Marvel advertised this 8×10 glossy photo of Stan for a buck in 1968 (fans know the year from the comics on the wall). I bought one and 20 years later I handed it to Stan for an autograph. They were free back then, by the way. Stan looked at me incredulously and asked, “Where did you get this??” I explained, and Stan lived up to his admitted bad memory by having no recollection of the picture.
One of the all-time finest examples of comic book art is up for auction on Heritage.
A short documentary from a few years ago. Well worth watching for comic books fans or anyone who is struggling with age and retirement.
Since the death of Steve Ditko a few months ago we have lost the superb comic book illustrator Russ Heath and former Marvel writer Gary Friedrich, whose run on Sgt. Fury I enjoyed very much. On the same day as Gary’s passing, longtime Marvel artist Marie Severin also passed away.
My good friend Bismo from B-Movie Blues… on stage at Terrificon in Connecticut… with legendary comic book writer/editor Roy Thomas… doing a couple of Elvis songs?? It was a fantastic scene, and a once-in-a-lifetime event that was straight from the Bizarro World!
For an extra special bonus, before joining the ranks of Elvis impersonators, Thomas visited with my pal Joltin’ Joe Sinnott, who was one of Roy’s most valuable artistic assets at Marvel Comics.
An article in The Objectivist Standard has a remembrance of Steve Ditko by someone who seemed to have been inspired by Ditko’s comic book stories to look into the the ideas of Ayn Rand.
