Day: June 27, 2003

I picked up a copy of the Marvel Encyclopedia: The Incredible Hulk, which is the OFFICIAL (emphasis theirs) Marvel Guide to the Incredible Hulk that gives us “the people behind the Hulk, from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby to the writers and artists who have shaped the character throughout the years, this is the story of the creators behind the myth.”

Out of curiosity, I checked the index. I offer the following statistics without comment.

Number of pages Stan Lee is mentioned on: 24.

Jack Kirby: 14

Ang Lee: 11

Bruce Jones: 9

Dale Keown: 8

Herb Trimpe: 6

Axel Alonso: 5

Bill Jemas: 3

John Byrne: 2

Todd McFarlane: 1

Peter David: 1

Roy Thomas: 0

Sal Buscema: 0

Al Milgrom: 0

Bill Mantlo: 0

Len Wein: 0

Bob Harras: 0

Bobbie Chase: 0

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…there’s a little less than two days to bid on the autographed New Frontier set over at LotAuctions.com, with proceeds going to benefit the CBLDF.

Now I hear you say, “But, Glenn, I can’t outbid that $200 plus for the full set!” Well, that’s the beauty of the LotAuctions format– you can pick and choose. Just bid on the hardcover of the first four books or books 5 & 6 or even single bids on books 9, 10, or 11 or any of the other items in the set. If the final bids for the individual items exceed the bids for the full set, the individual bids win.

For those who are interested, there is going to be at least one large collection of comics going on the auction block in the next few weeks (about 10,000 separate titles) and at least one store liquidation. So register now and get on the Future Watch, so you can see what items are coming up for auction soon. Heck, I’ll start going through Peter’s basement and see what other stuff he’s willing to inscribe for charity.

End of soft sell.