Summer 2026 - 100 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE SUBSCRIBERS! THIS WILL BE INCLUDED AS ONE OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ISSUES UNLESS YOU OPT OUT! For its first ever Annual, Back Issue magazine is pulling out all the stops with a special tribute to Silver/Bronze Age superstar Neal Adams! Presented are the best features on Neal from several long sold-out issues, including: a guided tour of Adams' Continuity Studios! Neal and Denny O'Neil discussing their seminal work on Green Lantern/Green Arrow! Adams on the evolution of Ms. Mystic! Plus Superman-centric and Batman-centric interviews with Neal, revealing behind-the-scenes secrets of his approach to those signature characters! There's Adams art galore throughout, including rare and unseen work, all behind an unused 1960s Adams cover. Featuring issues edited by Michael Eury. Don't miss it!

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192-page FULL-COLOR HARDCOVER - by Mark VOGER

All new! All grue! It's the long-awaited sequel to author/designer Mark Voger's Rondo Award-winning book Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972 which redefined Monster Kid fandom with a visually immersive graphic approach. This companion book revisits the period, while examining its literary and cinematic roots of its fictional precedents (Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula); early silent films (Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu); the golden age of monster movies (with such stars as Lon Chaney Sr., Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Chaney Jr.); the 3-D and teenage monster movie trends; the Edgar Allan Poe adaptations and Hammer Studios releases of the period; the monsters of Sixties TV; the eye-popping toys, memorabilia and comics; and the aftermath of the influential Monster Craze. It features interviews with filmmakers such as Ray Harryhausen (20 Million Miles to Earth), Roger Corman (The Pit and the Pendulum), and stars like Gloria Stuart (The Invisible Man), Ricou Browning (Creature From the Black Lagoon), Haruo Nakajima (Godzilla), Jonathan Haze (Little Shop of Horrors), Hazel Court (Curse of Frankenstein), Kathryn Leigh Scott (House of Dark Shadows), Robert Quarry (Count Yorga, Vampire) and many others. No monster fan should be without this treasure trove of terror!

ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-136-3

June 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

"It’s me again folks, the Cryptologist, creeping among the gravestones to exhume a few more juicy morsels! This time ’round, one of my favorite leading ladies steps once more out of the dark—it’s none other than Kathryn Leigh Scott, here to discuss her time in Dark Shadows—and what a treasure she is. To help her along, I’ve unearthed a few of those old Dark Shadows comics, along with a selection of trading cards to boot. Our history of pre-Code horror continues, and we also uncover those long forgotten Fawcett horror comics. Then we go back in time to the 1970s to rediscover those ghoulish Blaxploitation movies, before coming face-to-face with Curse of the Demon and the chilling Night of the Eagle. If you have a craving for a classic B-movie or one of Hammer’s scary offspring, look no further—they’ll be waiting for you in my crypt laden with the ghoulish from TwoMorrows, made just for you retro horror fans by editor Peter Normanton!”

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October 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

"Just when you thought it was safe to venture into the water again, I, the Cryptologist, have plunged into the depths to bring you the Creature from the Black Lagoon! You lucky people will see glimpses of his three mind-blowing films, along with the lady behind this magnificent specimen, none other than Milicent Patrick herself. We’ve got comic books from the black lagoon, along with models and memorabilia galore, and the amazing prehistoric history that spawned the creature. If this isn’t enough, you’ll meet some of my old horror host buddies who first introduced classic spine-tingling films for television. I’ve also thrown in The Golem, from silent cinema right up until The Limehouse Golem, plus the comic books to boot. Bill Stout will be popping by to reminisce on the putrid carrying-on in The Return of the Living Dead; sounds like fun to me! Our gruesome pre-Code comics retrospective continues, and it wouldn’t be Cryptology if we didn’t dig into one of those old Hammer horror movies. So if you dare, pick up this new issue of my creepy magazine by editor Peter Normanton, the perfect read for you retro horror fans!”

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August 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

"Don’t turn your back for even a second, for I, the Cryptologist, have returned from the mire to bring you the latest issue of my despicable magazine! For fans of Neal Adams’ horror comics, I’ve got a wealth of his dark imaginings to share with you, plus never-before-seen things to pique your interest. Once you’ve savoured that, you’ll be fascinated to see Batman’s perilous encounters with the macabre, before I disclose some surprising actors who couldn’t resist the lure of the horror movie—one of them being Humphrey Bogart! Spiderbaby’s very own Beverly Washburn will venture into my lair to discuss her time in horror, as a prelude to my setting loose the spiders that terrorized cinema screens, comic books and the pulps. And before you go, I’ll throw in more of those lurid paperback covers along, with your regular dose of B-movie masterpieces and another selection from the Hammer archive. So if you enjoy the dark side, I dare you to step on into my creepy magazine with editor Peter Normanton, solely cooked up for you retro horror fans!”

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April 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

"I bet you thought I’d forgotten you... but don’t worry, the Cryptologist never forgets his fiends! In this issue, we find out what Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, and their cohorts were up to when they weren’t appearing in our favorite horror movies—you’d be shocked! Plus, at long last, I’ve exhumed some of Ghastly Graham Ingels’ gruesome artwork for your delectation. Then we get to meet Norman Bates, courtesy of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, Robert Bloch, and his lunatic mentor Ed Gein. Psycho II scriptwriter and Fright Night director Tom Holland will be dropping by for a chilling chat—you will definitely want to hear what he has to say! As if this isn’t enough, our Killer-B section takes you back to high school and a gathering of teenage monsters, and then we launch the first part of our extensive history of the pre-Code comic book, beginning in 1938. There’s all of this and more in my crypt crammed full of the macabre from editor Peter Normanton, made just for you retro horror fans!”

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84 Pages - Winter 2026

BrickJournal #92, the magazine for LEGO® enthusiasts, has a fit of Mosaic Madness with builders Nate Mielnick and Dave Schefcik! We also explore cutting-edge Tactile Mosaics with Andrew Schmidt! Plus BrickNerd’s custom creations; Bantha Bricks: Fans of LEGO Star Wars spotlights the best builds from a galaxy far, far away; step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions by Christopher Deck; and Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks! Edited by Joe Meno.

This item is listed in the November 2025 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#47).

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September 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

You’ll wanna rock ‘n’ roll all night, and read RetroFan every day, as Mark Voger interviews Gene Simmons and spotlights KISS collectibles! Bob Greenberger reminds us that before the A-Team, George Peppard was Banachek! There's William Shatner as T.J. Hooker, and paperback hero The Destroyer is ready for action too, courtesy of author Will Murray. And on the lighter side, we ask the eternal question: "Car 54, Where Are You?" Also featuring columns by Andy Mangels, Scott Shaw!, Aaron Sultan, and more. Edited by Ed Catto.

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November 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

It’s so much more than a 3 hour tour, as Mark Voger takes us back to Gilligan’s Island! Check out the strange side of fun with Weird Toys by Scott Saaverda. Take a drive down 77 Sunset Strip with Will Murray, and then from Beautiful Downtown Burbank: it’s Laugh-In's Gary Owens! Then we look back at ancient astronauts and the phenomena of Chariots of the Gods, and its effect on the pop culture we grew up with! Featuring columns by Andy Mangels, Scott Shaw!, Aaron Sultan and more. Edited by Ed Catto.

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May 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

It's the Golden Girls of James Bond, in a secret agent dossier on Goldfinger’s Shirley Eaton, Thunderball’s Martine Beswick, Live and Let Die’s Gloria Hendry, The Living Daylights’ Maryam d’Abo, and Miss Moneypenney herself, Lois Maxwell! Then, here we come, walking down the street – with Herbie J Pilato and The Monkees. Our doctor's prescription is “You are gonna have fun!” especially with our feature on Doctor Demento. Plus, we step into The Little Shop of Horrors—and look, up in the sky! Professor Larry Maslon tugs on Superman’s cape (the Broadway Superman, that is)! Featuring columns by Mark Voger, Will Murray, Scott Saavedra, Andy Mangels, Scott Shaw! and more! Edited by Ed Catto.

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July 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

What’s blue, white, and read all over? It’s RetroFan #45's spotlight on the 50th anniversary of America’s Bicentennial—and all its pop culture history, collectibles, comics, and even the 1776 Broadway Musical! Plus, you’ll be buzzing as Will Murray drives the Black Beauty behind that “Kissin' Candy” billboard to reveal the secrets of The Green Hornet, while Scott Shaw! shines the spotlight on funnyman Jonathan Winters. Also: ReJECTED by Scott Saavedra, columns by regulars Mark Voger and Andy Mangels, and more! Edited by Ed Catto.

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Winter 2027 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

It's the Wartime issue, featuring Super-Soldiers, Sheriffs, and Sergeants! We'll show how Jack borrowed from a Hugo Pratt war story for "The Losers," take a look at scripts for Simon & Kirby's Prize Western comics, examine Jack's often overlooked Western work, compare and contrast Captain America's Golden Age stories with their Silver Age retellings, feature an interview with Joe Simon and a never-reprinted Simon & Kirby story, plus there's Mark Evanier and our other regular columnists, the 2026 Wondercon Kirby panel, a gritty pencil art gallery, and more! Edited by John Morrow.

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January 2027 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages (now bi-monthly!)

CBC #47 gets positively Epic with our tribute issue devoted to Archie Goodwin, editor/writer supreme, as we talk to friends and colleagues about the exceptionally talented and much beloved man, with a comprehensive focus on his helmsmanship of Epic Illustrated and the eclectic and wide-ranging Epic Comics line of the ’80s. Plus, since we’re in the Epic groove, things get in-depth and definitive with a years-in-the-making, lengthy feature talking with Michael Wm. Kaluta and Elaine Lee about their wild and enduring Starstruck projects, which started as an Off-Broadway stage production and blossomed into a comic-book series that has traversed the decades. Also, Shaun Clancy investigates the life and art of Hal Seeger, animator of Batfink and Milton the Monster and comics creator of Leave It to Binky for DC and G.I. Jane for Stanhall. Additionally, we include a conversation with Rick Altergott in the first installment of a comprehensive interview with the Doofus creator, as well as a look at the best comics parodies in National Lampoon, with art by Neal Adams, Russ Heath, Barry Windsor-Smith, and others. Oh, all this and Hembeck, too! Edited by Jon B. Cooke.

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November 2026 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

In #202, let’s hear it for Larry Lieber—original co-writer of Thor, Ant-Man, and Iron Man, not to mention the Human Torch—as well as writer/artist of Rawhide Kid! It's one of the earliest and most important scripters of the Silver (and Marvel) Ages of Comics—in a full-issue career retrospective conducted by Jesse Simon (Joe Simon's grandson), with art by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, and others. Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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September 2026 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #201 shines the spotlight on DC human brain-trust E. Nelson Bridwell, the man behind countless tales of Superman, Shazam!, The Inferior Five, The Secret Six, and more! It's a stupendous study by Reed Tucker, with art by Swan, Boring, Beck, Newton, Orlando, Sekowsky, and others. Plus other special features, including FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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June 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

In Back Issue #167, we celebrate Girls, Women, and Ladies, as we spend some quality time with Squirrel Girl, Sue Richards, the Invisible Woman, Phantom Lady, Saturn Girl, and more. Featuring the work of Steve Ditko, Doug Moench, John Byrne, Mark Waid, Paul Levitz, Roy Thomas, Chuck Austen, Alan Martin, Jamie Hewlett, Kazuya Kudo, Ryoichi Ikegami, and others. Plus, a Pro2Pro interview with Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, and Patrick Olliffe about May “Mayday” Parker a.k.a. Spider-Girl! Spider-Girl cover by Patrick Olliffe and Al Williamson. Edited by Roger Ash.

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April 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

In Back Issue #166, it’s time to Partner Up! Whether it’s teammates, friends, employer/employee, sidekicks, or significant others, we look at the partnerships between Superman and Lois Lane, Love and Rockets’ Maggie and Hopey, Batman and Alfred, Milk and Cheese, and others. Plus, behind-the-scenes with Rick Veitch’s Brat Pack. Featuring the work of Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, Marv Wolfman, Jaime Hernandez, Rick Veitch, Bill Mantlo, Doug Moench, Evan Dorkin, Steve Englehart, Al Milgrom, and others. Clark Kent and Lois Lane cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Edited by Roger Ash.

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September 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Sure, we all love our heroes, but where would they be without the friends, co-workers, teammates, and even pets who are there for them? In Back Issue #169, we’re raising a glass to the Support Staff, with a special thank you to Amanda Waller, Foggy Nelson, Mary Jane Watson, Krypto, and more! Plus, a look back at Bronze Age letterhacks. Featuring the work of John Ostrander, Walter Simonson, Sal Buscema, Al Milgrom, Marv Wolfman, Cary Bates, Mark Evanier, Kevin Maguire, Tony Isabella, and others. Amanda Waller and Batman cover by Jerry Bingham. Edited by Roger Ash.

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July 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

For Back Issue #168, we’re sailing into uncharted waters with our “Here There Be Dragons” issue. There’s sure to be danger ahead with Killer Croc, Savage Dragon, Lockheed, Bone, Daughters of the Dragon, and more. Featuring the work of Jeff Smith, Erik Larsen, Gerry Conway, Chris Claremont, Alan Davis, Chuck Dixon, Dan Mishkin, Ron Randall, Louise Simonson, June Brigman, and others. With a Lockheed and Kitty Pryde cover by Paul Smith! Edited by Roger Ash.

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October 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Comics are filled with doctors, but we want to know: “Is There a Doctor in the House?” Find out in Back Issue #170, where you’ll discover examinations of Dr. Mid-Nite, Dr. Light, Doctor Druid, Dr. Bong, Dr. Radium, and more. Featuring the work of Roy Thomas, Todd McFarlane, George Perez, Denny O’Neil, Steve Gerber, Gene Colan, Steve Englehart, Scott Saavedra, Matt Wagner, John K. Snyder III, and others, behind a Matt Wagner cover. Edited by Roger Ash.

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160-page FULL-COLOR Trade Paperback - by John MORROW with Jon B. COOKE
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In the tradition of his past books Kirby & Lee: Stuf’ Said and Old Gods & New, Jack Kirby Collector #98 explores the King’s final act in comics and animation, in this first-ever overview of that largely undocumented era by editor John Morrow. Marvelmation examines the climax of Kirby’s storied life and career, from his return to Marvel Comics in 1976, through his lengthy stint in 1980s animation, up to his passing in 1994. This double-size book examines the the highs and lows of his 1970s Marvel output (Captain America, Black Panther, Machine Man, Eternals, 2001, and Devil Dinosaur), digging deep into the whys and wherefores of those creations. Jon B. Cooke delves into the Marvel inter-office politics that threatened to squelch Kirby’s creativity, and led him to abandon mainstream comics to produce Captain Victory and Silver Star for Pacific Comics, thumb his nose at Marvel with Destroyer Duck, and make a triumphant return to DC Comics in 1984 with Super Powers and The Hunger Dogs. Jim Shooter gives his take on Marvel’s side of the Kirby original art battle in a never-published interview, while unseen correspondence sheds new light on that painful episode in Jack’s life. Plus there’s extensive coverage of Jack’s animation career, from the 1978 Depatie-Freleng New Fantastic Four cartoon, to Thundarr the Barbarian and other Ruby-Spears projects, including a host of shows you never knew Kirby was involved with. Finally, it focuses on his years of retirement, sharing memories from fans, family, and friends who give us a better understanding of how he viewed his legacy, and the resolution of numerous unused concepts he left behind at Topps Comics and elsewhere. It includes extensive art galleries of both comics pencil art and animation concepts, and heartwarming photos that provide a proper farewell to the King of Comics!

ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-132-5

July 2026 - 160 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #200 is a double-size bicentennial blitzkreig of Bronze Age comics history! A/E editor/co-founder Roy Thomas talks in-depth about his five favorite all-time comics series to write: All-Star Squadron, Conan the Barbarian, The Avengers, The Invaders, and Fantastic Four! With surprise interviews by Richard Arndt, and awesome art by the Brothers Buscema (John and Sal, natch!), Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane, Jerry Ordway, Rich Buckler, Frank Robbins, George Pérez, Don Heck, Gene Colan, et al.! Plus a special installment of FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—and lots more!

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ISBN: 978-1-60549-139-4

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An Issue-By-Issue Field Guide to a Pop-Culture Phenomenon

224-page Trade Paperback - by Pierre Comtois

This latest ALL-NEW volume in the ongoing "Marvel Comics in the..." series takes you back to the company’s late 1960s era, when past throwaway villains suddenly became world shakers, and stories grew to encompass the earnestness and immediacy of the turbulent times. As the company's western, monster, and dramedy offerings waned, their super-heroes exploded as Marvel boldly entered the pop culture arena with increased attention from critics and college students. Featured here are the best of those stories not covered previously, completing issue-by-issue reviews of every Marvel comic of note from 1966-1969! See scores of handy, easy to reference new entries on the final issues of Tales of Suspense, Astonish, and Strange Tales; The Mighty Thor, Fantastic Four, the Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil, the Avengers, and X-Men; and newcomers Silver Surfer, Captain Marvel, and more! It's author Pierre Comtois' last word on Marvel’s grandiose years, when Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, John Buscema, Gene Colan, and John Romita—together with writer/editor Stan Lee and righthand man Roy Thomas—continued to build an unprecedented new universe of excitement!

ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-134-9

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November 2026 - double-size 160 FULL-COLOR pages
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We commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Darwyn Cooke, in a special double-size issue, which features two comprehensive interviews with the brilliant artist—one from 2004 conducted by Jon B. Cooke and another from 2010 by Tucker Stone. We also feature numerous testimonials and tributes from many of Dar’s friends and fans. Behind Darwyn’s cover of Canuck Joe Shuster's co-creation Superman, our theme for the issue is “Truth, Justice, and the Canadian Way,” as we look at fascinating subjects exclusively from the Great White North. These include, courtesy of Richard Comely, a definitive look at the history of Captain Canuck; the life journey of Arn Saba, creator of Neil the Horse and today known as Katherine Collins; and feature a profile of David Boswell of Reid Fleming fame. Plus, we gaze deeply into Orb magazine with founder James Waley, behold Andromeda with editor Dean Motter, and be vexed by Vortex Comics with publisher Bill Marks; and Janet Hetherington shares her look at the Joe Shuster Awards and the Canadian Comic Book Hall Of Fame.

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ISBN: 978-1-60549-138-7

From Flash of Two Worlds to Infinite Earths and beyond

256-page SOFTCOVER with COLOR - by Kevin MILLER

In 1985, DC Comics launched the most ambitious crossover event in comics history: Crisis on Infinite Earths. Four decades later, filmmaker and lifelong comic book fan Kevin Miller unpacks the tangled web of continuity, creators, and corporate pressures that gave rise to this multiverse-shattering epic. The Crisis Companion is both a personal love letter to the series and a deep dive into its history, from the classic 1961 Gardner Fox "Flash of Two Worlds" story that introduced the concept of multiple Earths, through the annual Justice League/Justice Society team-ups that led to the complicated DC continuity that Crisis aimed to fix. This book features original interviews with Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Jerry Ordway, Bob Greenberger, Mike DeCarlo, Peter Sanderson, Roy Thomas, Cary Bates, Dan Jurgens, Mike Gold, and others who helped shape the series and the DC Universe itself. It explores how Crisis transformed our perception of comics continuity, redefined superhero storytelling, and introduced the multiverse concept to mainstream culture. This richly layered volume includes a full-color gallery, and a detailed, issue-by-issue commentary and examines the event’s far-reaching consequences, from the rise of endless reboots to the dominance of event-driven publishing. Whether you’re a casual fan or a full-fledged “Crisisologist,” this is the definitive companion to one of the most influential comic book series ever published.

ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-135-6

256-page FULL-COLOR HARDCOVER - by Roy THOMAS

The man Stan Lee dubbed “Rascally Roy” and “Roy the Boy” tells the full, uncensored story of his emergence as one of the brightest stars in the Marvel Comics firmament! It's all here, starting with his Midwestern beginnings devouring the late, great Golden Age of Comics, to the glorious flowering of comics fandom during the first half of the 1960s (including the 1961 founding of Alter Ego and all that that first super-hero fanzine spawned). Roy details his brief and turbulent time as editorial assistant of DC’s “Superman” titles under Mort Weisinger, and the pivotal first year-plus of his career at Marvel, working with Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Romita, Bill Everett, and some of the brightest stars of the Marvel Age of Comics! Plus: you’ll have a ringside seat at some of the earliest comics conventions, and at the fateful 1965 New York Herald Tribune interview that caused a seismic rift between Lee and Kirby. This full-color hardcover is illustrated with rare and unseen art and behind-the-scenes photos from the dawn of the Silver Age of comics, so don’t delay! Buy it today—read it tomorrow—’cause Roy’s already hard at work on the follow-up volume that covers the rest of his Marvel tenure, from 1967 to 1980! With a spectacular cover by Jerry Ordway.

This item is listed in the December 2025 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#48).

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176-page FULL-COLOR HARDCOVER - by Eric Nolen-Weathington & Jim Amash

For a generation of comic-book readers, Jim Aparo is considered the greatest Batman artist of them all. Aparo—with his strong, dynamic style, well-grounded in realism—together with Batman made a team worthy of the title, The Brave and the Bold. But before that team-up book, he made a name for himself on such series as Aquaman, the controversial “Spectre,” and the mysterious Phantom Stranger, and is considered by many to be the definitive artist for each. Now, the team of Jim Amash and Eric Nolen-Weathington (editors of Matt Baker: The Art of Glamour; Carmine Infantino: Penciler, Publisher, Provocateur; and Sal Buscema: Comics’ Fast and Furious Artist) turn the Bat Signal on the life and work of one of comics’ finest! From his time in the world of advertising art, at Charlton Comics on Nightshade and The Phantom, through the heyday of the ’70s, and beyond the death of Robin, Aparo’s career is finally given the attention it so richly deserves. The book is lavishly illustrated with Aparo’s work, including many rare and previously-unpublished pieces. Includes an introduction by award-winning artist Alan Davis, and a new Aparo cover inked by Mike DeCarlo!

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This item is listed in the October 2025 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#46).

ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-137-0

84 Pages - Fall 2025

BrickJournal #91, the magazine for LEGO® enthusiasts, celebrates its 20th anniversary by looking back with now-retired LEGO executive TORMOD ASKILDSEN, who helped launch the mag back in 2005, along with other key players from the BrickJournal's past who have gone on to work at the LEGO Group, including Senior LEGO Designer MARK STAFFORD! Plus, there's all of our regular features: Nerding Out with BrickNerd, step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions by Christopher Deck, Bantha Bricks: Fans of LEGO Star Wars, and Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks! Edited by Joe Meno.

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From The Silver Screen To The Printed Page
192-page FULL-COLOR Trade Paperback - by Peter Bosch

In American Movie Comic Books (1930s-1970s), author Peter Bosch continues his remarkable history of Hollywood’s ongoing love affair with comic books. The sequel to American TV Comic Books, this new book looks at hundreds of Tinseltown’s motion pictures that made the jump from the silver screen to the comics page, starting from the days of Charlie Chaplin and continuing through to the wonders of Steven Spielberg. Along with comics story pages from the industry’s greatest talents—including Jack Kirby, Russ Manning, Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, Dan Spiegle, Wallace Wood, Steve Ditko, John Buscema, George Pérez, and Walter Simonson (to name just a few!)—you will discover full-color photo covers, posters, original art, and much more! It’s the ultimate reference for films from the Thirties to the Seventies that were adapted to comics, including The Wizard of Oz, Ben-Hur, Around the World in 80 Days, Disney’s cinema classics and animated movies, Yellow Submarine, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, Alien, The Planet of the Apes series, and many others. Don’t miss this blockbuster, perfect for anyone who enjoys movies and comics alike!

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This item is listed in the April 2025 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#40).

ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-129-5

160-page FULL-COLOR Hardcover

From underdog to icon, Marshall Rogers helped redefine Batman for generations, inspiring readers and up-and-coming artists alike. Initially savaged by editors at DC Comics, his style was uniquely complex with vast and angular architectural design anchoring his storytelling, and it immediately caught on with fans for his depictions of the Darknight Detective, Hugo Strange, The Joker, Silver St. Cloud, Dr. Strange, Cap’n Quick and a Foozle, and more. And though his output was relatively small in comparison to many of his contemporaries, his impact outlived the artist himself, and inspired a loyal following and affection. Now, Rogers’ story is told by friends, collaborators, and family members, delving deep into a complicated and conflicted man and his art, as we feature inker Terry Austin, friend and fellow artist Michael Netzer, Dan Greenfield’s extensive interview with writer Steve Englehart (conducted for 13thDimension.com), and others recounting their time and camaraderie with Rogers, alongside an in-depth interview with Marshall himself, and a wealth of art both familiar and rarely seen. Written by Jeff Messer and Dewey Cassell (authors of the Eisner Award-nominated Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing Without An Eraser), this book shines a light on the fan-favorite artist’s brightest moments and darkest days. Featuring a new cover collaboration by Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin!

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Rockets, Robots and Rayguns of Space Age Pop Culture

Blast off to the Space Age, when the future was always bright! Futuristic is a full-color hardcover about a time of limitless possibilities... and anxieties. It covers all aspects of 1950s and ’60s pop culture from the “duck and cover” era of the Cold War, the Space Race, the UFO Craze, and the 1969 moon landing. Read about the movies (The Day the Earth Stood Still, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), TV shows (Tom Corbett: Space Cadet, The Jetsons), and collectibles (robots, rockets, comic books, TV tie-ins) that had us looking to the stars. Also featured are interviews with such comic book creators as William Gaines, Joe Orlando, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, and Larry Lieber about their sci-fi work, plus recollections from sci-fi movie stars (Kevin McCarthy, Peter Graves, Linda Harrison), TV cast members (from shows including Lost in Space, Star Trek, and The Invaders), and others. A graphically immersive experience written and designed by Mark Voger (Monster Mash, Zowie!), Futuristic is a time trip to a future that never exactly came to pass, but lives on vividly in our imaginations!

ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-127-1

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September 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages (now bi-monthly!)

"Gentleman Gene" is showcased in our Gene Colan: Without A Net headlining feature in CBC #45, featuring the participation of Tom Field as we include a wonderful 75th birthday celebration of the artist at San Diego Comic-Con back in 2001, featuring some special guests. So you think you know the craziest lunatic in comics history? Think again, as we, with the help of onetime employee Mark Wheatley, spotlight gunslinging Myron Fass and his nutty Heavy Metal rip-off, Gasm! There’s also an account of editor Jon B. Cooke's visit to the ambitious (albeit shortlived) Florida-based comics publisher, all-in-one Crossgen, then at the crossroads and facing collapse. The first portion of the Good Girls cartoonist Carol Lay's interview is included, where we discuss her jumping between underground, alternative, and mainstream comics. Plus there’s part two of our Jack Katz interview, Joe Hill part deux, as well as Shaun Clancy’s brief though absolutely fascinating look at Hillman Periodicals, publisher of Crime Does Not Pay and Airboy. (And, as always, Hembeck is in the house!)

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July 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages (now bi-monthly!)

The great Flash and “Adam Strange” artist, Carmine Infantino, gets the treatment in CBC #44 with both a comprehensive “Nuff Said” radio interview conducted by Ken Gale and Ed Menje, plus an essay by editor Jon B. Cooke on the artist’s tumultuous stint as DC editorial director and publisher, a period which brought out the absolute best at the company and some of its worst. We also feature an incredible account, R.K. in the U.K., about writer/editor legend Robert Kanigher’s late-in-life love affair with comics fandom in the British Isles... (well, at least his candid 1989 conversations with late Brit fans Steve Whitaker and Tim Bateman!) We also feature Part One of Ted Jalbert’s interview with Jack Katz, and examine the work of Dave Cockrum on those “Aurora Comics Scenes” model kit pamphlets of the 1970s. We start Glen Cadigan’s three-part interview with Joe Hill, horror comics writer and certain “Son of King”! Oh, and, of course, Fred Hembeck, natch!

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March 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages (now bi-monthly!)

CBC #42 features Pat Broderick, in two — count ’em, two! — interviews by CBC editors, where he shares about a varied career bouncing between DC Comics and Marvel, starting as DC junior bullpen contest winner in the early ’70s, hitch as a Continuity Crusty Bunker, unforgettable work on Firestorm, Micronauts, and Captain Marvel, creation of “Creature Commandos,” and life to date as a professional stalwart toiling in and out of the mainstream. We also present an amazing campaign comic book artifact from the 1940s about a KKK-crushing district attorney, Fighting Lawyer! Additionally, there’s our Paul Buhle profile about one radical academic comics editor you need to know about, as well as the first half of our Shary Flenniken interview about her runaway youth, stint in the Air Pirates, and start with Trots ’n Bonnie at National Lampoon. We include a look at a batch of ginchy super-heroes created in 1972 by Wrightson, Reese, Windsor-Smith, and others for Esquire magazine. There’s also all the usual contributor goodies and Hembeck, plus bonus section about Steve Willis! Edited by Jon B. Cooke.

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May 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages (now bi-monthly!)

"Big" John Buscema basks in the spotlight of CBC #43, with a one-on-one interview with the legendary artist conducted by editor Jon B. Cooke — where the Marvel stalwart reveals the moment when comics broke his heart — plus a in-depth biographical essay on the artist along with a gallery of his fabled behind-the-original-art pages amazing "warm up" artwork. We examine the tragic fate of prolific ’70s/’80s Marvel scripter Bill Mantlo, co-creator of Rocket Raccoon and Cloak and Dagger. Also, the fascinating, inside tale of Eastern Color Printing, earliest publisher of American comic books, the first collaboration in an occasional series by historian/researcher Shaun Clancy and Jon B. Cooke. There’s also part two of our lively Shary Flenniken interview, creator of Trots ’n’ Bonnie, about her charming cartooning for National Lampoon. Plus Ted Jalbert talks with Ivan Katz about life with his dad, Jack Katz. And we include Steven Fears' interview with the great (and underrated) cartoonist Ric Estrada about his varied career, as well as a look at Bazooka Joe comics... and Hembeck, too!

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January 2026- 84 FULL-COLOR pages (now bi-monthly!)

From his earliest days at DC to creation of Swamp Thing and Wolverine to his subsequent successes, Len Wein is the subject of CBC #41, when we examine in detail the life of a comic book writer, plus look at his editorial stints as Marvel and DC, the latter where he worked with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons to help facilitate Watchmen. There's also an interview with Jay Scott Pike about his creation of Dolphin (and co-creating Jann of the Jungle) and his long career as DC romance artist and subsequent gig as pin-up girl artist. Plus: "The Death Of Will Eisner's P*S", the sad demise of the Army’s Preventive Maintenance magazine! Part two of our Steve Willis profile! And Shaun Clancy reveals the saga of Adrian Lopez's Harpoon/Apple Pie humor mags! Featuring a spectacular Frank Cho cover, and edited by Jon B. Cooke!

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November 2025 - double-size 160-page FULL-COLOR pages (now bi-monthly!)
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Behind a previously unpublished cover, CBC #40 celebrates the life and art of the great Dave Stevens in a special double-sized issue completely devoted to the late artist! For this deluxe issue, friends, fans, and family share testimonials, photos, and fascinating artifacts, plus a gallery of amazing artwork by the Rocketeer creator, some never before seen. There's also three interviews with Dave conducted by CBC editor Jon B. Cooke, two Q+A’s with Dave by guest associate editor Steven C. Ringgenberg, and Jeff Gelb’s conversation with the artist recorded during the making of The Rocketeer motion picture. Dave’s sister Jennifer Bawcum shares about her brother in an exclusive chat, and we also interview some of Dave’s closest friends, including Michael W. Kaluta, about their memories of the man. Plus: a conversation with Kelvin Mao, the director of the 2022 film documentary, Dave Stevens: Drawn To Perfection, about making the movie and its recent success on streaming services, which has resulted in an entirely new generation of Dave Stevens fans.

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Febu-scary 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

NOW BI-MONTHLY! “I’m back again—the Cryptologist, with an issue dedicated to the undead of the vampire ilk. We begin with an insight into the career of Bela Lugosi, with illuminating commentary from those who once knew him. Then feast on the Universal classic Dracula’s Daughter, as a prelude to Blood of Dracula’s Castle. Marv Wolfman discusses his time working on Marvel’s celebrated Tomb of Dracula, with a host of mesmerising artwork from Gene Colan, Tom Palmer and Gil Kane. We delve into comic book vampires, exploring their roots from the latter 19th century. Vampire warrior Kate Beckinsale also gives us a few words on her role in the Underworld franchise. For those of you with a craving for this bloodsucking breed we’ve got vampire toys, vampire films from the 1980s, more from Hammer’s legion of the undead, and our Killer B department drives a stake into The Return of Dracula and Grave of the Vampire. So sink your teeth into this latest juicy morsel, made especially for you retro horror fans by Tim Leese, Mark Voger, Steve & Michael Kronenberg, and editor Peter Normanton!”

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December 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

NOW BI-MONTHLY! “This time no one gets out alive, for I, your very own Cryptologist, have unleashed the walking dead for the sixth issue of my putrescent tome! It’s a gathering of zombies, journeying back to the films White Zombie and I Walked With A Zombie, before venturing on into the zombie apocalypse of George Romero and Lucio Fulci’s foul imagining. We also stagger through zombies that ran amok in the comic books of the pre-Code years, Bernie Wrightson’s cadaverous creations, and the decomposing abominations that overwhelmed the horror comics of Brazil. The contribution made by the black stars of classic horror cinema is consummately explored, digging out a few more of this atrophied brethren. But I can see you want more—so we have The Plague of Zombies in our Hammertime section, Fantaco’s macabre interpretation of Night of the Living Dead and the chilling Revenant from France. This decrepitude will have you frothing at the mouth, and it’s available especially for retro horror fans, by Tim Leese, Mark Voger, Steve & Michael Kronenberg, and editor Peter Normanton!”

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84 Pages - Summer 2025

BrickJournal #90, the magazine for LEGO® enthusiasts, goes BIG getting onboard Mark Staffa’s giant (working!) steam engine, which he'll still be adding to when this issue goes to press! Also, we’ll show Paul Hetherington’s colossal LEGO creations, including the biggest version of It's A Small World you'll see outside of Disneyland! Plus, there's all of our regular features: Nerding Out with BrickNerd, step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions by Christopher Deck, Bantha Bricks: Fans of LEGO Star Wars, and Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks! Edited by Joe Meno.

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March 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Here's the story of The Brady Bunch through interviews with Maureen McCormick, Barry Williams, and Eve Plumb! David Krell turns your world on with a look at the Mary Tyler Moore show. Then it's hard-knuckled features on Gene Barry's 1960s detective series Burke’s Law, and the more satirical tough-guy Nick Danger of the Firesign Theater radio comedy troupe. The kids are all right when we slice up Saturday Morning’s Hot Hero Sandwich teen variety show, plus: take the Too Much TV Quiz, and more! Featuring columns by Scott Shaw!, Andy Mangels, Mark Voger, Will Murray, Scott Saavedra, and more! Edited by Ed Catto.

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January 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Steady, old chum... it’s RetroFan’s profile of beloved TV Batman Adam West! Plus: Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Rankin/Bass’ The Year Without A Santa Claus, celebrity TV commercials, real-life ‘Indiana Jones’ Roy Chapman Andrews, ’70s paperback heroes, and more! Featuring columns and contributions by Andy Mangels, Will Murray, Scott Saavedra, Scott Shaw, Mark Voger, Rick Goldschmidt, and editor Ed Catto.

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November 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

RetroFan #41 kicks off with TV’s original Kung Fu starring David Carradine, a Nancy Drew history, Disney animator Floyd Norman, Tom Corbett: Space Cadet, collectible ’60s and ’70s cereal premiums, in search of Sam Goody, and more! Featuring columns and contributions by Herbie J Pilato, Andy Mangels, Will Murray, Scott Saavedra, Scott Shaw, and Mark Voger. Edited by Ed Catto.

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Spring 2026 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

TO BATTLE! We lead the charge with warriors and peaceniks in Kirby's Fourth World, Jack's TWO Two-Gun Kids, Will Murray interviewing Kirby on the origins of Captain America, a never-reprinted Simon & Kirby tale, the Kirbys' battles over creator credit, Mark Evanier's 2025 Jack Kirby Tribute Panel from Comic-Con, plus: If Kirby drew a character’s first cover appearance, does that make them his creation or design? Put up your dukes, and take a swing behind our cover inked and watercolored by Jack himself! Edited by John Morrow.

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Winter 2026 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

QUESTIONS! Can you handle dissecting Kirby's unpublished/untitled/unknown works? Tracking down the myriad Heroes & Villains Sketchbook variants? Hearing Jack discuss his involvement with Phantom Force, or learning about his daughter's career as a 1960s pop star? There's also a revealing 2002 interview with Stan Lee about his book Excelsior, an exploration of the Earth A.D. map in Kamandi #1, more mysteries behind Thor #169's origins of Galactus, the 2024 Kirby panel from the Baltimore Comic-Con (featuring Walter Simonson, Mark Buckingham, and Karl Kesel), plus Mark Evanier and our regular panelists, and a cover inked by Richard Kolkman. Don't ask, just buy it! Edited by John Morrow.

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December 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

People tell you not to, but this issue we’re Monkeying Around! Featuring your simian favorites including Gorilla Grodd, Gorilla-Man, King Kong, Angel and the Ape, and more monkey business. With the work of Carmine Infantino, John Broome, Cary Bates, Gerry Conway, Mark Waid, Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, Don Simpson, Phil Foglio, Howard Chaykin, Philip Bond, and others. Gorilla Grodd cover by Arthur Adams! Edited by Roger Ash.

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March 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Great rivalries make for great comics, as you’ll discover in our “Rivals” issue! Featuring the Bronze Age classic The Kree-Skrull War, Superman and Flash races, Thing and Hulk battles, Archie Andrews vs. Reggie Mantle, and more epic clashes. Spotlighting the work of Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Dan Jurgens, José Luis García-López, Gerry Conway, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Peter David, Dan Parent, Mark Waid, and others. Avengers cover by Sal Buscema!

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February 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Look to the skies—it’s the “Alien Invasion” issue! Beings making planetfall include Starro the Conqueror, Aliens, Predator, Alien Legion, D.R. and Quinch, and more oddities sure to please. Featuring the work of David Michelinie, Gerry Conway, Bart Sears, Mark Verheiden, Mark A. Nelson, Chris Warner, Randy Stradley, Carl Potts, Frank Cirocco, Larry Stroman, Chuck Dixon, Alan Davis, and others. Starro the Conqueror cover by Brian Bolland! Edited by Roger Ash.

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October 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

“BACK ISSUE Goes MAD!” Things get crazy this issue with Madman, Batman: Mad Love, MAD superhero movie parodies, the Mad Hatter, Madballs, and more! Featuring the work of Michael Allred, Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Gerry Conway, Doug Moench, Mike W. Barr, Jeph Loeb, and others. Madman cover by Michael Allred! Edited by Roger Ash.

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March 2026 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

H.G. PETER was the original artist—and some say the co-creator—of WONDER WOMAN, greatest super-heroine ever! Now, historian ART CLOOS does an in-depth dive into the life and career of one of comics’ most individualistic artists! Plus: WILLIAM MOULTON MARSTON—M.C. GAINES—JOYE MURCHISON—ROBERT KANIGHER, and others who brought the Amazon Princess to life. Also—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! Featuring an unpublished H.G. PETER Wonder Woman cover! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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January 2026 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #197 presents the incredible inside story of HILLMAN PUBLISHING—1940 to 1953—by MARK CARLSON-GHOST! Thrill to the adventures of AIRBOY—aviatrix VALKYRIE—THE HEAP—SKYWOLF, et al.! With classic art by KIDA, SCHROEDER, LEAV, INFANTINO, ZOLNEROWICH, and some of comics’ finest artists! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and MICHAEL T. GILBERT visits Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! Featuring a stunning Valkyrie/Airboy cover by DAVE STEVENS! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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May 2026 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

P.C. HAMERLINCK reveals the secret—often bitter—early-1970s combat by correspondence between SHAZAM! artist (and Captain Marvel co-creator) C.C. BECK and DC editor JULIUS SCHWARTZ! It’ll take more than one magic word to avoid a head-on collision between these two titanic talents! Plus, more FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! With an unused SHAZAM cover by C.C. BECK! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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November 2025 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Concluding our presentation of EDDY ZENO’s book on the early SUPERMAN artists begun in Alter Ego #193—with a focus on style-setting WAYNE BORING and classic cover illustrator WINSLOW MORTIMER! Featuring a fabulous previously unprinted cover by BORING! Also—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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October 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

“If you thought you heard the rattle of bones, you were right! This time ’round, I, the Cryptologist, have dug up a few skeletons in the closet of my creepy little magazine. We have the Ghost Rider, from comic books through until his incarnation on the cinema screen! There are skulls aplenty on the covers dating back to the pulps, Martin Goodman’s Atlas Digests, and horror comics from the pre-Code era! We unearth Hy Fleishman’s hideous skeleton covers from the 1950s, along with a few of the stories he drew. “Toys from the Crypt” examines Walt Disney’s skeletons, vintage Pirates of the Caribbean models of the 1970s, plus Last Gasp’s Skull Comics and the films of William Castle. If that’s not enough, our Killer B department has exhumed a few skull and bones classics: House on Haunted Hill, The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake and The Skull! And don’t forget our Hammertime section. So roll the bones for a magazine made especially for you retro horror fans, by Leese, Voger, the Kronenbergs, and editor Peter Normanton!”

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84 Pages - Spring 2025

BrickJournal #89, the magazine for LEGO® enthusiasts, combines LEGO and art, with brick-inspired paintings by Stefano Bocano, Adnan Lotia’s growing collection of LEGO mosaic album covers, and a visit to a LEGO art gallery by BrickGalleria! Plus, all our regular features: Nerding Out with BrickNerd, step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions by Christopher Deck, Bantha Bricks: Fans of LEGO Star Wars, and Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks! Edited by Joe Meno.

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84 Pages - Winter 2025

BrickJournal #88, the magazine for LEGO® enthusiasts, gets small with Microscale building! We’ll visit Sébastien Houyoux's Vatican City and see the creations of Marco Lucafò and Flickr user ABrickDreamer! There's also a visit from one of BrickJournal's earliest contributors, now Senior LEGO Designer Mark Stafford, to talk about what he’s been up to! Plus, all our regular features: Nerding Out with BrickNerd, step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions by Christopher Deck, Bantha Bricks: Fans of LEGO Star Wars, and Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks! Edited by Joe Meno.

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July 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages (now bi-monthly!)

Artist/writer Rick Veitch discusses his varied career, from undergrounds at age 20, graduating “first class” at the Kubert School, his wild ride in the ’80s with 1941 to Epic Illustrated to Heavy Metal, stint as Swamp Thing man, to his own creator-owned King Hell Heroica universe, including The One, Brat Pack, and Maximortal! Plus we finally uncover the saga of Studio Zero, the short-lived ’70s California collective bringing together Jim Starlin, Frank Brunner, Alan Weiss, Steve Englehart, and others who all almost scored a regular comics feature in Rolling Stone magazine! And we shine a spotlight on hugely talented but little-recognized artist Errol McCarthy about his underground comix, CARtoons, and He-Man, Master of the Universe work! Plus a very rare interview with the late Michael Dowers of Seattle’s Starhead Comix, a vital presence in the history of alternative comics, conducted by Pat Moriarity. In addition, Ian Millsted shares a chat with wonderful British storyteller/artist Aly Fell about his graphic album, The Kissing Gate: A Ghost Story. Edited by Jon B. Cooke.

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August 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages (now bi-monthly!)

Thomas Yeates grants a career-spanning interview about attending the Kubert School’s first graduating class, his start at DC on Swamp Thing, Eclipse Comics work (including the Michael Jackson/Captain EO comic!), and becoming the greatest adventure comic strip cartoonist of the last 30 years, on Zorro, Tarzan, and Prince Valiant! Greg Potter discusses his ’70s Warren horror comics and ’80s reboot of Wonder Woman with George Pérez, and more. Kiddie comics artist Warren Kremer is celebrated by Mark Arnold in a biographical essay, plus part one of a look at the work of Steve Willis, the amazingly prolific “King of the Mini-Comics” and masterful cartoonist of Morty the Dog. And there’s the concluding portion of our talk with Errol McCarthy on his extraordinary artistry, and as always, our regular CBC features, including Dateline: Hembeck!

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September 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Mutant Mayhem issue, starring Barry Windsor-Smith’s Weapon X Wolverine! Plus: The crazy romance of Havok and Polaris, Rogue and Nightcrawler limited series, villain histories of the Brood and Arcade, and more! Featuring Jon Bogdanove, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Louise Simonson, Mike Wieringo, and more! Re-presenting the 1991 Marvel Comics Presents #78 cover by Windsor-Smith.

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August 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Summer Fun issue, featuring Marvel’s Superhero Swimsuit Editions and a Betty and Veronica swimsuit gallery! Plus: DC’s Strange Sports Stories and Champion Sports, the DC/Marvel softball rivalry, San Diego Comic-Con history, the Impossible Man Summer Vacation Specials, DC Slurpee cups, DC/Whitman variants, and more! Featuring Cary Bates, Dan DeCarlo, Adam Hughes, Jim Lee, Aaron Lopresti, Elliot S. Maggin, Bob Rozakis, Scott Shaw!, Brian Stelfreeze, and more! 1989 Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman swimsuit pinup cover by Jackson Guice. Edited by Roger Ash and Michael Eury.

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July 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Crisis on Infinite Earths 40th Anniversary Retrospective, celebrating the Marv Wolfman/George Pérez magnum opus! A pre-Crisis tour of DC’s multiple Earths, an analysis of Crisis and its crossovers, the Crisis Death List, post-Crisis DC retro projects, a guest editorial by Paul Levitz, and more! Featuring Mike W. Barr, Steve Englehart, Robert Greenberger, Paul Levitz, Elliot S! Maggin, Doug Moench, Jerry Ordway, Roy Thomas, Mark Waid, and more! Re-presenting the cover of Crisis on Infinite Earths Index #1 by Pérez. Edited by Roger Ash and Michael Eury.

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April 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Hey, Mister Issue! Starring the Fantastic Four’s Mr. Fantastic, Steve Ditko’s Mr. A, the 40th anniversary of Michael T. Gilbert’s Mr. Monster, Mr. X, the Teen Titans’ Mr. Jupiter, R. Crumb’s Mr. Natural, Archie’s Mr. Weatherbee, and a villain history of the cool, cruel Mr. Freeze! Featuring John Byrne, Nick Cardy, Gerry Conway, Dan DeCarlo, Paul Dini, Steve Englehart, the Hernandez Bros., Mike Mignola, Dean Motter, and more! Mr. Freeze cover illustration by Ed McGuinness. Edited by Michael Eury and Roger Ash.

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February 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Keith Giffen Tribute Issue! A star-studded celebration of the work of the prolific writer/artist of Legion of Super-Heroes, Rocket Raccoon, Guardians of the Galaxy, Justice League, Lobo, Blue Beetle, and many more hits from the Bronze Age and beyond! Featuring Cary Bates, Tom Bierbaum, J. M. DeMatteis, Dan DiDio, Robert Loren Fleming, Cully Hamner, Scott Koblish, Paul Levitz, Kevin Maguire, Bart Sears, Mark Waid, and more! Re-presenting the cover of Son of Ambush Bug #6 by Giffen and Bob Oksner. Edited by Michael Eury and Roger Ash.

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September 2025 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #195 is Neal Adams revisited! Incredible interviews by Alex Grand and Bill Field, as well as Emilio Soltero—and an awesome overview of Neal’s merchandising art for Marvel and DC Comics and in other fields, conducted by James Rosen! Plus a treasure trove of Adams art, as inked by Tom Palmer, Dick Giordano, John Verpoorten, George Roussos, Joe Sinnott, Tony DeZuniga, and others! With Fawcett Collectors of America, Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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March 2025 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

If you thought there was a super-hero shortage in comics between All-Star #57 and Showcase #4—Mark Carlson-Ghost says to think again! In Alter Ego #192, witness the mid-1950s super-hero revival featuring The Human Torch, Captain America, Sub-Mariner, Fighting American, The Avenger, Strongman, Nature Boy, Black Cobra, Phantom Lady, The Flame, Samson, Wonder Boy, Tomboy, and Captain Flash—with art by John Romita, John Buscema, Bill Everett, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, Mike Sekowsky, Mort Meskin, Bob Powell, and other comicbook greats! Plus Fawcett Collectors of America, Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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August 2025 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

In Alter Ego #194, Rascally Roy Thomas celebrates 60 years in comics at Marvel, DC, et al.! There's a career-spanning, surprise-filled interview by Alex Grand, still more early-2000s Spider-Man comic strip e-mails to Roy from Stan Lee, the full secret history of the creation of Wolverine, RT’s 1960s fan-letters to Julius Schwartz, and his top dozen stories compiled by John Cimino! With amazing art by Buscema, Kane, Adams, Windsor-Smith, Colan, Ordway, Buckler, and many others! All this, plus FCA and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, behind a Roy the Boy and Wolverine cover by Tony Gray! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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June 2025 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #193 features “Drawn to Greatness”, the lavishly illustrated story of the Golden and Silver Age Superman artists who followed in Joe Shuster’s boot-steps! It's an abridgement of the super-rare book by Eddy Zeno—showcasing the likes of Wayne Boring, Paul Cassidy, Fred Ray, Jack Burnley, John Sikela, Leo Nowak, Win Mortimer, and others, with appreciations by Ordway, Kupperberg, Isabella, Jurgens, Waid, Macchio, Neary, Nowlan, Eury, Thomas, and others! Plus Fawcett Collectors of America, Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas.

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Fall 2025 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

MADNESS! There's a fine line between genius and insanity, so we'll examine some of Kirby's more deranged series and characters, from the Dingbats, Goody Rickels, and Destroyer Duck, to the Goozlebobber, Not Brand Echh, and a mountain of animation concepts too crazy to hit the airwaves! Also included is a 1980s interview with Kirby by James Van Hise, an examination of Jack's psychedelic coloring, Kirby's few (but vital) depictions of Dr. Strange, a far-out Forever People art gallery, Mark Evanier and our other regular columnists, a maniacal 1950s Simon & Kirby story, and more! This off-the-wall issue features an unused Machine Man cover inked by Steve Leialoha. Edited by John Morrow.

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Summer 2025 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

SPACE RACES! Jack didn't need a telescope to see cosmic gods and life on other planets, and this issue brings them all into focus for Kirby fans. How Ego, Tana Nile, and the Recorder took Thor to strange new worlds, the space age future of OMAC, Mr. Buddah and other time travelers in Kirby's work, favorite Kirby sci-fi tropes in the Three Rocketeers, Sky Masters and the Black Hole, plus: a 1967 Stan Lee/Jack Kirby interview, Mark Evanier and our other regular columnists, a never-reprinted Simon & Kirby story, a robotic Kirby pencil art gallery, and more, behind a Kirby cover inked by Terry Austin. Edited by John Morrow.

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Winter 2025 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

We go IN THE NEWS! From the Boys' Brotherhood Republic newsletter of his childhood, to rare newspaper interviews with Jack and articles about his career, we're clipping anything and everything about Kirby that has to do with newsprint! There's a never-published 1973 San Diego Con panel with Jack discussing DC's coloring with Neal Adams, newly discovered strips that Jack ghosted for other syndicated artists (including Frank Giacoia on Johnny Reb & Billy Yank), unused newspaper strip concepts, collages, a never-reprinted Simon & Kirby Headline Comics tale, a Jimmy Olsen and the Newsboy Legion pencil art gallery, our regular columnists, Mark Evanier’s 2024 Kirby Tribute Panel from Comic-Con International, and more! With an unused Jimmy Olsen cover inked by syndicated cartoonist David Reddick. Edited by John Morrow.

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Spring 2025 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

SUPPORTING PLAYERS! We give top billing to some of the lesser lights of Jack’s oeuvre, including almost-major villains like Darkseid’s crony Kanto the Assassin and Diablo, along with wannabe “Loser” Rodney Rumpkin, Mr. Little, the Falcon, Randu Singh, and others who finally take center stage! Plus: a rare 1987 interview with Jack, Mark Evanier and our other regular columnists, spotlights on Kirby letterers Howard Ferguson and Ben Oda, a never-reprinted Simon & Kirby story, a pencil art gallery devoted to second-stringers and little guys bringing up the rear, and more ways of digging out the deeper meanings to be found in even Jack’s minor concepts! With an unused Mister Miracle cover inked by Mike Royer. Edited by John Morrow.

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84 Pages - Fall 2024

BrickJournal #87, the magazine for LEGO® enthusiasts, takes to the air with a look at Jesse Gros and his wondrous airships! Kevin Copa’s renditions of the ships from International Rescue, also known as the Thunderbirds, are also featured in this issue, as well as Jack Carleson and his airliners! Plus, all our regular features: Nerding Out with BrickNerd, step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions by Christopher Deck, Bantha Bricks: Fans of LEGO Star Wars, and Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks! Edited by Joe Meno.

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September 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Here comes TV’s Dennis the Menace, with stars Jay North, Gloria Henry, and Jeannie Russell! Plus: Hogan’s Heroes turns 60, TV Western Have Gun - Will Travel, Big Little Books, The Incredible Hulk in animation, Micky Dolenz as Circus Boy, and more! Featuring columns by Andy Mangels, Will Murray, Scott Saavedra, Scott Shaw, and Mark Voger. Edited by Ed Catto.

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July 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Can your mind stand the shocking truth of... Ed Wood cast confessions? Plus: Zeroids, TV Tarzan Ron Ely, Planters® Peanuts, Charles Addams, TV’s The Fugitive, the Women of UFO, a romance columnist tells all, and more! Featuring columns by Jim Beard, Will Murray, Scott Saavedra, Scott Shaw, and Mark Voger. Edited by Ed Catto.

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Summer 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

“I, the Cryptologist, throw open my putrid sanctuary, as acclaimed illustrator Alex Ross regales us with the gory lowdown on his Universal Monsters paintings. Tim Leese and Hammer Time then take us face-to-face with that studio’s classic film “Brides of Dracula.” Mark Voger puts the horrors of 3-D movies of the 1950s into focus, and editor Peter Normanton literally brings that era’s 3-D comic books to life with a mini-history, and complete 3-D story reprint! From there, we embark on a journey to discover the early origins of blood-curdling slasher movies, as a prelude to the macabre pre-Code artwork of Atlas’s Bill Everett and ACG’s 3-D maestro Harry Lazarus. Another Killer “B” movie awaits (courtesy of Steve Kronenberg), as does cartoon creepiness by Pete Von Sholly. It’s a crypt full of the macabre, prepared especially for retro horror fans!””

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Spring 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

“I, the Cryptologist, am back with editor Peter Normanton and my horrible little troop of ne’er do wells, to inflict the dread of Mars Attacks upon you—the banned cards, model kits, and despicable comics, along with a few words from the film’s deranged storyboard artist Pete von Sholly! The chilling poster art of Reynold Brown gets brought up from my vault by Steve Kronenberg, along with a host of terrifying puppets from film, and more pre-Code comic books Dr. Wertham would prefer you forget! Plus, Tim Leese spends more Hammer Time on that studio’s films, we run from another Killer “B” movie (1959’s The Manster), and Justin Marriot flips through obscure ’70s fear-filled paperbacks. It’s more retro-horror to satiate your sinister side!”

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Winter 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

""Heh-heh-heh, it’s me again—the Cryptologist—and my ghastly little band have cooked up a few more grisly morsels to terrorize you with! Amongst them is Roger Hill’s conversation with diabolical horror (and superhero) comics artist Don Heck! For something even more gruesome, Steven Kronenberg slices up his favorite severed hand films! Barry Forshaw brings back the otherworldly horrors of Hammer’s Quatermass, while Tim Leese spends more Hammer Time on that studio’s output. Then, editor Peter Normanton prepares a viewing of horror-inspired covers from the Shadow’s own 1940s comic book! We’ll cover another Killer “B” movie classic, Conrad Veidt and “The Man Who Laughs!,” along with more pre-Code comic books, and Pete Von Sholly offers his twisted take on cartoon horror. So peer into the dark side with TwoMorrows Publishing’s latest terror—scribed just for retro horror fans!"

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Fall 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

“Greetings, creep culturists! For my debut issue, I, the Cryptologist (with the help of From The Tomb editor Peter Normanton), have exhumed the worst Horror Comics excesses of the 1950s, Killer “B” movies to die for, and the creepiest, kookiest toys that crossed your boney little fingers as a child! But wait... do you dare enter the House of Usher, or choose sides in the skirmish between the Addams Family and The Munsters?! Can you stand to gaze at Warren magazine frontispieces by this issue’s cover artist Bernie Wrightson, or spend some Hammer Time with that studio’s most frightening films? And if Atlas pre-code covers or terrifying science-fiction are more than you can take, stay away! All this, and more, is lurching toward you in TwoMorrows Publishing’s latest, and most decrepit, magazine—just for retro horror fans, and featuring my henchmen Will Murray, Mark Voger, Barry Forshaw, Tim Leese, Pete von Sholly, and Steve and Michael Kronenberg!”

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CRYPTOLOGY lets you satiate your sinister side, with coverage of the best (and worst!) retro-horror from the depths of creep culture. Edited by Peter Normanton.

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An Issue-By-Issue Field Guide to a Pop-Culture Phenomenon

224-page Trade Paperback - by Pierre Comtois

This new volume in the ongoing "Marvel Comics in the..." series takes you all the way back to that company's legendary beginnings, when gunfighters traveled the West and monsters roamed the Earth! The company's output in other genres influenced the development of their super-hero characters from Thor to Spider-Man, and featured here are the best of those stories not covered previously, completing issue-by-issue reviews of every Marvel comic of note from 1961-1965! Presented are scores of handy, easy to reference new entries on Amazing Fantasy, Tales of Suspense (and Astonish), Strange Tales, Journey Into Mystery, Rawhide Kid, plus issues of Fantastic Four, Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, and others that weren't in the previous 1960s edition. It's author Pierre Comtois' last word on Marvel’s early years, when Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck, together with writer/editor Stan Lee (and brother Larry!), built an unprecedented new universe of excitement!

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Holy phenomenon! In the way-out year of 1966, the action comedy “Batman” starring Adam West premiered and triggered a tsunami of super swag, including toys, games, Halloween costumes, puppets, action figures, and lunch boxes. Meanwhile, still more costumed avengers sprang forth on TV (“The Green Hornet,” “Ultraman”), in movies (“The Wild World of Batwoman,” “Rat Pfink and Boo Boo”), and in animation (“Space Ghost,” “The Marvel Super Heroes”). Zowie! traces the history of the superhero genre from early films, through the 1960s TV superhero craze, and its pop culture influence ever since. This 192-page hardcover, in pop art colors that conjure the period, spotlights the coolest collectibles and kookiest knockoffs every ’60s kid begged their parents for, and features interviews with the TV stars (West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Van Williams), the artists behind the comics (Jerry Robinson, Dick Sprang, Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella), and others. Written and designed by Mark Voger (“Monster Mash,” “Holly Jolly”), Zowie! is one super read!

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An Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978 - 144-page FULL-COLOR Trade Paperback

In 1978, DC Comics launched a bold initiative to win over fans and retailers with an expanded line-up billed as “The DC Explosion.” But mere weeks after its launch, DC’s parent company pulled the plug, cancelling a slew of titles, and leaving stacks of completed comic book stories unpublished. Now, over 45 years after that "DC Implosion", TwoMorrows Publishing recalls one of the most notorious events in comics with an exhaustive oral history from Jenette Kahn, Paul Levitz, Len Wein, Mike Gold, Al Milgrom, and other creators and executives involved! Plus: detailed analysis and commentary by other top pros who were “just fans” in 1978 (Mark Waid, Michael T. Gilbert, Tom Brevoort, and more)—examining how it changed the landscape of comics forever! This new Expanded Edition of the sold-out Eisner Award-nominated book explodes in full cover for the first time, with additional coverage of lost 1970s DC projects like Ninja the Invisible and an adaptation of “The Wiz,” Jim Starlin’s unaltered cover art for Batman Family #21, content meant for cancelled Marvel titles such as Godzilla and Ms. Marvel, and more! By Keith Dallas and John Wells.

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2019 Eisner Award Nominee: BEST COMICS-RELATED BOOK!

ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-124-0

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84 Pages - Summer 2024

BrickJournal #86, the magazine for LEGO® enthusiasts, goes on a tour of LEGO landscaping! What makes a compelling environment for a LEGO model, and how can YOU make it so? We'll take a detailed look at two incredible layouts, and how they created realistic stone and foliage from bricks: Anu Pehrson’s White Wall from Game of Thrones, and Joel and Jonathan Neuber’s (actually working!) Pirates of the Caribbean ride! Plus, all our regular features: Nerding Out with BrickNerd, step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions by Christopher Deck, Bantha Bricks: Fans of LEGO Star Wars, and Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks! Edited by Joe Meno.

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Winter 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Steve Englehart is spotlighted in CBC #37 in a comprehensive, career-spanning interview, with emphasis on his glorious ’70s work as top comics writer. Plus, with the help of former DC Comics' romance editor Barbara Friedlander, we redeem the once sullied name of her mentor, the late, great DC editor Jack Miller, whose career was bought to an ignominious end by company management while he suffered a fatal malady. Also, Dan Didio shares about his entry as DC exec to become the company’s co-publisher in the second portion of Greg Biga's interview with the writer extraordinaire. We also conclude our 100th birthday celebration for Arnold Drake with the final portion of an amazing conversation with the brilliant late scribe, examining his creation of The Doom Patrol and work on The X-Men! We also finally present our long-promised look at the 1970s underground comix oddity, The Funny Pages, with help from the comic tabloid's editor, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs creator Ron Barrett! Also included, natch, are our regular departments such as Hembeck's latest Dateline strip. Edited by Jon B. Cooke.

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84 Pages - May/June 2024

BrickJournal #85, the magazine for LEGO® enthusiasts, takes a look at the iconic LEGO minifigure! From customized minifigures by fans, to a look behind the design of the Disney100 minifigures, we’ll explore what makes these little figures so special. We’ll also spotlight a fan artist that creates his own remarkable minifigure designs: Robert8! Plus, all our regular features: Nerding Out with BrickNerd, step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions by Christopher Deck, Bantha Bricks: Fans of LEGO Star Wars, and Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks! Edited by Joe Meno.

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Fall 2024 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

For its 30th anniversary issue, the Jack Kirby Collector pulls out all the stops for a celebration of Kirby’s Greatest Victories! We cover all the major triumphs, from Jack getting the girl (wife Roz Kirby) and scoring early hits with Captain America and Boy Commandos, surviving WWII combat (and helping defeat Hitler!), and unprecedented success with pioneering romance comics, to launching Captain Victory and the direct market, resolving his original art battle with Marvel Comics, and posthumously winning credit at Marvel in 2014—which is the culmination of what the Kirby Collector was all about from its beginning in September 1994! There's also Mark Evanier and our regular columnists, a colossal gallery of Kirby's winningest pencil art, a never-reprinted Simon & Kirby story, and a pat on the back to TwoMorrows' own victories in helping spread the word about the King of Comics! With a Kirby self-portrait cover inked by Vince Colletta. Edited by John Morrow.

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May 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Tune into Saturday morning super-heroes Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends! Plus: The Mod Squad, Hanna-Barbera cartoonists, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mr. Potato Head, ‘Old Yeller” actress Beverly Washburn, Flying Nun collectibles, and more! Featuring columns by Andy Mangels, Will Murray, Scott Saavedra, Scott Shaw, and Mark Voger. Edited by Ed Catto.

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March 2025 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Meet the modern space-age family: The Jetsons! Plus: Freaky Frankensteins, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling’s Hollywood, the Archies and other Saturday morning rockers, Star Wars copycats, Choose Your Own Adventure books covered by Jon B. Cooke, crazy kitchen gadgets, toymaker Marvin Glass, and more! Featuring columns by Andy Mangels, Will Murray, Scott Saavedra, Scott Shaw, and Mark Voger. Edited by Michael Eury.

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Fall 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

The life, art, and legacy of Tom Palmer is celebrated with a retrospective and career-spanning interview with the late inker extraordinaire, plus tributes from an array of comics pros, compiled by Greg Biga. We also chat with great cartoonist Lee Marrs, from her start assisting on Little Orphan Annie, to hilarious work for DC's Plop!, to breaking into the underground with Pudge, Girl Blimp, as well as forging her own path in the comics scene. In addition, we begin a multi-part look at the life and career of Dan DiDio, one-time co-publisher of DC Comics and current Frank Miller Presents publisher, talking with him about his eclectic writing work for television and rise as renowned comics scribe. Plus there's part two of our in-depth talk with the late writer Arnold Drake about his storied comics career, that includes co-writing perhaps the first graphic novel, It Rhymes with Lust [1950], and his foray at Marvel Comics, where he created Guardians of the Galaxy. Also, we spotlight the fascinating public service comics produced by the students of the Center For Cartoon Studies, and more! Edited by Jon B. Cooke.

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Summer 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

A celebration of quintessential 1970s writer/editor Denny O'Neil is the centerpiece of CBC #35. Featuring an in-depth look by Bob Brodsky at his life, work, and legacy, focusing on the era of relevant comics — from the fabled Green Lantern/Green Arrow series to the mod, mini-skirted Wonder Woman — that brought comics into the modern age. Plus, Bob Levin examines the roller-coaster life and chaotic career of George Caragonne, from his start as Jim Shooter protege at kiddie Star Comics to becoming the drug-fueled helmsman of Penthouse Comix, plunging off a Times Square hotel to his death at age 29. Also, part one of a career-spanning interview with Arnold Drake, co-creator of The Doom Patrol and Deadman. Plus we visit with Jack Butterworth (Warren horror mag writer and comics historian), chat with alternative cartoonist Tim Hensley, and of course, the great Fred Hembeck’s latest “Dateline” feature is here too! Edited by Jon B. Cooke.

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Spring 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

CBC talks with artist/writer Dan Jurgens on matters of life and death (regarding Superman, natch!), as well as hitting his stride on Sun Devils, creating Booster Gold, developing the “Doomsday scenario” with the demise of the Man of Steel, and more! Plus, we explore the fascinating Glutverse, a continuity featuring characters created by Don Glut that traversed Gold Key, Marvel, DC, and other surprising places! Also, Rick Altergott discusses his first graphic novel, Blessed Be, and we conclude our multi-part profiles of Mike Deodato, Jr. and Frank Borth! Plus a conversation with Linda Sunshine, innovative editor behind early hardcover super-hero collections (Superman: From the ’30s to the ’70s, and Marvel’s Fireside books). And, of course, there's our regular CBC features from Hembeck, Thompson, Arndt, Patrick, Whitehouse, Ziuko, Meyer, and Sutton! Featuring a cover with Jurgens breakdowns and finished ink art by Brett Breeding. Edited by Jon B. Cooke.

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December 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Bronze Age Graphic Novels! An exploration of the 1980s graphic novels from Marvel, DC, and First Comics. Plus: Conan GNs and DC’s Science Fiction GN series! Featuring Brent Anderson, John Byrne, Howard Chaykin, Chris Claremont, José Luis García-López, Jack Kirby, Don McGregor, Bob McLeod, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas, Bernie Wrightson, & more. Re-presenting the Hulk/Thing cover art from Marvel Graphic Novel #29, by Wrightson! Edited by Michael Eury.

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November 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

This issue is Haunted! Revisit the Bronze Age’s House of Mystery, House of Secrets, Unexpected, Marvel’s failed horror anthologies, Haunted Tank, Eerie Publications, House II adaptation, Elvira’s House of Mystery, & more. Chills and thrills courtesy of Neal Adams, Mike W. Barr, Dick Giordano, Sam Glanzman, Robert Kanigher, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Joe Orlando, Steranko, Bernie Wrightson, & more. Featuring a previously unpublished alternate version of the House of Mystery #251 cover by José Luis García-López and Wrightson! Edited by Michael Eury.

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September 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

From team players to wannabes, meet the Bronze Age Not-Ready-for-Primetime DC Heroes! Black Canary, the Elongated Man, Lilith, Metamorpho, Nubia, the Odd Man, Ultraa of Earth-Prime, Vartox, and Jimmy Olsen as Mr. Action! Plus: Anybody remember Jason’s Quest? Featuring Mike W. Barr, Cary Bates, Steve Ditko, Bob Haney, Denny O’Neil, Mike Sekowsky, Mark Waid, and more ready-for-primetime talent. Retro cover by Nick Cardy! Edited by Michael Eury.

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This item is listed in the February 2026 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#50).

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August 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Stop yer cryin’, our Big Baby Issue is here! X-Babies, the last days of Sugar and Spike, the FF’s Franklin Richards, Superbaby vs. Luthor, Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine, Baby Snoots, Marvel’s and Harvey’s kid humor comics, & more! Featuring the work of Arthur Adams, Cary Bates, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Scott Lobdell, Sheldon Mayer, Curt Swan, Roy Thomas, and many more grown-up creators. X-Babies cover illustration by Arthur Adams! Edited by Michael Eury.

LUNAR Distributors Order Code: 1225TM9008

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

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June 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

It's a Dreams and Nightmares Issue, headlined by a star-studded examination of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and a Gaiman interview! Plus: Sandman Mystery Theatre’s Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle, Dr. Strange’s nemesis Nightmare, Marvel’s dream-master Sleepwalker, and Casper’s haunting horse Nightmare. Featuring Shelly Bond, Bob Budiansky, Colleen Doran, Michael Dringenberg, Kelley Jones, Alisa Kwitney, Dave McKean, P. Craig Russell, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jill Thompson, Michael Zulli, and more! With a 1991 Sandman and Death cover illustration by Kelley Jones. Edited by Michael Eury.

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July 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Get ready, True Believer, for our star-studded Marvelmania Issue! Sal Buscema’s Avengers, Fabian Nicieza’s Captain America, and Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross’s Marvels turns 30! Plus: Marvelmania International, Marvel Age, Marvel Classics, Paul Kupperberg’s Marvel Novels, and Marvel Value Stamps. Featuring Chris Claremont, Jack Kirby, Kevin Maguire, Roy Thomas, and many more Men and Women of Mighty Marvel! Marvelmania Avengers cover illustration by Sal Buscema! Edited by Michael Eury.

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January 2025 - 84 pages (FULL COLOR)

Alter Ego #191 is an FCA (Fawcett Collectors Of America) issue! Documenting the influence of Mac Raboy’s Captain Marvel Jr. on the life, career, and look of Elvis Presley during his stellar career, from the 1950s through the cataclysmic concerns of the 1970s! Plus: Comic Jungle - Part II" with Yeates, Williamson, Crandall, Morrow, Bagnoli, Giolitti, et al., Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and other sensational surprises! Edited by Roy Thomas.

This item is listed in the December 2025 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#48).

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