Ken Meyer Jr.’s Ink Stains 9: Blyberg, Byrne, Kane, Ordway, and More!

If you’re a fan of fanzines, then you’ve got to check out Ken Meyer, Jr.’s monthly column Ink Stains.  Each month Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts… well, let’s let Ken explain…

I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!

For Ink Stains 9, Ken took a look at Woweekazowie 3 and 4, from the Summer and Winter of 1978,  Published by Pete Iro.

Woweekazowie 3 and 4 featured art by Willie Blyberg, John Byrne, Gil Kane, Jerry Ordway, Gene Day, and more.  I owned a few issues of Woweekazowie and always found them to be some of the most professional looking fanzines available.

Willie Blyberg’s art and stories appeared often in Woweekazowie and other fanzines.  Willie went on to become a pro.  For a short while I was in contact with him during the fanzine days.  I always liked Willie and his art.  Anyone know what became of him?

Ah, the memories of the glory days of fanzines.  Thanks to Ken Meyer, Jr. for making these available!