Ken Meyer Jr.’s Ink Stains 16: Steranko, Black and Much 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 16, Ken took a look at Comic Crusaders 10 from 1970.  Edited and published by Martin L. Greim.

Comic Crusaders 10 aka The Convention Issue.  I’d never seen this issue before Ken’s column and I’m glad I didn’t miss out.  The highlight of the issue is of course the Steranko full pager [posted above] but I also got a real kick out of seeing my buddy, Bill Black’s photos [man, he was young!] and art.

Other highlights include: a cover by Martin Greim, photos of legendary comic artists taken at a 1970 convention, an article on Super Heroes on Film with art and written by Bill Black, spot illos by Dan Adkins, Bill Black, Dennis Fujitake, Rich Corben, and more!

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