Volume 12, Number 6

Vol. 12, No. 6
June 2001
whole number 138
2001 pages 043-050 (8 pages)

Remembering Western and Others by Tom Gill (Front page)

Under the Gun: letters from Athos Bousvaros, Matt Murphy, Gary Usher, Roy Thomas, Nick Caputo, Batton Lash, Robert Kanigher, Joe Gill, Zetta De Voe, Russ Jones, Jerry De Fuccio and Jack Burnley

Two pages of Robert Kanigher's "White Devil - Yellow Devil" script

The Romance Rondo by Robert Kanigher: RK on his work as editor/writer on romance comics (back page)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 11, Number 6

Vol. 11, No. 6
June 2000
whole number 126
2000 pages 043-052 (10 pages)

   

Flash and the Carrots by Robert Kanigher essay by RK on writing the Flash Gordon comic strip

Occupying Chambersburg panel by Fred Ray

Under the Gun: letters from Manuel Auad, Fred Ray, Nick Caputo, Carmine Infantino, Don Mangus, Daniel Tesmoingt, Tom Christopher, Link Yanko, Tim Barnes and Jerry De Fuccio. Includes an illustration and comment by Irwin Hasen

Tomahawk original art page by Fred Ray

A Tribute to Fred Ray by Jack Burnley

The Story of the Alamo Illustration by Fred Ray

A Fred Ray Civil War Index by Don Mangus includes Gettysburg illo

The Comics Mail Order page includes cover for the never-published The Tsk! Tsk! Forum by Ditko

Static promo (back page)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 10, Number 12

Vol. 10, No. 12
December 1999
whole number 120
1999 pages 085-092 (8 pages)

Cover: Unfinished Rudolph page by Shelly Mayer circa 1979

Under the Gun: letters from Tim Barnes, Robert Kanigher and Jerry DeFuccio

The Ultimate Disclosure by Jerry DeFuccio: A personal account of student DeFuccio and his journey to New York with fellow students  seeing the giant Superman float at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Includes a page by DeFuccio and Mark Heike and the original art to Jack Burnley's page that appeared in the New York Journal American on Nov 24, 1940

Illustrated ad by Ditko for The Mocker

Tsk! Tsk! C # 2 by Ditko "Public Debates" illustrated editorial (back cover)

-- 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 6

Vol. 5, No. 6
June 1994
whole number 54
1994 pages 053-060 (8 pages)

William Woolfolk starts his autobiographical series "Perseverance" in this issue, with talk of his early work, his friendship with Sy Reit and first meeting with Harry Shorten at MLJ.

"One day I saw [Sy Reit's] work in a comic book and called to denounce him for having sold out to Mammon, and inquired how I could do  the same." -- William Woolfolk

Robert Kanigher provides a random chapter of his always imminent trilogy, with a story about  a chance meeting with a cartoonist, introduced by a short note to Alex Toth.

Shelly Moldoff has a letter about his animated feature from the 1970s, Marco Polo, Jr. , along with a drawing of some of the characters. 

Also letters from Bob Hughes, Nick Caputo, Jack Burnley and Mort Todd.

(note that this and a few other 1994 issues are incorrectly labelled as "Vol. 4" in the indicia)

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 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).