Writers / Artists: John Ellis

Contents include: interview with Walter Koenig (Ensign Chekov); "Star Trek Revisited" article; production drawings for the Star Trek animated series; three articles on the Captain Marvel family, villains and 1940s serials; one-page profile of Kurt Schaffenberger; a Collector cover gallery; two pages of Zero Hero by Harvey; four-page Steve Ditko comic; "A Short History of Pulp Fandom" article; "The Heroes of Nostalgic Literature: Pulps vs Comics" article; article on the resurrection of Will Eisner's Spirit; article on the Perry Rhodan series; 10-page Greenhorn comic by Hanley; letters (Bill Gaines, others); more.
Characters include: William Shatner/Captain Kirk, Leonard Nimoy/Mister Spock, Nichelle Nichols/Lt. Uhura, USS Enterprise, the Demon, Superman, Captain Marvel, Sivana, Captain Marvel Jr., Mary Marvel, Superman, Mr. Mind, the Shadow, Doc Savage, the Spirit, Lightray, Darkseid, Mister Miracle, Big Barda, Alley Oop
Offset, some interior color, saddle-stitchd.

Features an interview with CC Beck, comic strip by Mike McKenney, and a “Fan-Pro Showcase” spotlighting artist Jon Farwell.


Cover by Don Newton.
Chapter 9 of “The Savage Earth” strip by Don Newton.
An account of MiamiCon Dec 1969 by John Ellis.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Fred Hembeck, Rich Hauser, Bart Bush, and Dan McAvoy.
Ads for:
7:38 #1
A FANZINE #2
ALTER EGO #10
AMRA
ANOMALY #2
BEST OF WEIRD SCIENCE-FANTASY
CAPTAIN BILJO PRESENTS #2
CAPTAIN GEORGE’S COMIC WORLD
CAPTAIN GEORGE’S WHIZZBANG
COLLECTORS GALLERY #1-5
COMIC SHOWCASE #1, 2, 3
COMICS COMMENTARY #1
COMIC CRUSADER #7, 8
COMPLETE MARVEL CHECKLIST
CRIFANAC
DETROIT TRIPLE FANFAIR PROGRESS REPORT #1-2
FAN INFORMER #20
FANDOM ANNUAL #1
FANTASTIC FANZINE #11
FUTURA #9
GOLDEN AGE #3, 4 and 5
GOLDEN AGE SUPER HERO INDEX (Mike Nolan)
H.A.R.C. #4, 5
I’LL BE DAMNED #1
ILLUSTRATED COMIC COLLECTORS HANDBOOK #3
INFO #3
JACK KIRBY loose-leaf fanzine (published?)
MLJ COMIC INDEX (Mike Nolan)
NEDOR COMIC INDEX (Mike Nolan)
NEW DIMENSIONS
ODYSSES #1
PARAGON ILLUSTRATED #1 and 2
POWER COMICS #1
RICHARD CORBEN poster
ROCKET’S BLAST SPECIAL #7
SENSATIONAL DISPLAY #1
SPA FON #5
SILVER STARR IN THE FLAME WORLD
THE COLLECTOR (various issues)
THE COMIC ARTIST #1, 2 and 3
THE COMIC WORLD #12 (Robert Jennings)
THE GUARDSMAN OF INFINITY
TIMELY COMIC INDEX (Mike Nolan)
Steranko’s THE HISTORY OF COMICS #1
YESTERYEAR #1
WONDER COMICS #1
and Richard Corben’s ad selling posters in support of FANTAGOR #1.

Editorial features include:
Cover by Bill Black.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Andy Warner, John Ellis, and James Van Hise.
“The Cisco Kid Lives,” reprinted from the Los Angeles Times.
“SF IN REVIEW” by JVH.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller.
“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of fanzine collectors John & Tom McGeehan.
“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict.
“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by JVH and Larry Bigman.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Max Allan Collins and Larry Johnson.
Ads for:
ALTER EGO #10
BADTIME STORIES
CHRONICLE #3
COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2nd edition
COMIC BOOK RETAIL VALUES 1973-1974
COSMIC CREATION #1
EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints
EC LIVES!
ETCETERA #1
FANAZINE #1
FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 23
FANTASTIC FANZINE #12
FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14
FIRE #1
FUNNYWORLD #14
HERITAGE Vol. 1, #1B
LONG TOM’S AMERICANA COMIX
MACABRE WESTERN #1
MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Frank Frazetta Portfolio One
MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Kull the Conqueror by John Severin
PARAGON #4
PHANTASMAGORIA #3
PHASE #1
PORTFOLIO OF SKETCHES by Vaughn Bode
SERIAL PICTORIAL Vol. 1 thru 8
STAR-STUDDED COMICS #18
THE BEST OF I LUV COMICS
THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM
THE MIRK-WOOD TIMES
THE MONSTER TIMES
UNCLE BARNEY’S COMIX
VALUE GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS, MAGAZINES, COMICS, DIME NOVELS

Editorial features include:
Cover by Morris Scott Dollens.
“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Chapter 1 of “An Earth Man on Venus” from the 1951 Avon comic of the same title. “Focus on the 1973 New York Comic Art Convention” by James Van Hise.
"FILMS FANTASTIQUE" (“Forbidden Planet”) by James Van Hise. Letters of opinions from Howard P. Siegel and Bruce Hamilton about Mitch Mehdy (who made news for buying a copy of ACTION #1) and high priced comics. “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Orlando Falcon, Jason Leeds, and James Van Hise.
“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by James Van Hise. “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by Keith Gebers. “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise.
“A Look at Houston Con ’73” by John Ellis.
“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict.
“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
“PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. “EC Re-Created” centerspread by Bill Black.
Graphic Story Bookshop ad with a newsletter (likely by Richard Kyle).
Paid ad section with articles from INSIDE COMIX.
Ads for:
A.C.B.A. SKETCHBOOK
AIR FIGHTER COMICS #2 reprint
COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 3rd edition
EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints
EC PORTFOLIO #1 thru 4
FANDOM ANNUAL #3
FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #18
FILM COLLECTOR’S REGISTRY
Frazetta’s THUNDA and UNTAMED LOVE books from Russ Cochran
FUNNYWORLD #14
GOLDEN AGE #7
GRAPHIC STORY MAGAZINE #15
JEFF JONES PORTFOLIO (Middle Earth)
KIRBY UNLEASHED
LONG TOM’S AMERICANA COMIX
PHANTASMAGORIA #1-3
PHOENIX #2 and 3
SERIAL PICTORIAL Vol. 1-8
SQUA TRONT #1 thru 4
THE ATLAS CHECKLIST (published?)
THE COLLECTOR #26
THE COMIC ARTIST #2 and 3
THE JOURNAL
THE SENSUOUS FRAZETTA
THE SPIRIT (11 x 16 inch limited edition) from Tabloid Press
Paid ad section with articles from INSIDE COMIX.

Editorial features include:
Cover by Morris Scott Dollens.
A newspaper article about Star Trek from 1966.
“Star Trek — The Way it Was” by James Van Hise. “Interview with Leonard Nimoy” reprinted from LA Free Press dated July 13, 1973.
“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Chapter 3 of “An Earth Man on Venus” from the 1951 Avon comic of the same title.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, and JVH.
“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and JVH. “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH. “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Bill Wilson (The Collector).
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. An open letter from Theo Holstein, who made the much publicized sale of ACTION #1 to Mitch Mehdy.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Duffy Vohland.
Ads for:
BADTIME STORIES
BIG LITTLE BOOK CATALOG/PRICE GUIDE 1973
CINEFANTASTIQUE Vol. 3, #1
COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 3rd edition
EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints
FANDOM ANNUAL #3
FANTASTIC FANZINE #12
FAVORITE FUNNIES
FEM FANTASTIQUE
GJDRKZLXCBWQ COMICS (Basil Wolverton)
GOLDEN FUNNIES
JEFF JONES PORTFOLIO (Middle Earth)
LONG TOM’S AMERICANA COMIX
MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Frank Frazetta Lords of the Rings Portfolio
MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: King Kull Portfolio Two by John & Marie Severin
PHASE #1
REMEMBER WHEN
SWORD AND FANTASY
THE COMPLETE MARVEL COMIC CHECKLIST (published?)
THE JASOOMIAN #10
THE SPIRIT (11 x 16 inch limited edition) from Tabloid Press
THE SPIRIT #1, 2 (Kitchen Sink)
UNIVERSE #1
WHIZ #1 reprint
Paid ad section with articles from INSIDE COMIX.

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.”
Ads for:
COMICS FOREVER #9
COMIC REPRINTS
FILMS FANTASTIQUE #1
IT’S ALL LIES
PROMETHEAN ENTERPRISES #5
SQUA TRONT #4
THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS #1
THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM
THE COLLECTOR #29
THE SPIRIT COLORING BOOK
TIM CORRIGAN’S SUPERHERO COMICS #1

Editorial features include:
Cover by David L. Carson. Back cover by Stephen Fabian.
“Otto Binder as I Remember Him” by CC Beck.
Article about Kelly Freas space program posters reprinted from Industrial Art Methods Magazine Oct. 1974.
Interviews with John Goldwater, Leonard Darvin & Dr. Fredric Wertham by Jay Maeder.
“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr, John Ellis, Jack Reid, and James Van Hise.
"A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller. “THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR” by JVH.
“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Part 2 of “Kenton of the Star Patrol” from Strange Worlds #5 (1951).
“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a visit to the SFCA offices (with photos).
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Jim Jones.
Ads for:
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CONAN THE BARBARIAN PRINT by Frank Frazetta
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THE COLLECTOR #28 and 29; posters & buttons
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE WILD & WICKED WEST
WHO’S WHO OF AMERICAN COMIC BOOKS

Editorial features include:
Cover by Don Rosa. Back cover by Mike Zeck.
“The End of an Era” by William Parente (reprinted from Rocket’s Blast Special #7).
"THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by James Van Hise.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr and JVH.
“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares.
“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown.
“Cinematically Speaking” by John Ellis.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
"A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Jim Jones.
Ads for:
BAT COMIX #1
CINEFANTASTIQUE Vol. 3, #4
GOOD OLD LUST COMICS
GRAPHIC GALLERY #1 (Russ Cochran)
SUMMER SPECIAL 1974 EDITION (Maple Leaf Prod.)
SWORD AND FANTASY
TIM CORRIGAN PRESENTS ELASTICWORM #1
ZERO HERO PACKET (RC Harvey)

Vaughn Bode issue.
Editorial features include:
Cover by Don Rosa.
“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown.
“An Interview with Vaughn Bode” by Mark & Steve Collins and Dave Simons.
“Sunpot: An Analysis” by James Van Hise.
“Bode” by Manny Lezcano.
“Kayo the Karate Lizard!” by JVH, Ken Mitchroney, and John Ellis. “Vaughn Bode: A Retrospective Look at the Man and His Work” by George Beahm.
“Vincent Bode Presents Vaughn Bode’s Cartoon Concert” by JVH. “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by John Ellis, JB Clifford Jr, and JVH.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
"THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by JVH.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”
Ads for:
BLAST
MEDIASCENE
OKAY COMIX #1, 2
THE ADVENTURESS
THE ELFLAND CHRONICLES
THE HEROINE ADDICT
TREK #2
VALLEY OF THE CLIFFHANGERS

Editorial features include:
Front and back covers by Mike Ploog.
“An Interview with Rod Serling” reprinted from Gamma #1, a science fiction magazine published in 1963.
Serling obituary by James Van Hise.
“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa.
“Star Trek: The Tholian Web,” story re-told with stills.
“Houstoncon ’75” by JVH.
“A Houston Mini-Con is Anything But Mini” by JVH.
Part 1 of “Maxor of Cirod” by John Adkins Richardson, reprinted from Fantastic Exploits #21.
“Zero Hero” by RC Harvey.
“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell.
“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.
“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by John Ellis, JB Clifford Jr, and JVH.
"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from M. Thomas Inge and RC Harvey.
Ads for:
CINEFANTASTIQUE Vol. 4, #1
DEMONS portfolio by Kenneth Smith
DOC #1 (Doc Savage fanzine)
EQUINOX #3
ROBERT E. HOWARD’S CONAN LP
SPACED #1 and 2
STAR TREK ’75
THE CONNECTION
TREK #2
WHIZZARD #7
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A virtual archive of mini-comics, fanzines, small press comics, newave comix and related items. The physical archive, housed at PF headquarters, is being built with personal acquisitions as well as generous donations from supporters. This project is most definitely a work in progress.