(GASP!) or How a science-fiction movie from 1958 led to my becoming a fan of Golden Age MLJ Comics!
(GASP!) or How a science-fiction movie from 1958 led to my becoming a fan of Golden…
A DISTINCTION OF THE MIGHTY MLJ/ARCHIE SUPER HEROES
by Joeseph Simon If alternative Earths are real I like to think that the Mighty Crusaders…
ANTHONY CONN REIMAGINEER
Anthony Conn has a lot of love for the Mighty Crusaders and decided to take up…
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT RED RUBE AND MORE
by Rik Offenberger Cover art by Ed Robbins Steve Ditko once said, “We all stole from…
FANZINE #6: DOC SAVAGE, MAN OF BRONZE
By Jerod Blayney 86th story of the Empire State Building, June 1966: Ham and Monk enter…
FANZINE #6: Jesse Simon talks about his Grandfather
Jesse, thank you for answering a few questions about your Grandfather and MLJ Comics. I don't…
FANZINE #6: THE MIGHTY LOU MANNA, A BLUE RIBBON ARTIST
Lou Manna had posted on Facebook "So, here's the story after I drew Blue Ribbon #14,…
FANZINE #6: The Topsy Turvy Fly World and Its Mysterious Emissary, Turan
Who is Turan, what can he do, and what about the Fly People and Fly World?…
FANZINE: BEN COOPER FLYMAN COSTUME
Founded in 1937, Ben Cooper, Inc. was originally a Vaudeville and masquerade costume company in New…
FANZINE: Chris Malgrain the Crusading Artist
Shield G-Man Club: When did you start reading American comics? Chris Malgrain: In the 1970s, at…
FANZINE: GYPSY JOHNSON: Adventure
From French Foreign Legion to Freewheeling Explorer By: Kevin Noel Olson Debuting in Blue…
FANZINE: LANCELOT STRONG, SECOND GENERATION SHIELD
by Lou Mougin Since creating Captain America in 1941, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby never seemed…
FANZINE: Peaceful Number Three
by Michael Shorkey For decades many Comic Book Fans have constantly debating “Who is Number One?”…
FANZINE: The Beginner’s Cyber Guide to MLJ
by Joseph Kessler Adams If you weren’t born in time for the Silver Age of…
FANZINE: The Heroes Of Their Own Story
by David Noble Figure 1 – Shield-Wizard comics #8, August 1942 Christopher Vogler, author of the…
FANZINE: THE LOVES OF DETECTIVE SPEED
By: Kevin Noel Olson Debuting in 1939, Detective Hy Speed and Rang-a-Tang were the only two…
GREGG WHITMORE, BRINGING FUN AND COLOR TO THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS
I have known Gregg Whitmore for years. We met on the Mighty Crusaders Message Board and…
HEMBECK, FROM FAN TO FAN FAVORITE
I have always been a fan of Fred Hembeck. Fred and I worked at the Comic…
INVESTIGATING NATE CONTINI
Nate Contini and his brother are working on a very special Mighty Crusaders project that we…
JAY PISCOPO TALKS ABOUT HIS COMICS AND GOLDEN AGE HEROES
I have known Jay Piscopo forever, I am not sure what project he was promoting when…
KENT CLARK, THE MAN OF LEAD pencil lead
Kent Clark is in several Facebook groups with me. I've enjoyed his art in InDELLible and…
KEVIN MOORHEAD TALKS ABOUT COMIC ART COMMISSIONS
I discovered Kevin Moorhead's cover collection of MLJ Charters mashed up with the Avengers. Then I…
LEONARD MORGAN AND HIS MYSTIC JOURNEY WITH THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS
I discovered Mystic Morgan online with some incredible redesigns of the Mighty Crusaders. Like the Impact…
MICHAEL DUNNE TALKS ABOUT COMMISSIONS & TOO MANY HEROES
I have known Michael Dunne for as long as I have been online. We are both…
MLJ – Subtle Flavors
An Appreciation of the Non-Standard Hero Tree by Joseph Kessler Adams I was eight, living in…
PUBLIC DOMAIN AND THE COMICS
by Lance Jones OF COURSE, WE START WITH THE ORIGIN ….because you have to have an…
RETROACTIVELY RENO: THE RENO MANIQUIS PROJECT
Reno Maniquis has a Retro Cover Project which picks up where different series have ended and…
SECRET ORIGINS
by Jim Burrows Shield G-Man Club: Who introduced you to comics? Rik Offenberger: That would be…
Shield G-Man Club Fanzine #1
In the tradition of Alter Ego, Amazing Heroes, The Comics Journal, The Comic Reader, Comixscene, Near…
Shield G-Man Club Fanzine #2
In the tradition of Alter Ego, Amazing Heroes, The Comics Journal, The Comic Reader, Comixscene, Near…