(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS If you thought there was a super-hero shortage in comics between All-Star #57 and Showcase #4-Mark Carlson-Ghost says to think again! In Alter Ego #192, witness the mid-1950s super-hero revival featuring The Human Torch, Captain America, Sub-Mariner, Fighting American, The Avenger, Strongman, Nature Boy, Black Cobra, Phantom Lady, The Flame, Samson, Wonder Boy, Tomboy, and Captain Flash-with art by John Romita, John Buscema, Bill Everett, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, Mike Sekowsky, Mort Meskin, Bob Powell, and other comicbook greats! Plus Fawcett Collectors of America, Michael T. Gilbert in Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more!

, John Romita Sr. Alter Ego #188 is a special double-size (160-page) issue with twin (flip) covers-one for Marvel, one for DC-celebrating 25 years of Alter Ego at TwoMorrows! The Marvel side includes David Armstrong's Comic-Con mini-interviews with John Buscema, Marie Severin, Jim Mooney, and George Tuska-plus "Stan Lee's Dinner with Alain Resnais," as annotated by Sean Howe! On the DC side: Armstrong's short talks with Carmine Infantino, John Broome, Julius Schwartz, Joe Kubert, & Murphy Anderson-plus a special photo-feature on Gardner Fox, featuring his extended family! All this, plus FCA, Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt, and more!

Meet the modern space-age family: The Jetsons! Plus: Freaky Frankensteins, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling's Hollywood, the Archies and other Saturday morning rockers, Star Wars copycats, Build Your Own Adventure books, crazy kitchen gadgets, toymaker Marvin Glass, and more! Featuring columns by Andy Mangels, Will Murray, Scott Saavedra, Scott Shaw, and Mark Voger. Edited by Michael Eury.

New Printing! John Wells headlines this second volume on the 1960s, covering all the pivotal moments and behind-the-scenes details of comics during the stormy cultural upheaval of 1965-1969! You'll get a year-by-year account of the most significant publications, notable creators, and impactful trends, including: The transformation of Marvel Comics into a pop phenomenon! Wally Wood's Tower Comics storms on the scene with the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents while Charlton's Action Heroes strike a blow of their own! Batmania sweeps the nation as the smash Adam West TV show pushes superhero comic sales into orbit! Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, and Denny O'Neil lead a wave of fresh young voices in the comic book industry! Gold Key unlocks a new format with its digest line! The Archies and Josie & the Pussycats sing their way to the top! These are just a few of the events chronicled in this exhaustive, full-color hardcover.

From Woodstock to "The Banana Splits," from "Sgt. Pepper" to "H.R. Pufnstuf," from Altamont to "The Partridge Family," Groovy is a far-out trip to the era of lava lamps and love beads. Profusely illustrated, in psychedelic color, Groovy features interviews with icons of grooviness such as Peter Max, Brian Wilson, Peter Fonda, Melanie, David Cassidy, members of the Jefferson Airplane, Cream, the Doors, the Cowsills and Vanilla Fudge; and cast members of groovy TV shows like "The Monkees," "Laugh-In" and "The Brady Bunch."

TwoMorrows compiles a tempestuous trio of never-seen 1970s Kirby projects! These are the final complete, unpublished Jack Kirby stories in existence, presented here for the first time! Included are: Two unused Dingbats of Danger Street tales, Kirby's final "Kid Gang" group, inked by Mike Royer and D. Bruce Berry, and newly colored for this book! True-Life Divorce , the abandoned newsstand magazine that was too hot for its time, reproduced from Jack's pencil art! And Soul Love , the unseen '70s romance book so funky, even a jive turkey will dig the unretouched inks by Vince Colletta and Tony DeZuniga.