Thursday, May 15, 2014

Alter Ego #125, June



Here’s what to look for in the latest issue of TwoMorrows Publishing’s Alter Ego magazine: Roy Thomas’s Electrifying Comics Fanzine.

Look for lots of vintage art, archival photos and the inside info on what made (and makes) the comic book industry 

\Writer/Editorial: The Unusual Suspects

The (Air) Wave Of The Future
Lee Harris (nee Harris Levey) as revealed to Richard Arndt by son Jonathan Levey.

Seal Of Approval: The History Of The Comics Code: Chapter 2
Strategies of would-be comic book censors, 1948-54, from the book by Amy Kiste Nyberg.

Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! Inkspots! Part 1
Michael T. Gilbert on his Kurtzman-inspired 1970s strip—clever stuff!

Comic Fandom Archive: “I Was There. I Remember.”
Part 2 of Bill Schelly’s interview with noted 1960s fan/writer Steve Perrin.

Tributes To Al Plastino & Larry Ivie

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FCA (Fawcett Collectors Of America) #184
P.C. Hamerlinck presents Otto Binder, Brian Cremins, & Mr. Tawny—in that order!