If you belonged to the old Merry Marvel Marching Society in the sixties, or if you longed to belong, you might enjoy Terrence Brady's article on that august organization. For those who don't know, the M.M.M.S. was a mail order deal where you could "join" (i.e., buy a membership kit for) the official fan club for Marvel Comics. There was a certain charm to the endeavor, courtesy of Stan Lee, even though the Merry Marvel Marchers never marched anywhere.
Also, fans of that era's Marvel Comics may be interested in Fred Hembeck's current column. In it, I correct him about a 1964 Marvel oddment and prove that there's nothing too trivial for some of us comic buffs.
In other news, Al Nickerson is posting a series of articles about The Creator's Bill of Rights, a 1988 brainstorm by a number of prominent comic book makers. My feeling about it, then as now, is that I agree totally with the goal and overall mission, but not necessarily with the methodology. (And I'm not sure I don't feel the same way about ACTOR, a charity set up to aid veteran comic book creators who are financially struggling.)