May 1994
whole number 53
1994 pages 000-xxx
An unofficial index to The Comics newsletter (1990-present)
Volume 5, Number 3
March 1994
whole number 51
1994 pages 021-032 (12 pages)
A copy of an old A Date With Judy page up front, to go with part 3 of writer Paul S. Newman's bibliography, covering 1947/1948.
"Newman's comics earnings increased to $4500 in this year [1948]"
An obituary for the recently deceased Jack Kirby in here, with an anecdote about an interaction Snyder had with Jack and Roz Kirby when he was processing art returns for DC. One of those pages, the brilliant intro page to the then-unpublished In The Days Of The Mob #2, is on the backcover. DC has subsequently published the stories meant for that issue in various formats.
Long Under The Gun column this time, with a header by Fred Rhoads and correspondence from Rhoads, Jerry DeFuccio, Paul Norris, Creig Flessel, Jack Schiff, Dick Ayers, Bob Haney, Paul S. Newman (with a sample of a Smokey The Bear strip by Newman and artist Wes Wood from 1958), Chris Pedrin, Jon R. Warren, Nick Caputo, Ray Bottorff, Harry W. Miller, Michael Teitelbaum, Tim Barnes, Robert Rowe, Frances Saint Martin, Mike Benton, Joel Thingvall, Rodney Schroeter,
As a note of trivia, this appears to be the issue that the title of the newsletter took its final form, The Comics (unless you want to count punctuation).
Volume 4, Number 12
December 1993
whole number 48
1993 pages 000-xxx (8 pages)
Front and back covers: Sheldon Mayer's art breakdowns for his unfinished The Story of Jesus
Under the Gun: comments on Gaylord DuBois by RS and replies by Dubois, tribute to Alberto Giolotti by RS and reminisces of him by Paul S. Newman
Korak OA page by Dubois and Russ Manning and Turok OA page by Paul S. Newman and Giolotti
Poetry by Gaylord DuBois and Robert Kanigher
-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo
Volume 4, Number 11
Vol. 4, No. 11
November 1993
whole number 47
1993 pages 000-xxx (6 pages)
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 4, Number 10
Vol. 4, No. 10
October 1993
whole number 46
1993 pages 000-xxx (4 pages)
October 1993
whole number 46
1993 pages 000-xxx (4 pages)
The Works of Carl Wessler Part 5: 1957 Timely
Under the Gun: LOC from Sid Jacobson and Joe Simon
RK: MIA: column by Kanigher answering a letter from Alvin Schwartz (back page)
-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo
Volume 4, Number 9
Vol. 4, No. 9
September 1993
whole number 45
1993 pages 000-xxx (4 pages)
September 1993
whole number 45
1993 pages 000-xxx (4 pages)
RK: MIA: column by Kanigher on the Bouncer strip he and Paul Pope produced for RS and published in the newsletter
Under the Gun: portions of letters from John Ellis Sech, Gary Kato, Tim Barnes, Tom Hamilton, Francis Saint Martin, Nick Caputo, Steve Rowe, Pierce Rice and Paul Pope (continues on back page)
An unidentified Centaur page is also included.
Volume 4, Number 7
Vol. 4, No. 7
July 1993
whole number 43
1993 pages 000-xxx (4 pages)
July 1993
whole number 43
1993 pages 000-xxx (4 pages)
cover: page from Flash # 195 by Robert Kanigher, Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson
The Works of Robert Kanigher Part 2: 1970
Under the Gun: select comments from Francis Saint-Martin and Jim Amash
-- Indexed by: Nick Caputo
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