Ken Meyer Jr.’s Ink Stains 43: Steranko & More in FOOM 1, 2 & 3

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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 43, Ken took a look at FOOM 1, 2 and 3 from 1973 from Marvel Comics.

FOOM 1 features –

  • a Steranko Spider-Man envelope
  • Stickers and a membership card
  • a double-page Steranko poster of 15 major Marvel characters
  • Photos of Marvel creators, puzzles, games, previews of coming comics & more

FOOM 2 features –

  • Steranko Hulk cover
  • Photos of Marvel creators, fan art, previews of coming comics and more

FOOM 3 features –

  • Photos and Bios of John Romita, Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia
  • Fan art, puzzles, previews of coming comics and more

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