(October 2008)
Evil Twin Comics,
2008 Series
- Price
- 3.95 USD
- Pages
- 44
- On-sale Date
- 2008-07-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Evil Twin Comics
- Brand
- Evil Twin Comics
- Barcode
- 649241855125
Our Artists at War!
Comic Book Comics / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jack Kirby; Fredric Wertham; William Gaines
- Reprints
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in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2012 series) (May 2012)
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Legalese!
Comic Book Comics / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; The Crypt-Keeper; Mickey Mouse; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Uncle Fester; Pogo
- Reprints
- in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2012 series) (May 2012) [Artwork rearranged and reduced to fit inside two pages.] which is reprinted
- in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2016 series) #1 (November 2016)
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Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Illustrates the copyrights and trademarks found in this issue.
America [heart]'s Comics
Comic Book Comics / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Walt Disney; Adolf Hitler; Jack Kirby; Stan Lee; Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Joe Simon; Gil Kane; Harry A. Chesler; Joe Kubert; Lloyd Jacquet; Bill Everett; Martin Goodman; Jerry Siegel; Max Fleischer; George T. Delacorte
- Synopsis
- Recounts Joe Simon & Jack Kirby's time working for Martin Goodman, creating Captain America. Eventually they leave for DC Comics, believing that Stan Lee had betrayed them to Goodman.
- Reprints
- in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2012 series) (May 2012)
-
Our Artists at War!
Comic Book Comics / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
- Characters
- Bambi; Walt Disney; Donald Duck; General Halftrack; Jack Kirby; Mickey Mouse; Pinocchio; Sad Sack; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Uncle Fester; Will Eisner; Pogo; Bert Christman
- Synopsis
- As the USA joins World War II, many comic book creators find themselves working for the military.
- Reprints
- in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2012 series) (May 2012)
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All You Need is Love
Comic Book Comics / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; The Black Hood [Matthew "Kip" Burland]; Betty Cooper; Frankenstein's monster; Jack Kirby; Veronica Lodge; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Morris Coyne; Louis Silberk; John Goldwater; Joe Simon; Martin Goodman
- Synopsis
- Recounts how readers' tastes in comic books changed after World War II, with Archie comics and romance books taking the lead.
- Reprints
- in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2012 series) (May 2012)
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The House of Fear
Comic Book Comics / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
- Characters
- The Crypt-Keeper; The Old Witch; The Vault-Keeper; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; William Moulton Marston; Maxwell C. Gaines; Suprema; Sheldon Mayer; William Gaines; Moses; Noah; Harvey Kurtzman; Wally Wood; Jack Davis; Al Feldstein; Fredric Wertham
- Synopsis
- Recounts how William Gaines' comics helped lead to a new wave of horror and crime comics, while Fredric Wertham began denouncing the comics medium.
- Reprints
- in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2012 series) (May 2012)
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Letter Column Letters!
letters page / 2.5 pages
- Script
- Fred Van Lente
- Pencils
- Ryan Dunlavey; George Metzger; Lee Falk
- Inks
- Ryan Dunlavey; George Metzger; Lee Falk
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from Adam McGovern, Alex Cox, Pedro Bouca, Michael Hoskin and George Metzger.
Comic Book Comics Comics
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction
- Synopsis
- At a convention, Moebius teaches a demanding fan a lesson.
Comics Will Win the War!
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Fred Van Lente
- Pencils
- Ryan Dunlavey
- Inks
- Ryan Dunlavey
- Colors
- Ryan Dunlavey
- Letters
- Ryan Dunlavey
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Our Artists at War!
Comic Book Comics -
1.
Legalese!
Comic Book Comics -
2.
America [heart]'s Comics
Comic Book Comics -
3.
Our Artists at War!
Comic Book Comics -
4.
All You Need is Love
Comic Book Comics -
5.
The House of Fear
Comic Book Comics -
6.
Next Issue!
Comic Book Comics -
7.
World's Greatest Comic Book Collection!
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8.
Letter Column Letters!
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9.
Comic Book Comics Comics
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10.
Red More Comics - Get More Smarter
Action Philosophers! -
11.
Comics Will Win the War!
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- Michael Hoskin
- John Pannozzi
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