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Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) comic books 2019

  • Issue #156
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 156

    All Time Classic Con continued from #148! Panels on Golden Age (Cuidera, Hasen, Schwartz [lew & Alvin], Boltinoff, Lampert, Gill, Flessel) & Silver Age Marvel, DC, & Gold Key (Severin, Sinnott, Ayers, Drake, Anderson, Fradon, Simonson, Green, Bolle, Thomas), plus John Broome, FCAca, Mr. Monster, & Bill Schelly! Cover by Will Meugniot and Chris Ivy. Includes: Cat Tales from a Comicbook Master - Part 7 of Golden/Silver Age writer John Broome's 1998 memoir; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Larry's Leftovers - Michael T. Gilbert and Roy Thomas present Larry Ivie's 1959 take on a JSA revival; Comic Fandom Archive: The Fan P.O.V. of the JLA in 1962 - Bill Schelly and Nick Caputo introduce a vintage "Big Name Fan" roundtable discussion; Fawcett Collectors of America #215 - P.C. Hamerlinck presents Richard Arndt's talk with SF pro/Fawcett fan Richard Lupoff. Edited by Roy Thomas. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #157
    Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) 157

    Cover by H.G. Peter. From 1945 to 1948, just a few years into her 75-year career, the phenomenally popular Wonder Woman had a female scriptwriter: Joye Murchison, assistant to WW co-creator Dr. William Marston! In Alter Ego, you'll revel in her interview conducted by Richard Arndt, featuring rare artwork by H.G. Peter and several previously-unknown art assistants! Plus: Barbara Friedlander, 1960s writer and editor, spills the secrets of DC's love comics-with art and/or anecdotes of Jack Miller, John Romita, Gene Colan, Jay Scott Pike, Tony Abruzzo, Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Joe Orlando, Carmine Infantino, Mort Weisinger, Julius Schwartz, and many more! And: Of Crows and the Cosmos - Part 8 of Golden/Silver Age star scripter John Broome's 1998 memoir; Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt: Bruce McCorkindale's Mighty Marvel Mashup - Michael T. Gilbert shows how Marvel splash pages might've become Marvel covers; Comic Fandom Archive: The Fan P.O.V. of the Marvel Super-Heroes in 1963 - Bill Schelly and Nick Caputo with some surprising vintage fan-opinions of early Marvel; Fawcett Collectors of America #216 - P.C. Hamerlinck hosts Will Murray on Henry "Lynn" Perkins..."The Stan Lee of '43!" Edited by Roy Thomas. 96 pages, full color. 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.