Steve Carper uncovers the history of the highly collectable Handi-Books and their indie publisher James Louis Quinn.
Anthony Perconti tackles DC’s Blue Ribbon Digests—1981’s Best Comics Stories and Jonah Hex.
Howard Browne’s baby, Fantastic, graduates from quarterly to bi-monthly status in our close examination of a foundational year: 1953 part one.
Tom Brinkmann peels off a visual survey of pin-up sensation Jeanne Carmen’s digest and magazine résumé in a Bad Mags Extra!
Peter Enfantino cracks open 1956 (part one) with an inside look at Manhunt, the gold-standard of detective fiction digests.
Robert A.W. Lowndes proves himself a giant of the digests in a behind-the-scenes overview of his decade with Health Knowledge, along with our exclusive, contextual publication grid.
Reviews of RAWL’s gateway digest into Health Knowledge, Exploring the Unknown No. 1 and Startling Mystery Stories No. 3.
A jam-packed edition featuring over a 100 magazine covers; new fiction by John M. Kuharik and Robert Snashall, illustrated by Brad W. Foster and Michael Neno; cartoons by Bob Vojtko; and more.
164 pages, published in color and b&w print editions, and Kindle, by Larque Press LLC.