Writers / Artists: Steve Ditko


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Some of the contents include: a Martin Greim-organized jam page by Infantino, Anderson, Buniak, Wrightson, Miller, Palmer, Ditko, Kida and Romita; a two-page Beatles-themed "solo jam" by Erling
Characters appearing in art and comics include: Jim Woodring's Manhog, Splash Brannigan, Thunderbunny, Adam Strange, Swamp Thing, Dr. Mid-Nite, Daredevil, Blue Beetle, Airboy, Emo Philips, William Shatner/Captain Kirk, DeForest Kelley/Bones, Nichelle Nichols/Lt. Uhura, Jay Leno, Jackie Chan, Eminem, Mike Tyson, John Fahey, Daria, They Might Be Giants, Brad Pitt, Prince Charles
Fewer than 50 copies usually printed (probably more like 25).
Centrail Mailer for this issue: Mark Campos

Contents include: six-page Mr. A comic and wraparound cover; biography of Ken Barr; a Tarzan art portfolio; a John Fantucchio portfolio (with color centerspread); "The By-Products of Adventure" (radio drama); biography of Joe Sinnott; a "Greenhorn" comic by Hanley (Marvel/DC parody); a brief interview with C.C. Beck; a gorgeous 10-page Hyperman comic; letters (Al Hewetson, Kenneth Smith, Joe Kubert, others); more.
Characters include: Batman, Tarzan, Superman, Deadman, Lone Ranger, the Old Witch (EC Comics), Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Cthulhu, Doc Savage
Offset, some interior color, saddle-stitched.

Contents include: article on Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations from DC Comics (Tarzan, Korak, John Carter); "The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs" article; a look at ERB character Ghek; an eight-page NoMan story by Pinkoski (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents); portfolio of western art by Don Newton; a Greenhorn comic by Hanley (Marvel/DC parody); interview with Gray Morrow; eight-page "J Series" comic by Ditko; letters (Russell Myers, others); more.
Characters include: John Carter, Dejah Thoris, NoMan, Ghek, Darkseid, Glorious Godfrey, Desaad, Kalibak, Batman, Captain Marvel, Broom-Hilda, The Old Witch (EC Comics)
Offset, some interior color, saddle-stitched.

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 front cover by George Barr, back cover by Steve Ditko, fiction by Frank Littman, and strips by Mike Bennett, and Terry & Pat McGreal.
Eon #3 ad from RBCC #64.


Predominantly an EC fanzine, with articles about EC freelancers, Kurtzman pre-war comics, and the EC Picture Story series. Also features a reprint (from black-&-white stats) of Steve Ditko’s 5-page story "Stretching Things,” from Fantastic Fears #5 (1954), one of Ditko’s first published strips, a Meteor Murphy story by Basil Wolverton, and more.

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Interviews with Roger Brand, Hal Foster, Tom Ryan. Biography of Neal Adams, with index of his work.

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There may be more contributors than listed above.

Editorial features include:
“RBCC: The Return” by James Van Hise. “Steve Ditko in the 1950s” by JVH. “The EC Fanzines: The Second Generation” by JVH. “Sea of Blood” (comic strip) by Ron Wilber. “The Art of Comics” by Gil Kane. “Orson Welles: Pulp Writer?” by JVH, Nils Harden, Sam Moskowitz. “Highlights on the Shadow: A Folio of Art by Edd Cartier from the Shadow Pulp Magazine.”
Articles illustrated with art by Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, Reed Crandall, Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, John Severin, Wally Wood, John Fantucchio, John Pound, Al Feldstein, Gil Kane, Alex Raymond, Hal Foster, Burnets Hogarth, Rudy Nebres, and Margaret Brundage.
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