Volume 11, Number 7

Vol. 11, No. 7
July 2000
whole number 127
2000 pages 053-070 (18 pages)

Illustration by Jerry De Fuccio and Mark Heike (Front page)

Under the Gun: letter from Jerry De Fuccio (includes a John Putnam illustration)

Happy Birthday by Warren Sattler Greetings to Jerry De Fuccio

Heike by Bill Black piece on Mark Heike

Jerry De Fuccio by Alex Toth

St. Peter and a Few Friends by Jerry De Fuccio includes numerous Golf Tournament illustrations by De Fuccio and Paul Coker, Frank Borth and Warren Sattler

Letter to De Fuccio from Percy Crosby and an original page of Skippy

The "Stolen Art Page"  Problem and the Error of Non-Principled Thinking by Steve Ditko

Essay by Ditko on back page includes cover for the unpublished The Tsk! Tsk! Forum

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 9, Number 8

Vol. 9, No. 8
August 1998
whole number 104
1998 pages 053-072 (20 pages)

cover: letter Al Wiseman sent to Walt Disney requesting a job.     

Under the Gun: letters from Eric Margolis, Gary Usher, Tristan Lapoussiere, Alex Toth, Roger Hill, Harry Miller, Jerry DeFuccio, Daniel Tesmoingt, Don Mangus and Hames Ware

The Al Wiseman Chronology by Bill Alger and Don Mangus     

About Ray Houlihan by Mario DeMarco includes two pages of Axis Grinder, an unpublished comic strip by Houlihan

scattered throughout this Al Wiseman tribute issue are panels and illustrations by Wiseman

Dennis the Menace page by Wiseman (back page)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 8, Number 1

Vol. 8, No. 1
January 1997
whole number 85
1997 pages 001-006 (6 pages) 

Cover Millie the Model OA page by Stan Goldberg

Under the Gun: Letters from Dan Barry, Bob Heer, Carmine Infantino, John Benson, Jack Burnley, Jerry DeFuccio, Alex Toth and a poem by Robert Kanigher. Illustration of Batman and Robin tackling the Penguin by Jack Burnley and a repro of a Burnley All Star page. 

The Last Word by Andre LeBlanc: a tribute to Dan Barry on his passing.

The Comics: Mail order (back page)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 5, Number 8

Vol. 5, No. 8
August 1994
whole number 56
1994 pages 073-084

(note, misidentified as "Vol. 4" in the indicia)

Cover this time is a collage of work by Rudi Palais, who answers Snyder's favourite question, what he considers his best work. Inside is a page from a 1953 horror/sci-fi story that looks intriguing.

Alex Toth has a short note and illustration. Batton Lash and Stan Lee also have short notes:

 

"[Steve Ditko's] a most complex individual." -- Stan Lee

Longer letters from Hames Ware and Jerry DeFuccio on a variety of topics.

William Woolfolk has the second part of his auto-biography, "Perseverance", on his work at MLJ:

"For the uninitiated there was a clear distinction between AGHH and AARGH, scrupulously adhered to by most writers. AGHH was when the villain suffered serious but not decisive or mortal blow. AARGH was when it was time to call the ambulance or the morgue." -- William Woolfolk

Robert Kanigher provides an essay titled "Flare Path", with some thoughts on the "DC" war comics:

"DC had no more to do with the war comics than it had with the building of the pyramids" -- Robert Kanigher

He also goes in depth on one particular story, "The Glory Boys" (Our Army at War #235, 1971), a Toth illustrated masterpiece.

Volume 4, Number 11

Vol. 4, No. 11
November 1993
whole number 47
1993 pages 000-xxx (6 pages)

cover: character studies by Alex Toth

Under the Gun: LOC from Russ Martin, Bob Haney, Jerry DeFuccio, Will Murray, Francis Saint-Martin and Alex Hiderwski (continues on back page)

Bravo for Toth Pt. 4: 1949-50 bibliography

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 3, Number 6

Vol. 3, No. 6
June 1992
whole number 31
1992 pages 059-064 (6 pages)

The Shooting Gallery: commentary by Robert Kanigher

Under the Gun: letters by Robert Rowe, Russ Martin, T.K. Chrisotopher, Bob Hughes, Mike Benton, Daryl Coats, Joe Simon, Bob Haney, Gary Kato, Jim Amash, Mark Voger, John Hazard, John Wells and Nick Caputo

Carl Wessler 1978 DC stories compiled by Mary Wessler from his personal account records

Alex Toth letter to Robin with 2 illos (back cover) 

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 3, Number 4

Vol. 3, No. 4
April 1992
whole number 29
1992 pages 039-048 (10 pages)

Posits, Posies and Pufferies: commentary by Alex Toth 

Homage to Mort Meskin: Maestro Hand-written commentary with sentences/words edited. Originally intended for publication in John Benson's Panels, by Alex Toth. RS was uncertain if Benson or Toth did the editing but published it "as is"

Under the Gun: letters and snippets from Tim Barnes, Greg Brooks, Paul S. Newman, George Kashdan, Steve Rowe and Daryl Coats 

Mort by Robert Kanigher commentary on Mort (back page)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

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 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 1, Number 11

Vol. 1, No. 11
October 1990
whole number 11
1990 pages 077-086

Reminisces of a Comic Book Editor by Jack Schiff and Gene Reed

(6 page essay originally published in the 1983-84 Overstreet Price Guide)

Under The Gun: Letters from Bob Haney, Shelly Moldoff, Dick Ayers, Henry Boltinoff, Pete Morisi, and Stan Goldberg.

Promo for upcoming Ditko Public Service Package

Note and art by Joe Simon on his book The Comic Book Makers

RS writes about the problem of who owns original art, lack of credit on the Flash TV series and lack of notification to Ditko and Alex Toth on their being inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame.

Alex Toth: A Bibliography Part 2: 1987-1990 by Robin Snyder

Back page character faces by Alex Toth.

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 1, Number 10

Vol. 1, No. 10
September 10, 1990
whole number 10
1990 pages 000-xxx

In the Beginning Was the Word… A Salute to Robert Kanigher by Robin Sndyer

This would coincide with RK's appearance at the UKCAC

Features include

An Introduction by Mrs. Robert Kanigher

The Kanigher Way, Robert Loren Fleming

Best wishes and Congratulations, Bill Woggon

Robert Kanigher-Provocateur Outrageouso, Irwin Hasen, an illustrated anecdote from their days at the Kubert School

What Joe Kubert?, an appreciation of Kubert

I Have Never Met Bob Kanigher, Pat Boyette, an appreciation in comics story and art format

Bob Kanigher, Sam Glanzman

To Kanigher, Murray Boltinoff

Once upon a time RK developed a back-up feature for Vampirella. Here is the splash page for the newer published introduction of Pythia old the Land Beyond the Mist, illustrated by Vicatan

The Rock by Snyder

An Extract from Secret Origin of a Comics Editor, RK. This contains his review of a comics convention appearance at The New York Comics Convention 1, 2 and 3 June 1990

Himself n Moi, Alex Toth, who remembers the magic time of illustrating Kanigher

Best wishes to Bob Kanigher from The cast of The Brave and the Bold and Jim Aparo, a beautiful drawing of Batman and The Thorn

-- Indexer: Robin Snyder

Volume 1, Number 9

Vol. 1, No. 9
September 7, 1990
whole number 9
1990 pages xxx-xxx

Robin Snyder develops a brief history of "The Wonder Dogs"

Alex Toth follows in "The German Sheps" with a brief comment on the creation of Rex and Streak 

"Rex and Streak" by RK contains a unique and original history right out of The New Journalism of Tom Wolfe and others

Snyder and Ditko offer a peek at a coming book, The Ditko Public Service Package #2. 

-- Indexer: Robin Snyder

Volume 1, Number 5

Vol. 1, No. 5
May 1990
whole number 5
1990 pages 033-040

"An Insider’s Part of Comics History: Jack Kirby’s Spider-Man", by Steve Ditko analyzes the claim that Kirby created Spider-Man, with details about his recollections of the events around the creation of the character. He includes a pictorial guide to the costumes of three heroes: Simon and Kirby’s Captain America, Kirby’s Spider-Man (from memory) and his own Spider-Man.  This was later reprinted in AVENGING WORLD [2002].

Under the Gun contains comments by Robert Kanigher and Joe Simon, who adds his remarks to the Spider-Man creation matter and includes a two-panel sequence by C.C. Beck from Simon’s Comic Book Makers.

I Remember Romance part 2: The DC Bibliography, Robin Snyder's  early attempt to produce a bibliography of the DC love comics, with a list of the many titles and editors.

A cartoon by Creig Flessel featuring the Sandman and a self-portrait.

King of the Comics Writers, first update, by Robin Snyder, with some quick numbers for some of the most prolific writers of American comics.

Toth/FF, A look back into the 1940s by and with Alex Toth on his early years in comics, specifically Famous Funnies / Eastern Comics from 1943 to 1947, leading up to his stint at DC from 1947 to 1952.  

Alex Toth—A Bibliography by Robin Snyder looks at his work from  1945-47

Volume 1, Number 4

Vol. 1, No. 4
April 1990
whole number 4
1990 pages 029-032 (4 pages)

Detour!...Danger Trail: essay by Robert Kanigher on the origins of King Faraday

Scrap by Alex Toth: a short paragraph on photo-swipes Toth used to illustrate "Appointment in Paris"

Who Created Kanigher? by Bob Haney: Haney disputes Kanigher's account of the genesis of Sgt. Rock. (back page)

In The Works: upcoming pieces for The Comics (back page)

-- Indexer: Nick Caputo