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Russ Jones (politician)
Russ Jones (born July 16, 1942 in Ontario) is a Canadian novelist, illustrator, and magazine editor, active in the publishing and entertainment industries over a half-century, best known as the creator of the magazine '' Creepy'' for Warren Publishing. As the founding editor of ''Creepy'' in 1963, he is notable for a significant milestone in comics history by proving there was a readership eager to read graphic stories in a black-and-white magazine format rather than in a color comic book.Richardson, Peter"Russ Jones, Woody and the Genesis of Creepy" Cloud 109 (July 6, 2010). During the mid-1960s, Jones also pioneered the presentation of original comics formatted directly for paperback books, such as ''Christopher Lee's Treasury of Terror'' (Pyramid, 1966). Comics and graphic novels While in the Marine Corps, Jones worked on ''Leatherneck'' magazine. Arriving in New York, he teamed with Wally Wood and Joe Orlando on several comics-related projects, some for Warren Publishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Throbs
''Heart Throbs'' was a romance comic published by Quality Comics and DC Comics from 1949 to 1972. Quality published the book from 1949–1957, when it was acquired by DC. Most issues featured a number of short comics stories, as well advice columns, text pieces, and filler. The long-running feature "3 Girls—Their Lives—Their Loves", drawn by Jay Scott Pike and inked by Russ Jones, ran in ''Heart Throbs'' from 1966–1970. In addition to Pike and Jones, regular contributors to ''Heart Throbs'' during its run included Bob Kanigher, Barbara Friedlander, Jay Criton, Gene Colan, John Romita, Sr., John Forte, Vince Colletta, Bernard Sachs, Win Mortimer, John Rosenberger, and Tony DeZuniga. Publication history Quality Comics published 46 issues of ''Heart Throbs'' from Aug. 1949–Dec. 1956. Many early issues featured photographic covers. The company closed in 1956, selling most of its assets to National Periodical Publications (now known as DC Comics). With its acquisition of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Of Frankenstein
''Castle of Frankenstein'' was an American horror, science fiction and fantasy film magazine, published between 1962 and 1975 by Calvin Thomas Beck's Gothic Castle Publishing Company, distributed by Kable News. Larry Ivie—who also was cover artist for several early issues—and Ken Beale edited the first three issues. Writer-artist Bhob Stewart edited the magazine from 1963 into the early 1970s. Although promoted and sold as a "monster magazine," readers were aware that ''Castle of Frankenstein'', at the time, was the only nationally distributed magazine devoted to a legitimate and serious coverage of B movies. In addition to its central focus on classic and current horror films, ''Castle of Frankenstein'' also devoted pages to amateur filmmakers and fanzines. Its advertising pages sold full-length silent feature films such as ''The Lost World'' and '' The Golem: How He Came into the World''. Following employment as an editor for publisher Joe Weider, Calvin Beck (1929–1989) e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manor Books
Manor Books was an American publisher of paperback books. It was founded by Walter Weidenbaum in 1972 and based in New York City. Manor's library was built on assets purchased from Macfadden Communications Group, Macfadden Publications after the latter opted to exit the paperback business, and expanded with original titles. Manor ceased activities in 1981. Catalogue The company's reprints were headlined by names who had previously graced the covers of Macfadden books, like Philip K. Dick and A.E. Van Vogt. Reprints of more minor works were sometimes packaged to highlight thematic connections with otherwise unrelated mainstream entertainment properties. Most of the company's original catalogue consisted of novels in the thriller (genre), thriller and men's adventure genre, competing with the likes of Leisure Books, Lancer Books and later Pinnacle Books, whom Weidenbaum had helped launch before divesting himself of his shares. Prolific author Robin Moore (The Green Berets (book), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
