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Maggie’s World 059: Licensed to Thrill
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 059: Licensed to Thrill “Your movies are huge! Loads of kids are going to come into our restaurant, if we give away your…
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Maggie’s World 058: Done in One
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 058: Done in One As I recall, I came up with the expression “Done in One” around 1994. It might have been in…
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Maggie’s World 057: Take Another Look
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 057: Take Another Look On November 18, 2017, Tony Isabella noted, “On this date in 1985, Calvin and Hobbes, a comic strip by Bill…
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Maggie’s World 056: Shopping for Comics
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 056: Shopping for Comics Four decades ago, Phil Seuling and Jonni Levas announced incorporation of Sea Gate Distributors in The Buyer’s Guide. It was…
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Maggie’s World 055: It’s Pronounced ZEEN
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 055: It’s Pronounced ZEEN Maggie’s World for September mentioned that comics “Stuff” includes fanzines. It might be a good time to provide more information on…
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Maggie’s World 054: Dealing with Stuff
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 054: Dealing with Stuff I Opened My 2017 Comic-Con Panel with This: A friend recently reported on a visit from that friend’s acquaintance.…
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Maggie’s World 053: Serendipity
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON! Maggie’s World 053: Serendipity You Know the Story, Right? Horace Walpole said that the story “The Three Princes of Serendip” involved its characters’ “always making…
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Maggie’s World 052: Abstracted
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 052: Abstracted Harvey Pekar pointed out that in comics, there’s no limit to how good the words can be or how good the…
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Maggie’s World 051: Here’s How!
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 051: Here’s How! A picture is worth 1,000 words? That saying became traditional in the early 20th century, and the combination of many…
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Maggie’s World 050: Free
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 050: Free A free comic book? Free? Who thought up that idea? A look at the “Promotional Comics” section of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide will…
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Maggie’s World 049: Influences
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 049: Influences When my late husband, Don, and I were working at Krause Publications, we received many requests to be put in touch…
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Maggie’s World 048: No, But I Read the Comic
MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 048: No, But I Read the Comic Conversation years ago: “Have you read the novel?” “No, but I saw the movie.” For some…