After highlighting my FREE COMIC BOOK DAY last Saturday, and reviewing the AVENGERS movie I saw on Tuesday, I featured the following issues in this episode: SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 23, September 1957, published around July 16, 1957. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and [...]

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ACTION COMICS 268, September 1960, was published around July 28, 1960. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. The Man of Steel starred in the 13 page story, SUPERMAN’S BATTLE WITH HERCULES, written [...]

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SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 22, August 1957, was published around June 6, 1957. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 10¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Ray Burnley, who were the art team for all three 8 page stories. Otto Binder wrote [...]

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SHOWCASE 9, July/August 1957, was published around May 23, 1957. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was drawn by Al Plastino. All three stories in this issue were 8 pages long. – THE GIRL IN SUPERMAN’S PAST, written by Jerry Coleman and [...]

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SUPERMAN 139, August 1960, was published around June 16, 1960. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. All three stories in this issue were reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. II. – THE [...]

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  SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 21, June 1957, was published around April 16, 1957. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Ray Burnley, who were the art team for all three 8 page stories, written [...]

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I wrap up my coverage of MegaCon with this episode, sharing my thoughts about the panels, some of the comic book pros I met, and some of the comic books I bought at the convention. MegaCon 2013 will occur from March 15 – 17, 2013. Listed here are the links for some of  the comic [...]

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NICK CARDY: THE ARTIST AT WAR had a limited press run, so to check on the availability of copies of the book, send an e-mail to evaink@aol.com. To learn more about Nick Cardy, visit his website. To learn more about Renee Witterstaetter, visit her blog, as well as her publishing company, Eva Ink and the Eva Ink Artist Group. Next [...]

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This was the first panel I attended on Sunday at MegaCon. Panelists Trevor Rueckert, Marin Knight-Duncan, Gary Rosen, Glenda Finkelstein and Phil McCall discussed the advantages and challenges of independent publishing, for both print and e-books. Continuing our coverage of MegaCon 2012 will be: Nick Cardy: The Artist At War, hosted by Renee Witterstaetter. Megacon 2012 Wrap Up. Check out [...]

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This was the fourth and final panel I attended on Saturday at MegaCon. The full name of the panel was CREATING YOUR COMIC/MANGA PART 2: DRAWING THROUGH STORYTELLING. It was hosted by husband and wife comic book creators Adam Withers and Comfort Love. This panel was the second of a three part seminar they did [...]

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Independent writers Glenda Finkelstein and Phil McCall discussed how to develop those traits that bring characters to life and make readers fall in love with those characters beyond the story. Glenda Finkelstein’s website is http://www.glendas-books.com. Phil McCall’s work can be found at http://www.plmii.com. Continuing our coverage of MegaCon 2012 will be: Creating Your Comic/Manga Part II: Drawing [...]

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  Three eras of Teen Titans stories came together at MegaCon Saturday afternoon when original TEEN TITANS artist Nick Cardy was joined by George Pérez, who drew the Titans in what was probably their most popular era, and Dan Jurgens, writer and artist of the Titans during the mid to late 1990′s. The panelists shared [...]

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Panel moderator Mark Mekkes shared some tips on how to use acting techniques to enhance the performance of our characters in art through an interactive presentation. Mark’s website is entireprizeenterprises.com, where you can find his online comics, as well as his e-book, ACTING FOR COMICS. I wish to thank Mark for allowing me to record his [...]

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This episode covers both DC Comics panels from MegaCon 2012. The first panel was titled DC ALL ACCESS. Dan Didio, co-publisher of DC, moderated the panel, which was composed of DC Executive Editor Eddie Berganza, writer Tony Bedard and artist Kenneth Rocafort. The Saturday panel was titled DC COMICS: THE NEW 52. Dan Didio also [...]

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This panel was the first of its kind in the five MegaCons I’ve attended, and being a Christian I had to check it out. I want to thank the panelists, Sergio Cariello, Billy Tucci and Chuck Dixon, for giving me permission to record their panel and share it on this podcast. Sergio Cariello is the [...]

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This week, I take a break from silver age Superman stories for MegaCon, which will take place at the Orange County convention Center in Orlando, Florida, from Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19, 2012. I will be attending all three days of the convention, and posting a number of episodes from the con floor and [...]

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SUPERMAN 138, July 1960, was published on May 5, 2012. It contained 32 pages for 10¢. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. This cover was also used as the cover for SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. II, which has reprinted all three stories in [...]

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WORLD’S FINEST COMICS 88, May/June 1957, was published around March 28, 1957. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. The 12 page Superman and Batman story was titled SUPERMAN’S AND BATMAN’S GREATEST FOES, [...]

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ACTION COMICS 265, June 1960, was published on April 28, 2012. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye, which featured Supergirl in her 4th cover appearance. They were also the art team for [...]

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SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 20, April 1957, was published around February 21, 1957 (which was my late Grandmother’s 47th birthday). This issue contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. All three 8 page stories [...]

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