The Best of FCA, First Printing, 2001, History of Fawcett Comics, Rare, 2001

Description: The Best of FCA, First Printing, 2001, History of Fawcett Comics, Rare, 2001Fawcett Companion: The Best of FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America), published by TwoMorrows Publishing, Raleigh, North Carolina, First Printing, September 2001, Printed in Canada, 160 pages. This Fawcett Companion examines the history of Fawcett Comics, publisher of Captain Marvel, The Marvel Family, Spy Smasher, Bulletman, Ibis The Invincible and other time-honored comic book characters. Editor P.C. Hamerlinck has compiled this volume, collecting the best material from the nearly 30-year history of the Fawcett Collectors of America newsletter. Presented here are interviews and features on C.C. Beck, Pete Constanza, Marc Swayze, Will Lieberson, Otto Binder, Rod Reed, Ginny Provisiero and more, with behind-the-scenes looks at how the company operated from its 1940 beginnings until ceasing publication in 1953 in the wake of a legal battle with the owners of Superman. Also included is an index of all Fawcwett comics published, plus rare and unpublished artwork by Beck, Swayze, Kurt Schaffenberger, Mac Raboy, Alex Toth, George Evans, Alex Ross and more. Contents (including original publication dates)Foreword by Marcus D. Swayze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Introduction by P.C. Hamerlinck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang (1996). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8“The Fawcetts Could Do It As Well, Or Better, Than Anybody” (1997) . . . .10The World’s Mightiest Waste of Time and Money (1981) . . . . . . . . . .14Comics Is A Funny Business (1946) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16“What’s Behind That Comic Cover?” (1940s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18How The Comics Are Made (1942) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Fawcett Writing Rules (1942) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24The Human Quality Of The Captain Marvel Characters (1983) . . . . . .28Mary Marvel (1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Those Darned Armbands and Cape Loops (1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30“One of the Most Real Characters Ever To Appear” (1998) . . . . . . . . .31Master Man (1978) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32My Favorite Little Monster (1981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Captain Marvel & The Atomic War (1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38The Marvel Family Feud (1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Captain Marvel’s Well Known Comics (1975) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Captain Marvel Thrill Book (1977) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Fawcett’s Dime Action Books (1976) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44The Captain Marvel Daily Newspaper Strip (1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46The Smithsonian Book Of Comic-Book Comics (1982) . . . . . . . . . . . .48Fawcett Comics’ Greatest Hits (1982) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Rod Reed—“I Was Proud” (1974) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55“I Chose To Be A Genius” (1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Otto Binder—“We Were More Or Less Inspired” (1974) . . . . . . . . . . .59Virginia A. (“Ginny”) Provisiero—Fond Memories (1998) . . . . . . . . . . .65Kurt Schaffenberger—“I Admire Craftsmanship” (1980) . . . . . . . . . . .68Marcus D. Swayze—Southern Gentleman (1978) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70He’s My Man By Mrs. Marc Swayze (1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76“I Survived”—Fawcett Artist Ed Robbins (1977) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77“A Lushness of Line”—Bob Powell And Fawcett (1991) . . . . . . . . . . . .79King of the Roost—Fawcett writer Joe Millard (1975) . . . . . . . . . . . . .80Remembering Fawcett by George Evans (1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83Easy Money—Fawcett Writer Manly Wade Wellman (1976) . . . . . . . .85Captain Lieberson (1952) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88“Visual Expression”—Will Lieberson (1975) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Legends Meet—C.C. Beck chats with Will Eisner (1983) . . . . . . . . . . .98Al Allard—‘The Business Has Changed’ (1982) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100“I Never Read Them”—Fawcett Artist Pete Costanza (1980) . . . . . . .101C.C. Beck Interviews Pete Costanza (1982) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102“I Wanted To Draw Comics”—Fawcett Artist Robert Laughlin (1984) . . .104Ralph Daigh—“Comics Opened The Doors” (1981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106The “Ashcan” Whiz (1981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107Carl Pfeufer—An Original (1987) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108The Legacy of Mac Raboy (1981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111Chad Grothkopf—“I Believed In What I Did” (1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112Bill Parker (1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115John Jordan (1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115Dave Berg (1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116John Putnam (1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116“It Helped Pay The Mortgage”—Artist Edd Ashe (1986) . . . . . . . . . .117Wendell Crowley (1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118Chic Stone (1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118Bill Ward (1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119Jack Binder (1986) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120Eric Jon Messmann (1986) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121“I Felt I Would Be Impinging”—Shazam! Artist Bob Oksner (1996) . . .122They Still Call Him Junior—Frank Coghlan, Jr. (1996) . . . . . . . . . . . .123Captain Marvel’s Leading Lady—Louise Currie (1996) . . . . . . . . . . .125“A Hero To Look Up To”—Actor Jackson Bostwick (1996) . . . . . . . . .127C.C. Meets The Captain (1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129“My Dad’s The New Captain Marvel”—John Davey (1998) . . . . . . . .130Elders Fleet, Strong And Wise—Michael Gray (1996) . . . . . . . . . . . .133C.C. Beck 1910-89 (1989) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135The World’s Mightiest Opinions (1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136I’ll Never Forget C.C. Beck (1979) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137We Just Called Him “Beck” (1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141Ask C.C. (1986) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143Comic Books Are For Kids (1974) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146“We Were Considered A Bunch Of Idiots” (1974) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147Were Fawcett Comics Art? (1981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147What Really Killed The Golden Age (1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148FCA Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 Fawcett Comics Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 Note to Buyers:I am selling hundreds of collectible Star Trek TOS items (magazines, coloring books, records, press kits, pins, movie programs and posters, audio books, and hundreds of vintage Star Trek books which has taken me nearly a year to organize, compile, grade, describe, and photograph) so please see all my other Star Trek book auctions and collectible auctions. Nearly all of the auction sales can be combined for economical shipping with only a few exceptions.Please note that this combined shipping option is available for domestic US customers by simply waiting for me to gather your auction wins together and quote you a revised shipping cost. Do not pay the automated eBay invoice if you buy more than one item, please allow me to combine your items and quote you an economical combined shipping price. Buy-It-Now customers have told me that they get messages that I don't combine Buy-It-Now items but I do! so please message me if you want to combine Buy-It-Now items.Unfortunately eBay prohibits sellers from direct invoicing or combining shipping for international buyers; in fact, we aren't allowed to be involved in what they charge you. If you buy more than one item as an international buyer, the eBay automated system mindlessly adds all the individual shipping costs up when, in fact, your items could have been combined for a shipping cost saving. If this happens to you, please message me and I have a way of remedying that situation. For domestic buyers, if you buy more than one item during any given week, do not pay the automated eBay invoice that is issued at the auction close, rather please wait for me to issue you a combined shipping invoice. Please note that given I am selling over 200 Star Trek items so I will need the following day to work out how to combine your multiple auction wins. Luckily, all these Star Trek books and items for economical Media Mail shipping although I did provide on occasion either a First Class or Priority Mail shipping option if you need the items quickly.I have provided numerous photos of the items so please inspect those photos carefully for any issues before you make a purchase. I have attempted to grade the magazines and books using the ABE Books system and note any major flaws with the volumes. I have provided a lot of photos for you to examine to inspect the condition of any given item.I am also selling my entire historical geological reference library (also numbering in the hundreds) in preparation for retirement so if you are interested, please see those auctions also. Please consider All Sales to be Final, with no returns. Please be sure that this is the item you are looking for prior to bidding. If you have any questions about the content or condition of an item, please ask prior to placing a bid. Thanks.

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