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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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