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Alex Grand and co-host Jim Thompson interview Robert Beerbohm, who continues off his and Alex's Dark Comics Mystery panel at the 2018 Dallas Fantasy Fair (found at the CBH Youtube Channel Panel series playlist), discussing his Comic Book Store life and times from 1975 to 1992, with some discussion of his involvement in the Overstreet price guide and his discovery of the first comic book from the 1840's The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck.  Edited & Produced by Alex Grand. Music - Standard License. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians

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The link for the Dark Comics Mystery Panel with Robert Beerbohm and Alex Grand is found here:  https://youtu.be/2mb-CM7iT6s

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Alex Grand interviews Steranko in a sequel to the Steranko Experience, discussing his life from when he finished out his term at Marvel Comics with Stan Lee 1970, creating the fanzine, FOOM, writing his 2 Volume History of Comics, starting his SuperGraphics publication company, his magazine series from Comixscene to Mediascene to Prevue, his 1975 Graphic Novel Red Tide, his 1981 Outland adaptation for Heavy Metal, his visual creator design of Indiana Jones for Lucas and Spielberg, his piece in the 1984 Superman 400 anniversary issue for Julius Schwartz, his collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola for 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula, the end of Prevue Magazine in 1996 and beyond into his present projects.  This is the second of a two parter interview that covers the life and times of Steranko 1967-Present. Edited & Produced by Alex Grand. Music - Standard License.  Images used in artwork ©Their Respective Copyright holders, CBH Podcast ©Comic Book Historians. Artwork ©Comic Book Historians.  Thanks to Steranko associate J. David Spurlock for making the introductions.  Interview ©2018 Alex Grand.  Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians

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Alex Grand interviews Jim Steranko, discussing his life from when he was born in 1938, through his childhood comic book and strip fascinations, his teenage Magician and Rock and Roll years with Billy Haley, where he created the first Go Go dancer, his Advertising career in his early 20s, his 1965 stint with Harvey (with Joe Simon) and Tower Comics (with Wally Wood), a meeting with Ralph Bakshi, eventually landing at  Marvel Comics with Stan Lee in 1966.  This is the first of a two parter interview that covers the life and times of Steranko 1938-1966.  Music - Standard License.  Edited & Produced by Alex Grand. Images used in artwork ©Their Respective Copyright holders, CBH Podcast ©Comic Book Historians. Artwork ©Comic Book Historians.  Interview ©Alex Grand 2018.  Thanks to Steranko associate J. David Spurlock for making the introductions. Interview ©2018 Alex Grand.  Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians 

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Join us from the Dallas Fantasy Fair, November 25, 2018 as Alex Grand interviews the famous inker, Mike Royer.  Mike discusses his career starting out assisting Russ Manning on various projects like Tarzan in the early 1960s, Magnus Robot Fighter, then working in Animation making over 1/3rd of the work that went into the first 1966 Amazing Spider-Man season, inking Jack Kirby for Marvelmania 1969, and then DC and Marvel Comics for 10+ years, Plastic Man with Ramona Fradon, and his career at Disney starting in 1979 for over 20 years working on many projects including the redesign of the Winnie the Pooh character.  Edited & Produced by Alex Grand.  Music - Standard License.  Images used in artwork ©Their Respective Copyright holders, CBH Podcast ©Comic Book Historians. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians  

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Alex Grand, Somber Bill Field and guest co-host, Peter Coogan, PhD discuss 1950, the changing tide as American's get more domestic, and other non superhero genre's became much more in demand like Westerns, Romance, Humor, etc. The birth of the DC Comics editorial fiefdoms, Martin Goodman chasing genre comics, and the rest of the industry (mostly) says goodbye to Superheroes. The gang also says goodbye to Stan Lee, on the week of his death.   Edited & Produced by Alex Grand. Music - Standard License.  Images used in artwork ©Their Respective Copyright holders , CBH Podcast ©Comic Book Historians. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians 

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 Alex Grand , Bill Field and special guest host, Comic Book Ph.D, Peter Coogan discuss 1984 as the year of Marvel and DC shifting toward corporate multimedia cross pollination with Secret Wars and Super Powers. Zot! by Scott McCloud and TMNT by Eastman and Laird and the larger independent 80s comic books markets as a trend toward recognition of creator rights, the 1960s Marvel co-creators getting their original art back, as well as four notable deaths in the industry, Pacific Comics, Sol Brodsky, Don Newton and Phil Seuling. Edited & Produced by Alex Grand.  CBH Podcast ©Comic Book Historians. Edited & Produced by Alex Grand. TMNT ©Eastman, Zot! ©McCloud, Secret Wars ©Marvel, Super Powers ©DC Comics, Continuity ©Adams, Photos ©Their Copyright holders. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians 

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Alex Grand and Bill Field discuss DC Comics, pre-Marvel Comics and Charlton in 1960, the year that the Silver Age takes shape.  Superheroes assert their dominance as Green Lantern, Aquaman and the JLA solidify their comic book presence under the guidance of Julius Schwartz while Mort Weisinger puts together the first Superman Annual.  Did the JLA influence Kirby and Lee to make the Fantastic Four?  The pre-Marvel Monster Comics by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee with memorable monsters with some familiar Marvel names, and Rawhide Kid, the first ongoing character collaboration between this dynamic creative duo. Steve Ditko assists Charlton comics in dabbling with both the Superhero and Monster genres.   Edited & Produced by Alex Grand.  Music - Standard License.  Tales to Astonish, and Journey into Mystery ©Marvel Comics, Captain Atom, Green Lantern, Showcase, and Justice League of America ©DC Comics, CBH Podcast ©Comic Book Historians. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians

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