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Maggie Thompson (born November 29 1942 ), is the editor of Comics Buyer's Guide . She and her late husband, . Some time after the publication of ''Comic Art'', they published ''Newfangles'', one of the first comics news fanzines. She was a 1964 graduate (English major) of and the transformation of the publication into a monthly magazine. She also created and edited ''Fantasy Empire'' magazine and wrote Dark Shadows: Book Two, #1-4 for Innovation in 1993 . With Don, she wrote a miscellany of articles and comic-book stories; ''The Official Price Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy'' (1989, House of Collectibles); five years of ''Comics Buyer’s Guide Annual'' (1992-1996, Krause Publications); ''Marvel Comics Checklist & Price Guide 1961-Present'' (1993, Krause Publications); and ''Comic-Book Superstars'' (1993, Krause Publications). With others, she produced the ''Comics Buyer’s Guide Checklist & Price Guide'' (now in its 12th edition, Krause Publications); and the Standard Catalog Of Comic Books (now in its 4th edition, Krause Publications) Under Maggie’s editorial direction, ''Comics Buyer’s Guide'' twice won the comics industry’s Eisner Award for periodicals, among other awards. She was a recipient of the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award and was also the first recipient of the Friends Of Lulu ’s “Women of Distinction” Award. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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