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Bill Mantlo is a comics writer that’s best known for his long-running complete series, Rom (75 issues!) and Micronauts (59 issues!). Ge got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #170 (cover date – May 1976), applauding his fellow writer, Roy Thomas.

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You may not be surprised to learn that most people in the comic business grew up reading comic books. However, you might be interested in knowing what they were reading. Here’s a look at “Famous Fanmail”!

Peter B. Gillis is a comics writer that’s worked on the “weirder” Marvel titles like the Eternals, Doctor Strange, the Defenders and his own creation, Strikeforce Morituri. Ge got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #165 (cover date – December 1975), applauding the Fantastic Four’s return to “fantastic” stories and away from mundane street-level “human interest” tales.

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You may not be surprised to learn that most people in the comic business grew up reading comic books. However, you might be interested in knowing what they were reading. Here’s a look at “Famous Fanmail”!

Robert Rodi is a novelist who’s also worked on comics like Loki, Rogue and his creator-owned title Codename: Knockout. Ge got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #155 (cover date – February 1975), applauding tying Thundra’s history into previously established work in Savage Tales.

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You may not be surprised to learn that most people in the comic business grew up reading comic books. However, you might be interested in knowing what they were reading. Here’s a look at “Famous Fanmail”!

Peter B. Gillis is a comics writer that’s worked on the “weirder” Marvel titles like the Eternals, Doctor Strange, the Defenders and his own creation, Strikeforce Morituri. Ge got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #155 (cover date – February 1975), applauding Marvel’s embrace of the theory of multiple possible futures.

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You may not be surprised to learn that most people in the comic business grew up reading comic books. However, you might be interested in knowing what they were reading. Here’s a look at “Famous Fanmail”!

Richard Pini is probably best known for being the co-creator of ElfQuest, a long-running comic series started in 1978. A few years prior to that, he got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #151 (cover date – October 1974), chastising Marvel for leaving behind the glory days of the “super-hero”.

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You may not be surprised to learn that most people in the comic business grew up reading comic books. However, you might be interested in knowing what they were reading. Here’s a look at “Famous Fanmail”!

John Carbonaro was a comic fan who purchased the rights to the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents from Tower Comics and then went on to form his own publishing company, JC Comics. Through JC Comics, John launched two short-lived T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents series in the mid-1980s. He got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #136 (cover date – July 1973), where he talked a lot about the FF’s costumes.

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You may not be surprised to learn that most people in the comic business grew up reading comic books. However, you might be interested in knowing what they were reading. Here’s a look at “Famous Fanmail”!

Jim Rohn is an indy creator best known for the Holo Brothers. He got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #134 (cover date – May 1973), praising John Buscema’s art.

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You may not be surprised to learn that most people in the comic business grew up reading comic books. However, you might be interested in knowing what they were reading. Here’s a look at “Famous Fanmail”!

Chuck Dixon‘s footprint on the world of comics is Hulk-sized. He’s had extensive runs on Batman, Punisher, Alien Legion, and Airboy. He’s also had his hands in lots of other titles including playing a significant role in the development of the Crossgen Universe. He got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #131 (cover date – February 1973). In the letter, he reveals that he was about to quit reading Marvel Comics but, Fantastic Four #127 convinced him otherwise.

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You may not be surprised to learn that most people in the comic business grew up reading comic books. However, you might be interested in knowing what they were reading. Here’s a look at “Famous Fanmail”!

Mike W. Barr is a prolific comics writer that’s had his hands in Marvel, DC and creator-owned works. He’s written mainstays like Batman and Spider-Man for the big publishers, and he’s created well-regarded independents like the Maze Agency and the Ultraverse’s Mantra. He got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #131 (cover date – February 1973), imploring the writers to send Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch) to college.

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You may not be surprised to learn that most people in the comic business grew up reading comic books. However, you might be interested in knowing what they were reading. Here’s a look at “Famous Fanmail”!

Writer and editor, Bob Rozakis, is known as DC’s “Answer Man” but, in the 1970s he was reading at least one Marvel Comic that we know of. He got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #116 (cover date – November 1971), imploring the writers to send Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch) to college.

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