Comic Crusader #8 1970 [ Fanzine , Steve Ditko , Jim Steranko ]
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Early Issue of Comics Fanzine Comic Crusader with artwork From Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, Nick Fury artist Jim Steranko, and the late Don Newton Includes Early Coverage of Tom Fagan’s Rutland Vermont Comic Parade.
Greim, Martin L. ed. Comic Crusader #8. Martin L Greim, Publisher. 1970.
A well-preserved issue of The Comic Crusader, the pioneering comic fanzine edited and published by Martin “Marty” Greim (1942 – 2017), later a writer for Archie Comics’ short-lived superhero line and the creator of Thunderbunny. Especially well connected with industry professionals of his day, Greim’s Comic Crusader frequently featured work from top creators in addition to aspiring amateurs, running for 17 issues between 1968 and 1973. This issue of the comic fanzine includes a story for the fan character Defender featuring an original splash page by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko (1927 – 2018), as well as a nude back cover by Nick Fury artist Jim Steranko, as well as a front cover by future pro-artist Don Newton (1934 – 84), noted for his work for Marvel, DC, and Charlton Comics. In addition to an editorial describing the results of the 1968 Alley Awards, this issue includes an original photoessay written about the famous Rutland Vermont comic book parade by creator Tom Fagan, including original photographs of professional writers Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and Len Wein (1948-2017) in attendance, as well as Marvel Colorist Andy Yanchus (1944 – 2021), all of them in costume. Thomas would go on to reference this event and his meeting with Fagan in Avengers #83 later the same year. (This copy comes from the estate of Yanchus, photographed in costume as the Phantom Stranger in this issue).
22pp, staple bound folio. Some foxing and staining near page corners and edges. Binding tight. Very good condition.
Some issues held by 6 institutions per OCLC as of April 2023.
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