May 2027 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #205 turns its attention to the talented and fabulous females of the Silver Age Marvel Bullpen! Sharing recollections are Jean Thomas (Spidey Super Stories, Night Nurse, Werewolf by Night), Linda Fite (Claws of the Cat, Marvel Girl), Susan Loeb (the typewriter behind many a lovelorn letter-answer), plus behind-the-scenes secrets from the Marvel of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s! Also, there's FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and Michael T. Gilbert rummaging through Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt! Cover by John Romita Sr.! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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March 2027 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #204 spotlights the Golden Age super-heroes of Harvey Comics! Thrill to the exploits of (and history behind) the Black Cat, Captain Freedom, Shock Gibson, and many more half-forgotten greats! Featuring amazing art by Simon & Kirby, Lee Elias, Ernie Schroeder, Bob Fujitani, Joe Kubert, Bill Draut, Al Avison, and more! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt! Cover by the incomparable Alex Schomburg! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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January 2027 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

In Alter Ego #203, “The Cat-Man Cometh!”, wherein we examine the star-crossed and multi-company Golden Age careers of Frank Temerson and Rae Herman, featuring Cat-Man and Kitten, Green Hornet, Captains Aero and Fearless, Miss Victory—and the awesome art of Charles Quinlan, Jack Kirby, L.B. Cole, Joe Kubert, Syd Shores, Bob Powell, Bernie Krigstein, et al. Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and Mr. Monster in his Comic Crypt (with Michael T. Gilbert)! Cover by Charles Quinlan! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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November 2023 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Known as one of the finest inkers in comics history, the late, great Tom Palmer also was an accomplished penciler and painter, as you'll see in this special tribute issue featuring an-depth interview with Palmer by Alex Grand and Jim Thompson. Learn his approach to, and thoughts on, working with Neal Adams, Gene Colan, John Buscema, and others who helped define the Marvel Universe. Plus Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, FCA, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

LUNAR Distributors Order Code: 1225TM9012

This item is listed in the April 2026 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#52).

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January 2024 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #185 presents Mark Carlson-Ghost’s stupendous study of the 1940s Novelty Comics Group—with heroes like Blue Bolt, Target and the Targeteers, White Streak, Spacehawk, etc., produced by such Golden Age super-stars as Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Basil Wolverton, et al. Plus Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

LUNAR Distributors Order Code: 1225TM9007

This item is listed in the March 2026 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#51).

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May 2020 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #164 (84 color pages) shines the spotlight on Mike Friedrich, the DC and Marvel writer who went on to jumpstart the independent comics movement with Star*Reach! Art by Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Dick Dillin, Irv Novick, John Buscema, Jim Starlin, Howard Chaykin, Frank Brunner, et al.! Plus: Mark Carlson-Ghost on Rural Home Comics—home base of Captain Wizard, Bogey Man, and The Green Turtle! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! Justice League of America cover by Neal Adams!! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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January 2020 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Has ALTER EGO #162 (84 pages, $9.95) uncovered “A Prophecy in Four Colors?” Will Murray presents an amazing array of possible prototypes of Batman (by artist Frank Foster—in 1932!)—Wonder Woman (by Star-Spangled Kid artist Hal Sherman)—Tarantula (by Air Wave artist Lee Harris)—and others! Plus a rare interview with Hal Sherman! Extra: Michael T. Gilbert with still more on artist Pete Morisi—FCA—Bill Schelly—John Broome—and more! Cover by Shane Foley—an all-star homage to Bob Kane, H.G. Peter, and Arthur Peddy! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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July 2019 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #159 (100 pages, $9.95), Peter Cannon - Thunderbolt writer/artist PETE MORISI talks about the creative process! Plus, we uncover his vintage correspondence and secret shop-talk with comic book greats JACK KIRBY, JOE SIMON, AL WILLIAMSON, CHARLES BIRO, JOE GILL, GEORGE TUSKA, ROCKY MASTROSERIO, PAT MASULLI, SAL GENTILE, DICK GIORDANO, and others! Also: JOHN BROOME's bio, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s COMIC CRYPT, and BILL SCHELLY. Cover by MORISI! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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May 2019 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #158 (100 pages, $9.95) is an FCA [Fawcett Collectors of America] Special! We shine the spotlight on fabled Golden Age writer WILLIAM WOOLFOLK ("the Shakespeare of the Comics”), including an exclusive interview, and his scripting records! With art by BECK, SCHAFFENBERGER, BORING, BOB KANE, CRANDALL, L.S. SCHWARTZ, KRIGSTEIN, ANDRU, JACK COLE, FINE, PETER, HEATH, PLASTINO, MOLDOFF, GRANDENETTI, and more! Plus JOHN BROOME, CRYPT, SCHELLY, and the 2017 STAR WARS PANEL with CHAYKIN, LIPPINCOTT, and THOMAS! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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March 2019 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

From 1945 to 1948, just a few years into her 75-year career, the phenomenally popular WONDER WOMAN had a female scriptwriter: JOYE MURCHISON, assistant to WW co-creator DR. WILLIAM MARSTON! In ALTER EGO #157 (100 pages, $9.95), you'll revel in her interview conducted by RICHARD ARNDT—featuring rare artwork by H.G. PETER and several previously-unknown art assistants! Plus: BARBARA FRIEDLANDER, 1960s writer and editor, spills the secrets of DC's love comics—with art and/or anecdotes of JACK MILLER, JOHN ROMITA, GENE COLAN, JAY SCOTT PIKE, TONY ABRUZZO, ROBERT KANIGHER, ROSS ANDRU, MIKE ESPOSITO, JOE ORLANDO, CARMINE INFANTINO, MORT WEISINGER, JULIUS SCHWARTZ, and many more! Extra: FCA—JOHN BROOME—MICHAEL T. GILBERT—BILL SCHELLY, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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January 2019 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #156 (100 pages, $9.95) presents more from the All Time Classic New York Comic Convention—continued from A/E #148! It features all-star panels from JOE PETRILAK's legendary 2000 con, showcasing the Golden Age (CUIDERA, HASEN, SCHWARTZ [LEW & ALVIN], BOLTINOFF, LAMPERT, GILL, FLESSEL), and Silver Age Marvel, DC, & Gold Key (SEVERIN, SINNOTT, AYERS, DRAKE, ANDERSON, FRADON, SIMONSON, GREEN, BOLLE, THOMAS, et al.), and plenty of rare and unseen art! Plus still more on JOHN BROOME, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MR. MONSTER’s COMICS CRYPT, and BILL SCHELLY, all behind an unpublished cover by RON WILSON & CHRIS IVY! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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November 2018 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #155 (100 pages, $9.95) Golden Age great NORMAN MAURER—artist, writer, editor, and filmmaker—is remembered by his wife JOAN MAURER! She shares memories of CHARLES BIRO's Crime Does Not Pay, Boy Comics, & Daredevil—of St. John's 3-D & THREE STOOGES comics with fellow legend JOE KUBERT—of his 1960s movie starring the THREE STOOGES (MOE HOWARD was Norm's father-in-law!)—plus Maurer's work for Marvel, DC, Gold Key, Fox, et al! Then, learn about LARRY IVIE's 1959 plans for a JUSTICE SOCIETY revival, more on JOHN BROOME, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MR. MONSTER in his COMICS CRYPT, and BILL SCHELLY! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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May 2018 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #152 (100 pages, $9.95) presents LARRY IVIE—maybe the most important Silver Age comic book artist/writer you never heard of! He conceived (and named!) the Justice League of America—he helped develop the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents—he brought EC art greats to the world of Edgar Rice Burroughs—and he created Monsters and Heroes, one of the first magazines ever to bridge the gap between fan and pro! Artist/friend SANDY PLUNKETT chronicles this unsung star’s career, with art by WOOD, FRAZETTA, CRANDALL, KRENKEL, DOOLIN, and others—plus rarely-seen and never-seen Ivie art and story pages spotlighting Justice League, Hawkman, The Atom, Sandman, and Superman! Plus FCA, MICHAEL T. GILBERT, BILL SCHELLY, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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March 2018 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #151 (100 pages, $9.95), it’s The Owl! The Eye! Dr. Hypno! Solarman! Fantom of the Fair! These are just some of the fabulous Golden Age heroes drawn by FRANK THOMAS, whose life and times are celebrated by Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt’s MICHAEL T. GILBERT! Also: from Captain Midnight to Korak—from Magic Morro to Magnus, Robot Fighter—the scintillating (and often offbeat) Golden & Silver Age super-heroes of Western Publishing’s DELL & GOLD KEY comics, annotated by STUART FISCHER! Art by MANNING, DITKO, KANE, MARSH, GILL, SPIEGLE, SPRINGER, NORRIS, SANTOS, THORNE, et al.! Plus FCA, BILL SCHELLY, & more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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Sept 2017 - 100 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #148 (100 pages, $9.95) is a special issue dedicated to JOE PETRILAK’s All-Time Classic New York Comic Book Convention, held in June 2000—with the greatest lineup of Golden & Silver Age talent ever assembled at a single con! Panels (on the 60th anniversaries of Flash & Green Lantern, etc., etc.), art and photos featuring INFANTINO, KUBERT, 3 SCHWARTZES (JULIE, ALVIN, & LEW SAYRE), NODELL, HASEN, GIELLA, CUIDERA, BOLTINOFF, BUSCEMA, AYERS, SINNOTT, [MARIE] SEVERIN, GOULART, THOMAS, and a host of others! Plus—you’ve never seen anything like RUSS RAINBOLT’s 60-foot comics mural, presented in a spectacular layout! Plus FCA, MICHAEL T. GILBERT, and BILL SCHELLY. Cover montage by INFANTINO, KUBERT, and KANE! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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September 2016 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #142 (80 full-color pages, $8.95), super-fan DAVID SIEGEL talks to RICHARD ARNDT about how, from 1991 to 2005, he tracked down some of the greatest and hardest-to-find artists of the Golden Age and brought them to the San Diego Comic-Con! Featuring art and artifacts by those classic talents, including RAMONA FRADON, CHAD GROTHKOPF, SHELDON MOLDOFF, HARRY LAMPERT, CHUCK CUIDERA, CREIG FLESSEL, PAUL NORRIS, VIN SULLIVAN, JOE GIELLA, IRV NOVICK, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER, and others! Plus: RICH MORRISSEY on how Golden/Silver Age star writer JOHN BROOME got to the Con! Also, MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, FCA (Fawcett Collector’s of America) section, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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June 2016 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #140 (80 full-color pages, $8.95) is a special issue devoted to Golden Age great IRWIN HASEN, who passed away recently at nearly age 97! This feature is adapted from DAN MAKARA’s film documentary on Hasen, the 1940s artist of the Justice Society, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Wildcat, Cat-Man, and numerous other classic heroes—and, for 30 years, the artist of the famous Dondi newspaper strip! Bonus art by his buddies JOE KUBERT, ALEX TOTH, CARMINE INFANTINO, SHELLY MAYER, et al.! Plus MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom history, FCA (Fawcett Collector’s of America) section, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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July 2015 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #134 (84 full-color pages, $8.95) celebrates SOL BRODSKY—one of the most important and underrated artists in comics! He inked Fantastic Four #3-4 and designed its logo—became Marvel's production manager during crucial years—co-founded Skywald, then Marvel's British weeklies! Daughter JANNA PARKER talks about her father—and so do STAN LEE, HERB TRIMPE, STAN GOLDBERG, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT, TONY ISABELLA, ROY THOMAS, and others! Learn about his work on Blue Beetle, Kid Colt Outlaw, Red Cross (his Holyoke creation!), Volton, and Cracked Mazagine! Plus FCA, MICHAEL T. GILBERT, BILL SCHELLY, and more! Cover portrait by JOHN ROMITA! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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June 2015 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #133 (84 full-color pages, $8.95) spotlights Gentleman JIM MOONEY, the guy who drew ’em all—Batman & Robin, Supergirl, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Legion of Super-Heroes, Tommy Tomorrow, Ghost Rider, Dial H for Hero, Kaanga, The Invaders, The Moth, Wildfire, Lash Lightning—and a whole host more! This issue features an incredible in-depth interview conducted by DR. JEFF McLAUGHLIN—never before published! Plus there’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY's Comic Fandom Archive, and more—all behind a cover montage by JIM MOONEY of his greatest DC hits! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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March 2015 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #131 (84 full-color pages, $8.95) features an in-depth interview with GERRY CONWAY (star Marvel/DC writer in the early '70s), conducted by RICHARD ARNDT—from House of Mystery and The Phantom Stranger to Daredevil, Black Widow, Thor, Fantastic Four, Werewolf by Night, The Inhumans, Kull the Conqueror, Sub-Mariner, Amazing Spider-Man—to the creation of The Punisher and the death of Gwen Stacy! Art by ROMITA, COLAN, KANE, PLOOG, BUSCEMA, MORROW, TUSKA, ADAMS, SEKOWSKY, the SEVERINS, et al.! Plus FCA, MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom history, and more! Cover by SHANE FOLEY and the Marvel all-star squad! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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January 2015 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #130 (84 full-color pages, $8.95) is an FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) Christmas Fantasmagoria—starring the people who brought the original CAPTAIN MARVEL & company to life: C.C. BECK, OTTO BINDER, MARC SWAYZE—and the FAWCETT FAMILY (presented by P.C. HAMERLINCK)! Plus: comic book/strip star artist DAN BARRY (Crime Does Not Pay, The Heap, Daredevil, Johnny Quick, Flash Gordon) profiled by ALBERTO BECATTINI—plus MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom history, and more! Cover by C.C. BECK, from a vintage issue of XMAS COMICS! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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August 2014 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #127 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) uncovers the WILL EISNER/"BUSY" ARNOLD letters! KEN QUATTRO annotates 1940s exchanges—some humorous, some bitter, many revelatory—between the creator of The Spirit and his Quality Comics publisher/partner! Featuring art and artifacts by LOU FINE, REED CRANDALL, CHUCK CUIDERA, NICK CARDY, ALEX KOTZKY, TONI BLUM, KLAUS NORDLING, ALDEN McWILLIAMS, et al.! Plus the continuation of AMY KISTE NYBERG's History of the Comics Code—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America)—MICHAEL T. GILBERT exhuming comics lore in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—BILL SCHELLY, and MORE, including a cover painting by DANIEL JAMES COX and JASON PAULOS! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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July 2014 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #126 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) is our second big issue on 3-D Comics of the 1950s! (Did you save your glasses from last time?) KEN QUATTRO looks at the controversy involving JOE KUBERT, NORMAN MAURER, BILL GAINES, and AL FELDSTEIN! Plus still more fabulous Captain 3-D by SIMON & KIRBY and MORT MESKIN—as well as 3-D thrills from BOB POWELL, HOWARD NOSTRAND, JAY DISBROW and others! Extra: the adventurous career of Treasure Chest artist VEE QUINTAL—with FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT digging up history in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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June 2014 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #125 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) telegraphs everything you ever wanted to know about LEE HARRIS—the artist/creator of the Golden Age Detective Comics super-hero Air Wave—as revealed by son JONATHAN LEVEY to interviewer RICHARD J. ARNDT! There’s plenty of rarely-seen 1940s art treasures—including Lando, The Flame, Green Falcon, and mysterious, never-published art of an alternate version of DC's Tarantula! Plus more of AMY KISTE NYBERG's Seal of Approval expose on the Comic Code—and artist SAL AMENDOLA tells the story of ACBA (Academy of Comic Book Arts), the 1970s comics-pro organization, with plenty of photos and art! Extra: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT lurking in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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May 2014 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #124 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) shines a big green spotlight on HERB TRIMPE—the Marvel man behind The Incredible Hulk for many crucial (and exciting) years! Not to mention his work on Iron Man, S.H.I.E.L.D., Ghost Rider, Ant-Man, Silver Surfer, War of the Worlds, Ka-Zar, even Phantom Eagle! And that means more of THE SEVERIN SIBLINGS, LEE, FRIEDRICH, THOMAS, GRAINGER, BUSCEMA, and others, as well! Plus more of AMY KISTE NYBERG's Comics Code history, as the controversy heats up in the late 1940s—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America)—MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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March 2014 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #123 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) has a special focus on DENNY O'NEIL's Silver Age career through the mid-1970s, from Marvel (Dr. Strange, S.H.I.E.L.D.) to Charlton (Wander, "Children of Doom") to DC (Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Batman, The Shadow, Wonder Woman, Superman, JLA)—as aided and abetted by the likes of ADAMS, KALUTA, SEKOWSKY, LEE, GIORDANO, THOMAS, SCHWARTZ, APARO, BOYETTE, DILLIN, SWAN, DITKO, et al. Plus, beginning—the serialization of AMY KISTE NYBERG's groundbreaking book on four-color censorship, Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code! Not to mention FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY on fandom history, and other wonders! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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January 2014 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #122 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) is a Final, Flag-waving Salute to the COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE! There was no CBG #1700—but if there had been, this is what it might've looked like! History and remembrances from ALAN LIGHT and MURRAY BISHOFF re: the original The Buyer's Guide for Comics Fandom—MAGGIE THOMPSON and BRENT FRANKENHOFF on CBG—plus “final” columns by CBG stars MARK EVANIER, TONY ISABELLA, PETER DAVID, FRED HEMBECK, JOHN LUSTIG, and classic art by DON NEWTON, MIKE VOSBURG, JACK KIRBY, MIKE NASSER, and many more! Featuring the original cover art for TBG #1 by JOHN FANTUCCHIO, in color for the first time! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America)—MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt—BILL SCHELLY—and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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November 2013 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #121 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95), the Golden Age JUSTICE SOCIETY returns! Their kith and kin talk about JSA creators JOHN B. WENTWORTH (Johnny Thunder), LEN SANSONE (The Atom), and BERNARD SACHS (who inked ARTHUR PEDDY's pencils on entire issues of All-Star Comics)! Plus rare art by CARMINE INFANTINO, PAUL REINMAN, MART NODELL, STAN ASCHMEIER, BEN FLINTON, H.G. PETER, and others! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Cover homage by SHANE FOLEY to a vintage All-Star image by IRWIN HASEN! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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September 2013 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #120 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) is a salute to the first series of THE X-MEN (1963 to 1969)—behind JACK KIRBY's unused cover for issue #10! There's secrets behind the mag's first decade—rare late-'60s BRAZILIAN X-Men stories—a long-lost '60s X-Men "character sheet" by STAN LEE himself—and ROY THOMAS on the 1970s revival that turned into a mutant explosion! With art and artifacts by LEE, KIRBY, ROTH, ADAMS, O'NEIL, HECK, FRIEDRICH, DRAKE, and BUSCEMA—plus the story of the MMMS fan club! Extra: An interview with Golden Age writer ED SILVERMAN—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America)—MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt—BILL SCHELLY on comics fandom—and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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August 2013 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #119 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) is an FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) celebration of the life and art of the late, great MARC SWAYZE, on what would have been his 100th birthday—marking 119 issues in a row of his being a part of A/E! It includes salutes from past and present—from C.C. BECK and OTTO BINDER and all the usual SHAZAM! suspects—plus SWAYZE Marvel Family cover art from the 1940s, a special interview with wife JUNE SWAYZE on Marc and her own singing career—and a full Phantom Eagle story from Wow Comics! Bonus: An interview with 1950s Dell/Western and Toby Press comic book artist MEL KEEFER! Plus MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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July 2013 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

Hey, nifty—THE AVENGERS are (is?) fifty! ALTER EGO #118 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) takes a look at the first-decade secrets of Earth's Mightiest Heroes—including WILL MURRAY on the group's behind-the-scenes origin—ROY THOMAS on writing the Avengers—plus artifacts by STAN LEE, JACK KIRBY, THE BROTHERS BUSCEMA, GEORGE TUSKA, NEAL ADAMS, GENE COLAN, RICH BUCKLER, and STEVE ENGLEHART! Plus—the story of the MERRY MARVEL MARCHING SOCIETY—MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), a focus on Golden Age Blue Beetle artist E.C. Stoner, and more! Cover by DON HECK, originally intended for AVENGERS #37—never before printed in color!

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June 2013 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #117 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) shines the spotlight on Golden Age artists and friends L.B. COLE & JAY DISBROW—with the latter writing an intimate memoir of his sometime boss! Cole's 1940s Cat-Man covers are classics—as was his work on Magno, Black Cobra, Black Venus, and many other features—while Disbrow drew numerous quirky horror tales for Star and ACG! Plus art by BOB FUJITANI, CHARLES QUINLAN, IRWIN HASEN, etc.—an FCA (Fawcett Collector's of America) look at the two-media career of Captain Video—MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt—BILL SCHELLY—and MORE! Cover by L.B. COLE!

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May 2013 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #116 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) pays tribute to comics artist JOE KUBERT! There's a quartet of interviews with Kubert on the 1940s-1970s career of the legendary artist (and often writer) of Hawkman, Tor, Enemy Ace, Sgt. Rock, Viking Prince, Tarzan, et al.! With added art by RUSS HEATH, NEAL ADAMS, MURPHY ANDERSON, MICHAEL KALUTA, SAM GLANZMAN, and others! Plus—MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY's Comic Fandom Archive, and FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), showcasing the conclusion of the 1950s Captain Video story by GEORGE EVANS that inspired Avengers foe Ultron—and MORE!! Cover by JOE KUBERT, with a portrait by DANIEL JAMES COX!

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March 2013 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #115 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) takes a red and green look at those sensational stereoscopic 3-D Comics of the 1950s! There's an in-depth feature assembled and annotated by RAY (3-D) ZONE, featuring never-before-revealed secrets of the era! And get out the FREE 3-D GLASSES we're including in this issue, as we reproduce actual 1950s 3-D art by SIMON & KIRBY, KUBERT, MESKIN, POWELL, MAURER, NOSTRAND, SWAN, BORING, SCHWARTZ, MOONEY, SHORES, TUSKA and many others! Plus FCA, MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY, and some special specials! Captain 3-D cover by JOE SIMON and JACK KIRBY! (Note: This issue will be polybagged, and includes FREE 3-D GLASSES!)

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July 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #111 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) shines the spotlight on the Golden Age Nedor super-heroes—Black Terror, Fighting Yank, Miss Masque, Pyroman, Grim Reaper, et al.—with Mike Nolan’s classic Nedor Index, profusing illustrated by MORT MESKIN, JERRY ROBINSON, GEORGE TUSKA, RUBEN MOIRERA, KEN BATTEFIELD, ALEX SHOMBURG, and others—plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, more on the 2011 Fandom Celebration in San Diego—and part II of JIM AMASH’s interview with Golden Age artist LEONARD STARR! Cover by SHANE FOLEY—an homage to FRANK ROBBINS and JOHN ROMITA!

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June 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #110 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95) is a special SHAZAM!/FAWCETT issue, with expanded FCA section! P.C. HAMERLINCK presents the little-known 1940s “CAPTAIN MARVEL” RADIO SHOW (featuring an interview with its “Billy Batson,” BURT BOYAR)—commentary by PCH and co-creator C.C. BECK re the 1939 origin of the Big Red Cheese—ROY THOMAS and JERRY BINGHAM on their 1980s Secret Origins “Shazam!” origin take—and MARC SWAYZE’s Golden Age memoirs! Plus—more on BERNARD BAILY by KEN QUATTRO—Part II of LEONARD STARR, interviewed by JIM AMASH—MICHAEL T. GILBERT’s Comic Crypt—BILL SCHELLY and the Fandom Reunion 2011, Part II—and more! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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April 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

In ALTER EGO #108 (84 pages with FULL COLOR, $8.95), behind a Sub-Mariner vs. Human Torch cover by BILL EVERETT & CARL BURGOS, 1970s Bullpenner WARREN REECE talks about Marvel Comics and his encounters with legends EVERETT, BURGOS, JOHN ROMITA, STAN LEE, MARIE SEVERIN, NEAL ADAMS, GARY FRIEDRICH, ROY THOMAS, and more--with rare and never-seen art and artifacts! Plus: DEWEY CASSELL throws a biographical spotight on Standard/Nedor Golden Age artist MIKE PEPPE, featuring art by ALEX TOTH, ROSS ANDRU, GEORGE TUSKA, JOHN CELARDO, BOB LUBBERS, et al.! Also, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY, and others! Now in FULL COLOR! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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February 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL COLOR)

ALTER EGO #107 (84 pages with color section, $8.95) is a big BATMAN issue, featuring an unused Golden Age cover by definitive Dark Knight artist DICK SPRANG! Headlining this bat-centric issue is a SHEL DORF interview with SPRANG (Batman, the Superman/Batman team, etc.) and JIM MOONEY (Batman, Superman, Robin, Supergirl, Tommy Tomorrow, Spider-Man, Marvel Team-Up, Son of Satan, etc.)! Plus there's rare and unseen Batman art by BOB KANE, JERRY ROBINSON, WIN MORTIMER, SHELLY MOLDOFF, CHARLES PARIS, and others! Part II of the TONY TALLARICO interview, conducted by JIM AMASH! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, BILL SCHELLY, and more! Now in FULL COLOR! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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September 2020 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #165 (84 color pages) showcases Martin Goodman, original publisher of Timely/Atlas/Marvel Comics, 1939-1971—with coverage by comics historian Will Murray. With art and artifacts by the likes of Lee, Kirby, Ditko, Romita, Maneely, Buscema, Everett, Burgos, Gustavson, Schomburg, Colan, Adams, Steranko, and many others! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America)—Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt with still more on Pete Morisi—John Broome—and plenty of other stuff! Cover painting by Drew Friedman! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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November 2020 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #166 (84 color pages) is a Fawcett Collectors of America (FCA) Special, with twin spotlights on Golden/Silver Age artist Kurt Schaffenberger (Captain Marvel, Ibis the Invincible, Marvel Family, Lois Lane) and modern day’s Alex Ross (Marvels, et al.)! Featuring Alex’s titanic tapestry of the multitude of super-heroes influenced by the original Captain Marvel—and his own story behind that awesome artwork! Plus Michael T. Gilbert’s “Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt” on Superman editor Mort Weisinger, John Broome, and more! Cover by Schaffenberger! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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January 2021 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #167 (84 color pages) is a star-spangled salute to Syd Shores—Golden Age artist of Captain America, the All Winners Squad, Black Rider, Human Torch, The Vision, Black Knight, and Silver Age artist of Red Wolf, Frankenstein, Cracked, Creepy, Eerie, Web of Horror, et al. This issue, Syd is remembered by daughter Nancy Shores Karlebach, fellow artist Allen Bellman, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, and interviewer Richard Arndt. Plus: mid-1940s “Green Turtle” artist/creator Chu Hing, profiled by Alex Jay—John Broome—Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt with Mort Weisinger, Part Two—and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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March 2021 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #168 shows two very different sides of World War II, revealed in Richard Arndt interviews! The wartime life of Aquaman artist/co-creator Paul Norris, with a Golden/Silver Age gallery of art featuring Aquaman, Flash Gordon, Brick Bradford, & other fabulous heroes of comicbooks and strips—plus the story of Willie Ito, who endured the WWII Japanese-American relocation centers to become a Disney & Warner Bros. animator and to draw such comicbooks/strips as Pogo, Winnie the Pooh, Beany and Cecil, etc. Plus FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, John Broome, and more, behind a Norris cover showcasing early-1940s Aquaman! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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May 2021 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #169 shines its spotlight on Groovy Gary Friedrich—co-creator of Marvel's Ghost Rider! It features an in-depth interview with Roy Thomas on his and Gary’s six-decade friendship in and out of comics; Gary's wife Jean Friedrich and nephew Robert Higgerson on his later years; and Peter (From the Tomb) Normanton on GF's horror/mystery comics! With art by Ploog, Trimpe, Romita, The Severins, Ayers, et al.! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! With a Ghost Rider cover by Mike Ploog! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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September 2021 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #171 features Paul Gustavson—Golden Age artist extraordinaire of The Angel, Fantom of the Fair, The Arrow, The Human Bomb, The Jester, Plastic Man, Alias the Spider, Quicksilver, Rusty Ryan, Midnight, and many more—is the issue’s centerpiece as his son Terry Gustafson (nope, that “F” isn’t a typo!) talks in-depth to Richard Arndt. Lots of lush comic art from Centaur, Timely, and (especially) Quality! Plus—Roy Thomas on the controversial new bio of Stan Lee, FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, John Broome, and more!

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January 2022 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Black super-heroes (and others) in U.S. comicbooks! An awesome overview by comics historian Barry Pearl—from Voodah to Black Panther and beyond! Plus—an in-depth interview with Dr. William Foster III, author of Looking for a Face Like Mine! Showcasing Baker, Graham, Green, Herriman, Jones, Ormes, Evans, Adams, Kirby, Eisner, Buscema, et al.—plus FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, and more! Cover by Kirby, Graham, Tuska, and Colan! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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July 2022 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

The Shadow! Doc Savage! Red Dragon! Supersnipe! The grandiloquent Golden Age comics of major pulp-magazine publisher Street & Smith, examined in loving detail by Mark Carlson-Ghost! Tons of art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, et al.! Also: Anthony Tollin on “The Shadow/Batman Connection”! Bonus features: FCA, Michael T. Gilbert, John Broome, Peter Normanton, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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November 2022 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Golden Age great Emil Gershwin, artist of Starman, Spy Smasher, and ACG horror – in a super-length special Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt by Michael T. Gilbert—plus a Gershwin showcase in Peter Normanton’s From The Tomb—even a few tidbits about relatives George and Ira Gershwin to top it off! Also FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), and other surprise features! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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September 2022 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

It's a celebration of veteran artist Don Perlin—artist of Werewolf By Night, The Defenders, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, 1950s horror, and just about every other adventure genre under the four-color sun! Plus Golden Age artist Marcia Snyder—Marvel’s early variant covers—Marvelmania club and fanzine—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert on Cracked Mazagine, et al. Edited by Roy Thomas.

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January 2023 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Celebrating the 61st Anniversary of Fantastic Four #1—’cause we kinda blew right past its 60th—plus a sagacious salute to Stan Lee’s 100th birthday, with never-before-seen highlights—and to FF #1 and #2 inker George Klein! Spotlight on Sub-Mariner in the Bowery in FF #4—plus sensational secrets behind FF #1 and #3! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, a Jack Kirby cover, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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March 2023 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

In-depth look at The Young All-Stars—the late-1980s successor to All-Star Squadron! Interviews with series artists Brian Murray, Howard Simpson, and Lou Manna—surprising insights by writer/co-creator Roy Thomas—plus a panorama of never-seen Young All-Stars artwork! All-new cover by Brian Murray! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and beyond! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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July 2023 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

An FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) special, behind a breathtaking Jerry Ordway cover! It include features on Uncle Marvel and the Fawcett Family (presided over by P.C. Hamerlinck), and a focus on artist Kenneth Landau (illustrator of Commander Battle and The Atomic Sub and many ACG horror stories) and writer Lee Goldsmith, who wrote Golden Age Green Lantern, Flash, and others. Plus Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt by Michael T. Gilbert, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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September 2023 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Don't miss the wall-to-wall coverage of Golden/Silver/Bronze Age legend Irv Novick (artist of Shield, Steel Sterling, Batman, The Flash, and some of the great DC war stories) by John Coates and Dewey Cassell. It includes interviews with Irv and family members, tributes by Denny O'Neil and Paul Levitz, Irv's involvement with painter Roy Lichtenstein (who used Novick's work as the basis for his paintings), and more! Plus Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America). Cover by Novick! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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March 2024 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #186 spotlights Angelo Torres, the youngest and last of the fabled EC Comics artists—who went on to a fabulous career as a horror, science-fiction, and humor artist for Timely/Marvel, Warren Publishing, and MAD magazine! This issue features a lushly illustrated retrospective of his still-ongoing career—plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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May 2024 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #187 focuses on Edmond Hamilton, one of the great early science-fiction authors—who then went on to an illustrious career at DC Comics, writing Superman, Batman, and especially The Legion of Super-Heroes! Learn all about his encounters with Ray Bradbury, Mort Weisinger, Julius Schwartz, et al—a panoply of titans! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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March 2022 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Fabulous FCA [Fawcett Collectors of America] issue—spearheaded by a feisty and informative article or two by Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. Beck himself—plus a fabulous feature on vintage cards created in Spain and starring The Marvel Family! In addition: Dr. William Foster III interview (conclusion)—Michael T. Gilbert showcases the early rivals of MAD magazine—the haunting of John Broome—and more! Cover by C.C. Beck! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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