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 9

Vol. 11, No. 9
September 2000
whole number 129

2000 pages 077-084 (8 pages)

Warren Sattler is up front this issue, with a new illustration of the character he did with Joe Gill in the 1970s for Charlton, YANG. He singles that out as the work he was most satisfied with in a long career, as it harkened back to the adventure strips of his youth that made him fall in love with cartooning. 

There's also a sample of the long running Grubby comic strip Sattler did and a cute bit of super-hero art, a few samples of Barnaby from 1961 (one of the strips Sattler ghosted) and an appreciation by Jerry DeFuccio. 

Joe Simon has a short note about Red Raven and swiping.

We also get a few pages of Charlton's SUNSET CARSON comic from the 1950s, with Mario DeMarco writing about his work on the feature and other aspects of his career. 

Joe Gill also writes about the pace of writing for Charlton.

Steve Ditko closes the issue with the "The Rationalizers", the third and final part of his series on "The 'Stolen Art Page' Problem", later reprinted in Avenging World [2002].. 

"It is actually a negative claiming to be a superior positive, but endless zeroes still add up to nothing." -- Steve Ditko

Volume 11, Number 5

Vol. 11, No. 5
May 2000
whole number 125
2000 pages 035-042 (8 pages)

The Self-Proclaimed by Steve Ditko commentary on "divine rights" (front page)

Promo for Mr. A. with calling card by Ditko 

Under the Gun: letters from Steve Ditko, Matt Murphy, Gary Usher, Ted Latner, Sam Catalino, Link Yanco, Don Mangus and Nick Caputo

Charlie by Joe Gill: an appreciation of Charles Nicholas 

Original art page by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia from Hot Rods and Racing Cars # 68

Static promo by Ditko (back page)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 11, Number 3

Vol. 11, No. 3
March 2000
whole number 123
2000 pages 017-026 (10 pages)

The entire issue is a tribute to Pat Boyette

Aaron P. Boyette 1923-2000 includes photo of Boyette (front page)

Samples of Bruce Lee comic strip by Pat Boyette and Fred Himes

Under the Gun: letters by Nick Caputo, Sam Catalino, Ted Latner, Ray Bottorff and Carol Wessler

4 Haiku for APB by Don Mangus

Dignity by Joe Gill 

Pat by Jim Amash (includes illustration)

The Best is Yet to Come by Pat Boyette Memoir by Boyette includes illustration 

Tsk! Tsk! # SA 1 Stolen Art Pages by Ditko (back cover)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 4, Number 4

Vol. 4, No. 4
April 1993
whole number 40
1993 pages 041-046 (6 pages) 

Cover features a Joe Gill/Steve Ditko splash page from (I believe) Charlton's Haunted Love

Under the Gun: letters from Dave Sim, Paul Kuhn, Jerry DeFuccio and Rodney Schroeter

Letter from Randall W. Scott of the Michigan State University congratulating RS on his research crediting Paul S. Newman as King of the Comic Book Writers

I'd Rather be Me: memoir by Joe Gill

Comics for sale by RS on back page

-- 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 1, Number 6

Vol. 1, No. 6
August 1990
whole number 6
1990 pages 041-044 (4 pages)

Bibliography of writer Phil Evans by Robin Snyder and Steve Sibra 

Promo for Ditko's upcoming Public Service Package (back page)

Under the Gun: Letters from Murray Boltinoff and Joe Gill (back page)

-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo

Volume 1, Number 1

Vol. 1, No. 1
January 1990
whole number 1
1990 pages 001-006 (6 pages)

Robin Snyder opens up the issue with "In the Matter of Honoring the Pioneers of Comics", on his intentions for his new publication:

"Going to the source for the background and origins of the titles, strips, characters, companies and trends which have shaped today's comic books." -- R. Snyder

The next feature asks "Who created Rock?", about the origin of the DC character Sgt. Rock, with some recent comments in print from Will Murray and Mike Gold (who weren't there) quoted, followed by statements from Joe Kubert and Robert Kanigher (who were).

Joe Gill writes an editorial about the working life at Charlton comics in the early days:

"For me, that meant $2 a page. I had to write 150 pages a week to pay the rent." -- J. Gill

For the first bibliography there's a look at Robert Kanigher's 1955 output for DC, ahead of the more comprehensive bibliography of Kanigher that has been a regular staple of the newsletter.

Steve Ditko looks at the nature of the terms "create, creator, creation" in his essay "At Some Point":

"What is missing or needed in comics are standards to measure any effort to see if it is a valid, true creation and at what level." -- S. Ditko

(essay later reprinted in Avenging World [2002], The Comics v26 #1 [2015])