Next up is The Comic Reader # 94, cover dated February, 1973. There were sometimes ads, but not too many! This issue announced the 1972 New York Comic Art Convention that was to take place over the Fourth of July weekend that year. Gaines, formerly the publisher of the EC line of comics had joined National periodicals (i.e. One named The Wandering Fan, which was written by Tony Isabella! Issue 83 had a couple of columns, as well.
They also listed upcoming comics, with a story blurb and sometime creator lists, like you would find today in Previews. They also reported on a possible new Challengers of the Unknown comic, also by Kirby, but as we know, that never materialized. Yep, that was the original book by Jack Kirby. Issue number 83 brought news of a new comic book that would be out soon, called The Demon.
I should also make mention that during this period The Comic Reader was edited by none other than soon to be professional writer, Paul Levitz!Įtcetera was a general comic fanzine, while The Comic Reader was primarily a newszine! But together they made a very nice little fanzine which brought the best of both worlds to the average fan who had discovered the world of fanzines! Issues # 83 & 84Īs with all issues, there was news from the major comic book companies of the day, but primarily Marvel and DC Comics. As you can see, # 83 features the Mighty Thor and # 84 features Captain America, Hawkeye & Iron Man of the Avengers! You can also see from the masthead that the fanzine is not primarily The Comic Reader, but billed as Etcetera & The Comic Reader! This is because at this point in time two separate fanzines had joined together to become one. Issues # 83 and 84 feature nice Marvel Comic characters drawn by artist, Rich Buckler. So I thought for today I’d talk about issues before and including issue number one hundred (100)! The Comic Reader Fanzine (March 1972 – August 1973) I also have four (4) additional ones, numbering in the eighties. I don’t have a complete run but I do own each issue from number ninety (90) to the end of it’s run with issue two hundred and nineteen (219). This week I’ve dug out some early Comic Reader fanzines from my collection. Happy Friday everyone! And to start off the weekend, I bring you a new Fabulous Find! Number twenty-six if you’re counting.