Here's the fifth and final part of our overview of this short hardcover how-to pamphlet authored in 1943 by writer/editor Robert Kanigher. It's a wealth of interesting information about just how comic books were put together back during the Golden Age and what publishers were looking for. The story that Kanigher breaks down here was … Continue reading How To Make Money Writing For Comic Magazines, Part Five
This being the fourth part of our review looking back at writer/editor Robert Kanigher's very early hardcover booklet giving a how-to on writing for comic magazines. It was published in 1943 and is therefore probably the earliest repository for such information. If nothing else, it gives a good sense of what the field was like … Continue reading How To Make Money Writing For Comic Magazines, Part Four
Once again, here's a look at writer/editor Robert Kanigher's 1943 how-to book on writing material for the comic book market. It's a good snapshot as to just what the prevailing wisdom was during the Golden Age of Comics in terms of the material that was being generated. That should cover things for the moment. But … Continue reading How To Make Money Writing For Comic Magazines, Part Three
Continuing our look at editor and writer Robert Kanigher's 1943 volume on writing for the comic books of that era. There's more to come in future weeks as we delve further into this volume.
Even by the year 1943, writer Robert Kanigher considered himself a veteran of the comic book business. He'd been selling stories to various publishers beginning around 1940, and while he considered himself to be a bit too good for the medium he was working in, he was both prolific and always on the lookout for … Continue reading How To Make Money Writing For Comic Magazines, Part One
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