COMIC BOOK CREATOR #35: An in-depth look at the life and career of writer/editor Denny O’Neil, and part one of a career-spanning interview with Arnold Drake, co-creator of The Doom Patrol and Deadman! Plus George Caragonne’s tragic career from kiddie Star Comics to helming Penthouse Comix, Jack Butterworth (Warren horror mag writer and comics historian), alternative cartoonist Tim Hensley, and Hembeck! Edited by Jon B. Cooke. Preview the issue, and order your copy here!
ZOWIE! The TV Superhero Craze in ’60s Pop Culture: 1966’s action comedy “Batman” starring Adam West triggered a tsunami of toys, games, Halloween costumes, puppets, action figures, and lunch boxes. Meanwhile, still more costumed avengers sprang forth on TV (“The Green Hornet,” “Ultraman”), in movies (“The Wild World of Batwoman,” “Rat Pfink and Boo Boo”), and in animation (“Space Ghost,” “The Marvel Super Heroes”). “Zowie!” traces the history of the superhero genre from early films, through the 1960s TV superhero craze, and its pop culture influence ever since, through the era’s coolest collectibles, and interviews with TV stars (West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Van Williams), artists behind the comics (Jerry Robinson, Dick Sprang, Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella), and others. Written and designed by Mark Voger. Preview the book, and order your copy here!
