The Awesome Fanzine That Never Was

This is the kinda stuff that really makes my motor hum (ka-chow!)!  First image is an ad for Galactic Illustrations #3 that I found in an old Sci-fi fanzine, then the same Ditko illo used in the ad, but colorized.  By the by, that tiny Thor sketch by Jack Kirby in the ad seems familiar, but I dunno if I've ever seen it. Next is a nice version of the back of Eon #3.  But why, Cap'n, why?  Okay, hold onto your beanie, but the fanzine GI #3 does not exist!  The Mr. A stuff by Ditko was sold to Eon, but where's the beef (er, where's the rest) ?  The ad says this imaginary fanzine also has W. Wood and Fujitake and some kid named T. Kirk (the internet, by the by, says this ad appeared in RBCC #62, but I don't have that, and no mention of sci-fi fanzines).  Next we have the covers to GI #s 1 and 2, which do exist.  wow

 

Some Panoply Mind by George Metzger

I want to buy a more complete version of this (is it Lost Worlds, mayhap?), but all I have is Panoply money

 

Capitan Marvel by Gil Kane

Looks like there's at least three ways to say this dude's name (I reference Cap'n Marvel on here quite a bit)

 

Cap'n Science Quartet by Wally Wood

Only the fourth one is new on here.  I useta be on the midnight shift at a big computer firm mak'n big computers.  I spliced and cured the material for a bazillion spools of reel-to-reel tape.  We sang a line of a hit song a lot-"She blinded me with science!"  Probly only makes sense to me, but I think of that verse whenever I see this name

 

Space Adventures #11 Cover by Steve Ditko

Che nice

 

Those Wunnerful Kline-A-Saurs of Bob Kline

Kline (along with Fujitake and Fantucchio and Art Cooper) was a true "fan" artist of that late sixties/early seventies fanzine golden era.  I particularly loved these dinosaur render'ns, but also dug his giant snakes, other massive monsters, and anything else he did

 

New King Kull by Roy Krenkel!

Yeah, yeah, just new to me, and just the third image.  The other two are smeared all over the wayback on here, kinda like someone likes jelly on their toast, so they try it on both sides.  Messy, but tasty.  The only reason the paint'n is up again is because it helped me realize the sketch truly was King Kull.  I remember how overjoyed I was when I found the paperback at a massive used bookstore.  To alter Mitch Hedberg's great quote:  I found it at a store that specialized in hard-to-find books.  Nothing was alphabetized