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Alter Ego #18
Oct 2002 • TwoMorrows • $5.95 • Magazine • 104 pgs.
On Sale Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Alter Ego #18 Cover Credits
Penciller:
John G. Pierce
Inker:
John G. Pierce
Item Solicitation
The Marvel Bullpen in the Golden and Silver Ages! This issue features full-color covers by Jack Kirby & Jim Amash (Fantastic Four) and Marc Swayze (Captain Marvel) ! A slam-bang interview with artist Stan Goldberg (the guy who told Stan Lee the F.F. should wear blue, and the Hulk should be green)! Also secrets behind Timely in the '40s — and the first great days of the Marvel age! Tons of rare art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers, Don Heck, John Romita, John Buscema, Joe Maneely, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Dan DeCarlo, and many more! Plus: a spotlight on Xero, the legendary 1960s science-fiction fanzine that helped launch comics fandom, with Dick & Pat Lupoff, Otto Binder, Don Thompson, Roy Thomas, Bill Schelly, and (believe it or not) Roger Ebert? Also: an FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section starring Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others! Michael T. Gilbert & Mr. Monster on Wally Wood ghosting Flash Gordon — and more!
Stories/Features

1. Nothing Less Than XERO (14 pages)
Writer
Bill Schelly
Synopsis

Dick and Pat Lupoff's amazing 1960-63 fanzine — an awesome overview by Bill Schelly.

2. We Were Just Having Fun: A Memory of the XERO Years (3 pages)
Writer
Richard A. Lupoff
Synopsis

Forty years after: Bhob Stewart looks back on Xero.

3. I Had Tons of Fun (1 page)
Writer
Pat Lupoff

4. At Home with the Marvels (2 pages)
Writer
Otto O. Binder

5. I Am The Very Model of a Comic Book Enthusiast (2 pages)
Writer
Lin Carter

6. Xero-ing In (3 pages)
Writer
Roy Thomas
Synopsis

Roy Thomas remembers the Lupoff's fabled fanzine — and his own "All In Color" entry.

7. FCA #77 Cover (1 page)
WriterPenciller
C. C. Beck
C. C. Beck

8. We Didn't Know… It Was The Golden Age! (3 pages)
Writer
Marc Swayze
Synopsis

Marc talks about the long silent period between himself and chief Captain Marvel artist C.C. Beck.

9. Rod Reed Revisited:An Interview with One of Fawcett's Greatest Writers and Editors (6 pages)
Writer
John G. Pierce
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