Five Highlights from The Comics Journal #37

THE COMICS JOURNAL #37 (DECEMBER 1977)

The future is now, as THE COMICS JOURNAL switched from an adzine tabloid to an article-driven magazine-sized format that continues to this day (although, as a supplement to it's current website incarnation). The biggest news for the future of Fantagraphics was Kim Thompson coming on board as Associate Editor:

NEWSWATCH: Paving the way for Kim Thompson was Michael Catron being hired by DC Comics...

REVIEWS: 

Kim Thompson's first credited contributions to TCJ are the above two reviews.

Han Solo and Chewbacca illustration by Judith Hunt

ADVERTISEMENT: Future Fantagraphics staffer Tom Mason and his fanzine RADION turns up here...

UNDERGROUND COMICS:

Bill Sherman examines DUTCH TREAT an underground with a very early English-language appearance by Joost Swarte, and two long forgotten favorites: Evert Geradts and Peter Pontiac!

image from GCD

FANDOM REVIEW:

Doug Fratz and his review of all these obscure small press comics is invaluable to anyone researching them. Matt Howarth (Howski Graphix Studios), Artie Romero, Brad Foster, and Jamie Alder all had a lot of alternative comics publishing ahead of them (and that Gary Groth fella published a few more zines, as well)...