May 2009 - 100 pages
ALTER EGO #85 features CAPTAIN MARVEL VS. SUPERMAN—LILY RENÉE—and CENTAUR COMICS! Behind a new cover by RICH BUCKLER, A/E explores the earliest battles of the Shazamer and the Kryptonian (in cosmic space, in candy stories, and in court), with art by WALLY WOOD, CURT SWAN, GIL KANE, et al. Also—an in-depth interview with Golden Age great LILY RENÉE (Planet Comics, Jungle Comics, etc.), plus an overview of Centaur, home of BILL EVERETT’s Amazing-Man, LEW GLANZMAN’s Shark, MARTIN FILCHOCK’s Mighty Man, PAUL GUSTAVSON’s Fantom of the Fair, FRANK THOMAS’ Eye, and other heroes from that odd early-1940s company. Plus MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.
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