Marvel Mysteries and Comics Minutiae

A place to explore the cobwebbed corridors of comics' past.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Marvel's Western House Ads

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While the Marvel westerns became increasingly marginalized as the 1960s wore on, early on they were quite popular and while Lee never featur...
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Thursday, September 6, 2012

More Early Marvel House Ads

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We continue with an examination of more early Marvel house ads, including some promoting the MMMS    MMMS Ad from Amazing Spider-...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Early Marvel House Ads

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My indexing for the Grand Comic Book Database often leads to interesting roads. I've been adding lettering and coloring credits to Marv...
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Barry Smith's uncredited Marvel Art (UPDATE)

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Indexing comics for the GCD always turns up some interesting discoveries. While I was adding credits to Nick Fury, Agent of Shield I happen...
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Monday, July 2, 2012

Ditko's Gwen Stacy

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My essay, originally published in Ditkomania # 79, can be read on this wonderful site that I'm proud to be associated with: http://co...
Sunday, July 1, 2012

Unaltered cover to Modeling with Millie # 45-UPDATE

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While re-reading an interview with Stan Goldberg that appeared in Alter Ego # 18, (October 2002) I came across this cover that was reproduc...
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Big Boy Update

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I've updated my June 7th post on Big Boy, since I've recently acquired an issue. I've included a scan of the splash, along with ...
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For 75 Years of Marvel: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen and The Stan Lee Story published by Taschen books I wrote captions, biographies, provided research for the 1960's and early 1970's period and was an editorial consultant. My articles and essays have appeared in Alter Ego, Jack Kirby Collector, Ditkomania, Comic Book Artist, Comic Book Marketplace, Jack Kirby Quarterly, Robin Snyder and Fantaco publications and Marvel's Omnibus and Masterworks collections. I study artist styles and have indexed thousands of entries for the invaluable Grand Comic Book Database http://www.comics.org/
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