TCJ Archive

The Comics Journal No. 99, June 1985

Featuring an interview with Arn Saba; a debate between Howard Chaykin, Gil Kane, and Walt Simonson; Scott Edelman on Stan Lee.

Editorial
Gary Groth, “A Paltry Matter of Principle” (p. 7)

Letters
Blood and Thunder (p. 30)

News
Newswatch (p. 14)

Interviews
Kim Thompson, “Tripping the Light Fantastic: An Interview with Arn Saba” (p. 57)
Howard Chaykin, Gary Groth, Gil Kane, and Walt Simonson, “Debate: Values in Comics” (p. 73)

Reviews
Carter Scholz, “Come Back to the Five & Dime, Raphael Sabatini” (p. 42)
Dale Luciano, “Planes and Existence” (p. 45)
Gene Phillips, “Tejanos Revisited” (p. 51)

Essays
Heidi  MacDonald, “Alas, Poor Claremont, I Knew Him Well” (p. 53)
Adam Philips, “Riverdale High Revisited” (p. 68)
Dale Luciano, “Newave Comics Survey” (p. 82)

Columns
Richard Morrissey, “Opening Shots: Of Appalachian Nazis and Subterranean Parties” (p. 11)
Scott Edelman, “Ethics: Stan Lee was My Co-Pilot” (p. 93)
Bill Sherman, “Erosions and Exceptions: Bring the Bad News” (p. 95)