Founders of comic fandom : profiles of 90 publishers, dealers, collectors, writers, artists and other luminaries of the 1950s and 1960s

In the 1950s and '60s, a grassroots movement arose to celebrate comic books and strips, which were becoming increasingly important to American popular culture. This broad group of ardent readers and collectors had little formal structure until the 1950s. As the art and literary form grew in popularity, a dedicated core began building an organized network. Profiled here are 90 people at the heart of the movement: indexers, dealers, fanzine publishers, convention organizers, writers, artists, active collectors and industry professionals. Table of Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Preface 12 Introduction 14 Fandom Timeline 26 Glossary 28 Section I: Indexers 30 Jerry Bails 31 Larry Ivie 37 Howard Keltner 38 John McGeehan 41 Tom McGeehan 42 Raymond Miller 43 Michelle Nolan 45 Bob Overstreet 46 Fred von Bernewitz 49 Section II: Dealers 51 Burt Blum 52 Leonard Brown 54 Claude Held 55 Bud Plant 57 Howard Rogofsky 59 Bill Thailing 61 Malcolm Willits 62 Section III: Fanzine Publishers 65 Edwin Aprill, Jr. 66 Marty Arbunich 67 Gary Brown 69 Larry Herndon 70 Dave Herring 72 Roger Hill 75 Robert Jennings 78 G. B. Love 79 Dick Lupoff 82 Pat Lupoff 85 Ron Parker 86 Derrill Rothermich 88 Buddy Saunders 89 Bob Schoenfeld 91 Bill Spicer 93 Bhob Stewart 95 Don Thompson 98 Maggie Thompson 100 Mike Tuohey 101 Jerry Weist 103 Ted White 105 Section IV: Convention Organizers 107 John Benson 108 Bernie Bubnis 110 Shel Dorf 112 David Kaler 115 Phil Seuling 117 Section V: Writers 120 Michael Barrier 120 Tom Fagan 122 Margaret Gemignani 124 Glen Johnson 125 Richard Kyle 127 Fred Patten 130 Steve Perrin 132 John T. Ryan 134 Larry Stark 135 Roy Thomas 137 Rick Weingroff 141 John Wright 144 Secion VI: Artists 146 D. Bruce Berry 147 Richard Buckler 149 Landon Chesney 151 Bill DuBay 154 John Fantucchio 156 Ronn Foss 157 Rudi Franke 160 Richard “Grass” Green 162 Alan J. Hanley 165 Alan Hutchinson 167 Steve Kelez 168 Don Newton 170 Mike Vosburg 172 Alan Weiss 174 Biljo White 176 Section VII: Active Fans and Collectors 179 Roy Bonario 179 Bart Bush 181 Bob Butts 182 Rick Durell 184 Mark Evanier 186 Paul Gambaccini 187 Don Glut 189 Mark Hanerfeld 191 Rick Norwood 192 Jim Rossow 194 Len Wein 195 Marv Wolfman 197 Section VIII: Professionals 200 Otto Binder 201 Steve Ditko 203 Jules Feiffer 204 Gardner Fox 206 Bill Gaines 207 Stan Lee 209 Russ Manning 211 Julius Schwartz 212 Jim Steranko 214 Wally Wood 216 Afterword 219 Appendix 220 Bibliography 228 Index 230 0786443472,9780786443475,0786457627,9780786457625 In The 1950s And '60s, A Grassroots Movement Arose To Celebrate Comic Books And Strips. Profiled Here Are 90 People At The Heart Of The Movement, From Dealers To Convention Organizers To Fanzine Publishers. Also Listed Are The Writers, Artists, And Industry Professionals Who Have Helped Build An Ever-growing Movement Of Pop Culture--provided By Publisher. Indexers -- Dealers -- Fanzine Publishers -- Convention Organizers -- Writers -- Artists -- Active Fans And Collectors -- Professionals. Bill Schelly. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Meticulously researched...a labor of love"--School Library Journal; "the amount of work that went into this compilation is nothing short of staggering. It is well-written and the amount of information it contains is immense. The value of it cannot be over-estimated. We cannot recommend this work too highly"--Dime Novel Round-Up Profiles 90 people at the heart of the movement that arose in the 1950s and '60s to celebrate comic books and strips. It includes dealers, convention organisers, fanzine publishers, writers, artists and industry professionals.