Hey Kids! Comics! #2

Howard Chaykin's sharp-eyed look at the comics industry continues with this second issue, its cover by Don Cameron presenting a cluttered creator's workspace — comic art pages, stacked "Tarantulad" trade paperback boxes, a vintage TV set, a coffee mug, and a note reading "Revisions Due Monday!" — all observed from the low angle of a boot propped on the desk. Speech bubbles ask how it feels to have created a billion-dollar smash, met with the wry reply, "I ask myself that question every morning." It's a quietly biting image that sets the tone for Chaykin's "Further Untold Tales of Comics!" perfectly.