These comics are from the collection of my brother, Kevin (Professor
Comic) Robinette. Sadly, he passed away in November of 2021. He was
known as Professor Comic as for ten years he was flown weekly from
the Denver, CO area to San Francisco to teach classes in The
History of Comics at the Academy
of Art University. He and I started reading and collecting when we
were about nine
and ten
in 1958. We grew to love the
genre very much. When
we were young and could, we would go to the used book stores downtown
and
buy pretty much anything we did not already have. That is why some of
our earliest books
are in poor condition, we just wanted to read the stories.
That and because
at that time, early ‘60s,
no one knew
of boards and bags.
In 1967, Kevin attended the New York ComicCon where he palled
around with a couple other young men he met, Marv Wolfman and Len
Wein. While there, they visited the DC Studios. They saw a young
artist drawing a new character named Deadman. Yes, that was indeed
Neal Adams.
From 1981 to 1985, Kevin hosted
the Denver area’s first Cons, the Colorado Comic Art Conventions.
His guests included Kirk Alyn,
Gil Kane, Joe Kubert, John Severin, Michael Golden, and Larry
Mahlstedt, among others.
Several years ago, Kevin and I
started a group that meets every other Friday at
a local establishment to
discuss all things comic related. In fact, it is called GROUP
(Greater Rockies Organization
of Ultimate Panelologists.) We talk about the comics, writers and
artists, the movies and shows, and pass around recent acquisitions or
favorites. After eating,
true to his moniker, Kevin would have a test for us about the
characters and maybe even
their horses or other animals
or sidekicks.
No one ever received a perfect score. (If you would be interested and
ask, I would
include an example in an order.)
All this is to say that he and I have really enjoyed reading,
collecting and contesting through the years and my other brothers and
I hope that we can find good homes for Kevin’s books.
Mark Robinette - CapCoComics