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Welcome to part eight of my look at Steve Gerber’s “Son of Satan”, published in Marvel Spotlight circa 1975. When last we visited Daimon Hellstrom, he was under a curse from a strange old lady who...

This continues our interview with Nick Cardy. Nick Cardy: You were asking about the material. I hope I answered it. Bryan Stroud for Comics Bulletin: Yes, that part. Can you tell me a little more...

Welcome to part seven of my look at Steve Gerber’s 1970s run on “Son of Satan” in Marvel Spotlight. In the previous two weeks of this column I wrote about a deliriously horrific two-parter in this...

Bryan Stroud for Comics Bulletin: Mr. Cardy, I wanted to begin by thanking you for your time. I’ve been lucky enough to speak with a couple of your peers and they had very fond memories of working with and...

Welcome to part six of my look at Steve Gerber’s wonderful run on “Son of Satan” in Marvel Spotlight. Last week I talked about how the art in this series transitioned from the excellent Jim Mooney to...

Bryan Stroud for Comics Bulletin: First off I found one source online that said you were born in either 1925 or 1927, but they said there was a discrepancy. Jerry Grandenetti: 1927. CB: So it was...

Thanks for reading the fifth in my series of looks at Steve Gerber’s 1970s run on “Son of Satan” in Marvel Spotlight #18 from 1974. After the oddball journey to Atlantis in our previous...

Bryan Stroud for Comics Bulletin: What led you to Continuity in the first place, Howard? Howard Chaykin: I didn’t work there. I’d been Neal’s assistant before the studio was open. Many of us had...

Welcome to the latest chapter of my look at Steve Gerber’s Son of Satan, as we now reach the biggest non-sequitur of his run, in Marvel Spotlight #17. As you might remember from last week, our anti-hero...

Welcome back to the third part of my look at Steve Gerber’s wonderfully odd run on “Son of Satan.” Sorry for missing the last three weeks (and I hope you enjoyed last week’s look at a wonderfully weird...