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Fabulous Find: all stars # 1

Greg Turner — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:00:26 +0000

Wow, it still provides an impact all these many years later! The reds and pinks really make the black and white figures pop! I love it! The contributors within, are a who’s who in the small realm of comic book fandom, at the time. There are stories by Ronn Foss, Roger Brand, Biljo White and…

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Fabulous Find: 1971 New York Comic Art Program

Greg Turner — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 11:00:51 +0000

Time for a new Fabulous Find and this week I’ve dug into my convention program booklets and pulled out the 1971 New York Comic Art Program. The convention was held over the weekend of July 2nd through the 5th. There were two Guests of Honor, the first, artist Jim Steranko and second, writer Gardner Fox.…

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RETRO REVIEW: Marvel Super Special Magazine # 16

Greg Turner — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 12:00:40 +0000

Welcome back for another RETRO REVIEW, who knows what number? Or how long I’ll be doing these things? But since I’m still here, I’ll simply carry on. This week it’s time to look at a book from Marvel Comics. And since two weeks ago I wrote about a Dark Horse Comics Star Wars comic book,…

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Fabulous Find: 1972 Detroit Tri Con Program

Greg Turner — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:30:13 +0000

While searching for something else to feature in this Fabulous Find column, I came across a forgotten program from a local Detroit convention I attended back in 1972. It was called the Detroit Tri Con 1972 and it was a spin off from the Detroit Triple FanFare conventions held during the same period. It was…

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Witzend Fanzines # 1 – 5

Greg Turner — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:00:53 +0000

Welcome back for another Fabulous Find! This week I’ve pulled out the first five (5) issues of the fanzine, Witzend! The fanzine was the brainchild of artist Wallace (Wally) Wood. The first issue was dated the Summer of 1966 and issue five was dated October of 1968. As Wood stated on his “Statement of NO…

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