December 2012
whole number 276
2012 pages 000-xxx
An unofficial index to The Comics newsletter (1990-present)
Volume 23, Number 10
October 2012
whole number 274
2012 pages 073-080 (8 pages)
Up front this time is part 4 of a biography of Artie Saaf, looking at the artist's career in the 1950s, from jungle comics shifting to the romance and then to advertising work. This biography was by the prolific Ron Goulart, who passed away in early 2022.
Part 33 of the bibliography of Robert Kanigher covers 1995 to 1999, which is mostly reprints in various DC books and a few unused inventory stories shown in the newsletter.
There's also the solution to a puzzle from Jim Ivey which appeared in the previous issue, some notes on the career of Terry Szenics (1919-1995) and several pages of letters in Under The Gun, including Mike DeLisa, Joe Frank, Stan Bycko, Bill Harris, Ben Herman, Gavin Callaghan, Jerry Deacon, Frederic Manzano, Michael Cohen, Athos Bousvaros and Barry Pearl.
Volume 23, Number 8
August 2012
whole number 272
2012 pages 057-064
A nicely obscure and typically well rendered piece by John Severin up top this time, sadly to mark his passing earlier that year.
Robin Snyder shares some personal memories and Don Mangus has a long piece on his career highlights, plus there's a little seen 1986 page from a Marvel SAVAGE TALES story by Severin and Robert Kanigher.
Also noted are the passings of Ray Bradbury, Tony Dezuniga, Norman Fruman, Maurice Sendak, Jim Unger and Robert L. Washington III.
DeZuniga gets the backcover, an unused TUROK cover from 1982.
Ron Goulart has part two of his biography of Artie Saaf, looking at his time with the Iger shop, Fiction House and Quality in the early 1940s.
Also letters from Stan Goldberg, Nick Caputo, Steve Ditko, Bill Harris and Batton Lash.
Volume 23, Number 4
April 2012
whole number 268
2012 pages 025-032 (8 pages)
Sheldon Mayer up front and on the back this time, with the front and back cover to an unpublished Ronald McDonald comic book, possibly from a pitch for DC to do some merchandise for the company. There are at least two full stories Mayer did for that project.
Jim Ivey provides a quick cartoon.
Gary Poole provides a few pages of plot and script for some Witch Hazel / Little Scarecrow / Little Itch stories, which I think primarily ran in the back of Little Lulu comics, plus in the letter column puts Snyder in touch with Bill Harris, who we'll hear more from later.
There's also a mystery portrait with the artist and subject revealed in a few months.
Additional letters from D. Fenton, Joe Frank and Don Mangus, plus notes on the passing of Ruth Brank-Croal, Vic Herman, John Keel, Bill Rechin and Philip Sturm.
Volume 23, Number 1
January 2012
whole number 265
2012 pages 001-008 (8 pages)
A cover of Archie's STEEL STERLING from 1984 on the cover, idea by Robert Kanigher, art by Carmine Infantino and Eduardo Barreto. Inside are some commentary by Kanigher on cover design from 1983, plus part 30 of the ongoing bibliography of Kanigher, "Mystery Of The Human Thunderbolt", looks at 1989 and 1990, which are mostly reprints, plus some commentary on his work by Mike Esposito and Joe Kubert.
Under The Gun this time marks the passing of Jack Adler, Gene Colan, Del Connell and Peter O'Donnell.
Letters of comment by Stan Goldberg, Stephen Bissette, Bob Heer, Michael Barrie, S. Bycko, D. Fenton, Joe Frank, Nick Caputo and Paul DeVinny.
Hy Eisman provides the back cover, a celebration of the new year courtesy of Popeye.
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