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”!
Willie Blyberg was the inker (or embellisher) on comics titles like Airboy, DNAgents and the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. He got a letter printed in Thor #204 (cover date – October 1972). Interestingly enough, in his letter, he ranks John Buscema as a better artist than Jack Kirby and Neal Adams. Certainly a controversial opinion!
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[…] in the fanzine Woweekazowie #1 (Summer 1976), page 23. Other contributors to Woweekazowie included Willie Blyberg, Jack Frost, Pete Iro, Dean Mullaney, KJ Robbins and Rob Rodi; according to Blyberg’s […]
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