Edd Vick interviews Steve Gallacci, "Why a Duck?" (36 cartoonists on why they deal in funny animals), Rowrbrazzle portfolio section, letter from James Pugh looking for fan artists.

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Interview with Bob Overstreet.

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Contents include: a bio of Kenneth Smith; a three-page Hyperman comic; interview with artist Jim Jones; some nice non-comics art by Dan Adkins; fiction; letters (Alan Light, Gary Groth, Mark Ammerman, others); more.

One other artist: [?] Stuckey

Characters appearing include: Darkseid, Guardian, Orion, Batman, Captain Marvel (DC, Marvel & M.F. Enterprises), Flash (Golden/Silver Age), Volto, Dynamo, Blue Bolt, Lightning, Quicksilver, Thunderbolt

Offset, saddle-stitched.

This issue also came with the Newsflashes! companion insert.

Contents include: indepth reportage on the 1971 Comic Art Convention (including Jim Warren's keynote speech, the "Comedy in the Comics" panel with Sergio Aragones & others, other panels, the Goethe Awards, Harvey Kurtzman's one-man panel, more); article on Kirk Alyn; article on Jim Steranko and Gardner Fox; article on cosplay at the con (with photos of Martin Pasko, Mike Zeck and Mike Nolan in costume); "Was Wertham Right After All?" article; The Flying Dutchman article; fiction; more.

Also contains photos of Frank Frazetta, Harvey Kurtzman, Denny O'Neil, Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Len Wein, Neal Adams, Kirk Alyn, Gardner Fox, Phil Seuling, Jim Steranko, John Benson, Joe Sinnott, Bill Wilson, John Fantucchio, Kenneth Smith and Billy Graham.

Characters appearing include: Superman, Kirk Alyn, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Perry White, Clark Kent, Ka-Zar, Golden Age Green Lantern, Captain America (centerspread), Sub-Mariner, the Thing (by Sinnott), Captain Marvel, Green Ring (Green Lantern spoof)

Offset, saddle-stitched, some interior color.

Feature on Asterix, Gary Groth interviews Gil Kane.

Roughly 8 × 10¾"

Interview with Paul Levitz, "The San Francisco Comix Scene" by Clay Geerdes.

Roughly 8¼ × 11"

United Fanzine Organization memberzine.

Interview with Joe Staton, indepth review of Superman: The Movie.

Roughly 8¼ × 10¾"

Other artists: Klinger (first name unknown), T. Herzog and Daly (first name unknown; Sam de la Rosa?).

Some writers/artists listed above were in the issue's list of contributors but may not be credited by the piece. It's a bit perplexing as some of the artists I can't match to art.

United Fanzine Organization memberzine.

Interviews with George Metzger and Phil Yeh; Rory Hayes obituary.

Other artists: Bradkirk (first name unknown), R. Kasman (Ron Kasman?).

Bill G. Wilson, in Ken Meyer Jr’s Ink Stains:

“I did Panorama as a convention one-shot prior to Phil Seuling’s ’71 con – in fact, there are pics of my dad and Kenneth Smith (!) hawking copies of it at my table in The Collector 24. About the color: I was experimenting with color reproduction as I gained more experience running the ol’ A.B. Dick 360 offset press at Prince Printing, and John Fantucchio’s great cover gave me the opportunity and inspiration to do even more. Registering color with multiple passes on a single-color press – especially printing its max sheet size of 11×17 – was no mean feat, and the success with Panorama gave me the confidence to explore full four-color, which I then used throughout The Collector from #24-on.”

Editorial features include:

Cover by John Fantucchio.

“MultiCon” report by James Van Hise. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict. 

“PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by JVH and Larry Bigman. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller, including an “Index to The Ghost Rider Comics” by Don Rosa and Larry Bigman. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel. 

“SF REVIEW” by JVH. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH and Robert Weinberg.  "BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

Ads for:

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FRANK FRAZETTA PORTFOLIO ONE (Middle Earth)

ID, EGO … AEON #4

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SERIAL PICTORIALS (and other Screen Facts Books)

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THE GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #1

THE SPECTRUM #6

VOICE OF COMICDOM #17

WITH PEN AND BRUSH #4

Editorial features include:

Cover by Don Newton.

“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Chapter 2 of “An Earth Man on Venus” from the 1951 Avon comic of the same title.  “Star Trek Lives” by Orlando Falcon.  “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, and James Van Hise.  “THE CLIFFHANGERS” by JVH.   “The Rarest EC” by JB Clifford, Jr.  “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH.  “SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by JVH.  “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise.  “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Stan Blair.  “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller (including Part 2 of Don Rosa’s Ghost Rider index).  “THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict.   "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Don Newton, John Adkins Richardson, and Matsumoto.  

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THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM

THE SENSUOUS FRAZETTA

THE SPIRIT (11 x 16 inch limited edition) from Tabloid Press

Editorial features include:

Debut of Don Rosa’s “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER.” 

“FILMS FANTASTIQUE" (“The Day the Earth Stood Still”) by James Van Hise. 

“A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 

“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Chapter 2 of “The Martian Slavers” from Captain Science #4. 

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, and JVH. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” reprinting a story by Al Williamson and Angelo Torres from Eerie Tales #1 (Hastings Associates). 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel (including a newspaper review of Frederic Wertham’s “The World of Fanzines”).  “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown.

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Frederic Wertham, MD., Bill Blyberg Jr. (Willie Blyberg?), and Max Allan Collins.

Ads for: 

BIG LITTLE BOOK CATALOG/PRICE GUIDE 1973

EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 23

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MIDNIGHT SUN

QUINTESSENCE PRESENTS Secret Agent X-9

SERIAL WORLD

SPECIAL EDITION SERIES #1 (reprinting Whiz #7 thru 28)

SWORD’S EDGE by Sanho Kim

THE COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK Vol. 4

THE GOD OF MT. OLYMPUS by Joe Staton

THE GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #3

THE NY REVIEW OF COMICS & BOOKS (published?)

THE SFCA PRICE GUIDE 1974

UNIVERSE #2 (and posters)

Editorial features include:

Cover by Mike Zeck.

“Nostalgia, What is That?” by Alex McFee. 

“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by James Van Hise.

“They Just Keep on Trekkin” by The Wandering Reporter. 

“An Evening with Leonard Nimoy” by JVH.  

“A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 

“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Part 1 of “Kenton of the Star Patrol” from Strange Worlds #3 (1951). 

"A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller.  “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, and JVH. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by Keith Gebers. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by JVH. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including FANDOM PROFILE of Duffy Vohland. 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Bill Black and John Adkins Richardson.

Ads for: 

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CITIES & SCENES FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD by Roy Krenkel

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ELUSION #1 (published?)

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #22

MIDDLE EARTH portfolios 

SWORD’S EDGE by Sanho Kim

THE JOURNAL

THE MONSTER TIMES

Editorial features include:

Cover by Don Newton.

“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Part 2 of “Kenton of the Star Patrol” from Strange Worlds #3 (1951).  

“Return in Time” by Keith Gebers.  

“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by James Van Hise. 

“GOLDEN AGE GLEANINGS” by Richard O’Brien. 

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mike McKenney, JB Clifford Jr., Mark Burbey, and JVH.  

“A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa. 

"FILMS FANTASTIQUE" (“War of the World”) by JVH. 

"A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller.  “AGE OF QUALITY” by JVH (including a reprint of a Black Condor story by Lou Fine). 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Alex McFee, John Kent, Mike McKenney, and Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.  Also — an editor’s note at the bottom of the letters page refers to MARVEL TIMES #4: “We are currently working on it and hope to have it out in June or early July.  It will, in fact, be a double-sized issue.”  MARVEL TIMES #4 was never published.

Ads for:

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PHANTASMAGORIA #4

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SPECIAL EDITION SERIES #1 (reprinting Whiz #7 thru 28)

STICKY ELVIS

STRICTLY ELVIS

THE COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK Vol. 4

THE HARVARD JOURNAL OF PICTORIAL FICTION #1

THE NOSTALGIA JOURNAL 

Editorial features include:

Cover by John Adkins Richardson.

“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Part 1 of “Kenton of the Star Patrol” from Strange Worlds #5 (1951).  

“The Outer Limits” by James Van Hise. 

“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by JVH.

“GOLDEN AGE GLEANINGS” by Richard O’Brien. 

“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares.  

“A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa. 

"A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller.  “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE,” reprinting an article from Toronto’s The Globe and Mail by Don Hutchison. 

Color centerspread by Morris Scott Dollens. 

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Orlando Falcon, Jack Reid, and JVH. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown.  “

THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR,” reprinting a story from Forbidden Worlds #63 (1958). 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Rick Durell. 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

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FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

HOT STUF’ #1

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ROBERT E. HOWARD PORTFOLIO by Barry Smith

SPIRIT SECTION reprints

TARA #1 (William Black)

THE CARTOONIST #1

THE NOSTALGIA JOURNAL

GB Love announces that RBCC #112 is his last as editor/publisher, with James Van Hise taking the reins with issue #113.

Editorial features include:

Cover by Don Newton.

"FILMS FANTASTIQUE" (“2001: A Space Odyssey”) by James Van Hise.  “Houston Con report” (no credit). 

"A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller.  “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman. 

“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares.  

“A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa. 

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr., Mark Burbey, and JVH. 

Centerspread by Robert Kline. 

"AGE OF QUALITY" by JVH, including an Uncle Sam reprint from National Comics by Will Eisner. 

“Al Shuster’s International Star Trek Convention” report by Deborah Rose. 

50th installment of “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown. 

“GOLDEN AGE GLEANINGS” by Richard O’Brien. 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

Ads for:

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THE JOURNAL

(Yes, there were really only two fanzine ads in issue #112.)

First issue edited and published by James Van Hise.

Editorial features include:

Cover by R.C. Harvey.

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa. 

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford, Mike McKenney, Jack Reid, and James Van Hise. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown. 

“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman. 

“A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 

“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.  “Adventures in Fandom” by Bill Wallace and Steven Henderson.   "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from GB Love.

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SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS CREATED BY RAY HARRYHAUSEN #4

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM

THE DC READER #2

TIM CORRIGAN’S SUPERHERO COMICS #1

WAXWORKS #1 (Rich Larson)

Editorial features include:

Cover by Bernie Wrightson.  Back cover by Mike Zeck.

Interviews with Carmine Infantino, Stan Lee & Roy Thomas by Jay Maeder. 

“Conquest.” a Sub-Mariner strip by Mike Zeck. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa. 

“The Resurrection of Richard Wentworth” by James Van Hise. 

“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares. 

“A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 

“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman. 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

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