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This article is about the 1960s US comics zine. You may be looking for the US zine, The Yancy Street Gazette; or the 1970s UK zine of the same name; .
Zine
Title: Comic Caper / Yancy Street Journal
Publisher: Golden Gate Publishing Company
Editor(s): Marty Arbunich & Bill Dubay
Date(s): 1964-1966
Frequency: bi-monthly-ish
Medium: print
Size: ditto
Fandom: Comics, especially Marvel Comics
Language: English
External Links: mycomicshop
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Comic Caper #1, front cover art by Bill DuBay

Yancy Street Journal, originally the Comic Caper, was an early comics zine with a Marvel focus, published by teens Marty Arbunich and Bill DuBay, with DuBay doing most of the early art. The numbering of this zine begins at Issue 3, continuing on from Arbunich's previous comics zine, Comic Caper[1]. It was published intermittently over a period of two years, from 1964 to 1966 and finished after twelve issues.

While the focus was on Marvel Comics, there were also articles and art featuring Golden Age comics from Marvel's predecessor Timely Comics, DC Comics and newspaper comic strips. Art was occasionally contributed by pro artists such as Steve Ditko. Bill Dubay himself later became known for his work as a writer, artist and as editor for Warren Publishing's horror-comics magazines Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella.

Regular columns included "Yancy Street Walker" by Steve Kelez, "Lee's Ramblings" by Lee Whittlesey, "On the Corner of Yancy Street" by Tony Isabella, "Let the Marvellians Speak" (the letters column) and the "Timely Years Cover Gallery". It also ran a regular discussion forum, posting a topic in each issue and encouraging readers to provide their input in the next. Opinions were collected together as a single article.

Comic Caper - Issue 1

Special Fanzine Information - back cover issue #1

Issue #1, published 1964. 28 pages, ditto. Editor: Marty Arbunich.Contributors: Marty Arbunich, Bill DuBay and Steve Perrin.

Contents:



Comic Caper - Issue 2

Issue #2, front cover by Bill DuBay - The Junior Commandos
Issue #2, back cover by Bill DuBay - The Junior Commandos

Issue #2, published 1964. 36 pages, ditto. Editor: Marty Arbunich.Contributors: Marty Arbunich, Bill DuBay and Fred Landesman.

Contents


Issue 3

Issue #3, published 1964.

Contents[2]:

  • "Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man" - a review of The Amazing Spider-Man by Bill DuBay;
  • intro/editorial by Bill Dubay and Marty Arbunich; a brief history of the Marvel Comics company and its origins.
  • "The Timely Years" - art reproductions
  • "Iz Zat So" - Marvel gossip.
  • "The Atlas Annals Presents:" - includes a review of Young Men #24, may have spotlighted the first Human Torch.
  • "The Mystery of Marvel" - comics reviews by Anonymous
  • "Next Issue's Discussion" - Namor the Sub-Mariner
  • includes an ad for Batmania which was referenced by a number of readers in the next issue's LOCs.

Issue 4

Issue 4 front cover art, Bill DuBay
Excerpt of a letter from Flo Steinberg commenting on Issue #3
Short bio for Steve Ditko

Issue #4, published September 1964. 19 pgs, ditto. The Special Sub-Mariner issue.

Contents:

Gallery

Issue 5

Issue #5 front cover, Bill Dubay - Cyclops
LOC from Flo Steinberg, commenting on Issue #4.

Issue #5, published November 1964.

Contents

  • "Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man" - a review of The Amazing Spider-Man comic by Bill DuBay;
  • "Let the Marvellians Speak" - letters of comment
  • "The Timely Years" - art reproductions
  • "Iz Zat So" - Marvel gossip.
  • "The Atlas Annals Presents: The Whizzer"
  • "The Mystery of Marvel" - comics reviews
  • "Next Issue's Discussion"


Issue 6

Issue #6 front cover by Bill DuBay - "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba" from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9
LOC from Flor Steinberg commenting on Issue #5

Issue #6, published December 1964.[3]

Contents:

  • "The Atlas Annals Presents: Jack Frost"





Hot goss from Flo Steinberg in Issue #7

Issue 7

Issue #7, published in 1965.

Contents:

Issue 8

Issue #8 front cover by Steve Ditko - Doctor Strange

Issue #8 published in 1965, 25 pgs, ditto.

Contents:

Issue 9

Issue #9 front cover, new format
Issue #9 back page

Issue #9, published July 1965. 4 pgs, offset. New newspaper-like format.

Contents:

Issue 10

Issue #10 front page
LOC from Flo Steinberg approving of the new lithographic print for Issue #9

Issue #10, published September 1965. 4 pgs, offset.

Contents:

  • "Pro Profile: Looking Back at Joe Orlando" by Bill DuBay;
  • Marvel news;
  • "Bearer of the Awesome Amulet" an article about Dr. Strange by Marty Arbunich;
  • "Iz Zat So?" - Marvel gossip.
  • "Time Years Cover Gallery: All Select Comics #1"
  • "Let the Marvellians Speak" - letters of comment, including from Don Glut and Marvel rep Flo Steinberg;
  • a discussion on cliffhanger endings;
  • "Lee's Ramblings" column by Lee Whittlesey;
  • "The Yancy Street Walker" column by Steven Kelz;
  • ROY THOMAS JOINS THE MARVEL BULLPEN!! - Marvel news;
  • "The Courageous Captain" - Captain America article by Steve Perrin; and
  • "Picto-Origins: The Origin of The Blue Blaze" retelling by DuBay.
  • Issue # 10, front and back pages

    Issue # 10, front and back pages

  • Issue #10, interior pages

    Issue #10, interior pages

Issue 11

Issue #11 front page
LOC from Flo Steinberg commenting on Issue #10

Issue #11, published Nov, 1965. 4 pgs, offset.

Contents:

  • "Bearer of the Awesome Amulet" - Dr. Strange column by Marty Arbunich;
  • "The Man Behind S.H.I.E.L.D." by Robert Metz;
  • "Second Marvel Bullpen Released - News"
  • "Timely Years Cover Gallery - All Winners No. 1 (2nd edition)"
  • a discussion on what Marvel hero you would like to be;
  • a letter from Marvel rep Flo Steinberg;
  • "The Yancy Street Walker" column by Steven Keltz;
  • "Picto-Origins: The Origin of Namora" retelling by Bill DuBay;
  • and more

Issue 12

Issue #12 front page
Issue #12 back cover, including "Tales of the Walker", drawn by Bill DuBay

Issue #12, published January 1966. 4 pgs, offset. Contents:

  • "Marvel Says No Picto-Origins" - announcement re dropping the Picto-Origins column by Marvel's request.
  • "Robertson Wins YSJ Contest, Three Tied for Second"
  • "The Man Behind S.H.I.E.L.D." by Robert Metz;
  • "Bearer of the Awesome Amulet" - Dr. Strange column by Marty Arbunich;
  • "Timely Years Cover Gallery" - various war comics;
  • "Tales of the Walker" - comic strip drawn by Bill Dubay.



References

  1. ^ "Numbering Note", Yancy Street journal / Marty Arbunich & Bill Dubay (editors), National Library of Australia
  2. ^ Gleaned from comments on the issue in the LOCs of Issue #4
  3. ^ Ebay seller
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