City, State / Province: Raleigh
Roy Thomas on DC in the '80s; origins of Alter-Ego; tributes; The 1964 Super Hero Calendar; Fawcett Collectors of America; more.
Perfectbound book.
Articles on Victor Fox, the 1939 Superman/Wonder Man controversy, Jack Mendelsohn, letterer Abe Kanegson and Captain Marvel.
Green Lantern history, interview with Mart & Carrie Nodell, interview with Jack Mendelsohn, interview with Betty Tokar ("the woman who probably inspired Betty Cooper"), letterer Abe Kanegson, interview with Rudi Franke, more.
Interviews with Steve Englehart and George Mandel; Jim Miele; letterer Abe Kanegson; salute to fans Joe Vucenic and Ed Lahmann; Fawcett Collectors of America; more.
Published by Alternating Crimes (as an insert?) for Scream Magazine. Contains a Cynicalman story and a possibly-autobiographical strip by Feazell, plus back cover art by Larry Towsley.
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: September 13, 1983
Other known printings:
Not to be confused with Not Available King Size annuals.
Collects issues 1-4 of the minicomics. References to Pac-Man, the Love Boat and JFK.
32 pages on various colors
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: February 1, 1985 (30 copies)
Other known printings:
April 18, 1985
September 16 (18?), 1985
January 9, 1986
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: December 1, 1983
Other known printings:
February 13, [no year on datestamp]
May 8, [no year on datestamp]
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: April 23, 1984
Other known printings:
February 13, [no year on datestamp]
January 9, 1986
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: June 20, 1985
Other known printings:
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: July 1987
Other known printings:
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: January 1988?
Other known printings:
June 24, 1989
January 21, 1990
2nd edition published June 12, 2015 (with circular Cynicalman rubber stamp in the top left corner)
Other known printings of the 2nd edition:
October 8, 2020
AKA Not Available King-Size Annual #3.
Back cover ad for the Comic City shop illustrated by Bill Fugate.
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: January 1983.
Other known printings:
March 20, [no year in datestamp]
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing appears to be May 1984.
Other known printings:
March 20, [no year on datestamp]
September 18, [no year on datestamp]
"A collection of Cynicalman drawings by comics fans attending the Charlotte Alternacon, April 21, 1985."
There may be more contributors than listed above.
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: ?
Other known printings:
September 6, [no year in datestamp]
Cynicalman drawings by attendees of the 1985 Chicago ComiCon.
There may be more contributors than listed above.
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing appears to be July 1985.
Other known printings:
April 30, 1986
Superhero parody written and inked by Matt Feazell and penciled by Craig Castelaz. Characters created by Clark Dissmeyer.
Generally speaking, Not Available printings beyond the 1st have a datestamp on the front or back cover which is the printing date of the batch that copy was from. Matt Feazell says those post-1st printings were usually 60 copies or fewer.
1st printing: September 6, 1985.
Other known printings:
November 1, [1985?] (200 copies?)
January 2, 1986
April 30, 1986
[June?] 25, 1986
September 17, 1986
November 12, 1986
Single sheet of paper folded in quarters, uncut.
The back page invites the reader to reprint and distribute freely.
Future editions suggest different publications for trading purposes.
The cover image in this entry was taken from a listing in Comic Update #9 (Andrew Roller, 1987). A proper cover scan would be preferable.
The cover image in this entry was taken from a listing in Comic Update #9 (Andrew Roller, 1987). A proper cover scan would be preferable.
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