Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Alter Ego #127, August



TwoMorrows Publishing clues readers to a startling fact-Golden Age comic books featured some of the best art of any era of comic book history.
 
Take a look in this month's Alter Ego magazine and you'll discover that just because something is new doesn't necessarily mean it's better.  Here's what's inside:

Writer/Editorial: The Doctor Is In!
“Sincerely Yours, Busy”
Ken Quattro on Golden Age letters from Quality publisher “Busy” Arnold to
Will Eisner & Jerry Iger.
“My Comic Mom!!” – Part 2
More remembrances by Robyn Dean McHattie of artist and mother Vee Quintal Pearson.
Seal Of Approval: The History Of The Comics Code
Chapter 4 of Amy Kiste Nyberg’s 1998 work on comic censorship. Enter—Dr. Wertham!
“The Will of William Wilson”.
Still more of the long-lost 1940s “JSA” story—first time in color.
Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! Now That’s A Fan! (Part 3)
Michael T. Gilbert showcases more fans who are nuttier than you are!
Comic Fandom Archive: He Remembered Comic Books
Bill Schelly introduces Jim Harmon's seminal comics nostalgia piece—from 1957!
re: [correspondence, comments, & corrections]
FCA [Fawcett Collectors Of America] #187
P.C. Hamerlinck presents Otto Binder, Brian Cremins, C.C. Beck—and Pete Costanza.