interview with Rick Baker” by Kerry Gammill and Michael W. Davis. "Don Rosa's INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
"COMICS COMMENTARY" by James Van Hise.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Phil Sunde, and JVH.
“COMICOPIA” by RC Harvey.
“Stepsons of Cimmeria” by Robert Weinberg.
“Conan of the Movies” by JVH.
ARTIST PROFILE of Kerry Gammill.
“Twilight of the Heroes Part 1” by Ron Wilber.
“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Russ Cochran.
Ads for:
ART FANTASTIQUE #1 and #2
BARBARIAN COMICS #1 thru 4
BARBARIAN WOMEN #1
CALIFORNIA COMICS #1 and #2
CINEFANTASTIQUE VOL. 5, #4, Vol. 6, #1
DUNGEON OF PAIN (published … ?)
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS #4
FANZINE ’77
LITTLE BOOK OF INNER SPACE
OMNICON SOUVENIR BOOK
PHANTASMAGORIA #5
PORTFOLIO 13 by Kenneth Smith
TREK #2-8
TREK SPECIAL #1

Editorial features include:
Cover by Mike Zeck. Back cover by Stephen Fabian.
"Don Rosa's INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
ARTIST PROFILE of Hilary Barta.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, JB Clifford Jr, and James Van Hise.
“COMICOPIA” by RC Harvey.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
“The Unknown Wrightson” (reprinting earth art by Bernie Wrightson from The Baltimore Sun).
“John Carter of Comics” by JVH.
Centerspread by John Adkins Richardson.
"COMICS COMMENTARY" by JVH.
“BETWEEN THE COMMERCIALS” by Michael Shonk.
“THE PERTWILLABY PAPERS” by Don Rosa.
Final ballot for “The 1977 Comic Art Fan Awards.”
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Mike McKenney.
Ads for:
AFTA #1
ART FANTASTIQUE #1 and #2
BARBARIAN COMICS #1 thru 4
BARBARIAN WOMEN #1
CALIFORNIA COMICS #1 and #2
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS #1 thru 4
LITTLE BOOK OF INNER SPACE
WHIZZARD #10
WILL EISNER’S THE SPIRIT PORTFOLIO

Editorial features include:
Front and back covers by Mike Zeck.
“Twilight of the Heroes Part 2” by Ron Wilber.
"COMICS COMMENTARY" by James Van Hise.
"Don Rosa's INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“THE PERTWILLABY PAPERS” by Don Rosa.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Andy Warner, and JVH.
“Captain Atom” by Howard P. Siegel.
Centerspread by Tom Sutton.
“Two of the Greatest Films You’ve Probably Never Seen” by JVH.
“COMICOPIA” by RC Harvey.
ARTIST PROFILE of Marc Hempel.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Roy Thomas.
Ads for:
ARIK KHAN #1
ART FANTASTIQUE #1 and #2
BATIZINE #1 (“The Ultimate in Batman…”)
COLLECTOR’S DREAM
COMES THE DAWN poster by Frank Brunner
FILM FAN MONTHLY
JOHNNY IRIQUOIS ADVENTUREZINE
MARVEL COMICS INDEX (George Olshevsky)
QUESTAR #1
WOLD ATLAS (Philip Jose Farmer fanzine)

Editorial features include:
Cover by Kerry Gammill. Back cover by Ron Wilber.
New letter column logo by John Bolton.
“The Secret Files of Dr. Drew!” by James Van Hise, with a black-and-white Dr. Drew reprint by Jerry Grandenetti.
"COMICS COMMENTARY" by JVH.
“The Strange Case of Castle McDuck” by Don Rosa.
"Don Rosa's INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“COMICOPIA” by RC Harvey.
“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
“Twilight of the Heroes” by Ron Wilber.
Centerspread by Tom Sutton.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, and JVH.
“THE PERTWILLABY PAPERS” by Don Rosa.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”
Ads for:
BATIZINE #1 (“The Ultimate in Batman…”)
CINEFANTASTIQUE
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS #1 thru 5
THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM
THE COMICS JOURNAL #38
THE FIRST KINGDOM

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND issue.
Editorial features include:
Cover by Ralph Fowler. Back cover by Kerry Gammill.
“IMAGES ON A TAPESTRY OF WONDER” — Overview by John Fischner; “Allusion to the Illusions” by Alex Koehn; “Close Encounters of the Marvel Kind” by Mark Burbey; “Painted Skies” by Ralph Fowler; “Wonder on a Tapestry of Images” by James Van Hise.
“Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind, idea by Jim Jones, story & art by Ron Wilber.
“Close Encounters of the Four-Color Kind” by JVH.
"COMICS COMMENTARY" by JVH.
“THE PERTWILLABY PAPERS” by Don Rosa.
Color centerspread by Ralph Fowler.
"Don Rosa's INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“Twilight of the Heroes Part 3” by Ron Wilber.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, and JVH. “COMICOPIA” by RC Harvey.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from George Beahm.
Ads for:
ANDROMEDA #1
BATIZINE #1 (“The Ultimate in Batman…”)
CINEFANTASTIQUE
FAERIE STAR #1
QUESTAR #1

Editorial features include:
Cover by Ron Wilber. Back cover by Kerry Gammill.
A reprint of “Stretching Things” written by Bruce Hamilton and drawn by Steve Ditko, from Fantastic Fears #5 (1954).
“Steve Ditko, Master of Mystery” by James Van Hise.
A Steve Ditko cover gallery.
“Notes on Ditko’s Spider-Man and Other Outcasts of Society” by Frank Latimer.
"Don Rosa's INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, and JVH. “Twilight of the Heroes” by Ron Wilber.
“The Weird Worlds of Basil Wolverton” by JVH.
“Star Bored!, or How a Good Idea Got Really Mucked Up” by JVH.
“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
“THE PERTWILLABY PAPERS” by Don Rosa.
“COMICOPIA” by RC Harvey.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Roy Thomas.
Ads for:
CHICAGO’S GRAPHICS REVIEW #1, 2
CINEFANTASTIQUE Vol. 7, #1
EAGLESTAR #2
ECSTACY OBLIVION #3
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS #1 thru 5
FANDOM DIRECTORY
GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #1, 2, 3
INFAMOUS FUNNIES #1
QUESTAR #1
SPACE FANTASIES #1
SUPERZINE
THE FRIENDS OF ODDKIN (Wally Wood)
TREK #10

Editorial features include:
Cover by Ron Wilber. Back cover by Morris Scott Collins.
“The World of Tim Kirk” by George Beahm.
ARTIST PROFILE of Morris Scott Dollens.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, and James Van Hise.
“The Bode Dialogues” by George Beahm.
“Twilight of the Heroes” by Ron Wilber.
"COMICS COMMENTARY" by JVH.
“MUSEUM OF HORRORS” — reprint of “The Brain-Bats of Venus” by Basil Wolverton from Mister Mystery #7 (1952).
“Don Rosa’s COVER GALLERY” featuring a selection of gruesome horror covers.
“The Horrors of Brian DePalma” Part One by Mark Burbey.
Newspaper article about a Doonesbury strip that upset House Speaker Tip O’Neill.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel. “COMICOPIA” by RC Harvey.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Lou Mougin.
Ads for:
CINEFANTASTIQUE Vol. 7, #1
COLLECTOR’S PRESS PORTFOLIOS (Will Eisner, Wally Wood)
COPPER TOADSTOOL #2 thru 4
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS
Portrait print of Basil Wolverton by Monte Wolverton
SUPERZINE

Editorial features include:
Cover by Kerry Gammill. Back cover by Kerry Gammill and Eddie Eddings.
“Willis O’Brien: The Man Who Loved Dinosaurs” by Eldon K. Everett.
"MARK BURBEY’S INTERVIEW" with David Michelinie.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by James Van Hise.
"COMICS COMMENTARY" by JVH. “Steve Ditko: Searching For Hidden Meaning…” by John Springs.
“The Horrors of Brian DePalma” Part Two by Mark Burbey.
"Don Rosa's INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
Conclusion of “Twilight of the Heroes” by Ron Wilber.
“COMICOPIA” by RC Harvey.
“Don Rosa’s COVER GALLERY” featuring comics that used left over pulp covers.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Robin Snyder.
Ads for:
ANDROMEDA #1 and 2
ARIK KHAN #1
COLLECTOR’S PRESS PORTFOLIOS (Will Eisner, Wally Wood)
ELFQUEST #1
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS #1 thru 5
FAERIE STAR #1
FANDOM CONFIDENTIAL (Ron Frantz)
FANDOM PLAYHOUSE (likely never published)
FOOPGOOP FROLICS: Wolverton portfolio
GRYMALKIN #1, 2
STELLAR GAS #1
THE COMIC READER
THE COMIC WORLD (Robert Jennings)
THE SILVER EEL (one-shot)

Editorial features include:
Front and back cover by Tim Hammell.
“The Fred Hembeck No One Knows About,” featuring Marvel try-out art by Hembeck.
“Inside the RBCC,” humor strip by Ron Wilber.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Jay Zilber, Mark Burbey, Vernon Clark, and James Van Hise.
“The RBCC Artists’ Jam” with Hilary Barta, Don Rosa, Marc Hempel, RC Harvey, Kerry Gammill, Eddie Eddings, Dennis Fujitake, Martin Cannon, Tim Hammell, Stephen Bissette, and Fred Hembeck.
ARTIST PROFILE of Stephen Bissette (one-page strip and full-page illustration).
“THE PERTWILLABY PAPERS” by Don Rosa.
“Superman — One Year Later” by JVH.
“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH.
“Don Rosa & Company Meet ALIENS” (centerspread).
"COMICS COMMENTARY" by JVH.
“Future History Comic Chronicles” by Gary Kwapisz.
“COMICOPIA” by RC Harvey.
"Don Rosa's INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“Of Rubens, Cartooning, and Adam’s Rib — Confessions of a Girlie Cartoonist” by RC Harvey.
“Why Rocky Horror?” by JVH.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”
Ads for:
ANDROMEDA #6
CANNON by Wally Wood
CC Beck limited edition print
Don McGregor’s THE VARIABLE SYNDROME illustrated by John Byrne and Terry Austin
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS #7
FABIAN FULL-COLOR ART FOLIO by Stephen Fabian
FANTASTIC EXPLOITS Vol, 2, #1
FEVER PITCH #3
FIRST KINGDOM
HOGWASH
REALM #5

HARLAN ELLISON issue.
Editorial features include:
Cover by Bret Blevins. Back cover by Stephen Fabian.
“An Interview with Harlan Ellison” by James Van Hise, with acknowledgements to Marc Wielage.
“The Harlan Ellison Hornbook” by Ellison.
“William Rotsler Remembers … “ by Rotsler.
“Harlan Ellison Responds” by Ellison.
“Ellison Wonderland — A Photo-Journal” by JVH, with captions by Ellison.
“Harlan Ellison On The Air” conducted by Denny Lane.
“Aaargh! Help! The Giant Ant Ate My Maidenform Bra!” by Ellison (an introduction to a Science Fiction Book Club edition).
Introductions to the adaptations of “Basilisk” and “Soldier.”
“Basilisk” by Ellison, with illustrations by Bret Blevins.
“Soldier,” adapted by Kerry Gammill.
“A Conversation with the Man Who Hates Television,” reprinted from the May/June 1979 issue of The Videophile.
“COMICOPIA” by RC Harvey.
There also exists a limited signed edition (200 copies) of this issue.
Ads for:
BIZARRE THRILLS #1 (William Black)
CC Beck limited edition print
ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS #8
IS IT FAST? by Mahlon L. Fawcett
FANTASY NEWSLETTER
FemFantastique #3 (William Black)
PORTFOLIO by Richard Harrison Green
STAR FEMS #1 (William Black)
TARA #2 (William Black)
THE COMICS JOURNAL #53 (Harlan Ellison issue)
THE HARLAN ELLISON / STEPHEN FABIAN PORTFOLIO (never published)
THE PRISONER NEWSLETTER
THRUST — Science Fiction in Review
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