In 1967, I was a 13-year-old voracious comic book reader. Fantucchio is a big part of my passion for these comic book fanzines – he got me started! Let me explain (get ready for a very long diatribe) … Early Years in Fandom and RBCC 55 While I have an interest in many 70's and 80's fanzines, my passion is for the fanzines of the 60's and early 70's, the period of time that Bill Schelly has termed "The Golden Age of Comics Fandom." I don't really collect anything else. So I guess that qualifies me as a serious collector of fanzines … ok, I'll admit I'm a fanatic.
I have amassed a collection of 4000 comic book fanzines from the 1960's and early 70's. My name is Aaron Caplan, and I am the proprietor of this fan-site. and that he finally receives the accolades that he so sorely deserves. I can only hope my recollections give fans a glimpse of John's stunning talent, and vibrant personality. John was very active and healthy up until a few days before suffering the stroke, and thus his passing was a shock to everyone. This memoir was written in 2012, long before John's death from a stroke on August 4th 2016 at 78 years old. Fantucchio draws his Mysterious Character creation in his studio Fantucchio's mastery of the illustrated form. The ultimate goal is to enable old and new fans to appreciate John G. This tribute site will focus on John's fandom artwork from the 1960's through early 70's, simply because of the enormous amount of material available from comic book fanzines of this era. It consisted of realistically rendered portraits, paintings and murals comic book oriented illustrations and pen & ink drawings or even three dimensional abstracts. His work was executed from a wide variety of media on various surfaces. And that distinctive signature, autographed on each illustration, was a work of art in itself! Up until his death on August 4th 2016, John Guy Fantucchio worked from his studio, constantly challenging himself to explore new artistic horizons. His style was utterly unique and instantly recognizable, and added a huge measure of professionalism and elegance to those fanzines of yesteryear.
Some of you may remember his amazing and beautiful covers on such comic fanzines of the 60's and 70's as Rocket's Blast Comicollector (RBCC), The Collector, The Buyer's Guide for Comic's Fandom (TBG), Fantastic Fanzine and Comic Crusader.
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