On August 8, 1987, during the San Diego Comicon, the comic book industry threw a surprise 70th birthday party for Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) at the Hotel Dan Diego, organized by Mark Evanier, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Steve Rude, Scott Shaw, and many others.… Read the rest
Of Springdale Elementary School, that is!
My story “Model Citizen Simpson” (with art by James Lloyd and Dan Davis) shares the pages of Bongo Comics’ Simpsons Comics Presents Bart Simpson #64 (now on sale!) with my friend, the legendary Sergio Aragones’ tale, “An Easy Assignment,” as well as Peter Kuper’s “Viva La Bart!”… Read the rest
More discoveries from the bottom of the file cabinet!
A file folder labeled “Autographs/Sketches,” containing, among other things, personalized autographs from Gumby & Pokey creator Art Clokey (“Hi, Paul–Have a Gumby life, Art Clokey”…words to live by, my friends) and Mickey Spillane; a postcard from author and Elric creator Michael Moorcock (signed “Mike”); signed notes from Joe Simon (as in …& Kirby), Dick Sprang (where the “good” Batman artist of the 1940s and 1950s thanks me for a short bio I wrote of him and calls me a “superb editor”!!);… Read the rest
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