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Beau Smith has written Guy Gardner, the Black Terror, Wynonna Earp and many other comics over the past twenty years. He also served as IDW’s vice president of sales and marketing. He got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #271 (cover date – October 1984), thanking John Byrne for approaching the loss of the Fantastic Four’s second child with taste and the proper amount of gravitas.

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No other writer has written the adventures of the Fantastic Four longer than Stan Lee. After creating the characters, he was the writer for 10 years! His run saw the creation of nearly every major villain the team has faced including Doctor Doom, Annihilus, Diablo, Blastaar, and Galactus! With this in mind, his letter from Fantastic Four #270 (cover date – September 1984), is very high praise. Or, at the very least, extremely hyperbolic – something else he’s well-known for. In this momentous issue, She-Hulk replaced the Thing on the team.

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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”!

Stan Lee, the creator of the Fantastic Four (and many other memorable heroes) got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #269 (cover date – August 1984), lending high praise to John Byrne’s classic “Trial of Reed Richards” storyline.

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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”!

Wendy Pini and Richard Pini are probably best known for being the creators of ElfQuest, a long-running comic series started in 1978. A few years after ElfQuest debuted, they got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #247 (cover date – October 1982), quipping about Poughkeepsie (the New York city where their publishing company was based).

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Jill Thompson is one of those indie creators that is also able to work for the mainstream comics companies. Indie comics fans probably know of her via her creator-owned Scary Godmother. Mainstream fans recognize name from her work on Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, Grant Morrison’s Invisibles or Wonder Woman. She got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #246 (cover date: September 1982), giving high praise to John Byrne’s run.

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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”!

In the letters pages of Fantastic Four #242 (cover date: May 1982), John Byrne decides that if you’re going to be outdone when writing a Marvel comic – it’s best to be outdone by Stan “the Man” Lee, himself.

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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”!

In the 1980s, Catherine Yronwode served as Editor-in-Chief of Eclipse Comics. Her tenure as EIC brought forth such notable works as Alan Moore’s Miracleman, Dave Stevens’ the Rocketeer and Scott McCloud’s Zot! After Eclipse went bankrupt, she worked in Claypool Comics’ production department. She got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #207 (cover date: June 1979), pointing out the delicate balance Marvel should maintain between utilizing their continuity and expanding into new territory.

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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 Sanderson isn’t a comics writer but he’s certainly a Marvel historian. He’s helped write the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe along with several other guide books. He got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #204 (cover date: March 1979), pointing out why FF #200 was a flawed anniversary issue.

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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”!

In the 1980s, Catherine Yronwode served as Editor-in-Chief of Eclipse Comics. Her tenure as EIC brought forth such notable works as Alan Moore’s Miracleman, Dave Stevens’ the Rocketeer and Scott McCloud’s Zot! After Eclipse went bankrupt, she worked in Claypool Comics’ production department. She got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #202 (cover date: January 1979), giving high praise to Bill Mantlo’s script on FF Annual #13.

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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 Sanderson isn’t a comics writer but he’s certainly a Marvel historian. He’s helped write the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe along with several other guide books. He got a letter printed in Fantastic Four #200 (cover date: November 1978), commenting on the issue where Doctor Doom revealed his face to the Fantastic Four. The response seems to indicate a reason why the FF weren’t surprised to see his face but I don’t remember this being followed up on. Must be one of those famous dangling plotlines.

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