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THE COMIC BOOK NET ELECTRONIC MAGAZINE - ISSUE NUMBER 66
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This publication is brought to you by the members of the premiere
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Edited by: David LeBlanc [ComicBkNet@aol.com]
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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[1] On the Net ............................ David LeBlanc
[2] Letters to the Editor ................. Your Page!
TRIVIA CONTEST......................... Guesses & Answers
[3] CBN Insider ........................... News, gossip, & rumors
[4] Marvel signs with America OnLine....... PRNewswire
[5] Chicago Convention Report ............. Angelo Furlan
[6] Keady's Comic Komments ................ John Keady
[7] Review:TABOUX #1 ...................... David LeBlanc
[8] Bonus Review:COPY BOOK TALES #1 ....... David LeBlanc
[9] New Comics Shipping 7/8/96 ........... Bobb Waller
[A] How to join ComicBook Network.......... BBS 101
[B] BBSes Linked into CBN.................. CBN node list
[C] E-Mag Info: Submissions, Subscriptions, Back Issues, Copyrights
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[1] On the Net by David LeBlanc
Well this is an interesting week for most of us, for one reason or
another. Independence Day, the holiday celebrated on July 4th, falls on
a Thursday so lots of U.S. workers have a long weekend. Traditionally,
many companies that shut down in the summer for a week, or two, do it
during this week. Some of us, take advantage of the 4 day weekend and
supplement it with vacation days to start the summer off right, that is
what I did. It is usually the last week of the summer blockbuster
premieres, and sure enough "Independence Day" which opened this week
looks to be a winner. My personal recommendation on this one folks. It
is a real fun movie. Finally, this year, the San Diego Comic Convention
began, having been pushed back by the Republican National Convention
later this year. Many pros and fans of the comic industry left their
homes and workplaces mid-week to be where the action is. I stayed home,
with time off, to play Home Improvement all week and entertain my
brothers and their families to an old fashioned July 4th barbecue. My
heart was thinking thoughts of the convention. Some day I'll get to
one.
Instead, early Sunday morning I will be heading for the local Flea
Market (swap meet, whatever you call them) to set up a table and sell a
bunch of no longer needed items, gifts we couldn't use, toys the kids
outgrew, and lots of comics. It is a tradition to skim the collection
once a year and decide which comics i just can't bear to part with and
which I am willing to pass on. It is not done out of greed, but out of
the realization that they take up lots of room, and I rarely get to read
them again once they are boxed. Better to keep the ones I will always
want to own and sell the rest to those who are looking for something to
read. Most years I net about $80-$100 on selling comics. A few select
at 1/2 book price, most at $.25 each and a box or two at $.10 each.
Something for everyone. Real cheap stuff, very readable at only a
quarter, and some decent sought after books at prices they won't find in
the stores. It is a days event, rising before the sun to get a prime
table. The dealers themselves make the rounds before they set up their
own tables and before the general public shows up. By about 2:00 PM the
crowd is thin and the leftovers are packed and we (#2 son and I) head
home. Perhaps, if it is interesting enough, I will give a report on how
it went. Hopefully, next time we will have some of the latest news from
the convention as well.
This week we have reviews of two products I got free samples of in the
mail. One is familiar to some of you as a minicomic, the other is
something different and worth checking out. John Keady drops by to give
his top picks of the month so far and Angelo Furlan, creator of Sinnamon
and the Bruiser, gives us a report on his trip to the Chicago
Convention. All you Marvel fanboys, and girls, dig out those America
Online disks you are using for coasters. They are finally coming online
in a big way and AOL will have them around July 18th. While you are
waiting, upgrade to AOL 3.0, it really is a BIG improvement. Fire up
the Web Browser and drop by our page where we have added a number of new
links to our favorite comic shops, Gemstone Publishing, Howard the Duck,
Olyoptics, and even a cartoon of the day page. There is more to come
but we'll save that for another time.
David LeBlanc [ComicBkNet@aol.com]
Editor, The Comic Book Net E-Mag
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[2] Letters to the Editor If you want to comment on this or any previous
issue, want to offer something for us to publish, or just want to
shamelessly suck up to the editor to try and get your name in print send
Email to:
ComicBkNet@aol.com
Note: letters of comment, complete with the sender's Email address, may be
used in future issues of the CBN E-Mag unless you specifically request us
NOT to use them. Email address will be withheld upon request.
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Hmm, everyone is gone to San Diego or on vacation. Only the die hards
who had to guess the trivia bothered to write. That's ok, I had lots to
do around the house this week.
[TRIVIA CONTEST]
Last week's question:
What continuity problem arose when Wonder Girl joined the Teen Titans in
The Brave & The Bold #60?
From: jsacks@juno.com (Jason Sacks)
Wonder Girl only lived in imaginary stories, but including her in the
Titans embedded her in DC continuity. This was an unresolved issue until
the great "Who Is Donna Troy" issue of New Teen Titans.
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From: sjdy@mail.idt.net (Stephen J. De Young)
Not entirely sure which of the many Donna continuity problems you
are referring to, but let me take a stab, post-Crisis, Donna in the
Titans means that Wonder Girl existed in the DCU before Wonder Woman
by a margin of a few years.
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From: kjobe@socomm.net (Ken Jobe)
The answer to this week's trivia contest is: Wonder Girl as a person
separate from Diana Prince didn't exist at the time. Her adventures
were like Superboy's at the time, the adventures of Wonder Woman as a
girl. A few years into the run of Teen Titans, they finally established
that this is Donna Troy and came up with an origin for her.
[that was it, but the first one to get it is the winner]
From: perler@tix.timeplex.com (Michael Perler)
>What continuity problem arose when Wonder Girl joined the Teen Titans in
>The Brave & The Bold #60?
At the time, Wonder Girl was suppose to be a younger version of Wonder
Woman, not a se