Speaking for patrons, thanks to everybody who bought copies of the Hoohah! Vol. 1 CD-ROM, hope you enjoy it. For the rest of you Philistines, you can still get a copy of it here. It ain't on Napster, brother! AND, since we got to support our habits, please check out our new page of comics, original art, pulps and collectibes we're selling at the new Hoohah! Collectibles page. Bookmark it! Yeah, I'm talkin' at YOU!

       Thanks also to all the nice cards, letters, semifores and Marconigrams that we received after the last issue. You can read some of them on our letters page, Who Cares?.

       Before we start, quick story of something that happened to me recently.
I made Billy Mumy mad at me. Danger, Will Robinson, indeed! Boy, he's tempremental. And I don't know him from Dr. Smith. Here's wot hoppin: I just attended MegaCon in Orlando (big shout out to Al at Basement Comics, Maryland in the House!), and the surviving members of "Lost in Space" were there. Well, I'm old enough to remember when it started on TV in glorious black and white. So I had to buy an autograph from June Lockhart (who still looks cute, BTW). Afterwards I went to Billy's table. Well, I'm not interested in lives of the stars, didn't know he played guitar until I saw his pic with one. When I asked him, he said "We've got four albums. You got to keep up." Anyway, I told him I just spent $20 to buy an autograph from June, that I had to have it. He and his friend started making fun of me like I was obsesed ("Oh, you HAD to have it.") I let that pass. Then I said I couldn't shell out another another 20 clams for his autograph and he said, half jokingly and half seriously, "Get away from my table." If anybody out there knows him and wants to have him check out Hoohah!, tell him I'll trade a CD for an autograph. And I'LL autograph the CD!

     So what we got? We got John "San Francisco PI" Haines' excellent article on how Kid Eternity is a Capt. Marvel rip-off! Didn't see that coming, did ya? Yeah, baby. Next, we got a feature on an interesting if little discussed comic, Heroic Comics No. 1, featuing Bill Everett and the ridiculous Hydroman! What else? Oh, yeah, we got a reprint of what may be the first (unpublished) Simon and Kirby story ever. More--in the Pulp Corner we're trippin' on speed--the Trojan (DC) Speed pulps, that is.

    In our key reprint departement it's the origin and first appearance of....wait for it. That's right, The Four Comrades from Startling Comics No. 16.

    I almost forgot. We've got a rare treat--a reprint of an article from the legendary Writer's Digest about the 1941 comic book market! It's "The Comics are Calling" by Robert Turner.

    By the way, after last issue's critically acclaimed article on the Harvey Champ Comics, guess what Heritage Auctions is offering? The Simon and Kirby cover to Champ No. 21. Wowweeee. If you haven't seen it, take a gander.