When I was a maturing ankle-biter in the late Sixties and early Seventies I wrote to magazines and comics on occasion.
More often than not it was about a back issue that I was missing rather than a critique of the current issue.
As far as I recall I didn't enter competitions either but my memory is sorely in need of an external hard drive to reboot it!
I did write to Film Review asking if they were planning on a Bruce Lee cover, which they obliged me and many other young shaolin monks with in July 1974. I was 13.
Did you write to magazines and comics readers or enter their competitions? Did you get a reply, get published or win the comp?
ADDENDUM:
ZZrobot has kindly sent me his letter which appeared in Spider-Man #111.
All of the above. I didn't get first prize in the competition (Titans #2), but I was one of 10 specially commended from 100 runners-up. However my prize of a Treasury Edition never arrived. Had quite a few letters published in comics, especially back in the '70s.
ReplyDeleteTarn it Kid, who got your Treasury Edition? What were your letters about, can you recall?
DeleteI did write to D C Thompson a long long time ago, with the idea of scripting and drawing a Commando comic. It never came to anything. I did do a 5 page first instalment of a sci-fi space opera, which I still have, but I just didn't think it was good enough, so sadly the art boards just languish in my mancave : (
ReplyDeleteWow Scoop, you've started a space opera! That sounds like another story I saw on film in 77! ha ha. Get those art boards blogged! Did DC Thompson reply?
DeleteDidn't you enter a comic competition as well Scoop and win? TV21?
DeleteComps not too much I'm afraid. I do however have somewhere a personal reply from Jim Shooter, then editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. Must have been early 80's. Do not remember what my letter was about, have to dig it up again.
ReplyDeleteWow! Jim Shooter! From the bullpen! Get that letter found Arto! Excelsior!
DeleteLike Kid, all of the above!!
ReplyDeleteI had a letter printed in DWW; I entered TV21's win a Dalek comp. and LOST!
But I did win a JD board game in 2000ad and a double 12" Slade Promo in either Smash Hits or No. 1 magazine!!
Great stuff Kid! You won actually prizes like a board game and a Slade record! Send us a piccy if you still have them!
DeleteBTW what's DWW? I'm thick!
When I was 14, I was a huge Marvel collector. Had a letter published in Spiderman #111, where I won a Marvel No-Prize ! A highlight of my teenage nerd years!!!
ReplyDeleteHey ZZ, that's so cool. How clever of Marvel to create a No-prize! saves on postage! Do you mind if I blog your published letter?
DeleteIt was an empty envelope, that had No-prize printed on it.
DeletePlease blog the letter, I couldn't get it on this forum.