Marvel Comic Con: 1975! With photographer Sam Maronie: a Creating Marvels podcast

It's pop culture writer/ photographer Sam Maronie! Hear all about his adventures at the first Marvel Comic Con, the spring which saw the return of King Kirby! IN fact, Sam sat down with Jack Kirby, in addition to attending all the panels. Come back in time...




Marvel Comic Con in 1975 was the very first convention hosted by the Marvel Comics Group itself- and Sam Maronie was there! Here's a few minutes with his eyewitness account, including his meeting with Jack Kirby. Sam shot most of the existing high quality photos from the event that you still see today- and continues photographing comics convention the nation over. Sam's also produced a book: Tripping Through Pop Culture: The (Mis) Adventures of a Pop Culture writer, with a cover by the acclaimed Joe Phillips! It's also got a foreword from Scott Edelman, who you see in the silly picture above with legendary inker Joe Sinnott- our next guest on Creating Marvels!

All of Sam's photos are here courtesy Sam Maronie:
© Maronie Creative Services. Used with permission.


Proof they were just letting ANY body in in those days:

Scott Edelman and Joe Sinnott
Sam's book:
Scott with artist Don Perlin, courtesy of Scott Edelman.
Check out his podcast, Eating The Fantastic, on iTunes! His latest guest: Marv Wolfman! He's had many a science fiction writer and editor, to say nothing of tasty meals...join the Anthony Bourdain of Science Fiction (at least in Baltimore!) on our next Creating Marvels!

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