Hi,

I just wanted to let everyone know that the new issue (#88) of DITKOMANIA has been released. The issue was printed up on Monday morning, and was mailed out to all subscribers and contributors on Tuesday and Wednesday.

This issue's theme is Ditko's work internationally -- how his comics were reprinted outside North America, as well as how readers outside the USA became Ditko fans.

The new issue also has a review by John Linton of the "Steve Ditko Archives Volume 3, Mysterious Traveler," the most recent Fantagraphics collection of 1950s Charlton reprints, edited by Blake Bell.

Plus an essay by Jason Sacks on being a fan of Ditko, a "Ditko in Your Future" page about upcoming Ditko items, and the usual engaging letters page.

All this for only $2.50 (including P&H) in the USA. International rates, as well as subscription rates and more ordering info, can be found at http://www.ditko-fever.com/dmreturns.html

There's also a preview of the front cover of Ditkomania #88 at that URL. Check it out to see a weirdly altered Mr. Dedd as he appeared in a 1970s French comic (top left panel on the cover)!

Yours in Ditkology,

Rob Imes
DITKOMANIA editor/publisher

I want to subscribe. Do I just fill your email in at Paypal, put something in the Notes field? Or is there a dedicated link? It seems to be taking me to just my main Paypal console.

I just went ahead and flat out did it.

Thanks, got it! I'll mail out DM #88 to you tomorrow. Your sub runs from #88 to #91.

I just subscribed as well!

The latest issue is really good. Got mine last week. #90

It's almost completely filled with information from Ron Frantz rememberances. Frantz had some interactions with Ditko in the 1980's in connection publishing ACE Comics.

There's quite a bit of light shed on how Ditko felt in those days, whether he bore a grudge against Stan Lee (he didn't), and things like that. This is quite an addition to the mythos.

Thanks, glad you liked it! Copies of the new issue are still available for $3.00 each (includes postage). Ordering info, as always, is at http://www.ditko-fever.com/dmreturns.html