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Jackson C. Frank: Forgotten But Never Gone

June 13, 2023 by Tom Stewart

Jackson C. Frank has one of the most tragic backstories of any 60s folksingers. At the age of eight, he was at choir rehearsal in his school's attic annex, when a fire broke out. Jackson was one of the few that survived the flames, with burns over 80% of his body. How he survived such injuries, no one really knows.

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June 13, 2023 /Tom Stewart
Jackson C. Frank, Folk, folk music, Paul Simon, Simon Garfunkle, Blues run the game, folk scene, 1960s
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Carmine Infantino Hates Me!

September 22, 2015 by Tom Stewart

Now my friends, gathered here today under the auspices of the mighty web, let me tell the sad tale of Carmine Infantino and one of his biggest fans, Thomas P. Stewart, and, in the course of the story, how I got the name, “The Comics Savant”.

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September 22, 2015 /Tom Stewart
DC Comics, Carmine, Infantino, Batman, Flash, 1960s, warner brothers, warner bros, comics savant, batman, flash, comic book artist
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