tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431199187287315689.post7684008661525731484..comments2023-08-01T02:14:50.153-07:00Comments on The Comics Detective: Roy Thomas: Corrections & SuggestionsKen Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09117873553674453756noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431199187287315689.post-85334759114465846742013-03-20T19:11:48.670-07:002013-03-20T19:11:48.670-07:00Your book sounds fascinating, Rob!
If you do deci...Your book sounds fascinating, Rob!<br /><br />If you do decide to poke around this blog a bit, you may want to check out the articles Peter Hansen and I wrote concerning the legendary WAGS tabloid. That was the American produced, British mag that featured the first artwork of Jack Kirby, Lou Fine and a host of other comic greats. Check them out when you get a chance.Ken Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09117873553674453756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431199187287315689.post-39371948135662183222013-03-20T17:35:31.297-07:002013-03-20T17:35:31.297-07:00Fascinating stuff - I'm going to have to come ...Fascinating stuff - I'm going to have to come back to this blog very soon!<br /><br />As Roy, Tony and Doc V certainly know (and 'Hi!' to you all), I've been working on my own Marvel book, lo these many years, looking at the Marvel from the UK perspective - both their own UK comics, with a little background about all the licensed titles that preceded their first weekly, The Mighty World of Marvel, in 1972.<br /><br />Books such as Sean's - whom I've also chatted with - are always eagerly devoured.<br /><br />I'm just working through the final manuscript of my monster now, so this is all interesting.<br /><br />I happened to chat with Roy at the recent LSCC show about the difficulties of trying to set down history as accurately as you can when memories differ and information clashes. It's not easy :) I haven't written a 'he says, she says' text, by the way, it's more of a story laden with detailed personal recollections from as many folks as I could find, all of whom received extracts of the text (as it was when I found them) to read through first as a starting point.<br /><br />You mentioned Al Landau - he came into my chat with Roy, as it happens. I found out a huge amount about his connection to Marvel through his London associate at Transworld, Ray Wergan. Landau actually turns out to have been one of the key players in the 'wheres and whyfores' of Marvel starting a UK comics line when they did, along with Ray Wergan, and huge involvement from Stan Lee (of course) - which then lead to Sol Brodsky being tempted back to Marvel. It's the only point where "From Cents to Pence" really crosses paths with Sean's book, which like most works on Marvel just about acknowledges the UK line without realising its significance in lots of ways. <br /><br />That's not Sean's fault at all, by the way - what little information is out there already was so scattered and so much of the remainder has gone unrecorded, or unconnected, until now... which is good for me, I guess ;)<br /><br />You'll find a little overview taken from the book in the new issue of Twomorrow's own Back Issue (#63), if you're interested. Excuse the advert, but thought you might be interested :)Rob Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260640106869370070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431199187287315689.post-32984329611092356512012-12-08T13:41:28.514-08:002012-12-08T13:41:28.514-08:00Thanks for commenting, Roy, and thanks for posting...Thanks for commenting, Roy, and thanks for posting, Ken. Sean's book is fascinating, and it's good to get clarifications/other perspectives. <br /><br />Now, if only we can get similar observations from Len, Marv, and Gerry. And Steve Englehart, Don McGregor, Doug Moench, Jim Shooter, and all sorts of other folks.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154203761080654758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431199187287315689.post-55484632005206221412012-12-08T08:40:14.280-08:002012-12-08T08:40:14.280-08:00Look like Roy found out the truth in the view that...Look like Roy found out the truth in the view that if you don't want to have any friends at work, becoming middle management is a great way to do that.SangorShophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17650888644317638942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431199187287315689.post-90175344397776794782012-12-08T08:16:06.811-08:002012-12-08T08:16:06.811-08:00Great stuff...as always.Great stuff...as always.Tony Isabellahttp://tonyisabella.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431199187287315689.post-13254236481780997422012-12-08T06:18:17.760-08:002012-12-08T06:18:17.760-08:00Thanks, Michael!
It's always a treat when the...Thanks, Michael!<br /><br />It's always a treat when the incomparable Dr. Michael Vassallo chimes in with a bit of info!Ken Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09117873553674453756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2431199187287315689.post-14793306220799991472012-12-07T20:17:07.718-08:002012-12-07T20:17:07.718-08:00Roy and Ken,
I want to add to Roy's comment a...Roy and Ken,<br /><br />I want to add to Roy's comment above about page 11. Goodman's company name Timely did hail from a different place than Sean mentioned. There was no publication called "Timely". As Roy mentions, the word Timely was first used as a sub-heading in Goodman's Popular Digest #1 (a Reader's Digest clone) as "Timely Topics Condensed". This was pointed out to me by Barry Pearl last year. After I procured an actual copy of the book, I also found that the indicia sub-publisher was Timely Publications. With an Oct/39 cover date, this beats Marvel Comics #1 to the stands by a single month. More details in "The Secret History of Marvel Comics"! (Coming soon to a bookstore near you!)<br />Doc V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06815470072568462626noreply@blogger.com