It Was The "Secrets Behind The Comics"!

And You Could Have Had Them For Only $1.00 !

 Which Was The Cover Price...

...Of Stan Lee's booklet when it was first printed in 1947!

Back then, Stan came up with the idea of selling the behind the scenes story of what it took to create, print, and publish a comic book.

And he should have known, as he had been involved in comics by then for about six years!

The booklet was published by Famous Enterprises, Inc., in a paperback edition, and today can be found for sale at times around $150.00... there was a 'signed' copy for sale at $300.00 earlier this year on eBay!

Additionally there was a reprint edition of this booklet:

'Secrets Behind the Comics' (Limited Edition)
by Stan Lee, with Ken Dale (illustrator). Published by Marvel Limited in 1994. Currently OOP.. Out of Print. First print was a LIMITED edition (700 copies) of the 1947 edition. This reprint had a silver embossed cover. With 100 pages. It was a Hard Cover Black and White 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm) with a Dust Jacket.  There currently is one on eBay with a starting bid of $19.99 with 5 days left before auction's end. 

Note: There currently also is a different colored cover edition for sale  on eBay for $119.95!

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Yesterday I was going through multiple pages on Facebook as the 'New Facebook' has arrived and I wanted to learn what was 'New'.

While doing that, I noticed several Facebook members with either Green Lantern costumes or using the Green Lantern symbol or insignia as an avatar.

That reminded of an earlier blog post where my wife Tina mentioned the following after attending this year's San Diego Comic Con International:

You see a lot of people wearing a lot of different T-shirts at Comic Con.

Some logos or slogans are "clean" some are not, (What else would you expect from Samuel L. Jackson?!)

Some I have no idea what they are about.

One T-shirt that always turns my head is the simple, clean look of the Green Lantern. 

They just make a statement. Maybe it's that they're peacekeepers, but it looks intriguing and noble.

Maybe it's the Irish in me, but they look a little Celtic to me.  Probably because of all that green!

Michael knows I like them so he took my picture with this member of the Green Lantern Corps.

And, if you've got a Green Lantern T-shirt, wear it with pride!

~ Tina !

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Saturday night, July 26th 2008, was the night that the
Annual Masquerade was being held at the SD Comic Con International. 

However before that happened, I wanted to see the documentary 'In Search of Steve Ditko' that was being held in Room 5AB.

Why? Because earlier 'googling' of it showed that it had been a documentary shown on the BBC, but that there wasn't any DVD out for rental or purchase!

So, even though it took a while for the host to set up his copy of the broadcast to work on the Convention Center's equipment, Tina and I both felt it was well worth the wait!

The program ran from 7:00-8:40 although the documentary is only approxiamtely an hour in length.

The host was author Blake Bell, who wrote "Strange & Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko".

He hosted a showing of the documentary 'In Search of Steve Ditko' that was narrated by UK television star Jonathan Ross.

The documentary featured such comics legends  as Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, and Stan Lee, who discussed, each in their own fashion, Ditko's work and career.

At the same time we as an audience follow along Ross' journey to find Steve Ditko when he travels to New York City!

Tina, who is not a Steve Ditko fanatic, was also held fascinated by the documentary, and didn't want to leave!

Suffice to say, if Blake Bell gives a showing at a comic con near you, make it a 'must see' program! Seriously!

It is NOT a dry documentary, and it is an hour well spent on this subject!

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