Inside this issue of bare•bones: Matthew R. Bradley on the Godfather of Grande Dame Guignol A look at 60’s TV comic tie-ins by William Schoell J. Charles Burwell takes us on a tour of Nightmare Alley An exploration of 45 years of Star Wars EU fiction by Jay Shepard John Scoleri talks with Chris Matheson about his new memoir A guide to Verdict Crime Detection Magazine by Richard Krauss The Marvel University profs tackle Marvel’s Monsters Unleashed Magazine A selection of five-star fiction reviews by S. Craig Zahler Another trip down Sleaze Alley with Peter Enfantino David J. Schow takes on the 8th Wonder of the World in his R&D column