''Graphic Story Magazine'' was an American magazine edited and published by Bill Spicer in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Attempting to find a new direction for narrative art and a point of departure from commercial
comic book
A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...
stories, this journal of criticism and artwork evolved from Spicer's previous magazine, ''Fantasy Illustrated''.
Gary Groth
Gary Groth (born September 18, 1954) is an American comic book editor, publisher and critic. He is editor-in-chief of ''The Comics Journal'', a co-founder of Fantagraphics Books, and founder of the Harvey Awards.
Early life
Groth is the son ...
, editor-publisher of ''The Comics Journal'' and
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and (formerly) the Erotic comics, erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed sev ...
, wrote in 2009,
Publication history
There were nine issues of ''Graphic Story Magazine'' (with the issue numbering continuing from ''Fantasy Illustrated''),''Graphic Story Magazine'' entry Grand Comics Database. Accessed Feb. 4, 2016. with pages per issue varying from 32 pages to the 64-page issue #14 (Winter 1971–72). As writer and historian Steven Grant describes the magazine's roots:
Issues #12 and #14 were devoted entirely to the work of Basil Wolverton. Interviews included
Alex Toth
Alexander Toth (; June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006) was an American cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but he is also known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera through ...
(#10). Will Gould (#11),
John Severin
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(#13),
Gahan Wilson
Gahan Allen Wilson (February 18, 1930 – November 21, 2019) was an American author, cartoonist and illustrator known for his cartoons depicting horror-fantasy situations.
Biography
Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois, and was inspired by th ...
(#15), and
Howard Nostrand
Howard Nostrand (May 13, 1929Nostrand, Howard. "Nostrand by Nostrand", ''Graphic Story Magazine'' #16 (Summer 1974), p. 18–August 1, 1984)Basil Wolverton's '' Powerhouse Pepper'', ''Shock Shannon'', ''The Story of Man'', ''The Counter Culture'', ''Common Types of Barflize'' and Wolverton caricatures, plus an interview with Wolverton.
The final issue, #16 (Summer 1974), included "The Wishing World" by
Mark Evanier
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Bhob Stewart
Robert Marion Stewart, known as Bhob Stewart (November 12, 1937 – February 24, 2014) was an American writer, editor, cartoonist, filmmaker, and active fan who contributed to a variety of publications over a span of five decades. His articles a ...
Nemo, the Classic Comics Library
''Nemo, the Classic Comics Library'' was a magazine devoted to the history and creators of vintage comic strips. Created by comics historian Rick Marschall, it was published between 1983 and 1990 by Fantagraphics.
''Nemo'' ran for 31 issues (the ...
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witzend
''witzend'', published on an irregular schedule spanning decades, is an underground comix, underground comic showcasing contributions by comic book professionals, leading illustrators and new artists. ''witzend'' was launched in 1966 by the wri ...