September 2003 - 108 pages

ALTER EGO #28 spotlights JOE MANEELY and A DOUBLE DOSE OF FAWCETT FANTASY! There’s two cataclysmic full-color covers: A Maneely montage of 1950s Marvel (Sub-Mariner, Ringo Kid, Black Knight, et al.), and DON NEWTON (Captain Marvel and Mr. Mind)! An in-depth study of JOE MANEELY, the Timely/Atlas/Marvel titan of the 1950s - plus an interview with Joe’s daughter, and tons of magnificent Maneely art! Rare Marvel art from the 1950s by BILL EVERETT, JOHN SEVERIN, STEVE DITKO, JACK KIRBY, JOHN ROMITA, and the whole blamed bullpen! Double-size FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with C.C. BECK, MARC SWAYZE, STEVE SKEATES, The Shazam!/Isis Hour, and The Monster Society of Evil! LEE AMES, Golden Age artist for Quality, the Iger Studios, and pre-New Trend EC - in a fascinating interview by JIM AMASH! Plus: ALEX TOTH - MICHAEL T. GILBERT - BILL SCHELLY interviews Squa Tront’s JOHN BENSON (Part II) - and MORE!!!