Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) comic books 2012-2014

Alter Ego presents a big Batman issue, featuring an unused Golden Age cover by definitive Dark Knight artist Dick Sprang! Headlining this bat-centric issue is a Shel Dorf interview with Sprang and Jim Mooney! Plus there's rare and unseen Batman art by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, Win Mortimer, Shelly Moldoff, Charles Paris, and others! Part II of the Tony Tallarico interview, conducted by Jim Amash!"" Cover price $8.95.

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Behind a 'Sub-Mariner vs. Human Torch' cover by Bill Everett & Carl Burgos, 1970s Bullpenner Warren Reece talks about Marvel Comics and his encounters with legends Everett, Burgos, John Romita, Stan Lee, Marie Severin, Neal Adams, Gary Friedrich, Roy Thomas, and more with rare and never-seen art and artifacts! Plus Dewey Cassell throws a biographical spotight on Standard/Nedor Golden Age artist Mike Peppe, featuring art by Alex Toth, Ross Andru, George Tuska, John Celardo, Bob Lubbers, and others! Cover price $8.95.

Alter Ego focuses this month on the Golden Age Justice Society of America, behind a fabulous cover by George Pérez, never before printed full-size! There's a spotlight on Spectre/Hour-Man creator Bernard Baily and Johnny Thunder creator John B. Wentworth, startling additions to the 4 volumes of The All-Star Companion, the JSA-style 1940s super-groups that might have been, a gorgeous JSA Color Section, and many surprise features! Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego is a special SHAZAM!/Fawcett issue, with an expanded FCA section! P.C. Hamerlinck presents the little-known 1940s 'Captain Marvel' Radio Show (featuring an interview with its 'Billy Batson,' Burt Boyar), commentary by PCH and co-creator C.C. Beck regarding the 1939 origin of the Big Red Cheese, Roy Thomas and Jerry Bingham on their 1980s Secret Origins 'SHAZAM!' take, and Marc Swayze's Golden Age memoirs! Cover price $8.95.

Alter Ego shines the spotlight on the Golden Age Nedor super-heroes - Black Terror, Fighting Yank, Miss Masque, Pyroman, Grim Reaper, and more - with Mike Nolan's classic Nedor Index, profusely illustrated by Mort Meskin, Jerry Robinson, George Tuska, Ruben Moirera, Ken Battefield, Alex Shomburg, and others, plus never-revealed facts about Terror/Yank creator and ACG writer/editor Richard Hughes, with photos and never-published Herbie scripts! Plus: Continuing Jim Amash's in-depth interview (part II) with comic art great Leonard Starr; Michael T. Gilbert's private takes on some very public Golden Age images; The Golden Age of Fanzines Panel - part II of a major event from the 2011 50th-Anniversary of Fandom Celebration at San Diego, featuring Bill Schelly, Roy Thomas, Richard Kyle, Paul Levitz and more; In Memoriam - Jerry Robinson; P.C. Hamerlinck and some noted friends salute the 70th birthday of Mary Marvel. Cover by Shane Foley (after Frank Robbins & John Romita, Sr.). Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego presents a Stupendous Superman issue! Featuring Paul Cassidy, the second (or third?) Superman artist ever, the Italian Nembo Kid, and Arlen Schumer's look at the Mort Weisinger era of the Man of Steel, including an interview with son Hank Weisinger! Art by Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring, Murphy Anderson, Al Plastino, and numerous others! Plus: Continuing Jim Amash's epic interview with comic book, On Stage, & Annie artist Leonard Starr; Michael Vance views the Joseph Eacobacci artifacts of ACG editor/writer Richard E. Hughes; Suicide Squad Task Force X - Michael T. Gilbert showcases cataclysmic commission drawings of the Silver Age DC series; the "50 Years of Comic Book Fandom" Panel - Bill Schelly presents Mark Evanier's hosting of an event at San Diego Comic-Con 2011; Fawcett Collectors of America #171 - P.C. Hamerlinck shines the spotlight on a 1955 suspense story drawn by Marc Swayze. Cover price $8.95.

Alter Ego documents Marv Wolfman's first decade in comics - talking to Richard Arndt about his work on Tomb of Dracula, Teen Titans, Captain Marvel, John Carter, Daredevil, Nova, Batman, etc. - behind a wonderful Gene Colan cover depicting Marv! Plus: Concluding Jim Amash's 4-part interview with comics great Leonard Starr (On Stage, Annie); Tales From The Code: The Sequel, where Richard Arndt follows up on last year's look at the Comics Code in theory and practice; FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) #172 - P.C. Hamerlinck hosts a farewell salute to Fawcett stalwart (and nice guy) Emilio Squeglio; Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt on the secret origins of Jim Steranko's legendary comics career; Comic Fandom Archive: The "50 Years of Comic Book Fandom" Panel, Part II - Bill Schelly finishes up a presentation held at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con; Tributes to Sheldon Moldoff & Eduardo Barreto. Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego is a Big Marvel issue, concentrating on Captain America and Fantastic Four! Martin Goodman's Broadway debut - amazing speculations about Fantastic Four #1 - the secret history of the MMMS - an interview with Golden Age Timely writer/artist Don Rico - and more surprises than you could shake a Forbush at! Art by Kirby, Avison, Shores, Romita, Severin, Tuska, Bellman, and others! Plus: Michele Hart talks about her time with husband Don Rico, and her own colorful career; the life and Timely/Marvel times of Golden Age artist Allen Bellman; the Invaders issue that nearly was - Warren Reece and the almost-was secret origin of the original Human Torch; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Charles Atlas, Part 3 - Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster examine parodies of the classic Charles Atlas ads; Wonder Woman's Last Kiss - John Lustig and nameless Charlton artists take an irreverent look at the Amazing Amazon; Fawcett Collectors of America #173 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents a classic George Evans tale from Captain Video #3. Cover by Allen Bellman and Mitch Breitweiser depicts Captain America getting physical with Adolf Hitler. Cover price $8.95.

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Add to cart Near Mint $5.10

This issue comes polybagged, and includes free 3-D glasses so you can view the art in all its dimensions! Alter Ego takes a red and green look at those sensational stereoscopic comics of the 1950s in a special 3-D issue! There's an in-depth feature assembled and annotated by Ray (3-D) Zone, featuring never-before-revealed secrets of the era! Then prepare yourself, as we reproduce actual 1950s 3-D art by Simon & Kirby, Kubert, Meskin, Powell, Maurer, Nostrand, Swan, Boring, Schwartz, Mooney, Shores, Tuska, and many others! Plus: Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer discuss the origin of 3-D comic books; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt! Update Edition - Michael T. Gilbert revisits Kanegson, Eisner, Feldstein, and Charles Atlas; Comic Fandom Archive: Of Graphic Stories & Wonderworlds - Bill Schelly interviews Richard Kyle, the man who coined the term "graphic novel"; Fawcett Collectors of America #174 - P.C. Hamerlinck and Roy Thomas present George Evans' Captain Video - part II. Cover price $8.95.

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Not polybagged, and lacks free 3-D glasses. Alter Ego takes a red and green look at those sensational stereoscopic comics of the 1950s in a special 3-D issue! There's an in-depth feature assembled and annotated by Ray (3-D) Zone, featuring never-before-revealed secrets of the era! Then prepare yourself, as we reproduce actual 1950s 3-D art by Simon & Kirby, Kubert, Meskin, Powell, Maurer, Nostrand, Swan, Boring, Schwartz, Mooney, Shores, Tuska, and many others! Plus: Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer discuss the origin of 3-D comic books; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt! Update Edition - Michael T. Gilbert revisits Kanegson, Eisner, Feldstein, and Charles Atlas; Comic Fandom Archive: Of Graphic Stories & Wonderworlds - Bill Schelly interviews Richard Kyle, the man who coined the term "graphic novel"; Fawcett Collectors of America #174 - P.C. Hamerlinck and Roy Thomas present George Evans' Captain Video - part II. Cover price $8.95.

Alter Ego pays tribute to comics artist Joe Kubert! There's a quartet of interviews with Kubert on the 1940s-1970s career of the legendary artist (and often writer) of Hawkman, Tor, Enemy Ace, Sgt. Rock, Viking Prince, Tarzan, et al.! With added art by Russ Heath, Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Sheldon Moldoff, Irv Novick, and others! Plus: A Brief Eulogy for Joe Kubert, Humanitarian - Kevin Brogan's speech posthumously presenting JK the Giordano Humanitarian Award; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Joe Kubert Sketchbook - Michael T. Gilbert looks at Joe's re-visitations to his characters and concepts of yore; Fawcett Collectors of America #175 - The powerful finale of "The Indestructible Antagonist!" from Captain Video #3. Cover by Daniel James Cox and Joe Kubert. Cover price $8.95.

Alter Ego shines the spotlight on Golden Age artists and friends L.B. Cole & Jay Disbrow - with the latter writing an intimate memoir of his sometime boss! Cole's 1940s Cat-Man covers are classics, as was his work on Magno, Black Cobra, Black Venus, and many other features, while Disbrow drew numerous quirky horror tales for Star and ACG! Art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Irwin Hasen, and more! Plus: A Four-Color Dreamer - Ray Zone's conversation with 1950s comics artist Jay Disbrow; Richard E. Hughes: Life After ACG - Michael Vance continues his look at recently unearthed artifacts of an important writer & editor; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Evil Twins - Michael T. Gilbert on his favorite comic book cliche; Of Graphic Stories & Wonderworlds - Bill Schelly concludes his talk with writer, publisher & bookstore owner Richard Kyle; Fawcett Collectors of America #176 - P.C. Hamerlinck and Roy Thomas host the final chapter from Captain Video #3. Cover price $8.95.

Hey, nifty - The Avengers are (is?) fifty! Alter Ego takes a look at the first-decade secrets of Earth's Mightiest Heroes including Will Murray on the group's behind-the-scenes origin; Roy Thomas on writing the Avengers; plus artifacts by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, the brothers Buscema, George Tuska, Neal Adams, Gene Colan, Rich Buckler, and Steve Englehart! Cover by Don Heck, originally intended for Avengers #37, never before printed in color! Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego is an FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) celebration of the life and art of the late, great Marc Swayze, on what would have been his 100th birthday, marking 119 issues in a row of his being a part of A/E! It includes salutes from past and present, from C.C. Beck and Otto Binder and all the usual SHAZAM! suspects plus Swayze Marvel Family cover art from the 1940s, a special interview with wife June Swayze on Marc and her own singing career, and a full Phantom Eagle story from Wow Comics! Plus: An interview with 1950s Dell/Western and Toby Press comic book artist Mel Keefer; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt - Michael T. Gilbert showcases the influence of the legendary Harvey Kurtzman on other great talents; Comic Fandom Archive: Spotlight on Bill Schelly - Gary Brown throws a 2011 San Diego Comic-Con spotlight on A/E's associate editor; Sheldon Moldoff's final FCA interview. Cover by Marc Swayze features Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel, Jr. from the splash page of Captain Marvel Adventures (1941) #18. Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego is a salute to the first series of X-Men (1963 to 1969) behind Jack Kirby's unused cover for issue #10! There's secrets behind the mag's first decade - rare late-'60s Brazilian X-Men stories, a long-lost '60s X-Men 'character sheet' by Stan Lee himself, and Roy Thomas on the 1970s revival that turned into a mutant explosion! With art and artifacts by Lee, Kirby, Roth, Adams, O'Neil, Heck, Friedrich, Drake, and Buscema, plus the story of Marvelmania fan club! Plus: An interview with radio/TV journalist (and short-time comics writer) Ed Silverman; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Men Who Would Be Kurtzman (Part 2) - Michael T. Gilbert details more of the Mad creator's influence on comic book artists & writers; Comic Fandom Archive: Spotlight on Bill Schelly (Part II) - concluding Bill Schelly's panel at San Diego 2011; Fawcett Collectors of America #179 - P.C. Hamerlinck ushers in Otto Binder, "Red" Mohler, & Captain Marvel Jr. Cover price $8.95.

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The Golden Age Justice Society returns! Their kith and kin talk about JSA creators John B. Wentworth (Johnny Thunder), Len Sansone (The Atom), and Bernard Sachs (who inked Arthur Peddy's pencils on entire issues of All-Star Comics)! Plus rare art by Carmine Infantino, Paul Reinman, Mart Nodell, Stan Aschmeier, Ben Flinton, H.g. Peter, and others! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Detailed contents: John B. Wentworth, All-American Thunderbolt - daughter Rebecca Wentworth tells Richard Arndt about the creator of Johnny Thunder, Sargon the Sorcerer & The Whip; Special Interlude - "The Will of William Wilson"; Splitting the Atom, Three Ways - Mrs. Emily Sokoloff & Maggie Sansone talk to Shaun Clancy about Leonard Sansone -- inker & co-creator of the Atom -- and about co-creators Ben Flinton and Bill O'Connor; "The Life of a Freelancer...Is Always Feast or Famine" - Bernice Sachs-Smollet talks to Richard Arndt about her late husband, artist Bernard Sachs; Comic Fandom Archive: 2 Flashes Meet the Purple Slagheap - Bill Schelly presents Landon Chesney's fandom classic, in color for the first time since 1963; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Now That's A Fan - Michael T. Gilbert looks at the nutty house ads of Golden Age Ace Periodicals; Fawcett Collectors of America #180 - P.C. Hamerlinck with Otto Binder's madcap memoir -- & Captain Marvel's wartime record. Cover homage by Shane Foley to a vintage All-Star image by Irwin Hasen. Cover price $8.95.

Alter Ego is a final, flag-waving salute to the Comics Buyer's Guide! There was no CBG #1700 - but if there had been, this is what it might've looked like! History and remembrances from Alan Light and Murray Bishoff re: the original The Buyer's Guide for Comics Fandom; Maggie Thompson and Brent Frankenhoff on CBG; plus 'final' columns by CBG stars Mark Evanier, Tony Isabella, Peter David, Fred Hembeck, John Lustig, and classic art by Don Newton, Mike Vosburg, Jack Kirby, Mike Nasser, and many more! Plus: Fandom before TBG - Bill Schelly's overview of comics adzines prior to the dawn's early Alan Light; Bountiful Reminisces of TBG & CBG - 15 short memoirs by Brent Frankenhoff, Terry Beatty, Stephan Friedt, Russ Maheras, Fred Hembeck, John Lustig, Bob Ingersoll, Batton Lash, Mark Evanier, Cliff Biggers, Ward Batty, Andrew ("Captain Comics") Smith, Charles R. Rutledge, R.C. Harvey & Johnny Lowe; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt Buyer's Guide Scrapbook - Michael T. Gilbert relates his own sojourn with both incarnations of the long-lived adzine; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck presents tributes to -- and a hilarious story by -- TBG's Alan Jim Hanley. Cover features the original cover art for TBG #1 by John Fantucchio, in color for the first time. Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego #123 has a special focus on Denny O'Neil's Silver Age career through the mid-1970s, from Marvel (Dr. Strange, S.H.I.E.L.D.) to Charlton (Wander, 'Children of Doom') to DC (Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Batman, The Shadow, Wonder Woman, Superman, JLA), as aided and abetted by the likes of Adams, Kaluta, Sekowsky, Lee, Giordano, Thomas, Schwartz, Aparo, Boyette, Dillin, Swan, Ditko, et al. Plus: Beginning the serialization of Amy Kiste Nyberg's groundbreaking book on four-color censorship, Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Now That's a Fan! Part 2 - more nutty fans, both inside and outside comics, studied and prodded by Michael T. Gilbert; Fawcett Collectors of America - an Otto Binder special hosted by P.C. Hamerlinck and featuring Brian Cremins. Cover art by Neal Adams, Pat Boyette, Michael W. Kaluta and Mike Sekowsky. Cover price $8.95.

Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover by Herb Trimpe and Tom Zuiko. Spotlighting Herb Trimpe - the Marvel man behind The Incredible Hulk for many crucial (and exciting) years! Not to mention his work on Iron Man, S.H.I.E.L.D., Ghost Rider, Ant-Man, Silver Surfer, War of the Worlds, Ka-Zar, even Phantom Eagle! And that means more of The Severin Siblings, Lee, Friedrich, Thomas, Grainger, Buscema, and others, as well! Plus more of Amy Kiste Nyberg's Comics Code history, as the controversy heats up in the late 1940s - FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) - Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego #125 telegraphs everything you ever wanted to know about Lee Harris (nee Harris Levey) - the artist/creator of the Golden Age Detective Comics super-hero Air Wave - as revealed by son Jonathan Levey to interviewer Richard J. Arndt! There's plenty of rarely-seen 1940's art treasures - including Lando, The Flame, Green Falcon, and mysterious, unpublished art of an alternate version of DC's Tarantula! Plus: 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 1970's strip; Comic Fandom Archive - Part 2 of Bill Schelly's interview with noted 1960's fan/writer Steve Perrin; Fawcett Collectors of America #184 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Otto Binder, Brian Cremins & Mr. Tawny. Cover by Harris Levey (aka Lee Harris). Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego #126 is our second big issue on 3-D Comics of the 1950's! (Did you save your glasses from last time?) Ken Quattro looks at the controversy involving Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein -- illustrated in 3-D! Plus, still more fabulous Captain 3-D by Simon & Kirby and Mort Meskin, as well as 3-D thrills from Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Jay Disbrow and others! Extra: 1940's Catholic comics artist Vee Quintal, remembered by daughter Robyn Dean McHattie; Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code, Chapter 3 - Amy Kiste Nyberg on the 1954 Senate investigation of comic books; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Inkspots! Part 2 - more of Michael T. Gilbert's first-ever comic strip; Comic Fandom Archive: Steve Perrin Part 3 - Bill Schelly covers the 1960's fan-writer... and Perrin covers SF/comics pro Edmond Hamilton; Fawcett Collectors of America #185 - P.C. Hamerlinck, John G. Pierce and C.C. Beck on Golden/Silver Age artist Pete Costanza. Cover by Joe Kubert. Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego #127 uncovers the Will Eisner/'Busy' Arnold letters! Ken Quattro annotates 1940s exchanges - some humorous, some bitter, many revelatory - between the creator of The Spirit and his Quality Comics publisher/partner! Featuring art and artifacts by Lou Fine, Reed Crandall, Chuck Cuidera, Nick Cardy, Alex Kotzky, Toni Blum, Klaus Nordling, Alden McWilliams, et al.! Plus: "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 1940's "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; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Otto Binder, Brian Cremins, C.C. Beck...and Pete Costanza. Cover painting by Daniel James Cox and Jason Paulos. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Alter Ego #128 focuses on 'Seducing the Innocent with FREDRIC WERTHAM!', featuring Carol L. Tilley on the good Doctor's falsification of his research in the 1950's - and the destruction it wrought on the comics industry! Featuring art by Everett, Shuster, Peter, Beck, Costanza, Webb, Feldstein, Williamson, Wood, Biro, and of course Bob Kane! Plus: Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code Chapter 5 - the implementation of the Code in the mid-1950's, continuing Amy Kiste Nyberg's 1998 study; Special Interlude "The Will of William Wilson," PP. Y & Z - the final pages of the long-lost 1940's "Justice Society" story, first time in color; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Whatever Happened to the Boy of Tomorrow - Michael T. Gilbert presents Shaun Clancy's conversation with "The Superboy of 1940"; Comic Fandom Archive: Bhob Stewart In Memoriam - Bill Schelly on one of comic fandom's brightest lights; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck with original Shazam! writer Denny O'Neil, plus more of Otto Binder's memoir. All behind a new cover featuring Dr. Wertham, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and Robin by Jason Paulos and Daniel James Cox! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Alter Ego #129 explores the great adventure heroes of Edgar Rice Burroughs - in comic strips and comic books! Featuring the art of Foster, Hogarth, Frazetta, Manning, Kane, Kubert, Morrow, Grell, Thorne, Weiss, Anderson, Kaluta, Amendola, Buscema, Marsh, Celardo, Lubbers and Yeates - with analysis by some of the foremost ERB experts! Plus: the 1970's ERB comics company that nearly was - and today's online ERB strips by Grindberg, Thomas, Marcos, Marz, Dixon, Kwapisz, Powell, Floyd, Leto, Poliwko, et al.! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) - P.C. Hamerlinck presents memories by "Captain Marvel" teammates Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. And: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Whatever Happened to the Boy of Tomorrow? Part 2 - Michael T. Gilbert presents the conclusion of Shaun Clancy's interview with William Aronis. Cover by Tom Grindberg and the ERB all-stars (Gil Kane, Dave Cockrum, Joe Kubert, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Jesse Marsh, Russ Manning and Alan Weiss)! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.