Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) comic books 2008

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.

Behind a Fighting American cover by Joe Simon is Alter Ego's Joe Simon special! Interviewed in-depth by Jim Amash, Joe Simon reveals secrets behind the creation of Captain America, Fighting American, Stuntman, Adventures of The Fly, Sick Magazine, and more, in this spectacular issue-filling talkfest with one of the titans of the Golden Age of Comics! The interview also spotlights art by Jack Kirby, Bob Powell, Al Williamson, and many others greats from comics history. 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! Cover price $6.95.

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.

A Dave Cockrum tribute special! Wrapped in a great Dave Cockrum cover featuring the X-Men, this special issue features Cockrum tributes from contemporaries and colleagues, plus an interview with Paty Cockrum on Dave's life and legacy! Articles cover The Legion of Super-Heroes, Captain Marvel Jr., the X-Men, Star-Jammers, Blackhawk, and more! Plus, an amazing interview with 1950s Timely/Marvel artist Marion Sitton on his own incredible career - and his Golden Age contemporaries! Plus, more 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.

Alter Ego shines a spotlight on Superman and his Creators! Behind a fabulous new cover by Michael Golden, expect a Kandor-size bottleful of features on the first and greatest super-hero ever! From an exclusive and revealing interview with Joe Shuster's sister, Jean Shuster Peavey to Mike W. Barr on Superman the detective, Dwight Decker on the Man of Steel and Hitler's Third Reich, and the Nembo Kid (that's Italian for 'Superman,' to you)! Look for art by Shuster, Boring, Swan, Adams, and Kane! There's also more 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.

Take a look at the Sword-and-Sorcery genre in comics behind an awe-inpspirng new cover by Rafael Kayanan! Conan the Barbarian was only the tip of the iceberg! Learn about Crom the Barbarian, Viking Prince, La Reina de la Costa Negra, Nightmaster, Kull, Red Sonja, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Beowulf, Warlord, Dagar the Invincible, Wulf the Barbarian, Ironjaw, and more - with rare art by Rafael Kayanan, Barry Windsor Smith, John Buscema, Gil Kane, Bernie Wrightson, Mike Ploog, Frank Thorne, Frank Brunner, Howard Chaykin, Frank Frazetta, Jerry Bingham, Mike Grell, Pablo Marcos, Neal Adams, Joe Kubert, Jesse Santos, Larry Hama, Mike Sekowsky, and more - plus other comics features, 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.

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.

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.

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.