Ink Stains 12: CPL and John Byrne

CPL (Contemporary Pictorial Literature) 12 (1975) Publisher: Robert Layton, Editor: Roger Stern Much like The Collector, our current champion CPL could be lumped into the category of “semi-pro” fanzine. It…

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Ink Stains 4: No Sex 14

No Sex 14 (1980) Publisher: David Heath Jr. No Sex can be summed up using a blurb from this issue's contents page, which said “No Sex Fanzine is published in…

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Ink Stains 3: Fantastic Fanzine 10

Fantastic Fanzine 10 (1969) Publisher: Alan Light (this second edition), Editor: Gary Groth Along with The Collector, Gary Groth’s Fantastic Fanzine was probably the zine I was most excited to…

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Ink Stains 2: Squa Tront 2

Squa Tront 2 (September 1968) Publisher: Jerry Weist Squa Tront was one of the first fanzines dedicated to the creators and memory of EC Comics (a few others being Witzend…

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Those Who Came Before: Stan Lee

This installment of Those Who Came Before is bittersweet as we have had to say farewell to another comic legend in 2018, Mr. Stan Lee. Today would have been his…

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No column for March!

  Hey everyone, I apologize that there is no Ink Stains for March. I am in the middle of moving, so stuff is everywhere and nowhere! I will resume in…

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