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Higgins, Marvel's longest-serving assistant editor (under Mike Carlin), recounts how he accidentally became a letterer through his friendship with George Perez, starting as a lettering correcter on staff in 1977 before gradually taking on full lettering jobs and then transitioning to the editorial side. He describes the mechanics of lettering (hawk quill pens, Ames guides), the behind-the-scenes production firefighting that editors rarely see, and his experience working with John Byrne on Fantastic Four — praising Jerry Ordway's inking as the best Byrne has ever received. He also discusses Steve Ditko's surprisingly easygoing nature on ROM, the editorial philosophy of Mike Carlin (a preference for comedic relief), and his personal obsession with the Grateful Dead (attending roughly 40 shows a year). He is currently lettering a Barry Windsor-Smith limited series.