Howard Chaykin is one of the most important and fiercely independent comics creators of the 20th and 21st centuries, and no serious historical examination of the medium or the industry would be complete without him. To promote the August release of LOST MARVELS No. 2: Howard Chaykin vol. 1, our friends at Fantagraphics put us in touch with the man himself and provided us with a copy of the book.

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Stories Covered in this Episode:

“Monark Starstalker” - Marvel Premiere #32, written by Howard Chaykin, art by Howard Chaykin, colors by Glynis Wein, letters by Annette Kawecki and Jim Novak, edited by Archie Goodwin, ©1976 Marvel Comics

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