In my latest look back at the comics field of the ’70s, I share about the home away from home Phil Seuling built for fandom which earned his recent much-deserved accolade, whether the Ethics columns I wrote for The Comics Journal during the ’80s burned any bridges (and if I even cared those bridges were on fire), the kung fu comic book series I’d completely forgotten I’d pitched to Marvel, why my job in the Bullpen stunned writer/editor/artist Bob Budiansky, the Barry Smith Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. comic which caused me to disobey my parents, my initial fears I might not last long enough at Marvel to be eligible to receive unemployment benefits if I were fired, and much more.

You can eavesdrop on all those memories via the embed below or download them at the site of your choice.

Here are several images to illuminate your listening experience — though you likely won’t understand why without listening —

Phil Seuling and Me in 1971

Andy Kaufman and The Scarecrow

My Marvel Comics header copy

Bomb Budiansky and Jay Boyar at SUNY Buffalo in 1974

The Famous Monsters of Filmland cover which gave me nightmares

The issue of Nick Fury I wasn’t supposed to buy