Episode #36: ALTER EGO Issue #79!

Alter Ego 79!

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ALTER EGO issue #79, July 2008, published by TwoMorrow's Publishing, celebrates Superman's 70th birthday. Some of the articles in this issue:

- The top 7 early Superman illustrators.
-An interview with Jean Shuster Peavy, Joe Shuster's younger sister.
-K IS FOR KRYPTON about the unpublished K-metal story we explored in Superman Fan Podcast episode #28.
-THE REICH STRIKES BACK dispels the myth that the Nazis denounced Superman.

To order a copy of ALTER EGO issue #79, or any other issue or book from TwoMorrows about comic book history, go to their web site: http://twomorrows.com

The last part of this episode is devoted to comic strip artist Russell Keaton, who almost became the original Superman artist. To learn more about Russell Keaton and his comic strip Flyin' Jenny:
http://lambiek.net/artists/k/keaton_russell.htm
http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/08/20/russell-keaton-supermans-fifth-beatle
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080820-SupermanKeaton.html
http://uncivilsociety.org/siegel_keaton_complete.pdf

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