Dennis A. Amith presents My Comic Book Journey
TITLE: Solitaire – Vol. 1, Issue 1 YEAR: November 1993 COMPANY: Ultraverse/Malibu Comics Written by Gerard Jones Penciller: Jeff Johnson Inker: Barbara Kaalberg Letterer: Tim Eldred Color Design: Keith Conroy Editor: Mark Kanalz Interior Colorists: Foodhammer Back in 1993, writer Gerard Jones and artist Jeff Read More …
TITLE: Love and Rockets Issue #42 YEAR: August 1993 COMPANY: Fantagraphics Books Art, Story, Lettering by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez “Love and Rockets”, created by the Hernandez Brothers, primarily Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez (brother Mario Hernandez would contribute a few times), the comic book series Read More …
TITLE: Patsy and Hedy Career Girls vol. 1, Issue #107 YEAR: August 1966 COMPANY: Marvel Comics/Male Publishing Corp. Edited by Stan Lee Art by Stan G. Script by Denny O’Neil In an earlier post, I wrote about “Patsy and Hedy”, an early teen romance comic Read More …
TITLE: Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact vol. 21, Issue #12 YEAR: February 1966 COMPANY: Geo A. Pflaum, Publisher, Inc. By Max Pine, Fran Matera, Lloyd Ostendorf, Frank Moss, F.E. Crandall, Henry P. Chapman From the 1940’s through the 1970’s, George A. Pflaum published and Read More …
TITLE: Revolutionary Girl Utena Manga Box Set YEAR: April 2017 (original release was 1996-1997) COMPANY: Viz Media Story & Art by Chiho Saito Story Concept by Be-Papas Back in 1996, mangaka Chiho Saito created the manga series “Shojo Kakumei Utena” (Revolutionary Girl Utena). A story Read More …
TITLE: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali – Deluxe Edition YEAR: November 2010 COMPANY: DC Comics Co-Plot and Writing by Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams Art by Neal Adams Inkers: Dick Giordano, Terry Austin Letterer: Gaspar Saladino Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Back in Read More …
TITLE: Katy Keene Special vol. 1, issue #2 YEAR: February 1984 COMPANY: Archie Comics Writer/Artist: Bill Woggon Color: B. Grossman Editor: Robin Snyder Cover Artist: John S. Lucas She is a young woman of charm and glamour and the character Katy Keene has her legion Read More …
TITLE: The Maze Agency Issue #2 YEAR: December 2005 COMPANY: IDW Publishing Writer/Creator: Mike W. Barr Penciller: Ariel Padilla Inker: Ernest Jocson (of Studio Sakka) Colorist: Romulo Fajardo Jr. Editor: Dan Taylor Back in 1988, writer Mike W. Barr created The Maze Agency for Comico Read More …
TITLE: Book of Death YEAR: 2015 COMPANY: Valiant Entertainment Written by Robert Venditti Art by Robert Gill and Doug Braithwaite Colorists: David Baron with Brian Reber Letterer: Dave Lanphear Designer: Dylan Todd Gilad Anni-Panda is known as the Eternal Warrior, a great warrior and tactician Read More …
TITLE: Hero Alliance Quarterly vol. 1, Issue #1 YEAR: Summer 1991 COMPANY: Innovation Writer: (First Story) George Broderick Jr. (Second Story) Plot Assist: Zoltan Toth Penciller/Letterer: Matt Thompson Inker: George Perez Colorist: Scott Rockwell Editor: David Campiti With the success that the comic book series Read More …
TITLE: Madman Adventures – Issue #3 YEAR: 1993 COMPANY: Tundra Publishing By Mike Allred Colors by Laura Allred Back Cover Picture Exhibition: “Genial” Geof Darrow In 1990, Mike Allred created his character Madman, who first appeared in the 1990 issue “Creatures of the Id” and Read More …