In 1982, I was a huge fan of Pacific Comics, and really all of the new companies that had begun to spring up in the developing Direct Sales marketplace. These new companies and their assorted offerings excited me with the possibilities. I truly felt that I might be on the ground floor of some future … Continue reading FSC: STARSLAYER #2
Category: First State Comics
FSC: DAREDEVIL #181
Going into 1982, there was no comic book series that was of greater interest to me and my small collection of comic book reading friends as DAREDEVIL. The title had been gaining momentum ever since newcomer artist Frank Miller had been brought on to pencil it a year or two earlier. Miller's storytelling chops were … Continue reading FSC: DAREDEVIL #181
FSC: GREEN LANTERN #150
In 1981 when my family moved to Delaware, there wasn't any writer in comic books that I liked better than Marv Wolfman. I first became aware of Marv's work in the waning days of his time at Marvel, on such series as FANTASTIC FOUR, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and NOVA, all of which I liked. But it … Continue reading FSC: GREEN LANTERN #150
First State Comics: Introduction
In 1981, when I was fourteen years old, my family relocated from the Long Island New York home that I'd known for most of my life to Delaware, the first state, which was becoming a hub of corporate activity thanks to its law regarding taxes. My father had been sent there to help set up … Continue reading First State Comics: Introduction




