In 1961, Jerry Bails and Roy Thomas launched Alter Ego, the first fanzine devoted to comic books and their colorful history. This volume, first published in low distribution in 1997, collects the original 11 issues (published from 1961-78) of A/E, with the creative and artistic contributions of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Wally Wood, John Buscema, Marie Severin, Bill Everett, Russ Manning, Curt Swan, & others and important, illustrated interviews with Gil Kane, Bill Everett, & Joe Kubert! See where a generation first learned about the Golden Age of Comics while the Silver Age was in full flower with major articles on the Justice Society, the Marvel Family, the MLJ heroes, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas & Bill Schelly with an introduction by the late Julius Schwartz.
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This review is from: Alter Ego: The Best Of The Legendary Comics Fanzine (Paperback)
In 1961 Jerry Bails and Roy Thomas launched ALTER EGO, the first fanzine to cover the history of comic books, and "Alter Ego: The Best of the Legendary Comics Fanzine" gathers the original 11 issues published between 1961-78, including illustrated interviews with Gail Kane and others. Black and white illustrations and comics throughout accompany sidebars of history and detail perfect for any comic book fan.
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human torch, comic art, gold key, comic fandom, costumed heroes, comics fandom, syndicated strip, comics field, code chart Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alter Ego, Green Lantern, Captain Marvel, Marvel Family, Roy Thomas, Jerry Bails, Biljo White, Wonder Woman, New York, Ronn Foss, Julius Schwartz, All-Star Comics, Emerald Crusader, Stan Lee, The Editors, Otto Binder, Gil Kane, Bill Everett, The Black Hood, Justice League of America, Fantastic Four, The Flash, The Shield, Comics Code, Joe Kubert Browse Sample Pages:
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