Volume 2, Number 12

Vol. 2, No. 12
December 1991
whole number 25
1991 pages [125-126] (2 pages)  

Only a front and back page, printed in red. Front includes a listing of thanks to all the professionals who contributed articles, letters etc. to History of the Comics. The back page is a page from "Santa Claus is a Killer" written by RS and drawn by Ernie Colon for DC.     

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 2, Number 11

Vol. 2, No. 11
November 1991
whole number 24
1991 pages 117-124 (8 pages)   

Timely stories written by Carl Wessler in 1956, compiled by Mary Wessler from his account books (including "Those Who Vanish", early Ditko shown on the cover)

Under the Gun: snips of letters from Mary Wessler, Joe Gill, Paul Pope, Bob Haney, Brenda Benton, James Schumeister, Bill Walker, Fred Rhoads, Bill Wormsted, Steve Rowe, Beverly Cooper, Roger Hill and Nick Caputo

comics for sale by Robin Snyder (back page)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 2, Number 10

Vol. 2, No. 10
October 1991
whole number 23
1991 pages 000-xxx

Volume 2, Number 9

Vol. 2, No. 9
September 1991
whole number 22
1991 pages 091-098 (8 pages)

Take Ten -- Take Infinity: History/commentary by Robert Kanigher

Under the Gun: letters from Daryl Coates, Charlie Roberts, Dick Ayers, Murray Ward, Marcia J., John Ellis Sech, Jerry DeFuccio and Shelly Moldoff. 

Funnybooks: Commentary by Alex Toth (back cover)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 2, Number 8

Vol. 2, No. 8
August 1991
whole number 21
1991 pages 081-090 (10 pages)

King of the Comics Writers: RS attempts to compile who wrote the most comic book stories

The Work of Paul S. Newman 1976-83 by RS and Paul S. Newman

Under the Gun: letters from Mary Wessler, Mary Smith, Alex Toth, Dick Hall, Steve Ditko.

Commentary by Robert Kanigher (back page)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 2, Number 7

Vol. 2, No. 7
July 1991
whole number 20
1991 pages 000-xxx

Volume 2, Number 6

Vol. 2, No. 6
June 1991
whole number 19
1991 pages 000-xxx

Volume 2, Number 5

Vol. 2, No. 5
May 1991
whole number 18
1991 pages 000-xxx

Volume 2, Number 4

Vol. 2, No. 4
April 1991
whole number 17
1991 pages 000-xxx

Volume 2, Number 3 - Extra Tags

 Vol. 2, No. 3

Extra Tags

See full index

Volume 2, Number 3

Vol. 2, No. 3
March 1991
whole number 16
1991 pages 000-xxx (8 pages)

Cover: Alex Toth faces and figures

Ghosts by Murray Boltinoff a look at that title from the editors perspective

Under the Gun: letters from Murray Boltinoff, Lars Teglbjareg, Mario DeMarco, Stan Lee, Rodney Schroeter, Fred Rhoads, Jack Burnley, Mary Smith, Beverly Cooper, Jerry Bails, Seymour Reit, Jim Amash, Dick Ayers. Includes illustrations of Sad Sack by Rhoads and Batman by Jack Burnley

Credits: Robin provides writer and artist credits missing from DC and Gladstone reprints with assistance from Rich Morrissey 

Notes: Robin opines on how creators are honored and notes his problems with Eclipse comics.

Page of correspondence between Robert Kanigher and RS, with letters from Paul Gravatt and Tim Bateman.

Dick Ayers Bio page for 1954 supplied by Ayers (back page)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 2, Number 2

Vol. 2, No. 2
February 1991
whole number 15
1991 pages 000-xxx

Volume 2, Number 1

Vol. 2, No. 1
January 1991
whole number 14

1991 pages 001-006

Stan Goldberg opens up the second year of the newsletter with a self-portrait featuring his most frequent character for the previous two decades. He also provides a brief auto-biographical essay. 

There's also some auto-bio in an excerpt from Boody Rogers book Homeless Bound.

Lengthy Under The Gun column this time has a long letter from Alvin Schwartz, plus Jack Burnley, Jim Ivey, Steve Rowe, Mary Smith, Fred Rhoads, Robert Kanigher, Robert Greenberger, Jack Schiff (on Showcase and Challengers) and Dorothy Brown (on husband Bob Brown).