The Comics Journal #71

Interviews with writers Mike Friedrich and Roy Thomas. An appreciation of E.C. Segar's Popeye. EC's Progressive line of comics, part 2. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Pete Poplaski finally answers the question, Who would win a fight between Popeye and the Hulk?Letters Blood and Thunder (p. 19) News Newswatch (p. 8) Interviews Kim Thompson, "Reaching For the Stars with Mike Friedrich" (p. 79) Adam Malin, "Roy Thomas at Creation" (p. 94) Reviews Jan Strnad, "The View From the Curb" (p. 31) R. Fiore, "The Age of the Alternatives" (p. 33) Kim Thompson, "Waiting for the Fruit Salad" (p. 36) Gary Groth, "Recycling the Old, Searching for the New" (p. 40) Gene Phillips, "Another Year for the Road" (p. 51) Dwight R. Decker, "From Elfland to Smallville" (p. 53) R.C. Harvey, "Newsstand Comics 1981: The State of the Art" (56) Essays John Clifton, "De-Elfing Comics" (p. 64) Columns Jim Korkis, "Suspended Animation: The Man of Spinach" (p. 97) Carter Scholz, "The Lake Isle: Sturgeon: Love as Knowledge" (p. 104) Greg Potter, "Panel Progressions: The EC Progressives, Part II" (p. 107)