Comments on: What San Diego was like in 1982 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:31:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Rick Taylor http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-339260 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:20:00 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-339260 The 'unknown' person on the women in comics panel sitting next to Trina Robbins is Jan Duursema. The ‘unknown’ person on the women in comics panel sitting next to Trina Robbins is Jan Duursema.

]]> by: Shawn Granger http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-337322 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:28:50 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-337322 Wow...I was still too young to go to anything further than the mall cons in Kansas City at the time. That looks great. Everyone seems so relaxed. Thanks SO much for the pictures. I can't stop looking through them. Wow…I was still too young to go to anything further than the mall cons in Kansas City at the time. That looks great. Everyone seems so relaxed.

Thanks SO much for the pictures. I can’t stop looking through them.

]]> by: Frank Beaton http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-337239 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:31:56 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-337239 >>>The sign Frank Miller put up, after he looked at Byrne’s sign and smiled, said he would draw ANY X-Men, except for Kitty, and I think he even undercut John’s price, but I can’t be sure. Wait a minute. Frank Miller SMILED?? I think your whole story just fell apart there, Ed. >>>The sign Frank Miller put up, after he looked at Byrne’s sign and smiled, said he would draw ANY X-Men, except for Kitty, and I think he even undercut John’s price, but I can’t be sure.

Wait a minute. Frank Miller SMILED??

I think your whole story just fell apart there, Ed.

]]> by: Alan Light http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-337168 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:26:06 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-337168 Michael, I tried to scan the negatives myself but results weren't so hot, so would you believe... I took them to TARGET! They made prints for 20 cents each and put 100 pictures per CD for $1.99. I agree they did a great job. Michael, I tried to scan the negatives myself but results weren’t so hot, so would you believe… I took them to TARGET! They made prints for 20 cents each and put 100 pictures per CD for $1.99. I agree they did a great job.

]]> by: Michael Grabois http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336926 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:53:42 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336926 Alan - what did you use to scan the negatives? They look as good as digital camera pictures. Alan - what did you use to scan the negatives? They look as good as digital camera pictures.

]]> by: Ed Brubaker http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336897 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:06:44 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336897 Yeah, Paul Smith was there that year, too, and I got to watch him and Byrne talk about drawing the X-Men for a while. Yeah, Paul Smith was there that year, too, and I got to watch him and Byrne talk about drawing the X-Men for a while.

]]> by: ~chris http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336886 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:00:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336886 Actually, it all makes sense now, knowing that Bryne had left X-Men in 1981. Actually, it all makes sense now, knowing that Bryne had left X-Men in 1981.

]]> by: ~chris http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336855 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:35:25 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336855 &#60;That’s actually John Byrne’s sign. …&#62; If that’s the case, then I love John Byrne’s sign and Frank Miller’s sign. :) But not John’s sense of humor. <That’s actually John Byrne’s sign. …>

If that’s the case, then I love John Byrne’s sign and Frank Miller’s sign. :)
But not John’s sense of humor.

]]> by: Alan Light http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336815 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:09:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336815 PS Some photos from the TBG and DynaPubs days can also be found on flickr here: http://flickr.com/photos/alan-light/sets/72157594258122660/ PS Some photos from the TBG and DynaPubs days can also be found on flickr here:
http://flickr.com/photos/alan-light/sets/72157594258122660/

]]> by: Alan Light http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336812 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:06:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336812 Guy, unfortunately all other photos were destroyed, including a couple of Frank Frazetta from 1971. I went to MetroCon in Washington DC in 1971 and my friend John Fantucchio invited me over to his house for a pizza. When I showed up, I found out he had also invited Frank and Ellie Frazetta. It was just the 5 of us - the Frazettas, the Fantucchios, and me. I remember being incredibliy awestruck and hardly saying a peep but a couple of pictures were taken. I wish I still had them. As for Wrightson, Kaluta, Jeff Jones - yes, I had photos of them to, and many others. The only existing copies of those photographs would be found in old printed copies of TBG (now CBG), on yellowing newsprint. Guy, unfortunately all other photos were destroyed, including a couple of Frank Frazetta from 1971. I went to MetroCon in Washington DC in 1971 and my friend John Fantucchio invited me over to his house for a pizza. When I showed up, I found out he had also invited Frank and Ellie Frazetta. It was just the 5 of us - the Frazettas, the Fantucchios, and me. I remember being incredibliy awestruck and hardly saying a peep but a couple of pictures were taken. I wish I still had them. As for Wrightson, Kaluta, Jeff Jones - yes, I had photos of them to, and many others. The only existing copies of those photographs would be found in old printed copies of TBG (now CBG), on yellowing newsprint.

]]> by: Culpable y Perdedor » Blast from the past: fotos de la San Diego Comic Con de 1982 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336605 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:57:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336605 [...] ACTUALIZACIÓN: El gran Pepo me dirige, en un comentario, a la resolución (vía Brubaker, ni más ni menos) del &#8220;misterio del cartelito&#8221;&#8230; Ed Brubaker explica aquí lo del cartelito, que lo puso Byrne. Brubaker dice que tenía 16 años, pero estaba allí y se acuerda de lo que pasó. [...] […] ACTUALIZACIÓN: El gran Pepo me dirige, en un comentario, a la resolución (vía Brubaker, ni más ni menos) del “misterio del cartelito”… Ed Brubaker explica aquí lo del cartelito, que lo puso Byrne. Brubaker dice que tenía 16 años, pero estaba allí y se acuerda de lo que pasó. […]

]]> by: Russ Maheras http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336189 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:11:37 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336189 CBrown wrote: "I’ve never been to San Diego, always wanted to go. I wish I’d been able to swing it 15 years ago when I was in college; I’m hoping to actually go next year but from everything I read it seems like maybe it’s more of a hassle than fun to go." I've been a comics fan since 1967, but never made the trek to San Diego until 2005. Not only did I not regret it, I went last year and this year as well. I had a great time! This year alone, I finally met about a dozen people I've corresponded or worked with over the years but never actually met. I also bumped into old comics pals, such as Don Rosa and Bob Ingersoll. If one has the time and the funds to go, I highly recommend going at least once in one's life -- after all, it is like a Mecca for comics fans. Hey, Alan -- Thanks for sharing these cool pics. I wish I'd gone to San Diego when so many of my creator heroes were still around. CBrown wrote: “I’ve never been to San Diego, always wanted to go. I wish I’d been able to swing it 15 years ago when I was in college; I’m hoping to actually go next year but from everything I read it seems like maybe it’s more of a hassle than fun to go.”

I’ve been a comics fan since 1967, but never made the trek to San Diego until 2005. Not only did I not regret it, I went last year and this year as well. I had a great time! This year alone, I finally met about a dozen people I’ve corresponded or worked with over the years but never actually met. I also bumped into old comics pals, such as Don Rosa and Bob Ingersoll.

If one has the time and the funds to go, I highly recommend going at least once in one’s life — after all, it is like a Mecca for comics fans.

Hey, Alan — Thanks for sharing these cool pics. I wish I’d gone to San Diego when so many of my creator heroes were still around.

]]> by: Joe Crawford http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336166 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:59:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336166 Alan has done a great service posting these, for the nostalgia factor (sure) and the hero-watching (Barks! Miller! Kirby!). As for me, I was practically looking for myself in the crowd scenes, but I would not attend until 1985 when I was 15 years old and was getting back into comics as a teen after having abandoned them as a youngster. I have all my badges from my attendance in the 1980s and 1990s glued into a scrapbook. Indeed, there were lots of movies on offer, at least at my first con, movies and animation rooms -- there was always something novel going on at Comic Con. Great photos. Alan has done a great service posting these, for the nostalgia factor (sure) and the hero-watching (Barks! Miller! Kirby!).

As for me, I was practically looking for myself in the crowd scenes, but I would not attend until 1985 when I was 15 years old and was getting back into comics as a teen after having abandoned them as a youngster. I have all my badges from my attendance in the 1980s and 1990s glued into a scrapbook.

Indeed, there were lots of movies on offer, at least at my first con, movies and animation rooms — there was always something novel going on at Comic Con. Great photos.

]]> by: guy bristow http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336162 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:53:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-336162 Alan, Thanks so much for sharing these photos! Man, Caniff, Eisner, Hogarth,... Any appearances of Frazetta, Wrightson, Kaluta, or Jeff Jones in your collection? Alan,

Thanks so much for sharing these photos! Man, Caniff, Eisner, Hogarth,… Any appearances of Frazetta, Wrightson, Kaluta, or Jeff Jones in your collection?

]]> by: Alan Light http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-335880 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:56:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-335880 I'm glad so many people are pleased with the pictures. I was very surprised to stumble across the negatives the other day in an old box. I thought they had been destroyed. You're going to cringe (I certainly do every time I think about it) when I tell you that virtually all pre-1983 photo negatives related to fandom were burned in a big barrel outside my folks' rural home along with various papers and records, shortly after my business was sold to Krause Publications. Stupid, stupid. I am glad these survived. Thank heaven they got misplaced and so were saved by being in a different place. At the same time, in the same box, I found 25 negatives from the 1982 Minneapolis comic-con. There are several shots of C. C. Beck, including a pretty nice one of him holding a lightning bolt in front of him a la Captain Marvel. Here is the link to those photos, or you can click on my name above, in red, I think, if the website box in this comment area works properly. http://flickr.com/photos/alan-light/sets/72157601417578722/ I’m glad so many people are pleased with the pictures. I was very surprised to stumble across the negatives the other day in an old box. I thought they had been destroyed. You’re going to cringe (I certainly do every time I think about it) when I tell you that virtually all pre-1983 photo negatives related to fandom were burned in a big barrel outside my folks’ rural home along with various papers and records, shortly after my business was sold to Krause Publications. Stupid, stupid. I am glad these survived. Thank heaven they got misplaced and so were saved by being in a different place.

At the same time, in the same box, I found 25 negatives from the 1982 Minneapolis comic-con. There are several shots of C. C. Beck, including a pretty nice one of him holding a lightning bolt in front of him a la Captain Marvel. Here is the link to those photos, or you can click on my name above, in red, I think, if the website box in this comment area works properly.

http://flickr.com/photos/alan-light/sets/72157601417578722/

]]> by: Chip Mosher http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-334709 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:02:05 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-334709 Ahhh...that does bring back the memories. While my first show Comic-con was '88 - it certainly looked more like these pictures than it does today. I agree with Rory - would not trade the growth of the show for anything in the world. Ahhh…that does bring back the memories. While my first show Comic-con was ‘88 - it certainly looked more like these pictures than it does today. I agree with Rory - would not trade the growth of the show for anything in the world.

]]> by: Frankbeaton.com » SDCC82 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-334689 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:47:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-334689 [...] From Heidi Mac. [...] […] From Heidi Mac. […]

]]> by: Mark Stroud http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-334629 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:01:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-334629 Those pictures are great, I was 17 that year and didn't know anything about a comic book convention. I didn't go to my first one until my early 20's and it was local. How time flies, now I wish I'd known about it. Then again how would I have know? This is pre-internet, and it's not like it would have been advertised on the radio or TV where I live. Those pictures are great, I was 17 that year and didn’t know anything about a comic book convention. I didn’t go to my first one until my early 20’s and it was local. How time flies, now I wish I’d known about it. Then again how would I have know? This is pre-internet, and it’s not like it would have been advertised on the radio or TV where I live.

]]> by: Ed Brubaker http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-334612 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:37:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-334612 That's actually John Byrne's sign. I was standing about two feet from that scene, watching Frank Miller sketch, right then. Byrne's sign said he didn't want to draw any X-Men but Kitty (which you can see). The sign Frank Miller put up, after he looked at Byrne's sign and smiled, said he would draw ANY X-Men, except for Kitty, and I think he even undercut John's price, but I can't be sure. I remember that vividly, because John Byrne eventually noticed Frank's sign and tore his own down and left. Not exactly in a huff, but not enjoying Miller's joke. It was weird how seeing all those pictures made me vividly remember that convention year. I was 16 that year, and it was my 9th Comic Con already. That’s actually John Byrne’s sign. I was standing about two feet from that scene, watching Frank Miller sketch, right then. Byrne’s sign said he didn’t want to draw any X-Men but Kitty (which you can see). The sign Frank Miller put up, after he looked at Byrne’s sign and smiled, said he would draw ANY X-Men, except for Kitty, and I think he even undercut John’s price, but I can’t be sure.

I remember that vividly, because John Byrne eventually noticed Frank’s sign and tore his own down and left. Not exactly in a huff, but not enjoying Miller’s joke.

It was weird how seeing all those pictures made me vividly remember that convention year. I was 16 that year, and it was my 9th Comic Con already.

]]> by: ~chris http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-334514 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:35:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/15/what-san-diego-was-like-in-1982/#comment-334514 I love Frank Miller's sign. :) I love Frank Miller’s sign. :)

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