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The co-editors of The Comics Buyer's Guide trace their history from science-fiction fandom in 1960 through pioneering comics fanzines (*Harbinger*, Comic Art, Newfangles) to their current roles at Krause Publications. They reveal that CBG's paid circulation has grown from 6,743 (Alan Light's last issue) to over 10,000 under their editorship, and describe taking on Comics Collector simultaneously — during which Don suffered a heart attack and triple coronary bypass surgery, leaving Maggie to edit all three publications alone. They advocate for a Best Of The Year comics anthology in bookstores to legitimize the field, lament the lack of complete comic-strip reprints, and note that reader demand overwhelmingly skews toward current superhero content despite their own preference for broader coverage.

The veteran fan-turned-professional editors recount their origins in science-fiction fandom, their pioneering fanzines, and the chain of events surrounding their hiring as co-editors of the Comics Buyer's Guide and Comics Collector after Krause Publications acquired both. They discuss the changes they made to CBG (typesetting, new columnists, bulk program) and offer pointed advice to the industry on using graphic novels to reach non-comics audiences.

Don Markstein writes on Bill Lignante's Phantom work and the Gold Key/Charlton comic series; Australian fan Rohan Thompson delivers a detailed report on the publishing dispute between Frew Publications and the Australian creators of Marvel's Lee Falk's The Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks.

Mills traces his career from D.C. Thompson through the creation of BATTLE, ACTION, and 2000 A.D. with John Wagner, revealing that ACTION's extreme violence led to it being banned by the British press, while 2000 A.D. succeeded by being the first British comic to compete on strong visual storytelling. He discusses the genesis of Judge Dredd (his original concept was an occult character), the ABC WARRIORS, and the strip CHARLEY'S WAR, which required extensive historical research into World War One. The interview concludes with discussion of METALZOIC, a DC graphic novel he and Kevin O'Neill are creating, centered on robot evolution and featuring a deliberately anti-heroic protagonist named Armageddon.