On his blog, writer and historian Mark Evanier recounts the appearance of longtime comic book show promoter and direct market distribution pioneer Phil Seuling on The Mike Douglas Show. Video from the July 28, 1977 episode has recently been posted, and Evanier’s column about it (and another earlier one) will give readers context for this important figure in the life of the hobby and business we love.

A special tip of the Scoop hat to our friend Mike McKenzie of Alternate Worlds for making sure we saw the blog entry and to Richard Pini for posting the video.