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Send all letters to Richard Boucher at PR-Publications@webtv.net ======================================================== Editorial Hi Gang! Here we are back with our special Halloween issue, so let me get this out of my system now, BOO! Ok, now that that's out of the way onto business. You will notice this issue has a theme to it too as has several of our past issues. These seem to find great response with you all out there, and our most recent poll suggests that you all enjoy them. So starting next year (Y2K), with Volume # 2, we will predominantly do mostly theme issues throughout that year. For as the poll indicted the first theme you'd all like to see is the "Birds, Beasts, and Bugs" theme, so January's issue will deal with that subject. Runner up in the polls were the Aviator type characters, so February's issue will have that as its main theme. After that we will do others, and we will announce them when we are about to spring one on you. Also next year we will have a "Super Summer Special", of which we will tell you more of when we get closer to that time frame, but for a small hint, it will feature ALL the characters from one publisher, ok? As for our ongoing feature, "Mystery Guest", for the first time since we started this (back in June), we have a winner!(see letter below) Stan Taylor (of the Kirby egroup list fame), got the character of K'O' nailed down as being the cover hero of KO Comics, and the character was a JACK KIRBY design draft of one of his creations, the GUARDIAN. Way to go Stan! So Stan Taylor gets 10 drawings of his favorite Golden Age or Silver Age characters, start picking Stan so we can get them to you! For the other character who ran for two consecutive months, that character was MAJOR MARS from Exciting Comics # 1, and was featured on the cover of that very same comic book, and Major Mars had a 12 page story also in that very issue, which we wish we knew what the story was, but unfortunately we don't. Anyone out there care to enlighten us? Let us know! Next month in November we will present a focus on the MLJ characters as they were the winners of our previous poll, so look for nine pulse pounding pics and bio's of some of Mighty MLJ's finest characters, plus a few surprise characters thrown in for good measure, ok? It should be a fun issue, so stay tuned. I would also like to thank all those people who have been kind enough to send letters with some really interesting thoughts and comments, and I do try to answer all of your missives, sometimes it just takes me awhile! And a special thanks to my good
buddy and partner in crime, Darrin Wiltshire for another excellent
issue that he's put together for us to view this month, lets all give
him a big thank you! Take care, God bless you all, and be good to one another 'cause we're all brothers (and sisters too!)....... Richard Boucher ======================================================== Hi. I just saw the September issue. While I'm not a big fan of the "kid sidekick", it's still an interesting take on the GA superhero. And it's a good idea to present so many at one shot. It drives home what a central concept the "kid sidekick" was. Can't wait for October. Will that be a "Halloween" themed issue? Best, Anthony Bernardo Hi Anthony, Good to hear from you. Yes the "kid" as a surrogate for the reader (young boys themselves), was a central part of a lot of "adult" mysterymen. What would Batman have been without Robin? Or Captain America without Bucky during the 1940's? Often times the sidekick was there for the "main" hero to talk to and relate what he was thinking/planning, rather than having to read endless thought balloons. So the junior partners certainly did have a useful function, not to mention they could always get rescued by their mentor, or the reverse! Did kids identify with the young heroes? Probably not. They were probably more inclined to want to be the adult hero who possessed all the power, thus feeling empowered themselves. Such was the theory of Captain Marvel, who went from a boy to a man when transformed. This also happened to a lesser extent with the Green Mask II and the Red Rube, as well as the British super hero MarvelMan. Will October be a Halloween issue? You betcha! So stay tuned, and thanks for dropping by the Good
Guys and Gals! ========================================= Hi Darrin, Stan from the kirby-l. Your mystery guest is from the cover of KO Komics. Can't give you any biographical data because there is none. This character never appeared in the book. The drawing was taken from a Simon/Kirby model sheet for the Guardian from Newsboy Legion fame. Stan Taylor Hi Stan, You are absolutely right! It is K.O. from K'O' Comics. And you did provide info on his "story", by giving us the correct take on Jack Kirby's creating the original sketch of him as a template for the Guardian character. Now can you tell us who actually did the finished cover to K.O.? Let us know if you can. Also you are now owed ten drawings of your favorite Golden Age and Silver Age characters, so send us a list to choose from (like 20 or so), and we will get you the drawings out as soon as possible. Please enclose your mailing address along with your choices. BTW, you are the first person ever to win in this contest since we instituted it back in June of this year, Congratulations! I knew it would be a Kirby Lister that might get this one. Good work!
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