Comics historian Les Daniels commented, " In retrospect the imperative seems less than inevitable, perhaps no more than trendy gender bending or possibly just a response to the homophobia inspired by Fredric Wertham more than thirty years earlier.

Comics historian Les Daniels comments that Miller's idea of ignoring deadlines was " the culmination of the quest towards artistic independence ".

He is also known for his columns and blogs, and for his work as a historian and biographer of the comics industry, in particular his award-winning Jack Kirby biography, Kirby: King of Comics.

According to science fiction writer and animation historian Andy Mangels, who hosts commentary for many Filmation releases, the three Super 7 segments in question were pulled from distribution due to " various lawsuits " from Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

Comics historian Ron Goulart in his book The Funnies states the frequent turnover of artists on the strip was due to Webb's desire to find someone " who could draw him as good looking as he thought he ought to be.

Comics historian Maurice Horn said the strip " did not shrink from tackling controversial problems, such as heroin addiction, illegitimate pregnancy, and attempted suicide.

Disney historian Jim Korkis reports the notion of taking the unmade feature and adapting the storyline for publication as a comic book occurred when Dell Comics editor Oskar Lebeck " was given permission to look through the Disney files of cartoon ideas that were shelved.

" Capp is at his allegorical best in the epics of the Shmoos, and later, the Kigmies ," wrote comic strip historian Jerry Robinson ( in The Comics: An Illustrated History of Comic Strip Art, 1974 ).

There was also a separate line of comic books, Al Capp's Shmoo Comics ( featuring Washable Jones ), published by the Capp family-owned Toby Press. Comics historian and Li ' l Abner expert Denis Kitchen recently edited a complete collection of all five original Shmoo Comics, from 1949 and 1950.

Comics historian R. C. Harvey wrote, " Many of those who drew the earliest adventure strips were inspired and influenced by his work.

Comics historian Ron Goulart, in Comic Book Encyclopedia, refers to Batman as the " creation of artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger ".

Comics historian Don Markstein wrote about McManus ' characters:

Comics historian Don Markstein detailed the evolution, as the readership of Fritzi Ritz increased:

Comics historian Peter Sanderson states, " It is easy to see how Grayson might end up hating Batman after the way that he is treated in All-Star Batman and Robin # 2.

Comic book historian Michael Barrier notes that by the early 1950s, Dell seemed to be giving more emphasis to subscription sales ( promoted via premium giveaways as part of the Dell Comics Club ), which necessitated stable series instead of one-shots.

Comics historian Patrick Rosenkranz recalled his reaction to EVO:

Comics historian Peter Sanderson wrote that, " McGregor's finest artistic collaborator on the series was P. Craig Russell, whose sensitive, elaborate artwork, evocative of Art Nouveau illustration, gave the landscape of Killraven's America a nostalgic, pastoral feel, and the Martian architecture the look of futuristic castles.

* Comic book historian Joe Torcivia The Issue at Hand blog entry " Happy 50th Anniversary to Gold Key Comics!

Comics historian Don Markstein noted the transition:

Comics historian Don Markstein observed:

Comics historian Don Markstein described the Male Call characters:

* Sheridan, Martin, Comics and Their Creators ( 1942 ) R. T. Hale & Co, ( 1977 ) Hyperion Press

* S. T. R. I. K. E., fictional, counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics universe

* American ( U. S. A .)— DC Comics: Batman R. I. P.

And in issue # 676 of DC Comics, Batman R. I. P.

* The Crumbs ' Underground Comics NPR Fresh Air interview with R. Crumb and wife Aline Kominsky Crumb

* Gary Groth & R. Fiore The New Comics Berkley Books 1988 ISBN 0-425-11366-3

* Double Trouble, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics group Weapon P. R. I. M. E.

Also released in 1992, The Comics Journal Interview CD ( Fantagraphics, 2002 ): Contains 15-20 minute audio excerpts with five of the most influential cartoonists in the American comics industry: Charles Schulz, Jack Kirby, Walt Kelly ( interviewed by Gil Kane in 1969 ) and R. Crumb.

* Sheridan, Martin, Comics and Their Creators ( 1942 ) R. T. Hale & Co, ( 1977 ) Hyperion Press

Comics critic R. C. Harvey argued that Spiegelman's animal metaphor threatened " to erode moral underpinnings ", and played " directly into Nazis ' racist vision ".

An early untitled 10-page story, drawn in 1964 and released in 1969 as part of R. Crumb's Comics and Stories, depicts Fritz as a beatnik caricature who has an incestuous tryst with his sister.

At the artists request, a 10-page story drawn in 1964 and previously published in R. Crumb's Comics and Stories in 1969 was excluded from this collection.

Tower Comics was an American comic book publishing company best known for Wally Wood's T. H. U. N. D. E. R.

In 1984, Deluxe Comics launched their own line of new T. H. U. N. D. E. R.

Predator crossover for artists Andy and Adam Kubert ( Dec 1991-Feb 1992 ), and inked Rick Veitch and Stephen R. Bissette for half of Alan Moore's 1963 Image Comics series ( 1993 ).

Windsor-Smith was by now becoming disillusioned with the comics industry and the way in which in his opinion the writers and artists were being exploited: " I needed to be free of constraints and policies that were imposed by the dictates of creating entertainment for children " Shortly thereafter, Windsor-Smith left comics for the first time, leaving only a couple of inventory items in the Marvel Comics vaults, both stories of R. E.

** Lightning, a member of the Tower Comics T. H. U. N. D. E. R.

* Siege # 4 ( Marvel Comics, 2009, Norman Osborn unseated as leader of H. A. M. M. E. R.

Berganza invited Johns to tour the DC Comics offices, and offered Johns the opportunity to pitch ideas, which led to Johns pitching Stars and S. T. R. I. P. E., a book based on the second Star-Spangled Kid and her stepfather, to editor Chuck Kim a year later.

* H. A. M. M. E. R., a fictional espionage and law enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe

* 2010 Masterpiece Comics, R. Sikoryak ( Drawn & Quarterly )

Throughout the 1940s, Starr worked for a plethora of publishers of both comic books and pulps, including Better Publications, Consolidated Book, Croyden Publications, E. R. Ross Publishing, Fawcett Comics ( doing Don Winslow of the Navy, 1944 – 46 ), Hillman Periodicals and M. C. Combs.

Dark Horse Comics has published reprints, including several in hardcover collections, of such original Gold Key titles as Magnus, Robot Fighter ; Doctor Solar ; Mighty Samson ; M. A. R. S.

Writing for Sequential Tart, Margaret O ' Connell praised the series as an ' absorbing, well-crafted tale which effectively combines both crime and science fictional elements ,' comparing the series to George R. R. Martin's Wild Cards series, NYPD Blue, and DC Comics ' Gotham Central.