Marvel Mysteries and Comics Minutiae

Copy written by Stan Lee promoting the nascent line of Marvel Heroes.  House ad appeared in Fantastic Four # 14, May 1963. Art by Jack Ki...

The Steve Ditko Omnibus Volume 1   starring Shade, the Changing Man  reprints, for the first time, the original eight-issue run of Ditko...

"The creator seeks worthy values. He has the drive and ambition and is willing to struggle with no  guarantees of success or security. ...

At this time of year my thoughts often drift back to an afternoon in late June and a classroom in Brooklyn, New York. As I sat at my desk I...