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October 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #113 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) documents MARV WOLFMAN’s first decade in comics—talking to RICHARD ARNDT about his work on Tomb of Dracula, Teen Titans, Captain Marvel, John Carter, Daredevil, Nova, Batman, etc.—behind a wonderful GENE COLAN cover depicting Marv! Art by the likes of COLAN, MURPHY ANDERSON, NICK CARDY, WAYNE BORING, JIM MOONEY, and many more! Plus: the conclusion of JIM AMASH's interview with Golden Age artist LEONARD STARR—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY, and more!

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May 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #109 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) focuses on the Golden Age Justice Society of America—behind a fabulous cover by GEORGE PÉREZ, never before printed full-size! There’s a spotlight on Spectre/Hour-Man creator BERNARD BAILY—startling additions to the 4 volumes of The All-Star Companion—the JSA-style 1940s super-groups that might have been—a gorgeous JSA Color Section—and many surprise features, amid art and artifacts by ORDWAY, INFANTINO, KUBERT, ROBINSON, NODELL, HASEN, MOLDOFF, GIELLA, ASCHMEIER, NAYDEL, BURNLEY, et al.! Plus LEONARD STARR interviewed by JIM AMASH (Part I)—MIKE PEPPE interviewed by DEWEY CASSELL (Part II)—BILL SCHELLY on the “50 Years of Fandom” Celebration in San Diego 2011, FCA, MICHAEL T. GILBERT’s Comic Crypt, and MORE! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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March 2016 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #138 (80 full-color pages, $8.95) gives the floor to science-fiction great (and erstwhile comics writer) HARLAN ELLISON, as he talks about Captain Marvel and The Monster Society of Evil! Also, artist/Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. BECK writes about the infamous Superman-Captain Marvel lawsuit of the 1940s and ’50s, in a double-size FCA (Fawcett Collector of America) section! Plus two titantic tributes to Golden Age artist FRED KIDA, MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom history, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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256-page full-color Softcover - edited by Roy THOMAS

By overwhelming demand, Roy Thomas has compiled all the material on the founders of the Marvel Bullpen from three sold-out Alter Ego issues—plus over 30 new pages of content! There’s the Steve Ditko issue (#160 with a rare ’60s Ditko interview by Richard Howell, biographical notes by Nick Caputo, and Ditko tributes)! The Stan Lee issue (#161 with Roy Thomas on his 50+ year relationship with Stan, art by Kirby, Ditko, Maneely, Everett, Severin, Romita, plus tributes from pros and fans)! And the Jack Kirby issue (#170 with Will Murray on Kirby’s contributions to Iron Man’s creation, Jack’s Captain Marvel/Mr. Scarlet Fawcett work, Kirby in 1960s fanzines, plus Stan Lee and Roy Thomas on Jack)! Whether you missed these issues, or can’t live without the extensive new material on Ditko, Lee, and Kirby, it’s sure to be an Amazing, Astonishing, Fantastic tribute to the main men who made Marvel!

ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-114-1

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May 2015 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #132 (84 full-color pages, $8.95) celebrates 75 YEARS of THE FLASH and GREEN LANTERN (with HAWKMAN thrown in for good measure!) The era from 1940 to 1970—with BACK ISSUE #80 picking it up from there, in a TwoMorrows crossover this month! Vintage art by INFANTINO, KANE, KUBERT, ELIAS, LAMPERT, HIBBARD, NODELL, HASEN, TOTH, REINMAN, SEKOWSKY, and others! Plus: Golden Age JSA and Dr. Mid-Nite artist ARTHUR PEDDY—as known by stepson DR. MICHAEL POSNER, in an interview by RICHARD ARNDT! Also, FCA, MICHAEL T. GILBERT's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY's Comic Fandom Archive, and more! Cover reproduced from original art for ALL-STAR COMICS #49 by ARTHUR PEDDY & BERNARD SACHS—or is it IRWIN HASEN? We print... you decide! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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November 2021 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

In the 1970s, talented artists from the Philippines were uncrowned kings of the comics—and no one drew more or better than Alfredo Alcala! He’s best known in the U.S. for his dreamscape work on Savage Sword of Conan—but wait’ll you get a look at Voltar, the barbarian hero Alcala created before the Cimmerian came to comics! In Alter Ego #172, Richard Arndt interviews his sons Alfred and Christian, where you’ll see the best of the Master’s work for Marvel, DC, Warren—and, perhaps most amazingly of all, from his native Philippines, where Alfredo had his own comicbook named after him! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, Peter Normanton digs horror comics history From The Tomb, John Broome, and more!

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August 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #112 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) is a Stupendous Superman issue! PAUL CASSIDY, 2nd (or 3rd?) Superman artist ever—the Italian Nembo Kid—and ARLEN SCHUMER’s look at the MORT WEISINGER era of the Man of Steel, including an interview with son HANK WEISINGER! Art by JOE SHUSTER, WAYNE BORING, MURPHY ANDERSON, AL PLASTINO, and numerous others! Plus Part III of our LEONARD STARR interview—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America)—Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—and BILL SCHELLY on the 2011 Fandom Anniversary Celebration! Featuring a MURPHY ANDERSON/ARLEN SCHUMER cover!

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July 2024 - 160 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #188 is a special double-size (160-page) issue with twin (flip) covers—one for Marvel, one for DC—celebrating 25 years of Alter Ego at TwoMorrows! The Marvel side includes David Armstrong’s Comic-Con mini-interviews with John Buscema, Marie Severin, Jim Mooney, and George Tuska—plus “Stan Lee’s Dinner with Alain Resnais,” as annotated by Sean Howe! On the DC side: Armstrong’s short talks with Carmine Infantino, John Broome, Julius Schwartz, Joe Kubert, & Murphy Anderson—plus a special photo-feature on Gardner Fox, featuring his extended family! All this, plus FCA, Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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March 2020 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #163 (84 full-color pages) examines the great early days of Dave Cockrum—Legion of Super-Heroes artist and co-developer of the revived mid-1970s X-Men—as revealed in art-filled letters to buddy Paul Allen and augmented by rare, previously unseen illustrations provided by wife Paty Cockrum! You’ll be startled by Dave’s amazing 1960s-70s drawings of Edgar Rice Burroughs heroes such as John Carter of Mars, et al.! Plus FCA—Michael T. Gilbert on Pete Morisi—John Broome—Bill Schelly, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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160-page Digital Edition - Edited by Roy Thomas

See the material that heralded the return of Roy Thomas’ ALTER EGO to the modern age of comics fandom! This 160-page Digital Edition reprints the ALTER EGO sections from the flip-side of COMIC BOOK ARTIST #1-5, and includes over 30 PAGES OF NEW FEATURES and SUPER-RARE ART by JOE KUBERT, GIL KANE, JACK KIRBY, WALLY WOOD, FRANK ROBBINS, and others, plus a special color ALL-STAR SQUADRON cover by KUBERT! Featuring: A never-before-seen 1999 interview with GIL KANE! Extended coverage of THE INVADERS with art by KIRBY, ROBBINS, and DAVE HOOVER! The original synopsis of FANTASTIC FOUR #1– annotated by STAN LEE! The ROY THOMAS/NEAL ADAMS X-MEN, AVENGERS, and CONAN! Scarce art by STEVE DITKO– MICHAEL T. GILBERT– GENE COLAN– DICK GIORDANO– CARMINE INFANTINO– BOB KANE– NORMAN MAURER– MARSHALL ROGERS– ART SPIEGELMAN and others!

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192-page Trade Paperback - Edited by Roy Thomas & Bill Schelly with an introduction by the late Julius Schwartz

In 1961, Jerry Bails and Roy Thomas launched Alter Ego, the first fanzine devoted to comic books and their colorful history. This volume, first published in low distribution in 1997, collects the original 11 issues (published from 1961-78) of A/E, with the creative and artistic contributions of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Wally Wood, John Buscema, Marie Severin, Bill Everett, Russ Manning, Curt Swan, & others—and important, illustrated interviews with Gil Kane, Bill Everett, & Joe Kubert! See where a generation first learned about the Golden Age of Comics—while the Silver Age was in full flower—with major articles on the Justice Society, the Marvel Family, the MLJ heroes, and more!

ISBN-13: 978-1-893905-88-7
ISBN-10: 1-893905-88-8

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192-page Trade Paperback - Edited by Roy Thomas

The acclaimed magazine ALTER EGO first took the world by storm in the 1960s as the premier ’zine about comics. After abandoning it for a two-decade career as a major writer and editor for Marvel and DC Comics, Roy resurrected it in 1999, and this trade paperback collects the first two issues, plus 30 pages of new material! Behind a new JLA Jam Cover by JOE KUBERT, GEORGE PÉREZ, DICK GIORDANO, GEORGE TUSKA, NICK CARDY, RAMONA FRADON, & JOE GIELLA, you’ll find: GIL KANE, JULIUS SCHWARTZ, & GARDNER FOX on the creation of the Silver Age Atom! “The STAN LEE Roast” co-starring SAL BUSCEMA, JOHN ROMITA, PETER DAVID, CHRIS CLAREMONT, JIM SHOOTER, et al.! MICHAEL T. GILBERT on WILL EISNER’s 1966 Spirit story! ROY THOMAS, JERRY ORDWAY, & MIKE MACHLAN on creating Infinity, Inc.! Interviews with LARRY LIEBER, IRWIN HASEN, & JACK BURNLEY! Wonder Woman rarities, with art by H.G. PETER! How MARV WOLFMAN rescued Golden Age art! Plus ROBERT KANIGHER, BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE, C.C. BECK, MAC RABOY, & RICHARD DEANE TAYLOR—and more, including special New Sections featuring scarce art by GIL KANE, WILL EISNER, CARMINE INFANTINO, MIKE SEKOWSKY, MURPHY ANDERSON, DICK DILLIN, plus all seven of our super-star cover artists!

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Review:

• MBR's California Bookwatch - October 2006
• by Matthew Moyer via Ink19 - October 2006

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February 2005 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #45 features CREIG FLESSEL, BERT CHRISTMAN, and THE GOLDEN AGE SANDMAN! ALL THIS, AND MICHAEL CHABON, TOO! Behind a brand new full-color Sandman cover, painted by CREIG FLESSEL, there’s: 1930s-40s artist CREIG FLESSEL—one of DC’s earliest illustrators, and artist of the original “Sandman”—interviewed by JIM AMASH about the Golden and Platinum Ages (featuring rare and vintage art by JACK COLE, JOE SHUSTER, SHELLY MAYER, FRED GUARDINEER, CHAD GROTHKOPF, BILL ELY, GILL FOX, and other early comics talents)! 1940s writer/artist/creator BERT CHRISTMAN—in-depth coverage by DAVE ARMSTRONG, with never-before-seen photos and art, from “Sandman” to the Flying Tigers! MICHAEL CHABON, creator of The Escapist and Luna Moth, tells ROY THOMAS about researching his 2000 Pulitzer-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay—with art by WILL EISNER, GIL KANE, JACK KIRBY, DICK AYERS, MART NODELL, and SHELLY MOLDOFF! PLUS: FCA with MARC SWAYZE, C.C. BECK, plus OTTO BINDER’s “lost” Jon Jarl story—MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom—ALEX TOTH on whatever he feels like talking about—and MORE!!

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November 2019 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #161 (100 pages, $9.95) is a full-issue tribute to Stan (The Man) Lee and his contributions to comics! Roy Thomas writes on his more than 50-year relationship with Stan! Art by Kirby, Ditko, Maneely, Everett, Severin, Romita—plus tributes from pros and fans alike—and special sections on Stan by Michael T. Gilbert, Bill Schelly, and even the FCA! Vintage Galactus cover by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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September 2019 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #160 (100 pages, $9.95) is a special issue, remembering Steve Ditko! Sturdy Steve at Marvel (Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, etc.)... DC (Creeper, Hawk & Dove, etc.)... Warren (Creepy, Eerie)... Charlton (Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, The Question, mystery, etc.)! Don’t miss a rare late-1960s Ditko interview by RICHARD HOWELL—biographical notes by Nick Caputo—tributes by Michael T. Gilbert, Paul Levitz, Bernie Bubnis, Barry Pearl, Roy Thomas, et al. Extra: FCA—John Broome—Bill Schelly—and more! Spider-Man cover by Ditko! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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September 2018 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #154 (100 pages, $9.95) ALLEN BELLMAN, artist in the original early-1940s Timely/Marvel bullpen, tells DR. MICHAEL J. VASSALLO everything he didn't discuss in their 2004 interview, with art by SHORES, BURGOS, BRODSKY, SEKOWSKY, EVERETT, PFEUFER, KLEIN, BURLOCKOFF, JAFFEE, FAGO, et al. Plus, a spotlight on Marvel's trio of early-’70s heroine comics, featuring talks with LINDA FITE and PATY COCKRUM (The Cat), CAROLE SEULING (Shanna the She-Devil), and ROY THOMAS (Night Nurse)—with art by SEVERIN, FRADON, ANDRU, and MORTIMER! And, of course, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MR. MONSTER meets DAN ADKINS (Part 2), and BILL SCHELLY! Cover by BELLMAN and DAN DAVIS! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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July 2018 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #153 (100 pages, $9.95) shines the spotlight on the unforgettable Fabulous FLO STEINBERG, Marvel's gal Friday during the Marvel Age of Comics—with anecdotes and essays by the pros and friends who knew and loved her! Art by a cavalcade of the Marvel Bullpen’s finest—KIRBY, DITKO, WOOD, ADAMS, TRIMPE, WILLIAMSON, PLOOG, SEVERIN, and others—plus: Flo's successor, ROBIN GREEN, interviewed by RICHARD ARNDT about her time at Marvel--and, as a bonus, her 1971 article on Marvel for ROLLING STONE magazine (and maybe a little bit about her days writing TV's THE SOPRANOS, to boot)! Not to mention FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MR. MONSTER meets DAN ADKINS (Part 1), and BILL SCHELLY! Cover art by CRAIG WOLDEN & JACK KIRBY! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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January 2018 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #150 (100 pages, $9.95) lights the candles for STAN LEE’s 95th birthday with a special celebration! Rare LEE interview by WILL MURRAY, conducted in the 1980s—GER APELDOORN on Stan’s non-Marvel writing in the 1950s—STAN in Britain in the 1970s—and more special features than you could shake Irving Forbush at! Also FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), BILL SCHELLY, and MICHAEL T. GILBERT! Colorful Marvel multi-hero cover by Big JOHN BUSCEMA! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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November 2017 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #149 (100 pages, $9.95) showcases GIL KANE, one of the Silver Age’s greatest artists—with gleaming Golden Age roots in the SIMON & KIRBY shop! Incisive and free-wheeling KANE interview, DANIEL HERMAN on Kane's life & art—plus Gil’s incisive article from the Spring 1974 issue of the HARVARD JOURNAL OF PICTORIAL FICTION, and other surprise features centered around the artistic co-creator of the Silver Age Green Lantern and The Atom! And beginning—the autobiography of Golden/Silver Age Flash/GL scripter JOHN BROOME! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT, and BILL SCHELLY! Green Lantern cover by KANE and GIELLA! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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July 2017 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

Few comics writers wrote more stories—or more important ones, with major heroes—than Golden/Silver Age star OTTO BINDER. For the first time, ALTER EGO #147 (100 pages, $9.95) features a giant-size FCA [Fawcett Collectors of America] section, with special intros by P.C. HAMERLINCK and BILL SCHELLY—and Binder’s own personal script records, accompanied by illos from his greatest series, including Captain Marvel, Superman, The Marvel Family, Captain America, Mary Marvel, Black Owl, Captain Marvel Jr., Doll Man, Supergirl, Captain Battle, Legion of Super-Heroes, Captain Midnight, and a zillion more! With art by BECK, SIMON & KIRBY, SWAN, SCHAFFENBERGER, AVISON, BORING, [JACK] BINDER, MOONEY, PLASTINO, PFEUFER, SHORES, and the super-stars of two comics eras! Plus MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, et al.! With a cover of previously unpublished Captain Marvel art by C.C. BECK! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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May 2017 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #146 (100 pages, $9.95) shines the spotlight on DOUG MOENCH in the 1970s, with horror and The Spook for Warren—and even more for Marvel (Master of Kung Fu, Planet of the Apes, Deathlok, Werewolf by Night, Morbius, Moon Knight, Ka-Zar, Weirdworld, etc.)! Art by BUSCEMA, GULACY, PLOOG, BUCKLER, ZECK, DAY, PERLIN, HEATH, et al.! ALSO: the story of GEORGE BRENNER, creator of The Clock, comic books’ first masked hero—MICHAEL T. GILBERT on EC’s oddball “variant covers”—FCA—and a never-before-published authentic Golden Age super-hero story, “Bill of Rights,” written and drawn by MARV LEVY and presented in full color by LARRY GUIDRY! Far-out Master of Kung Fu cover by PAUL GULACY! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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March 2017 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #145 (now 100 pages per bi-monthly issue, $9.95), it’s 40 years to the month after the debut of Marvel’s Star Wars #1, and its writer/editor ROY THOMAS tells RICHARD ARNDT the story behind that landmark comic—going way beyond anything published before! Plus interviews with artists HOWARD CHAYKIN, RICK HOBERG, and BILL WRAY. Also: “Jazz in Comics” by MICHAEL T. GILBERT—the finale of BILL SCHELLY’s salute to G.B. LOVE—FCA (Fawcett Collector’s of America) section—and more! Dramatic sword-and-space cover art by CHAYKIN! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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January 2017 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #144 (80 full-color pages, $8.95), we go "Aces High!" with the story of Ace Comics in the 1940s and '50s, told by MARK CARLSON—with super-heroes like Magno & Davey—Lash Lightning—The Raven—Unknown Soldier—Captain Courageous—Vulcan—The Flag—Mr. Risk—and more! Art by the likes of HARVEY KURTZMAN, JIM MOONEY, DAVE BERG, L.B. COLE, RUDY PALAIS, HARRY ANDERSON, HARRY SAHLE, B. CURRIE, et al. Plus: RICHARD ARNDT's interview with BILL HARRIS, 1960s-70s editor of Gold Key and King Comics, with art from The Phantom, Flash Gordon, Mandrake, etc. With FCA, Comic Crypt, and Comic Fandom Archive. Cover by B. CURRIE from a 1940s issue of Ace's FOUR FAVORITES! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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November 2016 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #143 (80 full-color pages, $8.95), DON GLUT tells RICHARD ARNDT about his early years as an amateur film-maker, rock musician—and comic book writer for Marvel, Warren—and especially Gold Key! Don talks about the creation of such series as Doctor Spektor, Dagar the Invincible, and Tragg and the Sky Gods, and about scripting Twilight Zone, The Invaders, Kull the Destroyer, Solomon Kane, Captain America, What If, et al.! Art by JESSE SANTOS, ESTEBAN MAROTO, ERNIE CHAN, RUDY NEBRES, ALAN KUPPERBERG, GEORGE TUSKA, HERB TRIMPE, SAL BUSCEMA, and others! Bonus: SAL AMENDOLA and ROY THOMAS tell all they can pull together about the 1970s professional Academy of Comic Book Arts, founded by STAN LEE and CARMINE INFANTINO! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Mr. Monter’s Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY’s Comic Fandom Archive, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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August 2016 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

From Detroit to Deathlok, ALTER EGO #141 (80 full-color pages, $8.95) is devoted to the comet-splashed career of artist RICH BUCKLER! He drew it all: Fantastic Four, The Avengers, Black Panther, Ka-Zar, Dracula, Morbius, and a zillion mighty Marvel covers—Batman, Hawkman, and other DC stars—Creepy & Eerie horror—and that’s just in the first half of the 1970s! Plus MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom history, FCA (Fawcett Collector’s of America) section, and comics expert HAMES WARE on fabulous Golden Age artist RAFAEL ASTARITA! All behind a great Deathlok painted cover by Buckler! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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May 2016 - Bonus-size 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #139 (bonus-size 100 full-color pages, $9.95), would you believe—still more about ROY THOMAS in the 1990s? JIM AMASH interviews the Rascally One about his ’90s work on Marvel’s Conan and the stillborn Marvel/Excelsior line launched by STAN LEE—along with Roy’s writing for companies like Cross Plains, Topps, DC, and others! Art by the likes of KAYANAN, the Brothers BUSCEMA, MAROTO, GIORDANO, ST. AUBIN, DITKO, SIMONSON, MIGNOLA, LARK, KIRBY, CORBEN, SALE, SCHULTZ, LIGHTLE, McKEEVER, BENDIS, and others! Also, Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and more, behind a splendidly barbaric cover by RAFAEL KAYANAN. Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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January 2016 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #137 (80 full-color pages, $8.95) presents an incredible interview with JIM SHOOTER, who sold his first script to DC in 1965—at age 13! We chronicle the first decade of his color-splashed career—featuring The Legion of Super-Heroes, Superman, Supergirl, Captain Action, and others—with art by CURT SWAN, WALLY WOOD, GIL KANE, GEORGE PAPP, JIM MOONEY, PETE COSTANZA, WIN MORTIMER, WAYNE BORING, AL PLASTINO, et al.! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom history, cover art by CURT SWAN, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

NOTE: This issue's the CONCLUSION of a top secret, all-encompassing TwoMorrows Crossover that we’ve been planning for several months. Each of our November-December 2015 releases features a special two-page spread that interconnects to form one massive image, showcasing the efforts of nearly 100 of the comics industry’s top talents! But could bring so many people together for this one “jam” project? There’s clues in each new magazine release, in this order:
Alter Ego #136 (Part 1)
Back Issue #85 (Part 2)
Comic Book Creator #10 (Part 3)
Jack Kirby Collector #66 (Part 4)
BrickJournal #37 (Part 5)
Draw #31 (Part 6, which contains a key to who drew what)
And the final, big reveal is in this issue (Part 7).

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November 2015 - 100-page Anniversary Issue (now with FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #136 (100 full-color pages, $9.95), ROY THOMAS talks to JIM AMASH about celebrating his 50th year in comics—and especially about the ’90s at Marvel! Get the end-of-century lowdown on Avengers West Coast, Dr. Strange, The Invaders, Fantastic Four Unlimited, Secret Defenders, Conan the Adventurer, Saga of the Sub-Mariner, and other Roy features. Art by TRIMPE, GUICE, RYAN, ROSS, BUCKLER, HOOVER, KAYANAN, BUSCEMA, CHAN, plus STAN LEE, KEVIN SMITH, and others! Also FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, AMY KISTE NYBERG on the Comics Code, and a cover caricature of Roy by MARIE SEVERIN, surrounded by some of Roy's finest characters! This bonus-size issue is edited by (who else?) ROY THOMAS.

NOTE: This issue's Part 1 of a top secret, all-encompassing TwoMorrows Crossover that we’ve been planning for several months. Each of our November-December 2015 releases features a special two-page spread that interconnects to form one massive image, showcasing the efforts of nearly 100 of the comics industry’s top talents! But could bring so many people together for this one “jam” project? There’s clues in each new magazine release, in this order:
Back Issue #85 (Part 2)
Comic Book Creator #10 (Part 3)
Jack Kirby Collector #66 (Part 4)
BrickJournal #37 (Part 5)
Draw #31 (Part 6, which contains a key to who drew what)
And the final, big reveal is in Alter Ego #137 (Part 7).

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September 2015 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #135 (84 full-color pages, $8.95) commemorates LEN WEIN in the late Silver Age! The award-winning, Eisner Hall of Fame writer/co-creator of Swamp Thing, Human Target, and Wolverine—also scripter of Justice League of America, Batman, Superman,Teen Titans, Phantom Stranger, Korak, X-Men, Spider-Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four, Star Trek, et al.—talks about his early days in comics at DC and Marvel! Art by WRIGHTSON, INFANTINO, TRIMPE, DILLON, CARDY, APARO, THORNE, MOONEY, and others! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more on the history the Comics Code! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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November 2014 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #129 (84 full-color pages, $8.95) explores the great adventure heroes of EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS—in comic strips & comic books! Featuring the art of FOSTER, HOGARTH, MANNING, KANE, KUBERT, MORROW, GRELL, THORNE, WEISS, ANDERSON, KALUTA, AMENDOLA, BUSCEMA, MARSH, CELARDO, LUBBERS, and YEATES—with analysis by foremost ERB experts! Plus, the 1970s ERB comics company that nearly was—and today's online ERB strips by GRINDBERG, THOMAS, MARCOS, MARZ, DIXON, KWAPISZ, POWELL, FLOYD, LETO, POLIWKO, et al.! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom history, and more! Cover by TOM GRINDBERG and the ERB all-stars! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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September 2014 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #128 (84 full-color pages, $8.95) focuses on “Seducing the Innocent with FREDRIC WERTHAM!”, featuring CAROL L. TILLEY on the good Doctor’s falsification of his research in the 1950s—and the destruction it wrought on the comics industry! Featuring art by EVERETT, SHUSTER, PETER, BECK, COSTANZA, WEBB, FELDSTEIN, WILLIAMSON, WOOD, BIRO, and of course BOB KANE! Plus AMY KISTE NYBERG on the evolution of the Comics Code—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America)—MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—BILL SCHELLEY on comics fandom history, and more! All behind a new cover featuring Dr. Wertham, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Robin by JASON PAULOS and DANIEL JAMES COX! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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December 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #114 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) is a Big Marvel issue, concentrating on Captain America and Fantastic Four! MARTIN GOODMAN’s Broadway debut—amazing speculations about Fantastic Four #1—an interview with Golden Age Timely writer/artist DON RICO—and more surprises than you could shake a Forbush at! Art by KIRBY, AVISON, SHORES, ROMITA, SEVERIN, TUSKA, BELLMAN, and others! Plus FCA, MICHAEL T. GILBERT, and BILL SCHELLY! Captain America cover by ALLEN BELLMAN and MITCH BREITWEISER!

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December 2011 - 84 pages (with 16 color pages)

ALTER EGO #106 (84 pages with color) looks at the career of DICK GIORDANO through the 1960s—from his early years as a freelance artist through the "Action-Hero" era at Charlton and the first time around at DC! Featuring art by STEVE DITKO, PAT BOYETTE, PETE MORISI, FRANK McLAUGHLIN, JIM APARO, GIL KANE, et al.! Plus DICK's final panel at the Charlotte (NC) Heroes Con in 2009, with STEVE SKEATES & ROY THOMAS! Part I of JIM AMASH's interview with Charlton artist TONY TALLARICO (Blue Beetle, Son of Vulcan, The Great Society Comic Book)! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE & ROY ALD; MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt; BILL SCHELLY; & more! Cover by GIORDANO & Company! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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October 2011 - 84 pages (with 16 color pages)

ALTER EGO #105 proudly presents "Tales from the Code!" The coming of the Comics Code Authority in 1954-55 changed comics greatly—and we document that process with comic art and script "BEFORE" and "AFTER" the CCA got hold of them, with art by SIMON & KIRBY, DITKO, BUSCEMA, SINNOTT, GOULD, COLE, STERANKO, KRIGSTEIN, O'NEIL, GLANZMAN, ORLANDO, WILLIAMSON, HEATH, and many others! Plus: FCA ("Fawcett Collectors of America") with MARC SWAYZE & ROY ALD, MICHAEL T. GILBERT exploring more comics history in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY on early comics fandom, JIM AMASH's interview with Timely/Atlas artist CAL MASSEY, and more! Featuring a fabulous new Spider-Man cover by JOSH MEDORS! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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August 2011 - 84 pages (with 16 color pages)

ALTER EGO #104 proudly celebrates the 50th anniversary of Fantastic Four #1—and the birth of Marvel Comics! With a new, never-before-published interview with STAN LEE (look for a few real surprises!)—and rare art and artifacts by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, JOE SINNOTT, DICK AYERS, ROY THOMAS, and others—plus lots more secrets behind the Marvel Mythos! Also: JIM AMASH’s interview with 1940s Timely editor AL SULMAN, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE and C.C. BECK, and MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! All behind a new cover by RON FRENZ and JOE SINNOTT! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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July 2011 - 84 pages (with 16 color pages)

ALTER EGO #103 focuses on the early career of ace comics writer STEVE ENGLEHART at Marvel, Warren, et al. We cover it all: The Defenders—Captain America—Master of Kung Fu—The Beast—Mantis—with rare art & artifacts by SAL BUSCEMA, JIM STARLIN, TOM SUTTON, DON HECK, BOB BROWN, and others. Plus, we present JIM AMASH’s interview with early artist GEORGE MANDEL (Captain Midnight, The Woman in Red, Blue Bolt, Black Marvel, etc.)—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE and C.C. BECK—and MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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June 2011 - 84 pages (with 16 color pages)

In ALTER EGO #102, the Emerald Spotlight falls on Green Lantern—and we spotlight his 1940s creators MART NODELL and BILL FINGER, and his 1959 creators JOHN BROOME, GIL KANE, and JULIUS SCHWARTZ! Learn unknown details behind both Lanterns’ history, and see rare GL artwork by CARMINE INFANTINO, PAUL REINMAN, IRWIN HASEN, NEAL ADAMS, and others! Plus, there’s part 2 of our interview with JACK MENDELSOHN (as he discusses being a scripter for Quality, DC, Dell, and Jay Ward’s animation studio), an FCA section (featuring recollections of working at Fawcett Comics by MARC SWAYZE and C.C. BECK), and MICHAEL T. GILBERT with another installment of Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! And our new cover features previously unseen Green Lantern art, by GIL KANE & TERRY AUSTIN, and MART NODELL! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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May 2011 - 84 pages (with 16 color pages)

ALTER EGO #101 asks “Who’s Afraid of Victor Fox?” with an examination of the Fox Comics of the 1940s—Blue Beetle, Phantom Lady, The Flame, et al.—with art by MATT BAKER, LOU FINE, JOE SIMON, JACK KIRBY, GEORGE TUSKA, FLETCHER HANKS, ALEX BLUM, and others—plus “Superman vs. Wonder Man” starring WILL EISNER, JERRY IGER, SHELDON MAYER, JERRY SIEGEL, HARRY DONENFELD, WILL LIEBERSON, and VICTOR FOX! Also, Part I of an interview with JACK MENDELSOHN, artist/writer for Mad, Jacky’s Diary, etc.—plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE and C.C. BECK, and MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! Cover by Marvel artist DAVE WILLIAMS! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

BONUS: Download a PDF file of the testimony and ruling from the 1930s "Superman vs. Wonder Man" case HERE!

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March 2011 - 160 page Trade Paperback with COLOR

ALTER EGO: CENTENNIAL is a celebration of 100 issues, and 50 years, of ALTER EGO, Roy Thomas’ legendary super-hero fanzine. It’s a double-size triple-threat book, with twice as many pages as the regular magazine, plus special features just for this anniversary edition! Behind a RICH BUCKLER/JERRY ORDWAY JSA cover, ALTER EGO celebrates its 100th issue and the 50th anniversary of A/E (Vol. 1) #1 in 1961—as ROY THOMAS is interviewed by JIM AMASH about the 1980s at DC! Learn secrets behind ALL-STAR SQUADRON—INFINITY, INC.—ARAK, SON OF THUNDER—CAPTAIN CARROT—JONNI THUNDER, a.k.a. THUNDERBOLT—YOUNG ALL-STARS—SHAZAM!—RING OF THE NIBELUNG—and more! With rare art and artifacts by GEORGE PÉREZ, TODD McFARLANE, RICH BUCKLER, JERRY ORDWAY, MIKE MACHLAN, GIL KANE, GENE COLAN, DICK GIORDANO, ALFREDO ALCALA, TONY DEZUNIGA, ERNIE COLÓN, STAN GOLDBERG, SCOTT SHAW!, ROSS ANDRU, and many more! Plus special anniversary editions of Alter Ego staples Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, Fawcett Collectors of America (FCA)—and ALEX WRIGHT's amazing color collection of 1940s DC pinup babes! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

ISBN: 1-60549-031-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-031-1

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January 2011 - 84 pages

ALTER EGO #99 is a special GEORGE TUSKA showcase issue, emphasing the legendary artist’s career at Lev Gleason and Marvel, and in comics strips through the early 1970s! From CRIME DOES NOT PAY and BUCK ROGERS to IRON MAN, THE AVENGERS, and HERO FOR HIRE, all of Tuska’s high-profile strips are detailed by DEWEY CASSELL! Plus there’s interviews with Golden Age artist BILL BOSSERT and fan-artist RUDY FRANKE! Not to mention MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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December 2010 - 84 pages

Now featuring a 16-page FULL-COLOR section each issue! In ALTER EGO #98, we shine a spotlight on Superman's first editor, WHITNEY ELLSWORTH, cast by WILL MURRAY! Longtime Krypto-editor MORT WEISINGER is remembered by his daughter! And JIM AMASH interviews Superman writer ALVIN SCHWARTZ! Featuring tributes to FRANK FRAZETTA and AL WILLIAMSON, art by JOE SHUSTER, WAYNE BORING, CURT SWAN, NEAL ADAMS, and more! Plus MICHAEL T. GILBERT presents Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and there’s a Captain Marvel cornucopia in the FCA (FAWCETT COLLECTORS OF AMERICA) section, all behind a superb Superman and Captain Marvel cover by JERRY ORDWAY! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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October 2010 - 84 pages

Now featuring a 16-page FULL-COLOR section each issue! In ALTER EGO #97, we examine THE OTHER GUYS—the non-EC Horror Comics of the 1950s! From Menace and House of Mystery to The Thing!, we’ll take an in-depth look at some classic horror gems, with vintage art and artifacts by BILL EVERETT, DICK BRIEFER, STEVE DITKO, JOE MANEELY, GENE COLAN , MORT MESKIN, SHELLY MOLDOFF, RUSS HEATH, BOB POWELL, JACK COLE, SIMON & KIRBY, BOB FUJITANI, and others! PLUS: Our special FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with C.C. BECK and MARC SWAYZE, and in keeping with the Halloween season, MICHAEL T. GILBERT takes us into MR. MONSTER’s COMIC CRYPT, and more, behind a creepy, eerie cover by BILL EVERETT! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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August 2010 - 84 pages

Now featuring a 16-page FULL-COLOR section each issue! In ALTER EGO #96, we focus on THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS—the Archie group’s 1960s challenge to Marvel Comics! This historical overview features vintage art and artifacts by JERRY SIEGEL, PAUL REINMAN, SIMON & KIRBY, JOHN ROSENBERGER—plus titanic tributes to the Crusaders by BOB FUJITANE, GEORGE TUSKA, BOB LAYTON, and others! Also: RON GOULART on 1940s MLJ! An interview with 1950s comics artist MELL LAZARUS! FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with C.C. BECK and MARC SWAYZE, and more about Mary Marvel on TV! MICHAEL T. GILBERT and MR. MONSTER’s COMIC CRYPT, and more—plus a dynamic cover by MIKE MACHLAN! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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July 2010 - 84 pages

Now featuring a 16-page FULL-COLOR section each issue! In ALTER EGO #95: Who says a comic book has to be good? NOT BRAND ECHH, from 1967-69! Behind a fabulous cover by MARIE SEVERIN, we feature a look at Marvel’s madcap parody mag, with rare art and artifacts by ROSS ANDRU, GENE COLAN, JOHN BUSCEMA, STAN DRAKE, BILL EVERETT, GARY FRIEDRICH, JACK KIRBY, STAN LEE, the SEVERIN siblings, FRANK SPRINGER, TOM SUTTON, ROY THOMAS, HERB TRIMPE, and more! Plus the conclusion of our cataclysmic GEORGE KASHDAN interview—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with C.C. BECK and MARC SWAYZE, and spotlighting Mary Marvel on TV—MICHAEL T. GILBERT and MR. MONSTER’s COMIC CRYPT, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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June 2010 - 84 pages

Now featuring a 16-page FULL-COLOR section each issue! Continued from last issue, ALTER EGO #94 presents “The Earth-Two Companion, Part II!” with more on the classic 1963-1985 series that changed comics forever! The Huntress—Power Girl—Dr. Fate—Freedom Fighters—and more, with art by NEAL ADAMS, JIM APARO, DICK AYERS, RICH BUCKLER, KEITH GIFFEN, CARMINE INFANTINO, GIL KANE, IRV NOVICK, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER, WALTER SIMONSON, JOE STATON, CURT SWAN, GEORGE TUSKA, et al.! Plus—part two of our incredible GEORGE KASHDAN interview—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with C.C. BECK and MARC SWAYZE, spotlighting Nyoka the Jungle Girl—MICHAEL T. GILBERT and MR. MONSTER’s COMIC CRYPT, and more! Cover by JOE STATON and DICK GIORDANO! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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May 2010 - 84 pages

Starting this month with ALTER EGO #93, each issue features a 16-page FULL-COLOR section! The spotlight is "EARTH-TWO - 1961 to 1985!"—two Flashes, two Green Lanterns, two Atoms, two Wonder Women, and more—with rare art by CARMINE INFANTINO, GIL KANE, MURPHY ANDERSON, JOSE DELBO, ROSS ANDRU, RICH BUCKLER, JIM APARO, JERRY GRANDENETTI, DICK DILLIN, et al.! Plus a no-holds-barred interview with Golden/Silver Age DC editor GEORGE KASHDAN—plus MICHAEL T. GILBERT and MR. MONSTER, STEVE GERBER, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with C.C. Beck and Marc Swayze, and more, including a new cover by CARMINE INFANTINO and JIM AMASH! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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March 2010 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #92 presents Sword-and-Sorcery in the Comics, Part 3! Behind a fantastic painted cover by Conan the Adventurer artist RAFAEL KAYANAN, we shine the spotlight on DC’s Sword of Sorcery by O’NEIL, CHAYKIN, & SIMONSON and Claw the Unconquered by MICHELINIE & CHAN—Charlton’s Hercules by GLANZMAN—Gold Key’s Dagar the Invincible by GLUT & SANTOS—plus Marvel S&S art by BUSCEMA, KAYANAN, WRIGHTSON, et al.—and JACK KATZ on his S&S classic First Kingdom (interviewed by JIM AMASH)! Plus FCA, MICHAEL T. GILBERT, BILL SCHELLY, STEVE GERBER’s fan-creations (part 3)—and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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January 2010 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #91 features a Fantastic Fawcett Festival! Behind a brand new Captain Marvel cover by JERRY ORDWAY & EMILIO SQUEGLIO, there’s a Big FCA (FAWCETT COLLECTORS OF AMERICA) section, headlining Golden Age Fawcett artists MARC SWAYZE & EMILIO SQUEGLIO! Plus JERRY ORDWAY on researching "The Power of Shazam!", Part II of “The MAD Four-Color Wannabes of the 1950s,” with ANDRU & ESPOSITO, BINDER, COLE, DISBROW, DAVIS, FLEISCHMAN, NOSTRAND, POWELL, WOOD, et al.! More on DR. LAURETTA BENDER and the teenage creations of STEVE GERBER—while artist JACK KATZ spills Golden Age secrets to JIM AMASH! Plus FCA—Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—Comic Fandom Archive—and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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December 2009 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #90 presents a Big MARVEL Issue! Have a Merry Marvel Marching Society Christmas—starting with a JACK KIRBY holiday cover, and featuring: Special salutes to Marvel legends JOE SINNOTT & DICK AYERS—plus the likes of STAN LEE, GEORGE TUSKA, BILL EVERETT, MARTIN GOODMAN, and many more! A look at the “Marvel Super-Heroes” TV animation of 1966! Late 1940s Timely writer & editor LEON LAZARUS interviewed by JIM AMASH! Plus FCA—MICHAEL T. GILBERT presents DR. LAURETTA BENDER (part 3)—the 1960s fandom creations of STEVE GERBER—and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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October 2009 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #89 presents a special issue on Harvey Comics’ pre-Code horror mags of the 1950s! Behind a dynamic cover featuring JOE SIMON & JACK KIRBY’s Stuntman—and HOWARD NOSTRAND horror—you’ll find: interviews with SID JACOBSON, WARREN KREMER, and HOWARD NOSTRAND (on his work with BOB POWELL)—plus Harvey artist KEN SELIG talks to JIM AMASH! Mr. Monster presents the wit and wisdom (and worse) of DR. FREDRIC WERTHAM—plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with C.C. Beck and Marc Swayze, BILL SCHELLY & MARVIN GILES on Detroit’s Triple Fan Fairs, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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August 2009 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #88 salutes THE EARLY VISIONARIES OF DC COMICS! Behind a cover by WIN MORTIMER, we present the first-ever in-depth look at National/DC’s legendary founder MAJOR MALCOLM WHEELER-NICHOLSON—and pioneers WHITNEY ELLSWORTH & CREIG FLESSEL! It features rare art & artifacts by SIEGEL & SHUSTER, BOB KANE, WINSLOW MORTIMER, CURT SWAN, GARDNER FOX, SHELDON MOLDOFF, etc. Plus a focus on DC advisor DR. LAURETTA BENDER, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE and others—MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—and much more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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July 2009 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 87 examines THE MARVELMAN AGE OF COMICS!, behind a cover by RICK VEITCH! When Captain Marvel was deep-sixed in 1953, Marvelman erupted in Great Britain—decades before he metamorphosed into Alan Moore’s Miracleman! We overview the sensational 1954-1963 saga of Marvelman—Marvelman Jr.—& Kid Marvelman—and present an interview with writer/artist/co-creator MICK ANGLO, and rare Marvelman/Miracleman work by ALAN DAVIS, ALAN MOORE, and others! Plus there’s FRANK BOLLE, Part II—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE and others—MICHAEL T. GILBERTand Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—and much more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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June 2009 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 86 asks “WHAT HATH KURTZMAN WROUGHT?” as it examines those Frantic Four-Color MAD Wannabes of 1953-55—the era when everybody was copying HARVEY KURTZMAN’s new EC smash! See Captain Marble—Mighty Moose—Drag-ula—“I Love Loosely”—Prince Scallion—Flush Jordan, et al.—lavishly illustrated by SIMON & KIRBY, KUBERT & MAURER, ANDRU & ESPOSITO, BILL EVERETT, GENE COLAN, CARL BURGOS, RUSS HEATH, JOE MANEELY, L.B. COLE, BOB POWELL, DICK AYERS, WILLIAM OVERGARD, HOWARD NOSTRAND, DICK GIORDANO, & many others! Plus Part I of a talk with Golden/Silver Age artist FRANK BOLLE (Red Mask, Crimebuster, Dr. Solar)— MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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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 stores, and in court), and RICH BUCKLER on Captain Marvel. 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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March 2009 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #84 features “The Unique Voice and Vision of STEVE SKEATES!” Behind a previously unseen JIM APARO cover featuring Aquaman, JOHN SCHWIRIAN talks with Silver Age writer STEVE SKEATES about his early comics work—from 1965 to the early ’70s—for DC, Charlton, Marvel, & Warren, illuminated with art & artifacts by ADKINS, APARO, ARAGONÉS, BOYETTE, DITKO, GIORDANO, KANE, KELLER, MORISI, ORLANDO, SEKOWSKY, STONE, THOMAS, WOOD—and the great WARREN SAVIN! (Part 2 of this monumental Skeates interview will appear in BACK ISSUE #33, a couple of weeks later!) Bonus: JIM AMASH interviews writer CHARLES SINCLAIR about his own career—and his partnership with Batman co-creator BILL FINGER! Plus FCA, Comic Crypt, Comic Fandom Archive, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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January 2009 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #83 presents Sword-and-Sorcery in the Comics—Part II! Behind a powerful barbarian cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM, A/E takes an in-depth focus on Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian (and his Robert E. Howard henchmen) by ROY THOMAS and WILL MURRAY, a look at WALLY WOOD’s Marvel sword-&-sorcery work, the Black Knight examined, plus awesome art & artifacts by ADAMS, ALCALA, CHAYKIN, COLON, the Brothers BUSCEMA, DeZUNIGA, FLEISCHER, GLUT, HAMA, KANE, TODD McFARLANE, O’NEIL, SANTOS, the SEVERINS, SIMONSON, STARLIN, the THOMASES, WINDSOR-SMITH, et al.—JOE EDWARDS (Part 2), FCA, Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, Comic Fandom Archive, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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December 2008 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #82 goes “All the Way with MLJ!” MICHELLE NOLAN’s ultimate Golden Age MLJ index—lavishly illustrated with vintage (and later) images of The Shield, Hangman, Mr. Justice, Black Hood, et al.—by IRV NOVICK, JACK COLE, BOB FUJITANI, CHARLES BIRO, PAUL REINMAN, IRWIN HASEN, MORT MESKIN, GIL KANE, HARRY SHORTEN, JACK BINDER, HARRY LUCEY, BOB MONTANA, & others—behind a marvelous MLJ-heroes cover by BOB McLEOD! Plus interviews with IRV NOVICK & JOE EDWARDS—P.C. HAMERLINCK’s FCA, BILL SCHELLY’s Comic Fandom Archive, Mr. Monster’s (& MICHAEL T. GILBERT’s Comic Crypt, BOB ROZAKIS’ “Secret History of All-American Comics, Inc.”—and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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October 2008 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #81 is our ever-haunted Halloween issue! Behind a new FRANK BRUNNER Man-Thing cover: RICHARD ARNDT throws a spooky spotlight on the late-‘60s black-&-white horror comic Web of Horror, that featured early work by BRUNNER, BERNIE WRIGHTSON, JEFFREY JONES, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, WALTER SIMONSON, DAVE COCKRUM, HOWARD CHAYKIN—plus an interview with WOH editor (and sf writer) TERRY BISSON! An amazing interview by JIM AMASH with comics & fine artist EVERETT RAYMOND KINTSLER! ROY THOMAS’ 1971 origin synopsis for the first Man-Thing story! More of BOB ROZAKIS on “The Secret History of All-American Comics, Inc.”—MICHAEL T. GILBERT on BOB POWELL’s art for The Shadow—plus FCA, Comic Fandom Archive—and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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August 2008 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #80 spotlights Sword-and-Sorcery in Comics! Awe-inpspirng new cover by RAFAEL KAYANAN! Conan the Barbarian was only the tip of the iceberg! Learn about Crom the Barbarian, Viking Prince, La Reina de la Costa Negra, Nightmaster, Kull, Red Sonja, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser, Beowulf, Warlord, Dagar the Invincible, Wulf the Barbarian, Ironjaw, and more—with rare art by RAFAEL KAYANAN, BARRY SMITH, JOHN BUSCEMA, GIL KANE, JOHN GIUNTA, BERNIE WRIGHTSON, JERRY GRANDENETTI, MIKE PLOOG, FRANK THORNE, FRANK BRUNNER, HOWARD CHAYKIN, TIM CONRAD, FRANK FRAZETTA, JERRY BINGHAM, MIKE GRELL, PABLO MARCOS, NEAL ADAMS, RICARDO VILLAMONTE, JOE KUBERT, JESSE SANTOS, LARRY HAMA, MIKE SEKOWSKY, et al.—plus other comics features, including LOU CAMERON interview Part II, P.C. Hamerlinck’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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July 2008 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #79 is a Spotlight on Superman & His Creators! Behind a fabulous new cover by MICHAEL GOLDEN—a Kandor-size bottleful of features on the first and greatest super-hero ever! An exclusive and revealing interview with JOE SHUSTER’s sister, JEAN SHUSTER PEAVEY—LOU CAMERON interview—STEVE GERBER tribute—DWIGHT DECKER on the Man of Steel & Hitler’s Third Reich—plus the NEMBO KID (that’s Italian for “Superman,” to you)! Art by SHUSTER, BORING, SWAN, ADAMS, KANE, and others! There’s also features on the Golden and Silver Ages of Comics, including P.C. Hamerlinck’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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June 2008 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #78 is a Dave Cockrum Tribute—Plus! Great rare DAVE COCKRUM cover featuring The X-Men—plus Cockrum tributes from contemporaries and colleagues, and an interview with PATY COCKRUM on Dave’s life and legacy—The Legion of Super-Heroes, Captain Marvel Jr., The X-Men, Star-Jammers, Blackhawk, & more! Extra: an amazing interview with 1950s Timely/Marvel artist MARION SITTON on his own incredible career—and on his Golden Age contemporaries!! Plus, more on the Golden and Silver Ages of Comics, including P.C. Hamerlinck’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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May 2008 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 77 tells the Comic Book Gospel According to St. John, featuring a fabulous Golden Age Tor cover by JOE KUBERT (who else?)! Inside, KEN QUATTRO relates the full legend of St. John Publishing and the man behind it, ARCHER ST. JOHN—with art by KUBERT, NORMAN MAURER, MATT BAKER, LILY RENEE, BOB LUBBERS, RUBEN MOREIRA, RALPH MAYO, AL FAGO, ENRICO BAGNOLI—and the very special reminiscences of ARNOLD DRAKE! Plus, JIM AMASH interviews Golden Age artist TOM SAWYER. There’s also other features on the Golden and Silver Ages of Comics, including P.C. Hamerlinck’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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March 2008 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #76 is a JOE SIMON Special, featuring a Fighting American cover by JOE—as he’s interviewed in depth by JIM AMASH. Learn never-before-revealed secrets behind the creation of Captain America, Fighting American, Stuntman, Adventures of The Fly, Sick magazine, and more, in this spectacular issue-filling talkfest with one of the titans of the Golden Age of Comics! The interview also spotlights art by JACK KIRBY, BOB POWELL, AL WILLIAMSON, JERRY GRANDENETTI, GEORGE TUSKA, and many others greats from comics history. Plus, there’s P.C. Hamerlinck’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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January 2008 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 75 is a FAWCETT FESTIVAL—with a fabulous new cover by ALEX ROSS! It’s double-size FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) dynamite, with WALT GROGAN and P.C. HAMERLINCK on all the many "Captains Marvel" over the years, from centuries past to Fawcett to Fass to Marvel Comics, and beyond—spotlighting a previously unseen Shazam! proposal from ALEX ROSS! Plus, there’s C.C. BECK on "The Death of a Legend!"—plus MARC SWAYZE! Bonus: an engrossing interview with Golden Age artist MARV LEVY, featuring art by BERNARD BAILEY, CARMINE INFANTINO, MAC RABOY, CHARLES SULTAN, HOWIE POST, DAN BARRY, MORT MESKIN, et al.! Also, there’s Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and even more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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December 2007 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 74 is our STAN LEE Special—an issue dedicated to “The Man” on his 85th birthday—and he’s still going strong! Behind a powerhouse cover by JACK KIRBY, it features classic (and virtually unseen) interviews with Stan—lots of tributes—and tons of rare and even unseen art by the likes of KIRBY, ROMITA, the brothers BUSCEMA, DITKO, COLAN, HECK, AYERS, MANEELY, SHORES, EVERETT, BURGOS, KANE, the SEVERIN siblings—plus other bonus features! Also, there’s P.C. Hamerlinck’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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October 2007 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 73 celebrates Halloween with an awesome new Dr. Strange cover by FRANK BRUNNER, who talks about drawing Marvel’s Mystic Master! Plus, amazing interviews with CHARLES BIRO and his DAUGHTERS on the life and times of the man behind Daredevil, Boy Comics, and Crime Does Not Pay - with art by JACK COLE, GEORGE TUSKA, JOE KUBERT, NORMAN MAURER, RUDY PALAIS, FRED KIDA, FRED GUARDINEER, TONY DiPRETA, DAN BARRY, et al.! Also - ROY THOMAS’ 1971 synopsis for the origin of Marvel’s Man-Thing - and an interview with publisher ROBERT GERSON about the 1970s horror comic Reality, studded with rare art by BERNIE WRIGHTSON, MICHAEL W. KALUTA, JEFF JONES, and others! Plus, there’s P.C. Hamerlinck’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! Includes a FREE Preview of DRAW! 15, also shipping this month!

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September 2007 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 72 spotlights Captain Carrot & The Ghost of Milt Caniff! Behind a new SCOTT SHAW! cover of the 1980s Zoo Crew, Roy Thomas and Scott Shaw! document the creation of Captain Carrot, with art & artifacts, many of them never before seen, by SCOTT SHAW!, ROY THOMAS, RICK HOBERG, STAN GOLDBERG, MIKE SEKOWSKY, JOHN COSTANZA, E. NELSON BRIDWELL, CAROL LAY, and others! Also, there’s an incisive interview with DICK ROCKWELL, Golden Age artist (Black Diamond Western, etc.) and 36-year ghost artist on MILTON CANIFF’s Steve Canyon! Plus, there’s P.C. Hamerlinck’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more!

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August 2007 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 71 spotlights THE GREAT CANADIAN COMIC BOOKS, and features a fabulous cover by GEORGE FREEMAN, from a layout by JACK KIRBY! This issue, we’re proud to represent the milestone 1970s book by MICHAEL HIRSH & PATRICK LOUBERT on Canada's 1940s Golden Age—back in print after three decades, with rare art of such heroes as Mr. Monster, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, The Penguin, Thunderfist, The Dreamer, The Brain, Johnny Canuck, et al.! Also: JIM AMASH interviews AL SCHUTZER, Golden Age writer of Superman, John Wayne, Hopalong Cassidy, Straight Arrow, etc.—lavishly illustrated by BOB POWELL, FRED MEAGHER, the JOE SHUSTER Studio, and others! Bonus: Brand new Invaders drawings by JOHN BYRNE, MIKE GRELL, ERNIE CHAN, RON LIM, CHRIS IVY, BENITO GALLEGO, and others! Plus there’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster, and more!

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July 2007 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 70 spotlights ROY THOMAS at Marvel in the 1970s! It's a "you-asked-for-it" follow-up to issue #50, on Roy's stint as Marvel’s editor-in-chief and one of the company’s major writers. Plus there's art and reminiscences of both Buscemas, Gil Kane, Neal Adams, John Romita, Howard Chaykin, Frank Brunner, Mike Ploog, Bernie Wrightson, Bill Everett, George Perez, Frank Robbins, Barry Smith, Frank Thorne, Herb Trimpe, and a passel of talented writers (including a guy named Lee)! Also, there’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster, and a salute to Golden Age artist Lily Renee, Roy’s fellow guest at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con! All behind a great Invaders cover by Gene Colan! Edited by Roy Thomas (natch)! Includes a FREE Preview of ROUGH STUFF 5, also shipping this month! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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June 2007 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 69 spotlights FRADON, NORRIS, & AQUAMAN! Paul Norris drew the sea king first, in 1941—and Ramona Fradon was the hero’s ultimate Golden Age artist. But both drew other things as well, from Brick Bradford to Brenda Starr to Sandman to Metamorpho to Fantastic Four! Both artists are interviewed in this landmark (seamark?) issue—along with a pocket history of Aquaman! Plus there’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE, C.C. BECK, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster, and a great Aquaman cover painted by John Watson, from a breathtaking illustration by Ramona Fradon, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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May 2007 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 68 remembers JERRY BAILS—the Father of Comics Fandom! Besides founding Alter Ego and spearheading the landmark Who’s Who of American Comic Books, Bails launched the first comics adzine and newszine—so we celebrate his momumental life with a special tribute issue, behind a gorgeous Justice Society of America cover by George Perez! Plus: A mountain of rare comic art by the likes of JOE KUBERT, CARMINE INFANTINO, GIL KANE, IRWIN HASEN, DICK DILLIN, MIKE SEKOWSKY, JERRY ORDWAY, JOE STATON, JACK KIRBY, and many others—a true feast for the eyes! Also: STEVE DITKO's never-before-seen notes to STAN LEE for a 1965 Dr. Strange story! And: Star Wars is 30, so ROY THOMAS reveals secrets behind the birth of Marvel's epic Star Wars comic, with never-before-seen photos and art, plus tales of GEORGE LUCAS, MARK HAMILL, HARRISON FORD, HOWARD CHAYKIN, STEVE LEIALOHA, and more!

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April 2007 - 100 pages

This issue focuses on Bob OKSNER, the guy who drew it all! The artist of Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Angel and the Ape, Leave It to Binky, Jerry Lewis, and many Silver Age DC covers talks about his life and times to Jim AMASH. And that includes art and artifacts by Shelly MAYER, Irwin HASEN, Lee ELIAS, C.C. BECK, Carmine INFANTINO, Gil KANE, Julie SCHWARTZ, and many more! Plus there’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc SWAYZE, C.C. BECK, and others, Michael T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster, and a great OKSNER cover featuring many of his most renowned heroes! Edited by Roy THOMAS.

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March 2007 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO 66 shines the spotlight on Bouncin’ Bob POWELL—from Blackhawk to Daredevil to Batman! Behind a clamorous full-color Powell cover specially assembled by Michael T. GILBERT, we take a look at the life and times and titanic talent of the artist who drew Daredevil, Sub-Mariner, Sheena, The Avenger, The Hulk, Giant-Man, Green Hornet—and Batman!?—presented with pride by Ed LANE and the POWELL Kids! Plus, there's related art by Wally WOOD, Howard NOSTRAND, Dick AYERS, Joe SIMON, Jack KIRBY, Charles CUIDERA and others! FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with Marc SWAYZE, C.C. BECK, and others! Michael T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster—& MORE!! Edited by Roy THOMAS.

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February 2007 - 100 pages

Alter Ego 65 spotlights NICK CARDY—artist of Golden Age Quality & Silver Age DC—with a fantabulous new cover by CARDY, done especially for the issue, and featuring his greatest heroes! Also inside is a free-ranging interview with Nick that doesn’t just duplicate what’s come before, conducted by JIM AMASH! Tons of CARDY (and VISCARDI) artwork from Quality & DC—plus the work of WILL EISNER, NEAL ADAMS, CARMINE INFANTINO, JIM APARO, RAMONA FRADON, CURT SWAN, JOE ORLANDO, BOB HANEY, MIKE SEKOWSKY, et al.! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE, MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt (featuring evil-twin covers with Superman and Wonder Woman)—and MORE! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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January 2007 - 100 pages

Alter Ego 64 focuses on the Fabulous Fawcett Favorites-and Filchock, too! Featuring: A previously-unpublished cover painting by DON NEWTON, of Captain Marvel Jr. and Captain Nazi! ROY THOMAS’ special issue-by-issue analysis and appreciation of OTTO BINDER and C.C. BECK’s 1943-45 four-color "The Monster Society of Evil!" serial featuring Mr. Mind, Dr. Sivana-all that and World War II! Film model-maker ROGER DICKEN’s theory that Captain Marvel was modeled after German heavyweight boxer MAX SCHMELING! Plus a special double-size FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with MARC SWAYZE, EMILIO SQUEGLIO, C.C. BECK, MAC RABOY, et al.-hosted by P.C. HAMERLINCK! Also, JIM AMASH interviews MARTIN FILCHOCK, Golden Age artist for Centaur comics (Mighty Man, Fire-Man, Owl, Electric Ray, et al.)! Plus MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt-and MORE! Edited by ROY THOMAS. Includes a free preview of BACK ISSUE #20!

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December 2006 - 100 pages

Alter Ego #63 remembers comics legend ALEX TOTH in a special tribute issue, feauturing: A full-color cover by TOTH of the Justice Society of America! Never-before-seen TOTH interview by MICHAEL VANCE, where we learn Alex’s views on violence in the media—and everyplace else! Tons of ALEX TOTH art—both published and unpublished—including sketches he sent to friends! See samples of the work of artists TOTH liked: CANIFF, SICKLES, CHRISTMAN, HASEN, COLE, KELLY, BECK, ROBINSON, OKSNER, MAYER, FLESSEL, FOSTER, ROBBINS, CRANE, TUSKA, MESKIN, & others! Plus: Christmas card art by MOLDOFF, MAROTO, and others! FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE & a tribute to TOTH—MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—& MORE! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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October 2006 - 100 pages

Alter Ego #62 is our HAPPY HAUNTED HALLOWEEN Issue, spotlighting Werewolves & Man-Things That Go Bump In The Night—and The Stuff On ACG We Couldn’t Shoehorn Into #61! Featuring: A never-before-published Werewolf by Night and Man-Thing cover by MIKE PLOOG! Interviews with MIKE PLOOG & RUDY PALAIS about their horror-comics work, conducted by ROY THOMAS & JIM AMASH! AL WILLIAMSON on his work for the American Comics Group—plus more on ACG horror comics! Rare DICK BRIEFER Frankenstein strips—the fearful finale! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE, et al.—MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—BILL SCHELLY on the 1966 KalerCon—& MORE! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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August 2006 - 100 pages

Alter Ego #61 uncovers FORBIDDEN ADVENTURES, a full-issue, definitive history of the AMERICAN COMICS GROUP (1946 to 1967)—including its roots in the Golden Age Sangor Art Shop and Ned Pine’s STANDARD/NEDOR comics of the 1940s, as researched and written by MICHAEL VANCE! Behind a dynamic new cover by DICK GIORDANO (featuring Black Terror, Fighting Yank, Miss Masque, Hooded Horseman, Spirit of Frankenstein, John Force – Magic Agent, Nemesis, Magicman, and Herbie the Fat Fury!), there’s great ACG & Standard/Nedor art by MORT MESKIN, JERRY ROBINSON, AL WILLIAMSON, FRANK FRAZETTA, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER, CHIC STONE, JOHN BUSCEMA, SHELLY MOLDOFF, PETE COSTANZA, JOHN ROSENBERGER, OGDEN WHITNEY, et al.—plus startling secrets of ACG’s amazing writer/editor RICHARD HUGHES! PLUS: ACG & Marvel artist AL HARTLEY, interviewed by JIM AMASH! FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE—MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—& MORE! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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July 2006 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #60 celebrates 50 years since the Flash’s debut in SHOWCASE #4! There’s a never-before-published, full-color Flash cover by CARMINE INFANTINO! Rare interviews with and articles on the guys who created Showcase #4—the first comic book of the Silver Age: JULIUS SCHWARTZ—ROBERT KANIGHER—CARMINE INFANTINO—JOE KUBERT--& JOHN BROOME! Golden Age (& Joe Palooka) artist TONY DiPRETA, interviewed by JIM AMASH! 1966 Golden Age panel with KLAUS NORDLING, OTTO BINDER, & LARRY IVIE! MICHAEL T. GILBERT and MR. MONSTERS on “Twice-Told Tales” by—MICHAEL T. GILBERT! FCA with MARC SWAYZE, ALEX ROSS, et al.--& MORE! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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June 2006 - 100 pages

Alter Ego #59 spotlights “DARK NIGHTS & STEEL” with Batman, Superman and more in the Golden and Silver Ages! Behind a fabulous new painted Batman cover by award-winning artist ARTHUR SUYDAM, we interview: SUYDAM on his early comics career! Modern legend NEAL ADAMS on 1960s/70s DC! SHELLY MOLDOFF on Batman, Hawkman, and BOB KANE! Superman artist AL PLASTINO! And Golden Age artist FRAN MATERA (Doll Man, Steve Nomad, et al.) talks to JIM AMASH! Also: When JERRY SIEGEL wrote “The Spider” by ALBERTO BECATTINI! “Superman and the Third Reich!” by DWIGHT DECKER! MURRAY BISHOFF on SIEGEL and SHUSTER! Plus FCA with MARC SWAYZE, et al.— BILL SCHELLY on EC comics of the 1950s—MICHAEL T.GILBERT and Mr. Monster—and MORE!

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May 2006 - 100 pages

Alter Ego #58 spotlights “The X-Men Movie That Never Was!” as GERRY CONWAY & ROY THOMAS reveal their 1980s screenplay for Orion Pictures—analyzed & annotated by CHRIS IRVING—with art by DAVE COCKRUM, NEAL ADAMS, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, GIL KANE, JACK KIRBY, DON HECK, LARRY LIEBER, MARK GLIDDEN, & others! PLUS: 1950s Timely/Marvel artist VIC CARRABOTTA interviewed by JIM AMASH! ALLEN BELLMAN on the 1940s Timely bullpen! FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE & Fawcett in 1943—BILL SCHELLY & a 1966 panel on 1950s EC Comics—MICHAEL T. GILBERT—& MORE! BONUS: Giant-Size X-Men #1 revisited with a fabulous new painted cover by MARK SPARACIO—from the classic layout by GIL KANE!

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March 2006 - 100 pages

Alter Ego #57 spotlights THE GOLDEN AGE OF MARVEL! ’Nuff Said? There’s a full-color painted Captain America cover by JACK KIRBY & PETE VON SHOLLY! A complete issue-by-issue index of Timely/Atlas/Marvel super-hero stories—from Marvel Comics #1 (1939) to The Yellow Claw #4 (1957)—compiled by MICHELLE NOLAN—lavishly illustrated with scarce art by Golden Age masters SIMON & KIRBY, EVERETT, BURGOS, ROMITA, AYERS, HEATH, SHORES, SEKOWSKY, SCHOMBURG, PFEUFER, GUSTAVSON, POWELL, AVISON, GABRIELE, MANEELY, SEVERIN, plus rare retroactive illos by KANE, The Brothers BUSCEMA, ROBBINS, BUCKER, SEVERIN (the other one), HOOVER, FRENZ, KUPPERBERG, et al.! GENE COLAN & ALLEN BELLMAN on the 1940s Timely super-heroes—& JIM AMASH talks to Atlas artist VIC CARRABOTTA! Plus FCA—MICHAEL T. GILBERT—BILL SCHELLY—& MORE!!

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February 2006 - 100 pages

Alter Ego #56 is a Sensational Symposium of SUPER MEN! There’s a superlative cover by NEAL ADAMS—as Superman hoists his creators JERRY SIEGEL & JOE SHUSTER, who are interviewed in this issue! There’s also an interview with Golden/Silver Age DC production & color guru JACK ADLER—plus super-artist NEAL ADAMS & TV iconoclast (& comics fan) HOWARD STERN on Adler & his amazing career! More surprise features on the Man of Steel—including art by CURT SWAN, WAYNE BORING, AL PLASTINO, et al.! Plus FCA, MR. MONSTER, & MORE!

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December 2005 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #55 is a Special Fawcett and Christmas Issue! From a 4-Color Fawcett flow the Marvel Family, Bulletman, Captain Midnight, et al.! There’s flip cover paintings of the mighty Marvel Family by Awesome ALEX ROSS—and 1940s pin-up Veronica Lake as Liberty Belle! JACK and OTTO BINDER—legendary Golden Age writer-and-artist brothers—in a candid self-interview never before published, with rare art by C.C. BECK, BILL WARD, BOB McCAY, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER, et al.! Golden Age artists (and brothers-in-law!) KEN BALD and VIC DOWD interviewed by JIM AMASH about their years at Fawcett, Quality, and elsewhere! A special double-size FCA section with Fawcett artists MARC SWAYZE and EMILIO SQUEGLIO—TV’s “Isis” JOANNA PANG speaks!—Marvel Family Christmas stories—and Brazil’s Capitão Marvel! Plus: Comics-pro Christmas Card Art from REED CRANDALL—JOE SINNOTT—RUSS HEATH—JIM MOONEY—NICK CARDY—ESTEBAN MAROTO—and others! A Christmas Bonus: ALEX WRIGHT presents a brand new 1943 Pin-Up Calendar starring Mary Marvel, Wonder Woman, Bulletgirl, Phantom Lady, Hawkgirl, et al.—portrayed by your favorite movie femme fatales of World War II! Plus—ALEX TOTH—BILL SCHELLY intros a fabled 1966 panel about the Comics Code —MICHAEL T. GILBERT—and MORE!!

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In ALTER EGO #54 MIKE ESPOSITO “tells all” about DC and Marvel, and ROBERT KANIGHER speaks! Behind a new full-color cover by ESPOSITO (re-creating one of the classic ANDRU & ESPOSITO Wonder Woman covers), it’s “The MIKE ESPOSITO Interview, Part II—The DC & MARVEL Years!” about working with ROSS ANDRU on Wonder Woman, Metal Men, The Flash, “The Land That Time Forgot”—& inking Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, The X-Men, The Avengers, Sub-Mariner, et al.! There’s rare art & raucous anecdotes starring ROSS ANDRU, ROBERT KANIGHER, CARMINE INFANTINO, JULIE SCHWARTZ, STAN LEE, JACK KIRBY, MARIE SEVERIN, BARRY SMITH, JOHN ROMITA, JOHN & SAL BUSCEMA, GIL KANE, FRANK GIACOIA, VINCE COLLETTA, GERRY CONWAY, HERB TRIMPE, SOL BRODSKY, ROY THOMAS, DON HECK, GEORGE TUSKA, BILL EVERETT, DON HECK, STAN GOLDBERG, JACK KATZ, FRANK SPRINGER, & many others! Then ROBERT KANIGHER writes about the creation of Metal Men & Sgt. Rock—with added comments by JOE KUBERT & BOB HANEY! Also: FCA with MARC SWAYZE & art from “Captain Marvel Meets The Human Torch!”—plus ALEX TOTH, BILL SCHELLY, & MICHAEL T. GILBERT—& MORE!

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October 2005 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #53 is our HELLZAPOPPIN’ HALLOWEEN ISSUE— plus MIKE (“MR. MYSTERY”) ESPOSITO, PART 1! Behind a direful all-new cover in red-white-&-black by DICK GIORDANO, we’ve got Three Decades of Dracula—and Counting! Artist DICK GIORDANO, writer ROY THOMAS, & editor MARK BEAZLEY rap about the 1974-2005 dark genesis of Marvel’s Halloween hit Stoker’s Dracula, with behind-the-scenes stories and art! Plus DICK BRIEFER’s funny Frankenstein of the 1950s, a never-before-seen complete-story sequence from the awesome artist’s proposed newspaper strip! Then, it’s Our Gallery of Gruesomeness, a hunk of Halloween comic art by GENE COLAN, BERNIE WRIGHTSON, MIKE MIGNOLA, FRANK BRUNNER, STEVE BISSETTE, MICHAEL W. KALUTA, RUSS HEATH, JOE MANEELY, BILL EVERETT, STEVE DITKO, ERNIE SCHROEDER, and others! Also, fabled Golden/Silver Age inker MIKE ESPOSITO on his 1940s/1950s work with peerless partner ROSS ANDRU on Mr. Mystery, Mr. Universe, Get Lost!, etc.—with more amazing anecdotes than you can shake a Styx at—in the first part of a 2-tier interview by JIM AMASH! And—FCA with MARC SWAYZE, et al.—BILL SCHELLY—ALEX TOTH—MICHAEL T. GILBERT’s Comic Crypt—& MORE!!

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September 2005 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #52 features GIELLA, PIKE, & THALL, a Triptych of Titanically Talented Comic Artists! Behind a new GIELLA color cover, featuring a trio of DC super-stars facing their greatest foes, JOE GIELLA—legendary inker of DC’s 1960s Flash, Green Lantern, & “New Look” Batman—and artist on the Batman, Phantom, Mary Worth, & Flash Gordon newspaper strips—talks about the Silver Age at DC, the Golden Age at Marvel, JULIE SCHWARTZ, et al., in an exclusive JIM AMASH interview! Featuring rare and lavish art by CARMINE INFANTINO, GIL KANE, MIKE SEKOWSKY, CURT SWAN, DICK DILLIN, SHELLY MOLDOFF, FRANK GIACOIA, DAN & SY BARRY, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER, and others! Then, there’s JAY SCOTT PIKE on STAN LEE & the Marvel/Timely years (Jann of the Jungle, Black Rider, Lorna the Jungle Girl, Kid Colt, & Cold War spy comics) and on CHARLIE BIRO’s Crimebuster! MARTIN THALL on working with ROSS ANDRU & MIKE ESPOSITO (Get Lost!), GEORGE EVANS (Captain Video), WALLY WOOD, SIMON & KIRBY, AL WILLIAMSON, CHARLES SULTAN, MAURICE WHITMAN, etc.! FCA featuring MARC SWAYZE, C.C. BECK, & OTTO BINDER—ALEX TOTH on comic art—MICHAEL T. GILBERT & MR. MONSTER—BILL SCHELLY interviews 1960s fan GLEN JOHNSON—& MORE!! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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August 2005 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #51 features LEW SWAYRE SCHWARTZ, the Golden Age artist who bore “THE MARK OF (BOB) KANE”, plus THE GOLDEN & SILVER AGES—DOWN UNDER! Behind primo 1950s cover art, LEW SAYRE SCHWARTZ—the artist who was BOB KANE’s ghost from 1946-1953—is interviewed by JON B. COOKE about his Batman and other stellar work! Plus there’s Batman art by JERRY ROBINSON, DICK SPRANG, SHELDON MOLDOFF, WIN MORTIMER, JIM MOONEY, & others! Then, it’s “The Life and Death of the Australian Comics Industry – 1940-1962!” See Dr. Mansana—Molo the Mighty—Captain Atom (no lie!)—Sir Falcon—The Panther—The Shadow—Catman—The Lone Avenger—Air Hawk—not to mention the astonishing “down under” career of The Phantom—examined by MICHAEL BAULDERSTONE, with tons of super-hero art rarely seen in the Northern Hemisphere! Also, DAVE BERG talks about Timely/Marvel, Fawcett, & Quality to JIM AMASH—with art from Death Patrol, Uncle Sam, et. al.—ALEX TOTH on some comic book greats—MICHAEL T. GILBERT on the legacy of WILL EISNER—BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom—FCA with MARC SWAYZE, et al.—& MORE!! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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July 2005 - 100 pages

It had to happen—we guess! RASCALLY ROY THOMAS celebrates 40 YEARS in the Comic Book Biz—with the help of a few friends (and a few others) in ALTER EGO #50! Behind two full-color covers, featuring art by JOHN BUSCEMA, JACK KIRBY, and ALFREDO ALCALA (Marvel side) and JERRY ORDWAY (DC side), ROY’s career is completely covered, from MODELING WITH MILLIE #44 (1965) to STOKER’S DRACULA (2005)—with AVENGERS, X-MEN, CONAN, ALL-STAR SQUADRON, INFINITY INC., et. al., in between! He talks writes about working with NEAL ADAMS, DICK AYERS, RICH BUCKLER, THE BROTHERS BUSCEMA, ERNIE CHAN, GENE COLAN, ERNIE COLÓN, STEVE DITKO, BILL EVERETT, DICK GIORDANO, STAN GOLDBERG, DON HECK, GIL KANE, JACK KIRBY, MICHAEL LARK, STAN LEE, MIKE MACHLAN, TODD McFARLANE, JERRY ORDWAY, GEORGE PÉREZ, STEVEN PUGH, FRANK ROBBINS, JOHN ROMITA, WERNER ROTH, JULIE SCHWARTZ, THE SEVERIN SIBLINGS, SCOTT SHAW!, BARRY SMITH, HERB TRIMPE, GEORGE TUSKA, MORT WEISINGER—and many others! (Whew!) Extra: From the 1999 CBG poll of pros and fans—“The Top Ten Favorite Comic Book Writers and Editors of the 20th Century”—revisited! Plus: MICHAEL T. GILBERT on Roy’s letters to GARDNER FOX—FCA with MARC SWAYZE, etc.—and MORE!

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June 2005 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #49 spotlights CARL BURGOS and his fumin’ HUMAN TORCH, plus other hot topics from the Timely/Marvel Age! We lead off with a fantastic new painting by MARK SPARACIO, from a never-before-seen 1941 layout by CARL BURGOS—of the Torches giving Hitler a hotfoot! CARL BURGOS—creator of Iron Skull, The Thunderer, White Streak, the 1966 Captain Marvel—and, oh yeah, The Human Torch—is revealed at last in the first-ever interview with his daughter SUE BURGOS—conducted by JIM AMASH, and featuring art by BURGOS—BILL EVERETT—ED ASCHE—JIMMY THOMPSON—MIKE SEKOWSKY—DICK AYERS—et al.! A dozen-plus fierily fabulous unused, previously-unpublished 1941 cover layouts almost certainly by CARL BURGOS and other Timely titans—including Human Torch and Sub-Mariner in battle! TOM LAMMERS on the 1957 Atlas Implosion—GER APELDOORN on a villainous Human Torch by artist MANNY STALLMAN—plus the one-and-only flare-up of The Blue Flame! Also, a Fawcett Collectors of America (FCA) section with MARC SWAYZE and BILL BLACK—BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom—MICHAEL T. GILBERT and MR. MONSTER—and MORE!! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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May 2005 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #48 spotlights WILL EISNER: A MAN OF QUALITY! The Late, Great Legend discusses Busy Arnold¹s Big Little Company in a 2003-2004 talk with JIM AMASH about Quality Comics (and Eisner & Iger) in the 1940s (with tons of rare art by LOU FINE, REED CRANDALL, JACK COLE, NICK CARDY, BOB POWELL, et al.)! Plus, a full-color cover by EISNER & his Quality compeers featuring The Spirit! Tributes to EISNER by STAN LEE, GENE COLAN, ALEX SAVIUK, ALLEN BELLMAN, WILL MURRAY, JIM AMASH, ROY THOMAS, and others! A revealing interview with 1940s Quality artist VERN HENKEL (Wings Wendall, Yankee Eagle, Captain Fortune, etc.)! Jim Amash interviews CHUCK MAZOUJIAN! MICHAEL T. GILBERT on EISNER’s Wonder Man of 1939! FCA with MARC SWAYZE, JACK BOWLER, & C.C. BECK ‹ ALEX TOTH on comic art ‹ BILL SCHELLY interviews BUD PLANT ‹ & MORE!! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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April 2005 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #47 spotlights MATT BAKER, A GOLDEN AGE GOOD-GUY WHO DREW “GOOD GIRLS”! PHANTOM LADY! TIGER GIRL! FLAMINGO! SKY GIRL! CAMILLA! SOUTH SEA GIRL! ROBIN HOOD! (How’d he get in there??) Behind a full-color cover headlighting Phantom Lady (Dr. Wertham, avert your eyes!), read “Baker of Cheesecake!” detailing the 1940s-50s life and art of MATT BAKER! A guided tour by ALBERTO BECCATINI ‹ surprising interviews with Baker’s half-brother and nephew by JIM AMASH ‹ and an aesthetic appreciation by JOHN BENSON! Rare art from Baker contemporaries ROBERT WEBB ‹ MAURICE WHITMAN ‹ ALEX BLUM ‹ AL FELDSTEIN ‹ VINCE COLLETTA ‹ ARTHUR PEDDY ‹ FRANK BORTH ‹ JACK KAMEN ‹ and others! FCA with MARC SWAYZE and BILL BLACK ‹ BILL SCHELLY talks to comic-book-seller (and fan) BUD PLANT ‹ MICHAEL T. GILBERT and MR. MONSTER ‹ ALEX TOTH ‹ and MORE!!

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March 2005 - 100 pages

ALTER EGO #46 is a special issue featuring the Very Best of the 1960s-70s ALTER EGO! Behind a full-color cover by BILL (SUB-MARINER) EVERETT and MARIE SEVERIN (featuring all of Wild Bill’s greatest creations), there’s a kaleidoscopic cornucopia of the best and brightest of the 1961-78 Alter Ego, most of it not seen in the 1997 “Best of A/E” book, and printed with lots of newly-discovered and different art! There’s “EVERETT ON EVERETT!”, the classic 1969-70 interview by ROY THOMAS with the creator of Sub-Mariner, Amazing-Man, Hydro-Man, The Fin, et al., about BILL EVERETT’s life and times from the early days of Marvel Comics #1 through his 1960s work on Daredevil, Dr. Strange, The Incredible Hulk, et al., with tons of rare vintage art by CARL BURGOS, PAUL GUSTAVSON, SIMON & KIRBY, and many others! Plus 1960s A/E gems by STEVE DITKO, E. NELSON BRIDWELL, Comics Code authority LEN DARVIN, JERRY BAILS, ROY THOMAS, etc.! LOU GLANZMAN, Golden Age artist of Amazing-Man, The Shark, Air Man, etc., interviewed by JIM AMASH, with exciting 1940s artwork! Special tributes to IRV NOVICK and CHRISTOPHER REEVE! FCA presents MARC SWAYZE, MARK LEWIS, and the final “Marvel Family” stories by OTTO BINDER, BILL SCHELLY on the earliest years of Alter Ego, MICHAEL T. GILBERT, ALEX TOTH, plus SURPRISE BONUS FEATURES!!

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January 2005 - 108 pages

ALTER EGO #44 features the JSA—ALL-STAR SQUADRON—INFINITY, INC.! Two Generations of Dynamic DC Heroes and Their Creators! Behind an awesome wrapabout JSA/Squadron/Infinity cover by JERRY ORDWAY, you’ll find the All-Stars of All-Star—and BEYOND! Interviews with All-Star Comics/Hawkman artist JOE KUBERT—JSA/JLA co-creator GARDNER FOX—JLA/JSA artist MURPHY ANDERSON—All-Star Squadron/Infinity, Inc. artist JERRY ORDWAY—plus a surprising discovery—1940s Atom writer ARTHUR ADLER! Rare rare Golden/Silver/Bronze Age art of the JSA, All-Star Squadron, and Infinity, Inc. by ALEX TOTH, MIKE SEKOWSKY, IRWIN HASEN, ARTHUR PEDDY, JOE GALLAGHER, MARTIN NAYDEL, MIKE MACHLAN, RICH BUCKLER, MICHAEL BAIR, et al.! FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE, C.C. BECK, and others—MICHAEL T. GILBERT showcases “I Like Ike!” cartoons by BOB KANE, CARMINE INFANTINO, BOB OKSNER, and CHARLIE BIRO— and MORE!!

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December 2004 - 108 pages

ALTER EGO #43 celebrates CHRISTMAS—NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE BORDER! Behind flip covers—an X-MEN Christmas by GEORGE TUSKA, and Silver Age Mexican super-hero SANTO by DAVE STEVENS—there’s a panorama of Yuletide art by WALLY WOOD, JOE SINNOTT, FRANK BRUNNER, NICK CARDY, ALEX TOTH, MART NODELL, DAVE ROSS, ESTEBAN MAROTO, JACK (Alley Oop) BENDER, and others! Incredible interviews with Golden Age artists TOM GILL (Lone Ranger, etc.) and MORRIS WEISS of the Timely/Marvel Bullpen! “The Silver Age of Mexican Comics” by historian FRED PATTEN, exploring the 1960s down Mexico way—with all-new Blackhawk, Conan, and Tor—plus Santo—Neutron—Relampago (Lightning)—The Phantom Pilot—Amra and the Queen of the Super-Charro, and Criollo, the Invincible Horse (with a cornucopia of rarely-seen comic art)! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE, C.C. BECK, et al.—BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom—MICHAEL T. GILBERT’s Comic Crypt—and MORE!

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November 2004 - 108 pages

ALTER EGO #42 features MARVEL’S FORGOTTEN SILVER AGE ARTISTS—& THE GOLDEN AGE OF ZIFF-DAVIS, HILLMAN—& THE HEAP! There’s two full-color never-before-seen covers: The original Avengers by STEVE FASTNER & RICH LARSON, plus Airboy & The Heap by 1940s/50s artist ERNIE SCHROEDER! A Celebration of DON HECK, WERNER ROTH, and PAUL REINMAN—three mighty Marvel artists of the 1960s—and why they should never be forgotten! ’Course, we’ve also got rare art on hand by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, DICK AYERS, et al.! Then, from Hillman to Ziff-Davis, two Golden Age comics companies and their creators remembered by Heap/Airboy artist extraordinaire ERNIE SCHROEDER, veteran editor HERB ROGOFF, and cartoonist WALLACE LITTMAN—interviewed by JIM AMASH! Plus scarce Hillman & Ziff-Davis art by ANDERSON, INFANTINO, LEAV, KIDA, KRIEGSTEIN, & many others! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE— ALEX TOTH— MICHAEL T. GILBERT— BILL SCHELLY— & MORE!!

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October 2004 - 108 pages

ALTER EGO #41 is our Horrific Halloween Issue, featuring FRANKENSTEIN 2004—and FCA #100! There’s two awesome full-color covers, by BERNIE WRIGHTSON (Frankenstein) and MARC SWAYZE (Captain Marvel)! A special focus on the Fearful Faces of Frankenstein: BERNIE WRIGHTSON on the 25th anniversary of his definitive Frankenstein illustrations! DICK BRIEFER—when it came to Mary Shelley’s Monster, he did it all! DON GLUT on Frankenstein in four colors—plus a trio of offbeat October opuses: “The Spirit of Frankenstein”, “The Spawn of Frankenstein” and, yes, that campy 1960s Frankenstein the super-hero! Rare art and artifacts by FRANK BRUNNER, MIKE KALUTA, JOE MANEELY, SYD SHORES, JOE KUBERT, CURT SWAN, DICK AYERS, KEN BALD, FRACCIO and TALLARICO, BERNARD BAILY, and more! PLUS: The 100th incredible issue of the Fawcett Collectors of America newsletter, with a double-size salute to 30 years of Fawcett-related fun and fantasy, featuring the awesome art of C.C. BECK, MARC SWAYZE, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER, MAC RABOY, and a few real surprises! Plus Golden Age Captain Marvel artist EMILIO SQUEGLIO interviewed by JIM AMASH! MICHAEL T. GILBERT and MR. MONSTER! BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom, and MORE!!!!

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September 2004 - 108 pages

ALTER EGO #40 is A Trio of Titans: GIL KANE, JULIUS SCHWARTZ, and RUSS HEATH! With stunning new color covers by GIL KANE and RUSS HEATH— featuring their greatest characters (including JULIE SCHWARTZ)! Previously-unpublished interviews with KANE and SCHWARTZ— studded with rare art by CARMINE INFANTINO, MURPHY ANDERSON, JACK KIRBY, JOE KUBERT, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN ROMITA, MIKE SEKOWSKY, and many others! RUSS HEATH in an in-depth interview by JIM AMASH— with tons of scarce and unpublished art! The JULIUS SCHWARTZ MEMORIAL TRIBUTE of March 2004— with ALAN MOORE, NEIL GAIMAN, HARLAN ELLISON, DENNIS O’NEIL, MICHAEL USLAN, IRWIN HASEN, MIKE CARLIN, PAUL LEVITZ, et al. Plus FCA with C.C. BECK, MARC SWAYZE, and the Fawcett/Charlton Connection— ALEX TOTH — BILL SCHELLY— MICHAEL T. GILBERT— and more!!!

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August 2004 - 108 pages

ALTER EGO #39 is the JERRY ROBINSON ISSUE, from BATMAN to BLACK TERROR to COMIC STRIPS—and BEYOND! Behind two fantastic full-color covers by JERRY ROBINSON, we present his longest in-depth interview ever, with the man who became BOB KANE’s first “ghost” on Batman—conducted by JIM AMASH! Half the issue is devoted almost entirely to his Batman work! There’s a multitude of scarce, even never-seen art by JERRY ROBINSON—of the Batman characters, and many more! Also, plenty of rare art by Jerry’s friends & colleagues—BOB KANE, MORT MESKIN, GEORGE ROUSSOS, FRED RAY, JOE SHUSTER, DICK SPRANG, CHARLES PARIS, CHARLES BIRO, STEVE DITKO, & others! Plus: FCA with MARC SWAYZE, C.C. BECK, and the Fawcett/Charlton Connection—MICHAEL T. GILBERT—and MORE!

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July 2004 - 108 pages

ALTER EGO #38 is a special full-issue tribute to the man who spawned the Silver Age, JULIUS SCHWARTZ! Behind brand-new full-color covers by two of Julie's greatest artistic collaborators—CARMINE INFANTINO (The Flash) and IRWIN HASEN (Justice Society of America)—there’s never-before-published JULIE SCHWARTZ interviews by WILL MURRAY and SHEL DORF—including previously-unknown revelations and rare art by CARMINE INFANTINO, MURPHY ANDERSON, GIL KANE, JOE KUBERT, ALEX TOTH, JOE GIELLA, IRWIN HASEN, CURT SWAN, MIKE SEKOWSKY, DICK DILLIN, and many, many others! Plus, there’s special remembrances by ROY THOMAS, CARMINE INFANTINO, MURPHY ANDERSON, JOE GIELLA, JERRY BAILS, BILL SCHELLY, JIM AMASH, MICHAEL T. GILBERT, and others! And there’s even an FCA section devoted to Julie, with JACKSON BOSTWICK, scarce Shazam! art by C.C. BECK, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER, DON NEWTON, DAVE COCKRUM, et al.—and remembrances by P.C. HAMERLINCK, WALT GROGAN, JOHN COCHRAN, and JOHN G. PIERCE!

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