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The Comics Journal

#53

Winter 1980 · 3.00 USD · 148 pages


Synopsis

Headlines of note: "DC Boosts Story Pages to 25, Trims Ads, Hikes Price to 50¢," "Here Come the Backups!," "Marvel Unimpressed with DC's Move," "Marvel Newspaper Advertising Supplement Succeeds, Goes Quarterly," "Louise Jones Joins Marvel Staff," "Gold Key Comics Line Discontinued," "Comic Strips: Hal Foster Retires," "Undergrounds: Cruse to Edit Gay Comic Book"

Notes

Also includes a seven page interview with illustrator Kelly Freas.

Credits

Script
Jim Newsome, Ed Via, Margaret O'Connell, Richard Howell, Bill Sherman, Trina Robbins, Harlan Ellison, Gary Groth, Dwight Decker, Murray Boltinoff, Greg Potter
Pencils
Mike Catron, Gilbert Hernandez, Scott Pellegrini, Jim Kuzee, Jim Newsome, Will Blyberg, Gene Colan, Richard Howell, Jack Jackson, Milton Caniff, Trina Robbins, Joe Sinardi, Dennis Fujitake, Martin Cannon, Mitch O'Connell, Neal Adams
Inks
Mike Catron, Gilbert Hernandez, Scott Pellegrini, Jim Kuzee, Jim Newsome, Sam de la Rosa, Dave Simons, Richard Howell, Jack Jackson, Milton Caniff, Trina Robbins, Joe Sinardi, Dennis Fujitake, Martin Cannon, Mitch O'Connell, Neal Adams, Will Blyberg
Letters
Jim Newsome, Trina Robbins
Editing
Robin Snyder
Editor
Kim Thompson
Colors and separations
Kim Thompson
Conducted by
Robin Snyder
Consulting editor
Mike Catron
Executive editor
Gary Groth
Photo
Eliot R. Brown
Reply
Pierce Askegren
Typography
Gary Groth, Leif Allmendinger

Characters

Ratings

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