Marvel at the Streets of Wonder
It was in the early 1990s when rereading some Marvel comics of the very late ’60s, and early ’70s — and more to the point, reading some tales from that period that were entirely new to me — that I...
007’s POP, AND U.N.C.L.E.’s “UNCLE”
If it wasn't for Ian Fleming, the father of James Bond, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. may never have existed. And the first word of the show, was born on the streets of New York City. In October of 1962, TV...
Someone Who Deserves Recognition: Remembering Ron Forman
There can be longtime contributors to the world of fantasy and science fiction who somehow never get not only the notice they may well deserve, but no attention, whatsoever, in the genre press. Ron Forman...
You Gotta Read This: Centuries of Fannish Friendship
Our pal James H. Burns shares the story of a great fandom reunion in this wonderful article you gotta...
Alan Levine, “Original Dealer,” 79 Years Old, R.I.P.
I just received the sad news that my old pal Al Levine has passed. Many of you knew him, a fixture at North East conventions for DECADES... Alan was one of the originals, his ads for comics going...
How Comics May Have Saved My Life…
Twenty-four years ago, I was having my first Christmas alone, after having been with the same gal for nearly six years. And even though it had been me who initiated the breakup... Well, it still stinks to be...
Could the Cream of 1970s Comics Artists Almost Have Plummeted to their Doom?
The annual Phil Seuling New York Comic Book Convention--in the late 1960s, through the early '80s--was sometimes held for FIVE days around July 4th, and could certainly be considered the predecessor to what...