Inside the Marvel Bullpen
When Irene and I went through our old photo albums earlier this week as part of our anniversary celebration, I found a few photographs taken in the Marvel Comics Bullpen during the mid-’70s. So get...
View ArticleSteve Gerber goes CRAZY (and Don McGregor insults him for it)
Because one taste of Steve Gerber isn’t enough—at least, not for his true fans, of which I suspect there are many of you out there—here’s an additional chunk of my 1975 interview with him which had...
View ArticleWhat I’d forgotten about myself from a 1976 interview
I recently ran across an interview I did way back in 1976 for a newspaper called Compass, and while I’m surprised by what I’ve forgotten since then, I’m also a little surprised by what I remember now...
View ArticleTom Laughlin 1931-2013
While the death of Peter O’Toole, whose work I admired in such films as Lawrence of Arabia, The Ruling Class, and My Favorite Year, saddened me, I was far more moved by learning today of the death...
View Article“The Harmony Factor Syndrome Beneath Wakanda” by D*nald F. MxGr*mlin
This will be my last post based on old issues of FOOM, I promise. But I couldn’t resist, especially since in this case, I have more than just one piece of the puzzle. I loved the writing of Don...
View ArticleHow fans first found out about The Scarecrow
I’ve shared a number of firsts about the Scarecrow since I started blogging, such as who the first artist was supposed to be, the first (and perhaps the last) Marvel subscription ad featuring the...
View ArticleShare a steak dinner with legendary comics creator (and my ’70s Marvel...
The journey to the meal you’re about to share — my dinner with Don McGregor, who I worked beside in the Marvel Bullpen of the mid-‘70s — began a year ago, as I was returning home from Readercon and...
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