05 April 2018

Dr. Law, Fantasy Hero

Let's continue looking at some of the old fanzine comics. Today we've got 1964's Dr. Law from the 4th and final issue of Bill Dubay's short lived Fantasy Hero zine. Dubay, of course, went on to be a major presence at Warren as a writer, artist and editor on their big three titles - Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella.  Not to mention scripter of the odd little Spirit/Vampirella cross-over and game maker for Warren, too.
Back in '64 he was one of the new kids taking advantage of access to mimeographic tech to produce his own fanzine while learning the ropes and building his skills -


Here's the cover to that issue of Fantasy Hero -


A very cool feature in that issue was a visit to the DC comics offices, with creator portraits by Duby:


Extra Bonus!
Almost a decade later, after Bill turned pro and started working at Warren, he provided a couple of pages to the New York Comic Art Convention program books for 1972 and 1973 offering a little perspective on his new situation -



2 comments:

  1. My dad loved making these and these were his first passion. Thanks for keeping his work alive.

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  2. It is my definite pleasure to do so. You've touched upon what it is that i love about these old fanzine and apa comics - they were created for fun and passion, and it shows.

    Apologies for the slow & minimal reply. I'm only online twice a week for a very brief period currently. Hopefully the return isn't too far away.

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