Adventure and Romance in 1936, with our hero Terry Freedom, a maverick journalist and pilot who is a cross between Indiana Jones, Doc Savage and Popeye. The cartoons are drawn in the bigfoot-style of E.C. Segar.

This 88-page graphic novel is an environmental tale, as Terry and his pals must stop a madman from blowing up the world with garbage bombs. Discover why garbage is being stolen across the globe. Discover what role an ancient Grecian death mask plays in the tale. Discover Rambo Stoopnagle.

Also included in the book are eight pages of Jim Ridings' comic strip, Big Lou: The Man To Blame Everything On.

You can e-mail the Feinmans at: ifcomics@webtv.net

From each book sold, $2 is donated to art and journalism scholarships at local high schools (in the last five years, Myke and Cathy Feinman have contributed more than $1,000 in scholarship money from the sale of these books).

The cost of The Mask Conspiracy is
  $6.95 + $3 postage ($9.95 total U.S.)

The price of The Crystal Skull Files is
  $11.95 + $3 postage (total $14.95 U.S.).

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More Adventure and Romance in 1936. Terry Freedom, a maverick journalist/pilot, has to save the world from a crazy scientist who thinks that if he blows up the moon he can control the world's weather problems.

Terry travels to the mysterious land called "Lotfalaya" which stands for "Land of the free as long as you agree." What about this strange crystal skull that emits a hypnotic musical tone? Why is everyone trying to kill Terry Freedom to obtain the skull? And what is this sinister conspiracy being foisted upon mankind by the B.U.C.K.S. secret society (Business United for Commerce, Kopecks and Sneakiness)?

The 152 page square-bound trade paperback book measures 8-1/2 by 11 inches with a full color painting on both the front and back covers. The book contains an 82-page graphic novel by Feinman about Terry Freedom, plus work by such other renowned cartoonists as Sergio Aragones, Jim Ridings, Jeff Barker and Verzel James, and newcomers Eric Gradberg, Kevin Craver, Cathy Feinman, Andy Hall, Anthony Feinman, Jim Lowe, and Jay Dickerson.

Myke Feinman is city editor at the Times-Press in Streator, Illinois. He previously was editor of the Herscher Press for 12 years. His wife Cathy also helps in the comic business (Ink & Feathers Comics) and is a talented calligrapher. Their son Anthony is a college student and an accomplished cartoonist in his own right.