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  • Issue #51
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 51

    Features Lew Swayre Schwartz, the Golden Age artist who was Bob Kane's ghost from 1946-1953?is interviewed by Jon B. Cooke about his Batman and other stellar work! Plus there's Batman art by Jerry Robinson, Dick Sprang, Sheldon Moldoff, Win Mortimer, Jim Mooney, & others! Then, it's "The Life and Death of the Australian Comics Industry?1940-1962!" Plus, the "down under" career of The Phantom, with tons of super-hero art rarely seen in the Northern Hemisphere! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 8x11, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

  • Issue #52
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 52

    This issue features a trio of DC super-stars ? Joe Giella, Julie Schwartz, and Carmine Infantino! Then, there's Jay Scott Pike on Stan Lee and the Marvel/Timely years, and Charlie Biro's Crimebuster! (Twomorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pgs, B&WSRP: $6.95 Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #64
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 64

    This issue focuses on the fabulous Fawcett favorites - and Filchock, too! Featuring: a previously unpublished cover painting by Don Newton of Captain Marvel Jr. and Captain Nazi; Roy Thomas' special issue-by-issue analysis and appreciation of Otto Binder and C.C. Beck's 1943-45 four-color 'The Monster Society of Evil!' serial featuring Mr. Mind, Dr. Sivana, and World War II; and film model-maker Roger Dicken's theory that Captain Marvel was modeled after german heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling! Plus, a special double-size FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with Marc Swayze, Emilio Squeglio, C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy, and more, hosted by P.C. Hamerlinck. Also inside: Jim Amash interviews Martin Filchock, Golden Age artist for Centaur comics (Mighty Man, Fire-Man, Owl, Electric Ray, et al.), and Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster's comic crypt! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.

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  • Issue #66
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 66

    This issue of Alter Ego shines the spotlight on Bouncin' Bob Powell - from Blackhawk to Daredevil to Batman! Behind a clamorous full-color Powell cover specially assembled by Michael T. Gilbert, take a look at the life and times and titanic talent of the artist who drew Daredevil, Sub-Mariner, Sheena, The Avenger, The Hulk, Giant-Man, Green Hornet, and Batman, presented with pride by Ed Lane and the Powell kids! And, there's related art by Wally Wood, Howard Nostrand, Dick Ayers, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Charles Cuidera, and others! Plus, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, Michael T. Gilbert, Mr. Monster, and much more! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #68
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 68

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    This issue of Alter Ego focuses on Jerry Bails, the father of comics fandom! Besides founding Alter Ego and spearheading the landmark 'Who's Who' of American comic books, Bails launched the first comics adzine and newszine. This special tribute issue also features a gorgeous Justice Society of America cover by George Perez! Plus, a mountain of rare comic art by the likes of Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Irwin Hasen, Dick Dillin, Mike Sekowsky, Jerry Ordway, Joe Staton, Jack Kirby, and many others! Also, Steve Ditko's never-before-seen notes to Stan Lee for a 1965 Dr. Strange story, Star Wars is 30 (so Roy Thomas reveals secrets behind the birth of Marvel's epic Star Wars comic), and tales of George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Howard Chaykin, Steve Leialoha, and more! Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #69
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 69

    This issue of Alter Ego spotlights Fradon, Norris, and Aquaman! Paul Norris drew the sea king first, in 1941 - and Ramona Fradon was the hero's ultimate Golden Age artist. But both drew other things as well, from Brick Bradford and Brenda Starr to Sandman, Metamorpho, and the Fantastic Four! Both artists are interviewed in this landmark issue - along with a pocket history of Aquaman! Plus, there's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others; Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster; a great Aquaman cover painted by John Watson, from a breathtaking illustration by Ramona Fradon; and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #72
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 72

    This issue of Alter Ego spotlights Captain Carrot and 'The Ghost of Milt Caniff!' Behind a new Scott Shaw! cover of the 1980's Zoo Crew, Roy Thomas and Scott Shaw! document the creation of Captain Carrot, with art and artifacts, many never before seen, by Shaw!, Thomas, Rich Hoberg, Stand Goldberg, Mike Sekowsky, John Costanza, E. Nelson Bridwell, Carol Lay, and others! Also, there's an incisive interview with Golden Age artist Dick Rockwell (Black Diamond Western) and 36-year ghost artist on Milt Caniff's Steve Canyon! Plus, there's P.C. Hamerlinck's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas! Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #74
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 74

    The Stan Lee Special! This issue is dedicated to 'The Man' for his 85th birthday. Behind a powerhouse cover by Jack Kirby, it features classic (and virtually unseen) interviews with Stan, and tons of rare and even unseen art by the likes of Kirby, Romita, the brothers Buscema, Ditko, Colan, Heck, Ayers, Maneely, Shores, Everett, Burgos, Kane, and the Severin siblings. Also, there's P.C. Hamerlinck's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, Michael T. Gilbert, Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #75
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 75

    Behind a fabulous cover by Alex Ross, Alter Ego is double-sized FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) dynamite, with Walt Grogan and P.C. Hamerlinck on the many 'Captains Marvel' over the years, from centuries past to Fawcett to Fass to Marvel Comics, and beyond - spotlighting a previously unseen Shazam! proposal from Alex Ross! Plus, there's C.C. Beck on 'The Death of a Legend!' Also, there's an engrossing interview with Golden Age artist Marv Levy, featuring art by Bernard Bailey, Carmine Infantino, Mac Raboy, Charles Sultan, Howie Post, Dan Barry, Mort Meskin, and more! Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #77
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 77

    Learn the Comic Book Gospel According to St. John, behind a fabulous Golden Age Tor cover by Joe Kubert! Inside, Ken Quattro relates the full legend of St. John Publishing and the man behind it, Archer St. John - with art by Kubert, Norman Maurer, Matt Baker, Lily Renee, Bob Lubbers, Ruben Moreira, Ralph Mayo, Al Fago, Enrico Bagnoli - and the very special reminiscences of Arnold Drake! Plus, Jim Amash interviews Golden Age artist Tom Sawyer. There's also other features on the Golden and Silver Ages of Comics, including P.C. Hamerlinck's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #81
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 81

    Get ready for Alter Ego's ever-haunted Halloween issue! Behind a new Frank Brunner Man-Thing cover, Richard Arndt throws a spooky spotlight on the late-'60s black-&-white horror comic Web of Horror that featured early work by Brunner, Bernie Wrightson, Jeffrey Jones, Barry Windsor-Smith, Walter Simonson, Dave Cockrum, and Howard Chaykin - plus an interview with Web of Horror editor and award-winning science fiction writer Terry Bisson! Then, an amazing interview by Jim Amash with comics and fine artist Everett Raymond Kintsler! Plus, Roy Thomas' 1971 origin synopsis for the first Man-Thing story, and more of Bob Rozakis on 'The Secret History of All-American Comics, Inc.' Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #82
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 82

    Alter Ego goes 'All the Way with MLJ!' Michelle Nolan's ultimate Golden Age MLJ index is lavishly illustrated with vintage (and later) images of The Shield, Hangman, Mr. Justice, Black Hood, and more by Irv Novick, Jack Cole, Bob Fujitani, Charles Biro, Paul Reinman, Irwin Hasen, Mort Meskin, Gil Kane, Harry Shorten, Jack Binder, Harry Lucey, Bob Montana, and others, all behind a marvelous MLJ-heroes cover by Bob McLeod! Plus, interviews with Irv Novick and Joe Edwards, P.C. Hamerlinck's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Bill Schelly's 'Comic Fandom Archive,' Bob Rozakis' 'Secret History of All-American Comics, Inc.,' and more! Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #85
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 85

    It's Captain Marvel vs. Superman as Alter Ego explores the earliest battles of the Shazamer and the Kryptonian (in cosmic space, in candy stores, and in court), with art by Wally Wood, Curt Swan, Gil Kane, and more. Also, an in-depth interview with Golden Age great Lily Renee (Planet Comics, Jungle Comics), plus an overview of Centaur Comics, the home of Bill Everett's Amazing-Man, Lew Glanzman's Shark, Martin Filchock's Mighty Man, Paul Gustavson's Fantom of the Fair, Frank Thomas' Eye, and other heroes from that odd early-1940s company. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #86
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 86

    Alter Ego examines the frantic four-color MAD wannabes of 1953-55, the era when every published was copying Harvey Kurtzman's new EC smash! See Captain Marble, Mighty Moose, Dragula, 'I Love Loosely,' and more, lavishly illustrated by Golden and Silver Age giants. Plus, the first part of an interview with artist Frank Bolle (Dr. Solar). Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #87
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 87

    When Captain Marvel was deep-sixed in 1954, Marvelman erupted in Great Britain, decades before he transformed in Alan Moore's Miracleman. We chart the sensational 1954-1963 saga of Marvelman, Marvelman Jr., and Kid Marvelman, and present an interview with writer/artist/co-creator Mick Anglo, plus rare Marvelman/Miracleman work by Alan Davis, Alan Moore, and more! Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #88
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 88

    Behind a cover by Win Mortimer, Alter Ego presents the first-ever, in-depth look at National/DC's legendary founder, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, and early editors Whitney Ellsworth, Win Sullivan, and Mort Weisinger with rare art and artifacts by Siegel & Shuster, Bob Kane, Gardner Fox, Sheldon Moldoff and more. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #89
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 89

    Alter Ego #89 presents this special issue focusing on Harvey Comics' pre-Code horror mags of the 1950s! Behind a dynamic cover featuring Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's Sandman - and Howard Nostrand horror - you'll find John Benson interviews with Sid Jacobson, Warren Kremer, and Howard Nostrand, plus Harvey artist Ken Selig talks to Jim Amash! Mr. Monster presents the wit and wisdom (and worse) of Dr. Frederic Wertham, plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with C.C. Beck and Marc Swayze, and more. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #91
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 91

    Alter Ego #91 features a Fantastic Fawcett Festival! Behind a brand-new Captain Marvel cover by Jerry Ordway and Emilio Squeglio, there's a huge FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section headlining Golden Age Fawcett artists Marc Swayze and Emilio Squeglio. Plus, Part 2 of 'The MAD Four-Color Wannabes of the 1950s,' more on Dr. Lauretta Bender and the teenage creations of Steve Gerber, and Jack Katz spills Golden Age secrets to Jim Amash! Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #92
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 92

    Behind a fantastic painted cover by Conan the Adventurer artist Rafael Kayanan, Alter Ego shines the spotlight on DC's Sword & Sorcery by the likes of O'Neil, Chaykin, and Simonson, as well as Claw the Unconquered by Michelinie & Chan, Charlton's Hercules by Glanzman, Gold Key's Dagar the Invincible by Glut & Santos, Marvel S&S art by Buscema, Kane, Kayanan, and Wrightson, and Jack Katz on his classic First Kingdom! Plus FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, Bill Schelly, Steve Gerber's fan-creations (Part 3), and more! Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #94
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 94

    Cover by Joe Staton and Dick Giordano. It's 'The Earth-Two Companion, Part II!' with more on the classic 1963-1985 series that changed comics forever! The Huntress, Power Girl, Dr. Fate, Freedom Fighters, and more, with art by the greats of the period. Plus, part 2 of the George Kashdan interview, profiles on C.C. Beck and Marc Swayze courtesy of the Fawcett Collectors of America, and much more. Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #96
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 96

    This issue of Alter Ego focuses on The Mighty Crusaders - the Archie group's 1960s challenge to Marvel Comics! This historical overview features vintage art and artifacts by Jerry Siegel, Paul Reinman, Simon & Kirby, and John Rosenberger - plus titanic tributes to the Crusaders by Bob Fujitane, George Tuska, Bob Layton, and others. Also: Ron Goulart on 1940s MLJ, an interview with 1950s comics artist Mell Lazarus, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with C.C. Beck and Marc Swayze, and more about Mary Marvel on TV. Plus, Michael T. Gilbert's Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt! Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #97
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 97

    We examine the other guys - the non-EC Horror Comics of the 1950s! From Menace and House of Mystery to The Thing!, we'll take an in-depth look at some classic horror gems, with vintage art and artifacts by Bill Everett, Dick Briefer, Steve Ditko, Joe Maneely, Gene Colan , Mort Meskin, Shelly Moldoff, Russ Heath, Bob Powell, Jack Cole, Simon & Kirby, Bob Fujitani, and others! Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #99
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 99

    Alter Ego presents a special George Tuska showcase issue, emphasing the legendary artist's career at Lev Gleason and Marvel, and in comics strips through the early 1970s! From Crime Does Not Pay and Buck Rogers to Iron Man, The Avengers, and Hero For Hire, all of Tuska's high-profile strips are detailed by Dewey Cassell! Plus there's an interview with 1950s Timely/Marvel editor Al Sulman, 'personal associate of Stan Lee!' Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #100
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 100

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    Alter Ego: Centennial is a celebration of 100 issues, and 50 years, of Alter Ego, Roy Thomas' legendary super-hero fanzine. It's a double-size triple-threat book, with twice as many pages as the regular magazine, plus special features just for this anniversary edition! Behind a Rich Buckler/Jerry Ordway JSA cover, Alter Ego celebrates its dual anniversaries as Roy Thomas is interviewed about the 1990s at DC and several independents! Plus, special anniversary editions of Alter Ego staples Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, Fawcett Collectors of America (FCA), and Alex Wright's amazing color collection of 1940s DC pinup babes! Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #102
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 102

    The Emerald Spotlight falls on Green Lantern, and Alter Ego spotlights his 1940s creators Mart Nodell and Bill Finger, and his 1959 creators John Broome, Gil Kane, and Julius Schwartz! Learn unknown details behind both Lanterns' history, and see rare GL artwork by Carmine Infantino, Paul Reinman, Irwin Hasen, Neal Adams, and others! Plus, there's part 2 of the interview with Jack Mendelsohn, an FCA section, and Michael T. Gilbert with another installment of Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt! Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #105
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 105

    Alter Ego proudly presents 'Tales from the Code!' The coming of the Comics Code Authority in 1954-55 changed comics greatly - and we document that process with comic art and script 'Before' and 'After' the CCA got hold of them, with art by Simon & Kirby, Ditko, Buscema, Sinnott, Gould, Cole, Steranko, Krigstein, O'Neill, Glanzman, Orlando, Williamson, Heath, and many others! Featuring a fabulous new Spider-Man cover by Josh Medors! Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #106
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 106

    Alter Ego looks at the career of Dick Giordano through the 1960s, from his early years as a freelance artist through the 'Action-Hero' era at Charlton and the first time around at DC! Plus Dick's final panel at the Charlotte (NC) Heroes Con in 2009, with Steve Skeates & Roy Thomas and part one of Jim Amash's interview with Charlton artist Tony Tallarico. Cover price $7.95.

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  • Issue #108
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 108

    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.

  • Issue #110
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 110

    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.

  • Issue #112
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 112

    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.

  • Issue #114
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 114

    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.

  • Issue #115P
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 115P

    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.

  • Issue #115U
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 115U

    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.

  • Issue #119
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 119

    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.

  • Issue #120
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 120

    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.

  • Issue #121
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 121

    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.

  • Issue #123
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 123

    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.

  • Issue #125
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 125

    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.

  • Issue #126
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 126

    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.

  • Issue #127
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 127

    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.

  • Issue #131
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 131

    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.

  • Issue #132
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 132

    A Special Crossover Extravaganza! Alter Ego celebrates 75 years of The Flash and Green Lantern (with Hawkman thrown in for good measure!) The era from 1940 to 1970, with Back Issue #80 picking it up from there! Vintage art by Infantino, Kane, Kubert, Elias, Lampert, Hibbard, Nodell, Hasen, Toth, Reinman, Sekowsky, and others! Plus: Golden Age JSA and Dr. Mid-Nite artist Arthur Peddy as known by stepson Dr. Michael Posner, in an interview by Richard Arndt! Also: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Mystery of the Missing Comic (Part Two) - more by Michael T. Gilbert on Bob Powell's AWOL Man in Black issue; Comic Fandom Archive: Al Dellinges - "It's Been a Great Trip!" - Bill Schelly introduces the ultimate Kubert fan, recalling a lifetime of fan-publishing; Fawcett Collectors of America - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Elliot Maggin, John G. Pierce and Otto Binder. Cover reproduced from original art for All Star Comics (1940-1978) #49 by Arthur Peddy & Bernard Sachs -- or is it Irwin Hasen? We print...you decide! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #134
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 134

    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.

  • Issue #140
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 140

    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.

  • Issue #141
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 141

    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.

  • Issue #142
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 142

    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.

  • Issue #144
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 144

    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.

  • Issue #150
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 150

    Alter Ego lights the candles for Stan Lee's 95th birthday with a special celebration! Rare Lee interview by Will Murray, conducted in 1988; Ger Apeldoorn on Stan's non-Marvel writing in the 1950's; rebooting the Marvel Age in Britain in the 1970's, by Robert Menzies; and more special features than you could shake Irving Forbush at! Also: My Life in Little Pieces, Part 2 - continuing John Broome's offbeat "autobiography"; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The PAM Papers! Part 3 - Michael T. Gilbert presents Glen Johnson's letters from artist Pete Morisi; Ted White on Comics, Part 4 - he tells Bill Schelly about interviewing Stan Lee, writing a Captain America novel, etc.; Fawcett Collectors of America #209 - P.C. Hamerlinck hosts Bill Black's account of Paragon and the Captain Marvel almost-revival. Colorful Marvel multi-hero cover by John Buscema & Joe Sinnott. Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages, full color. (Comes polybagged with TwoMorrows' new full catalog.) Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #158
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 158

    Alter Ego is an FCA [Fawcett Collectors of America] Special! We shine the spotlight on fabled Golden Age writer William Woolfolk ('the Shakespeare of the Comics'), including an exclusive interview, and his scripting records! With art by Beck, Schaffenberger, Boring, Bob Kane, Crandall, L.s. Schwartz, Krigstein, Andru, Jack Cole, Fine, Peter, Heath, Plastino, Moldoff, Grandenetti, and more! Includes: The 2002 San Diego Comic-Con Golden Age Panel - Mark Evanier moderates the reminiscences of Bill Woolfolk, Bob Oksner, Nick Cardy, Bob Lubbers, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Irv Novick; A Century of Zorro - Audrey Parente and Rich Harvey celebrate 100 years of the first costumed hero ever; "Squinkers" - Part 9 of scripter John Broome's 1998 memoir My Life in Little Pieces; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The PAM Papers, Part 4 - Michael T. Gilbert showcases Pete Morisi's origins of Peter Cannon...Thunderbolt; Comic Fandom Archive: Jim Warren's Code-Free Comicbooks - Bill Schelly tells how he came to write a book about the birth of a black & white empire. Cover by C.C. Beck. Edited by Roy Thomas. Plus John Broome, Crypt, Schelly, and the 2017 Star Wars Panel with Chaykin, Lippincott, and Thomas! 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #162
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 162

    Has Alter Ego uncovered 'A Prophecy in Four Colors?' Will Murray presents an amazing array of possible prototypes of Batman (by artist Frank Foster in 1932!), Wonder Woman (by Star-Spangled Kid artist Hal Sherman), Tarantula (by Air Wave artist Lee Harris), and others! Plus a rare interview with Hal Sherman! Extra: Michael T. Gilbert with still more on artist Pete Morisi, FCA, Bill Schelly, John Broome, and more! Cover by Shane Foley, an all-star homage to Bob Kane, H.G. Peter, and Arthur Peddy! ncludes: The Golden Bat - Dan Hagen tells us all about Japan's "Dark Samurai" of 1931; "Welcome Home, Roy Thomas!" - a photo-strewn remembrance of a comics celebration in Jackson, Missouri, Feb. 2019; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Other Stan Lee, Part 2 - Michael T. Gilbert continues to compare and contrast Smilin' Stan and Charles Biro; Fawcett Collectors of America #221 - P.C. Hamerlinck and Michael D. Frahley showcase early DC and Fawcett artist Sven Elven. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #164
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 164

    Alter Ego shines the spotlight on Mike Friedrich, the DC and Marvel writer who went on to jumpstart the independent comics movement with Star*Reach! Art by Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Dick Dillin, George Tuska, John Buscema, Jim Starlin, Howard Chaykin, Frank Brunner, et al.! Plus: Mark Carlson-Ghost on Rural Home Comics -- home base of Captain Wizard, The Bogeyman and The Green Turtle! Also: Fawcett Collectors of America #223 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Brian Cremins on the day Otto Binder met Walter B. Gibson. And: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The PAM Papers, Part 6 - Michael T. Gilbert spotlights more of artist Pete Morisi's voluminous correspondence. Justice League of America cover by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #167
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 167

    Alter Ego #167 is a star-spangled salute to Syd Shores, Golden Age artist of Captain America, the All Winners Squad, Black Rider, Human Torch, The Vision, Black Knight, and Silver Age artist of Red Wolf, Frankenstein, Cracked, Creepy, Eerie, Web of Horror, et al. This issue, Syd is remembered by daughter Nancy Shores Karlebach, fellow artist Allen Bellman ("Syd Is Really Unrecognized for the Contributions He Brought to Comics"), Dr. Michael J. Vassallo (a comics historian's view), and interviewer Richard Arndt. Plus: The Voice of The [Green] Turtle Is Heard in the Land - the life and tough times of Chinese-American artist Chu Hing, profiled by Alex Jay; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: The Superman Behind Superman, Part 2 - Michael T. Gilbert presents Sam Moskowitz's account of DC editor Mort Weisinger; The Family Car(s) - Part XIV of Golden/Silver Age writer John Broome's "offbeat autobio"; A Tribute to Allen Bellman; Fawcett Collectors of America #226 - P.C. Hamerlinck showcases Shaun Clancy on Golden Age Fawcett staffer Harvey Janes. Cover by Syd Shores. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #168
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 168

    This issue of Alter Ego shows two very different sides of World War II, revealed in Richard Arndt interviews! The wartime life of Aquaman artist/co-creator Paul Norris, with a Golden/Silver Age gallery of art featuring Aquaman, Flash Gordon, Brick Bradford, and other fabulous heroes of comic books and strips - plus the story of Willie Ito, who endured the WWII Japanese-American relocation centers to become a Disney and Warner Bros. animator and to draw such comicbooks/strips as Pogo, Winnie the Pooh, Beany and Cecil, etc. Also: Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Raiders of the Lost Art - Michael T. Gilbert stripmines some gems from the 100-year-old Cartoons Magazine; Feel the Vern! - Part XV of the serialization of John Broome's memoirs, starring writer David V. Reed; Tributes to Mort Drucker and Cal Massey; Fawcett Collectors of America #227 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Brian Cremins on Fawcett's Jackie Robinson Comics. Cover by Paul Norris. Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #171
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 171

    Alter Ego features Paul Gustavson-Golden Age artist extraordinaire of The Angel, Fantom of the Fair, The Arrow, The Human Bomb, The Jester, Plastic Man, Alias the Spider, Quicksilver, Rusty Ryan, Midnight, and many more-is the issue's centerpiece as his son Terry Gustafson (nope, that 'F' isn't a typo!) talks in-depth to Richard Arndt. Lots of lush comic art from Centaur, Timely, and (especially) Quality! Plus-FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, John Broome, and more! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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  • Issue #174
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 174

    Cover by C. C. Beck. Fabulous FCA [Fawcett Collectors of America] issue - spearheaded by a feisty and informative article or two by Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. Beck himself - plus a fabulous feature on vintage cards created in Spain and starring The Marvel Family! In addition: Dr. William Foster III interview (conclusion); Michael T. Gilbert on the lost art of comicbook greats; the haunting of John Broome; and more! Cover by C.C. Beck! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #176
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 176

    The Shadow! Doc Savage! Red Dragon! Supersnipe! The grandiloquent Golden Age comics of major pulp-magazine publisher Street & Smith, examined in loving detail by Mark Carlson-Ghost! Tons of art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, et al.! Also: Anthony Tollin on 'The Shadow/Batman Connection'! Bonus features: FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, John Broome, Peter Normanton, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.