TV Wonder Woman Lynda
Carter in Exclusive Interview
BACK ISSUE #5 salutes the TV super-heroes of the
1970s and '80s in our "Comics in Hollywood" issue!.
Andy Mangels provides an in-depth look at the
Wonder Woman
TV series: She’s a wonder, that Lynda Carter, and she takes
off her tiara and lets her hair down in an all-new, in-depth
interview, including sidebar chats with co-star Lyle Waggoner,
guests Cloris Leachman and Frank Gorshin, and other show personnel.
Then there’s a photo-filled look at Marvel Comics’ live-action
TV versions of
The Incredible Hulk,
The Amazing
Spider-Man,
Captain America, and
Dr. Strange,
with TV-Hulk Lou Ferrigno muscling in for an exclusive interview.
Other articles include: the scoop on previous attempts to
bring
The Teen Titans to the screen, as well as other
unproduced super-hero cartoons; an interview with Mark Goldblatt,
director of the original
Punisher movie; an examination
of
Star Trek comics;
Amazing Spider-Man
artist John Romita’s editorial on the various screen versions
of the wall-crawling hero; a TV
Wonder Woman art
gallery (with pinups by George Pérez, Dick Giordano,
Phil Jimenez, Paul Guinan, and others!); a showcase of art
by
Superman and
Fantastic Four illustrator
Jerry Ordway; an extensive guide to super-heroes on DVD; and
more.
Bolstered by painted flip covers of Lynda Carter as Wonder
Woman by
Alex
Ross (best known for
Kingdom
Come,
Marvels,
and his four
interlocking
TV Guide covers featuring characters from
Smallville)
and Adam Hughes (
Wonder Woman,
Tomb Raider),
BACK ISSUE #5 packs a powerful punch!
Edited by Michael Eury,
BACK ISSUE celebrates the
best comics and comics media of the 1970s and 1980s. Issue
#5 retails for $5.95 and will be available in comics shops
in mid-July.
Internet orders can be placed at
www.twomorrows.com/backissue/05.html.
