Comics Journal (1977) comic books 1980-1989

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Harlan Ellison cover/interview including the Ellison/Michael Fleisher (writer for DC Spectre) lawsuit

148 pages. Harlan Ellison interview; interviews with Kelly Freas, Trina Robbins and Murray Boltinoff. Back cover by Neal Adams Cover price $3.00.

Interview with Marshall Rogers; Al Capp's final interview. Moon Knight and Batman cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover price $1.50.

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Green Lantern front cover by Gil Kane, back cover by John Bolton. Interview with DC writer and editor Jack C. Harris. The art of John Bolton. TJC editor Kim Thompson defends the Journals shifting away from coverage of Marvel and DC, towards promoting independent comics and archival collections. Essay on the comics writing of Don McGregor and Steve Gerber. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 82 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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Interview with Michael Fleisher. Jonah Hex front cover by Luis Dominguez, back cover by Neal Adams. Cover price $1.50.

148-page summer special. Interview with John Byrne. X-Men cover by Byrne and Terry Austin. Cover price $3.00.

Martin Pasko, Jim Shooter, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman and Mark Evanier discuss the art of comics writing. Daredevil and Elektra cover by Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein. Cover price $1.95.

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Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," Dave Sim letter to editor; Ken Macklin and Dennis Fujitake covers Cover price $1.95.

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Jim Shooter interview, Alex Toth, EC Comics; Fred Hembeck and Dennis Fujitake covers Cover price $1.95.

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Gil Kane cover; Roy Thomas interview; Howard the Duck, Captain America; Frank Miller/Terry Austin Wonder Woman back cover Cover price $3.00.

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Batman cover by Dick Giordano. Interview with DC artist and editor Dick Giordano. The Comics Journal Defense Fund is launched to help the magazines legal battles. Steve Gerber and Gene Colans post-Howard the Duck graphic novel, Stewart the Rat. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 98 pages. Cover price $1.95.

338 pages. Interviews with Wendy & Richard Pini, Steve Englehart and Denis Kitchen; articles by Will Eisner and Denny O'Neil; previously unpublished TV treatment of a story by Harlan Ellison, with illustrations by Gil Kane. Front cover by Wendy Pini, back cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover price $4.95.

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Gil Kane cover. Industry stalwarts Gil Kane and Denny ONeil on comics writing. Jack Kirby & Mike Grell join upstart indie company Pacific Comics. Bill Mantlos Micronauts moves to the direct-sales market. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Back cover by Ken Macklin. Black and white; 114 pages. Cover price $2.50.

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Jack Kirby and Art Spiegelman covers. Interview with Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly about RAW and Spiegelman's new project, Maus. Jack Kirby returns to comics with Captain Victory. Harlan Ellisons latest debacle. Cartoons by Hilary Barta, Gary Kwapisz and Howard Purcell. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 146 pages. Cover price $3.00.

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Dennis Fujitake Batman cover; Dennis O'Neil interview; Superman II movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark; Kevin Nowlan illustrations Cover price $2.50.

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Interview with Harvey Kurtzman. Wally Woods adult comics. Harlan Ellison vs. Warren Publishing. ECs Progressive line of comics, part 1. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Kurtzman. Black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $3.00.

Discussing comics with Frank Miller, Denny O'Neil, Louise Jones, Roy Thomas, Julius Schwartz, Jim Shooter, Len Wein and Dick Giordano. X-Men cover by Kevin Nowlan. Cover price $2.50.

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Gerry Conway interview - talking back to the Journal; R.I.P.: Wally Wood and Russ Manning. Dr. Strange painted cover. Cover price $2.50.

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Interview with Daredevil-era Frank Miller. Essays on Millers Daredevil and the legacy of artist Wally Wood. The rise of the fanzine. Cartoons by Stu Potts. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.

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Peter Poplaski cover features Popeye punching out the Hulk. Interviews with writers Mike Friedrich and Roy Thomas. An appreciation of E.C. Segars Popeye. ECs Progressive line of comics, part 2. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Pete Poplaski finally answers the question, Who would win a fight between Popeye and the Hulk? Black and white. Cover price $2.50.

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Neal Adams cover. Interview with Neal Adams. A look at Stephen King's nonfiction study of horror, Danse Macabre. The little known works of Theodore Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Critical analysis of the French comic strip Asterix. Frank Miller leaves Daredevil. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $3.00.

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Interviews with Superman artist Curt Swan on 27 years with the Man of Steel. A retrospective look at the work of Carl Barks. Freak Brothers artist Dave Sheridan passes away. Deconstructing the superhero formula. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.

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Interviews with writers Chris Claremont and Louise Jones on The New Mutants. Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly discuss RAW and Spiegelman's new project, Maus (cont. from #65). Critical analysis of Disneys Cinderella and Robin Hood. Conan the Barbarian goes Hollywood. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Will Blyberg. Black and white; 106 pages. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Interviews with Gil Kane, John Byrne and Jack Jackson at the Dallas Comic Con. Critical analysis of Peanuts, Disney, and the Smurfs. Little Orphan Annie goes Hollywood. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 98 pages. Cover price $2.50.

180 pages. Interview with Bernie Wrightson; Harlan Ellison on slasher films; Martin Pasko on Star Trek II. Wrightson cover. Cover price $3.95.

Daredevil cover by Kevin Nowlan. Interview with crime and comics writer Max Allan Collins. Censorship panel discussion with Bill Gaines, Dick Giordano, Frank Miller, Jan Strnad, Tom DeFalco, and Jaxon. Marvel Comics panel discussion with Carol Kalish, DeFalco, John Byrne, and Miller. Pre-Internet discussion forum on the work of Frank Miller. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 114 pages. Cover price $2.95.

Gil Kane cover; Archie Goodwin interview; Frank Miller and Chris Claremont discuss Wolverine; Gil Kane Cover price $2.50.

Scott Hampton Teen Titans cover; George Perez and Marv Wolfman interviews; Harlan Ellison essay; Stephen King Cover price $2.95.

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Jaime Hernandez cover; George Perez and Marv Wolfman interviews; Harlan Ellison essay Cover price $2.50.

Interview with EC and MAD publisher Bill Gaines. Essays by Jan Strnad, Bhob Stewart and Harlan Ellison. Kevin McConnell on the mutant menace. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by William Stout. Black and white. Cover price $ 2.50. Cover price $2.50.

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Dave & Deni Sim interview - Part 1; Kim Thompson on Frank Miller's Ronin. First half of Dave Sim's Cerebus cover. Letter from John Bynre retracting his comments from Comics Journal #75 about Roy Thomas. Cover price $2.50.

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Dave Sim cover. Interview with Dave Sim (Cerebus) and his then-wife, Deni Loubert. Retrospective views on Carl Barks and long-running comic strip artist Russ Johnson. Ted White on editors. Gary Groth on publishing. Cartoons by Mitch OConnell. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 96 pages. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover by Michael T. Gilbert on Elric. Interview with Michael T. Gilbert (Elric). Harlan Ellison on novelist Bill Starrs struggle with his publisher. Cartoon characters and surrealism. How the Direct Sales Market changed comics. Cartoons by Stu Potts. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 114 pages. Cover price $2.50.

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In this issue: Robert Kanigher interview by Robin Snyder; article by Jan Strnad ("Bitter Harvest") - the case for rating comics; article by Gene Phillips ("Phases of Creativity"); Opening Shots column - Kevin McConnell on John Byrne; Cinema Journal column - Dale Luciano on Superman III, Return of the Jedi, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Something Wicked This Way Comes and Videodrome; An Edge in My Voice column - Harlan Ellison on videogames; Russell Freund reviews Marvel Fanfare; Gene Phillips reviews Coyote, Ronin, Alpha Flight, Americomics and The Art of Al Williamson; Lee Wochner reviews The Night Force; and Adam Philips reviews Strange Brew. Plus news, letters and October comics checklist. Cover by Joe Kubert includes the Metal Men, Hawkman, Wonder Woman and others. 114 pages, B&W. NOTE: This issue features the 1st preview of Spider-Man's Black Costume (before its debut in Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #252). Cover price $2.50.

Interview with Robert Kanigher (Enemy Ace) continued from #85. America discovers Tintin. Carter Scholz on science fiction author Kate Wilhelm. Cartoons by Stu Potts. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Hergé. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.

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Heidi MacDonald tackles the bane of comics: endless fight scenes, with a Don Rosa cover; 'Funnybook Roulette' on strips; interviews with Phil Yeh and George Metzger. Cover price $2.50.

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Should these comics be sold to children? Cover features issues of Twisted Tales, Vigilante, Ronin, Badger, Sabre, Jonah Hex, Dreadstar and American Flagg! Cover price $2.50.

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Spirit cover by Will Eisner. Special focus on Will Eisner. Interview with the master craftsman; Eisner, in turn, interviews Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, and Wendy Pini of Elfquest. Will Eisner in France. A review of the comics of 1983. Cartoons by Larry Dobias and Stu Potts. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. NOTE: Possibly the earliest known printed image of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo only, black and white, in the Newswatch section, page 15, announcing for the premiere issue of TMNT (1984. Cover price $2.50.

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Al Williamson cover and interview; Cerebus; Harlan Ellison essay; Frank Miller letter to editor Cover price $2.95.

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Special Convention Issue; comments from and photos of Howard Chaykin, Gil Kane, Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Kubert and Harvey Kurtzman. Cover price $2.50.

Special focus on underground comix. Interviews with underground artists and publishers Gilbert Shelton, Fred Todd, Don Baumgart, and Leonard Rifas. The past and future of Rip Off Press. Publisher Denis Kitchen on surviving. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Shelton. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.

Interviews with Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette and John Totleben on their revolutionary approach to Swamp Thing. Harlan Ellison on the deeper meaning of comics. Can Superman be saved? Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Bissette and Totleben. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.

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Interview with Argentine comic book artist Juan Gimenez. Comics from the rest of the world: Italy, France, Holland, Japan, and Belgium. The Journal discovers manga. Comics in Malaysia. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.

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C.C. Beck interview on Captain Marvel; panel discussion on women in comics, involving Wendy Pini, Trina Robbins, Shary Flenniken, Mary Wilshire. Beck cover. Cover price $2.95.

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Interview with Howard Nostrand (EC Comics, Harvey) on being the mystery artist. The alternative comics movement known as Newave comix is examined in detail. Canadian comics. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 116 pages. Cover price $2.95.

Special Harvey Pekar issue - includes a major interview, articles and an index; plus: Miss Buxley. Cover by Robert Crumb. Cover price $2.95.

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Interview with Alex Toth; the alternative comics cadaver derby - which publisher will be the first to fall?; Newswatch - Marvel to axe 7 titles? Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Cover price $2.95.

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X-Men cover by Kevin Nowlan. Interview with Arn Saba (Neil the Horse). Roundtable debate on Values in Comics with Howard Chaykin, Gary Groth, Gil Kane, and Walt Simonson. Newave comics and Archie revisited. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 100 pages. Cover price $2.95.

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Milestone 100th Issue of The Magazine of News and Criticism. A double-size special featuring: "Executives Forum" by Dick Giordano; Marilyn Bethke on the death of Gary Groth; Heidi MacDonald on the joys of elitism; R. Fiore delivers a funnybook manifesto; Carter Scholz on "Shatter"; Ken Smith on "Elvis Zombies"; a tour of the Journal's history on a "Rollercoaster Ride"; and an interview with newave pioneer Gary Panter. Plus interviews with: Neal Adams on being a new publisher; Murray Boltinoff on deadlines; Chris Claremont on life with the mutants; Will Eisner on personal fiction; Steve Englehart on returning to comics; Mike Friedrich on the marketing of comic books; Bill Gaines on MAD today; Steve Gerber on Void Indigo, G.I. Joe and Marvel; Dick Giordano on running DC Comics; Archie Goodwin on Marvel's Epic Comics; Jack Jackson on chronicling the history of Texas; Harvey Kurtzman on American humor; Rick Marschall on the state of comic strips; Denny O'Neil on popular culture; George Pérez on life after Crisis; Wendy Pini and Richard Pini on the elves and beyond; Trina Robbins on wimmen's comix and kids' comics; Marshall Rogers on Cap'n Quick; Dave Sim on Church and State and all those 300 issues; Kenneth Smith on moral entertainment; Joe Staton on his return to DC and Green Lantern; Len Wein on declining standards, and editing at DC Comics; Al Williamson on syndicates and inking Superman; Marv Wolfman on writing for a living; John Workman on Heavy Metal and NatLamp; and Berni Wrightson on modern horror. Cover by Jaime Hernandez. 244 pages. Cover price $4.95.