comics fandom. Jerry G. Bails was born on June 26, 1933, in Kansas City, Missouri. A fan of comic books from a very early age, Bails was a particularly...
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and historians. Active during the 1960s, the ACBFC was established by Jerry Bails, the "father of comics fandom". A vital player in the development of...
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traces its origin to "a letter to Jerry dated October 25, 1961" by Roy Thomas, in which he suggested that Jerry Bails' fanzine Alter-Ego, which had debuted...
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Julius Schwartz encouraged Bails and collaborator Roy Thomas, who would eventually become Marvel Comics editor-in-chief. Bails contacted readers whose letters...
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industry". Jerry Bails founded and published On the Drawing Board in October 1961, to showcase the latest comic news. Spinning-off from Bails' other zine...
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were small affairs, usually organized by local enthusiasts (such as Jerry Bails, known later as the "Father of Comic Fandom", and Dave Kaler of the Academy...
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1950s, he wrote various romance comics. According to comics historian Jerry Bails, Greene wrote for Frank Frazetta's syndicated newspaper strip Johnny...
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Detroit-based convention for about 80 fans of the comic book medium. Jerry Bails, the "father of comics fandom," was on the organizing committee, along...
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including the publication Rocket's Blast Comicollector. In 1964 he succeeded Jerry Bails (the so-called "father of comic book fandom") as executive secretary...
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another surname Jerry Bails (1933–2006), American popular culturist and champion of comic books This page lists people with the surname Bailes. If an internal...
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