Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) comic books 2015-2017

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Alter Ego #131 features an in-depth interview with Gerry Conway (star Marvel/DC writer in the early '70s), conducted by Richard Arndt - from House of Mystery and The Phantom Stranger to Daredevil, Black Widow, Thor, Fantastic Four, Werewolf by Night, The Inhumans, Kull the Conqueror, Sub-Mariner, Amazing Spider-Man - to the creation of The Punisher and the death of Gwen Stacy! Art by Romita, Colan, Kane, Ploog, Buscema, Morrow, Tuska, Adams, Sekowsky, the Severins, et al.! Plus: Dan Barry & Flash Gordon - Part II of Alberto Becattini's look at the life and career of a controversial comics talent; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt!: The Mystery of the Missing Comic! Part 1 - Michael T. Gilbert on Bob Powell's Man in Black Called Fate (among other things); Comic Fandom Archive: The 20-Cent Plague - Bill Schelly chats with Jiro Tomiyama, editor of a little-known January 1961 fanzine; FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) - P.C. Hamerlinck, Otto Binder, Brian Cremins...and Captain Marvel co-creator Bill Parker. Cover by Shane Foley and the Marvel all-star squad (Gene Colan, Gil Kane, Gray Morrow, John Buscema and Michael Ploog, plus inkers)! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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This issue celebrates Sol Brodsky - one of the most important and underrated artists in comics! He inked Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #3 and #4 and designed its logo; became Marvel's production manager during crucial years; and co-founded Skywald, then Marvel's British weeklies! Daughter Janna Parker talks about her father - and so do Stan Lee, Herb Trimpe, Stan Goldberg, David Anthony Kraft, Roy Thomas, John Romita and others! Learn about his work on Blue Beetle, Kid Colt Outlaw, Red Cross (his Holyoke creation!), Volton and Cracked Magazine! Plus: Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code - Continuing Dr. Amy Kiste Nyberg's 1998 book, with a look at the updating of the Code, 1971; Dan Barry & Flash Gordon, Part 3 - Continuing Alberto Becattini's study of a controversial comic art talent; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Get a Clue - Michael T. Gilbert spotlights the weirdly humorous covers of Hillman's crime comics; Comic Fandom Archive: The Super Labors of Love - Bill Schelly's tribute to G.B. Love and RBCC, Part 2; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Otto Binder's final chapter, and Captain Marvel Jr. in France! Cover portrait by John Romita. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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Alter Ego #140 is a special issue devoted to Golden Age great Irwin Hasen, who passed away recently at nearly age 97! This feature is adapted from Dan Makara's film documentary on Hasen, the 1940's artist of the Justice Society, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Wildcat, Holyoke's Cat-Man, and numerous other classic heroes and, for 30 years, the artist of the famous Dondi newspaper strip! Bonus art by his buddies Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, et al.! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Wallace McPherson Interview - Michael T. Gilbert presents Shaun Clancy and the fan who may have created MLJ's Black Jack; Comic Fandom Archive: Gordon Belljohn Love Changed My Life - Part 4 of Bill Schelly's multi-issue tribute to G.B. Love, founder of the RBCC adzine; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck completes his study of artist Ray Harford & the Ghost Army of WWII. Cover by Shane Foley (adapting the work of Irwin Hasen). Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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From Detroit to Deathlok, Alter Ego #141 is devoted to the comet-splashed career of artist Rich Buckler! He drew it all: Fantastic Four, The Avengers, Black Panther, Ka-Zar, Dracula, Morbius, and a zillion mighty Marvel covers; Batman, Hawkman, and other DC stars; Creepy & Eerie horror; and that's just in the first half of the 1970's! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Fatman, The Lost Issue (Part 1) - Michael T. Gilbert on that strange 1967 comic by Otto Binder & C.C. Beck; Comic Fandom Archive: Remembering RBCC...with Love - Five fans reminisce about G.B. Love & the Rocket's Blast-Comicollector; Fawcett Collectors of America #200 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents a celebration featuring Beck, Swayze, Champlin, & a 1940 Hollywood party attended by Captain Marvel himself; and comics expert Hames Ware on fabulous Golden Age artist Rafael Astarita! All behind a great Deathlok painted cover by Buckler! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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In Alter Ego #142, super-fan David Siegel talks to Richard Arndt about how, from 1991 to 2005, he tracked down some of the greatest and hardest-to-find artists of the Golden Age and brought them to the San Diego Comic-Con! Featuring art and artifacts by those classic talents, including Ramona Fradon, Chad Grothkopf, Sheldon Moldoff, Harry Lampert, Chuck Cuidera, Creig Flessel, Paul Norris, Vin Sullivan, Joe Giella, Irv Novick, Kurt Schaffenberger, and others! Plus: Rich Morrissey on how Golden/Silver Age star writer John Broome got to the Con! Also: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Fatman, The Lost Issue (Part 2) - Michael T. Gilbert takes a look at Lightning Comics' Human Flying Saucer; Comic Fandom Archive: RBCC's Last Great Days...Jim Van Hise, Part II - Bill Schelly presents part 6 of a salute to G.B. Love and his important comics adzine; Fawcett Collectors of America #201 - P.C. Hamerlinck and John G. Pierce postulate a Shazam! revival published by...Marvel Comics? Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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In Alter Ego we go "Aces High!" with the story of Ace Comics in the 1940s and '50s, told by Mark Carlson with super-heroes like Magno & Davey, Lash Lightning, The Raven, Unknown Soldier, Captain Courageous, Vulcan, The Flag, Mr. Risk, and more! Art by the likes of Harvey Kurtzman, Jim Mooney, Dave Berg, L.b. Cole, Rudy Palais, Harry Anderson, Harry Sahle, B. Currie, et al. Plus: Richard Arndt's interview with Bill Harris, 1960s-70s editor of Gold Key and King Comics, with art from The Phantom, Flash Gordon, Mandrake, etc. With FCA, Comic Crypt, and Comic Fandom Archive. Cover by B. Currie from a 1940s issue of Ace's Four Favorites! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Michael T.: The Fanzine Years - Fresh out of college in '74, Michael T. Gilbert faced the greatest horror of all -- the workplace; Comic Fandom Archive: Earl Blair, Jr. Remembers G.B. Love & Houston Fandom - The 7th chapter of Bill Schelly's salute to the legendary editor/publisher of RBCC; Fawcett Collectors of America #203 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Brian Cremins on Captain Marvel & his controversial pal Steamboat. Edited by Roy Thomas. Full color. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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Cover by Gil Kane. Showcasing Gil Kane, one of the Silver Age's greatest artists-with gleaming Golden Age roots in the Simon & Kirby shop! Incisive and free-wheeling Kane interview conducted in the 1990s by Daniel Herman for his 2001 book Gil Kane: The Art of the Comics-plus Gil's incisive article from the Spring 1974 issue of the Harvard Journal of Pictorial Fiction, and other surprise features centered around the artistic co-creator of the Silver Age Green Lantern and The Atom! And beginning the autobiography of Golden/Silver Age Flash/GL scripter John Broome! Plus: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The PAM Papers! Part 2 - Michael T. Gilbert and Glen Johnson with the secrets-revealing letters of artist Pete Morisi; Ted White on Comics, Part 3 - the SF writer and editor tells Bill Schelly about EC fandom and comics' Silver Age; Fawcett Collectors of America #208 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Brian Cremins and Gerald Edwards on C.C. Beck and Captain Marvel. Edited by Roy Thomas. Full color. 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.