| Maggie Thompson | |
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 Maggie Thompson at the 2008 New York Comic Convention. |
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| Born | November 29, 1942 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Editor |
| Notable works | Comics Buyer's Guide |
Maggie Thompson (born November 29, 1942[1]), is the editor of Comics Buyer's Guide, a monthly comic book industry newsmagazine.
Thompson and her late husband, Don Thompson (October 30, 1935-May 23, 1994), were among the instigators of what developed in the 1960's into comic book fandom.[2] Their Harbinger (a mimeographed one-sheet published in the autumn of 1960) announced the upcoming publication of Comic Art, the first of the amateur magazines devoted to all aspects of sequential art (a term not then in use). The initial issue of Comic Art was released the following spring.[3] Seven issues were published at irregular intervals between 1961 and 1968. As publication of Comic Art wound down, they shifted their attention to a new venture as the Thompsons started a fanzine titled Newfangles in March 1967. Unlike other comics news fanzines of the time it was devoted to the doings of comics fandom instead of news about comic books and comic book professionals.[4]
She was a 1964 graduate (English major) of Oberlin College, then worked as an assistant children's librarian in the Cleveland Public Library system through the summer of 1966, when she quit to have children (Valerie and Stephen). She worked as a freelance writer and editor until coming to Krause Publications as the editor of Movie Collector's World and Comics Buyer's Guide in 1983. Krause later sold the movie newspaper, but she continued to edit Comics Buyer's Guide, long after Don's death in 1994,[3] and the transformation of the publication into a monthly magazine.
She also created and edited Fantasy Empire magazine and wrote Dark Shadows: Book Two, #1-4 for Innovation in 1993. With Don, she wrote a miscellany of articles and comic-book stories; The Official Price Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy (1989, House of Collectibles); five years of Comics Buyer's Guide Annual (1992-1996, Krause Publications); Marvel Comics Checklist & Price Guide 1961-Present (1993, Krause Publications); and Comic-Book Superstars (1993, Krause Publications). With others, she produced the Comics Buyer's Guide Checklist & Price Guide (now in its 15th edition, Krause Publications); and the Standard Catalog of Comic Books (now in its 5th edition, Krause Publications)
Under Maggie's editorial direction, Comics Buyer's Guide twice won the comics industry's Eisner Award for periodicals, among other awards.[2] She was a recipient of the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award and was also the first recipient of the Friends of Lulu's "Women of Distinction" Award.
References
- ^ Comics Buyers Guide #1636 (December 2007); Page 135
- ^ a b Butler, Don (July 1994). "CGB Co-Editor Don Thompson Dead at 58". Hero Illustrated. pp. 16.
- ^ a b Biographical information at CBGXtra.com
- ^ Newfangles #1 online reprint introduction
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- Newfangles online collection
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