Year: 2011

6½ x 10¼"


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.

November 2011
Some of these comics have previously appeared in Not My Small Diary, Fluke, Ghost House and the White Buffalo Gazette.

Word meanings and etymology in comics form.

4½ x 6"
Perfectbound
Offset-printed?

H.P. Lovecraft plus modern day hip-hop with racial commentary.

Some of the contents include: one foldout drawing by Buniak
Characters appearing in art and comics include: Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Sarah Palin
Fewer than 50 copies usually printed (probably more like 25).
Central Mailer for this issue: Darren Auck and Michael Kraiger

Some (if not all) copies were mailed in envelopes customized by Brian Buniak.
Some of the contents include: classic Marvel and DC comic pages rewritten by Buniak
Characters appearing in art and comics include: the Thing (Marvel), Spider-Man, Silver Surfer, Green Lantern, Iron Man, Thor, Superman, Metamorpho, Ironjaw, Supergirl, Man-Thing, Swamp Thing, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, OMAC, Mole Man, Sgt. Rock, Captain Atom, Sub-Mariner, Doctor Doom, the Shadow, Conan the Barbarian, Simpsons characters, Harry S. Truman, James Bond
Insert included with this issue: Zone mini-comic (Kraiger) and Happy 100 Issues Babs mini-comic (Buniak)
Fewer than 50 copies usually printed (probably more like 25).
Central Mailer for this issue: Darren Auck and Mike Kraiger

Some of the contents include: a fold-out mini-poster by Brian Buniak, back cover jam page
Characters appearing in art and comics include: Fats Waller, Frankenstein's monster, Hokey Wolf, Frank Gorshin/the Riddler, Sandman (Marvel), Lee Meriwether/Catwoman, Batman, Larry Storch, the Joker, Deanna Lund, Susan Silo, Donna Loren, Terry Moore, Simpsons characters, Morty the Dog
Hand-colored element on cover.
Fewer than 50 copies usually printed (probably more like 25).
Central Mailer for this issue: Darren Auck and Mike Kraiger


Contents include pieces on the history of comics fandom (with many fanzine profiles and scans), Lee & Kirby, anniversary tributes (Fantastic Four, Antonio Prohias' Spy vs Spy, comics in 1986, Watchmen, Dark Horse Comics, SLG, Bone), more.
Appearances in art by Fantastic Four, Justice League of America, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Galactus, the Watcher, Avengers, Inhumans, Black Panther, Sub-Mariner, Silver Surfer, Dr. Doom, Mole Man, Annihilus, Skrulls, Hulk, Spy vs Spy, Batman, Rorshach, Dr. Manhattan, the Comedian, Maus, the Joker, Boba Fett, Hellboy, Ghost, Predator, Concrete, Usagi Yojimbo, Groo, Conan, Willow, Alien, R2-D2, C-3PO, Stormtrooper, Milk & Cheese, Dr. Radium, Bone and more.



Cover art by Gray Morrow; "The Raven" parody from Dell's 1930s Ballyhoo humor mag; Illustrated Poe: Part 1: 1826 to 1870 (with many examples); lots more.
Published for FAPA #297 (November 2011).
Numbered edition of 60.
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