MAKIN’ LINKS # 222

Pappy addresses the supposedly rampant rumor at the time that African-American comics artist Billy Graham was, in actuality, EC great Graham Ingels returned to comics under an assumed name (as, in fact, Johnny Craig had done for some reason). Although I never heard that rumor, I can see the resemblance in styles.
http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2010/06/number-763-i-wake-up-screaming-billy.html
Speaking of EC, the appropriately named Out of This World presents another tribute to the recently deceased Al Williamson by sharing one of his best Flash Gordon outings from the 1966 King series.
http://kb-outofthisworld.blogspot.com/2010/06/in-memory-of-al-williamson-flash-gordon.html
Cartoonist Terry Beatty shares a couple of stories from the artist who is said to have been Stan Lee’s favorite back in the Atlas days, Joe Maneely (above).
http://terrybeatty.blogspot.com/2010/06/vintage-comics-on-web-joe-maneely.html
Finally, here’s a link to my own newest site, Booksteve Transcriptions. If you’re a writer or interviewer and you don’t have time to transcribe your latest talks with comicdom’s greats, email me. I’m inexpensive and accurate.
http://bookstevetranscriptions.blogspot.com/

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