Ken Meyer Jr.’s Ink Stains 79: Zeck, Williamson & More!

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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 79, Ken took a look at RBCC #134 (Part 1 and Part 2) from March 1977 from Publisher and Editor: James Van Hise.

RBCC #134 features:

  • Flash Gordon cover by Stephen Fabian
  • Mike Zeck Flash Gordon contents page illo
  • Al Williamson Flash Gordon illo
  • Beautiful 4 Page Flash Gordon story written and illustrated by Mike Zeck
  • Art and article about Alex Raymond
  • Mike Zeck Flash Gordon full-pager
  • Buster Crabbe Interview
  • Zeck Full Page Illo
  • Ron Wilbur Flash Gordon parody comic story
  • Marc Hempel Spider-Man pinup
  • Articles, a letters page and more.

RBCC was a main stay of fanzine readers.  Mike Zeck appearances were fairly regular and always welcome.  Zeck’s Flash Gordon story in this issue is an all-time favorite — and I’m not much of a Flash Gordon fan.  Great memories!

Thanks to Ken Meyer, Jr. for making these available!