Volume 35, Number 12

Vol. 35, No. 12
December 2024
whole number 420
2024 pages 089-096

A Dan Gormley cover of Frosty the Snowman from a 1952 Dell issue up front.

The obligatory Sheldon Mayer contribution to the Christmas issue is a two page excerpt from his unfinished Rudolph story "Christmas for a Cave Man" from 1979.

Dave Sim writes "Voice Over", a review of the Ditko at Charlton books of the 1970s and the evolution of his art over the decades.

Under The Gun Letters from Joshua Warren, G.G. Faircloth, Nick Caputo, Warren Sattler, Bernard Brannigan, Gene Hall, Joe Frank, Thomas W. Scott III and Paul Bach.

Yearly index for 2024 finishes up the issue and the year.

Volume 35, Number 11

Vol. 35, No. 11
November 2024
whole number 419
2024 pages 081-088

Cover this time is a script page to THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT by Marvin A. Karp from 1962.  Karp's 2003 passing is noted with some notes on his career, as is Roger Elwood's 2007 passing.

Bob Haney provides a long memoir, "The Sixties", about some of his prolific career at DC, hitting all the highlights including Metamorpho and The Brave and the Bold.

Dave Sim reviews INTRODUCING CAPTAIN ATOM, the recent collection of Ditko's work at Charlton in 1960.

Part 60 of Carl Wessler's Upon Reflection has entries from 1968, including work at Harvey and DC.

Letters from Margaret Johnson, G.G. Faircloth, Joe Frank,T homas W. Scott III,W illiam Barker, Bernard Brannigan and Jim Stenstrum

Volume 24, Number 9

Vol. 24, No. 9
September 2013
whole number 285
2013 pages 065-072 (8 pages)

Cartoonist Marting Filchock is featured, with some samples of his "Check and Double Check" that was a longtime fixture of HIGHLIGHTS, and with G. G. Faircloth providing the conclusion of a bibliography of Filchock, which is close to a list of late 20th century magazines that featured cartoons. A few other Filchock cartoons and an award he won are also included, as are some cartoons by Faircloth, "Star Tails" from FLORIDA SKIES and "M.T. Graves" (with Billy Small) from SCARY MONSTERS.

The Carl Wessler bibliography, "Upon Reflection" is up to 1955 in part 31, featuring work for Timely, Charlton and EC.

Letters from G.G. Faircloth, Volker Stieber, Stuart Adams, Andrez Bergen, Mike Tuz, Gary Kato, Donnie Pitchford, William Barker, Athos Bousvaros, Joe Frank, Tom Peirce, Tony Shillings and Nick Caputo

Volume 24, Number 2

Vol. 24, No. 2
February 2013
whole number 278
2013 pages 009-016 (8 pages)

Martin Filchock is featured this issue, shortly after his passing in 2012 at age 100. He drew for Centaur in the 1930s, and two of his covers are featured in colour here. He's remembered by Robin Snyder and G. G. Faircloth, plus a partial bibliography of his work.

Also featured is the conclusion of Ron Goulart's biography of Artie Saaf and correspondence from Stan Goldberg, Andrez Bergen, Joe Frank, Kevin Greenlee, Gary Poole and Spider Robinson.