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End time: Dec-24-06 17:44:28 PST
Starting bid: US $7.00
[quote="ebay seller "spideyman55""]
SCOTT PAAUW's 1972 ESCAPE COMICS #1

ALAN JIM HANLEY Cover Preview

Very nice 34 year old scarce fanzine, 32 pages, saddle-stitched binding, & offset printed.

Cover by Jim Schmalzried & comic strip, back cover by Paty Cockrum & Duffy Vohland (future Marvel Comics pros) of X-Men's Havok, 8 page sword/sorcery strip by Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo), & comic strip by Rick Williams (RW, as he used to sign his name, contributed to many fanzines in the 70s).

Showcasing a fabulous cover PREVIEW of Fantasticomix #3 by the great ALAN JIM HANLEY of his creation GOODGUY!

Corner dings with light spine stress otherwise excellent!!!
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HA! I remember this. I think I was still in high school when I did that. I contributed to a lot of fanzines at that time. I guess the most professional of them was George Breo's Chronicle, which also published a young John Byrne.

This was a time when there were still "fanzines" around. Nowadays, they are called "independent comics".

Well, I'd like to see how your drawing style looked in 1972...

If it is ok with Stan, I will post some scans of his story to the forums here once I receive the fanzine from the seller.

Whow, Steve,
you really ARE a devoted fan; 36 $ for an old fanzine...

Ok, it's just a dollar per year of age....

But nevertheless, I believe it's in good hands now; and I'm looking forward to seeing some vintage scribblings of Sensei

Merry X-mas and a Happy New Year, btw.

Thomas

Dear Readers,
Steve, thank you for taking the hit on this one.
I am also interested in seeing our Sensei's early work.
Best wishes to all!
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Thanks, Steve. Mozart wrote his first concerto at 4. It's not his most enjoyable piece of work, but still...