Paul Howley
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Paul Howley is the founder and owner of the "That's Entertainment
" comics
and collectibles store in Worcester MA, established in 1980, and "Entertainment Publishing".
In 1997 Howley and two other comic book
store owners received the "Will Eisner
Spirit of Comics Retailer Award," from Comic-Con International: San Diego. The award is intended to honor the best comic shops in the world.
Around 1973, Howley began buying and selling comic books for the first time at comic book conventions in Boston, and for the next three years continued to do business at conventions in Boston and New York. In 1976 he relocated to Tennessee to help open and manage a store for a comic book retailer, then shortly afterward went to work for another comic book retailer in Ohio, traveling around the country to comic book conventions. Eventually, the arduous convention travel schedule conflicted with Howley’s desire to settle down, and he opened That’s Entertainment in Worcester MA in 1980. In 1992, he moved his store to Park Avenue, where it is currently operated. Howley also has a smaller location in Fitchburg MA.
Howley published officially licensed The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
comic books in 1987 and 1988, under the name "Entertainment Publishing". Howley also published the first and several subsequent issues of Mark Marderosian's
Delta Tenn comic book
series (1987–88), as well as Insect Man‘s 25th Anniversary Special in 1991.
Howley's Insect Man had been around since 1965 as a photocopied amateur press offering. This first nationally distributed and professionally printed issue marked the character’s 25th anniversary, and included art by Rick Veitch
and Kevin Eastman
.
With Brian Paquette, he co-authored The Toys from U.N.C.L.E., an authoritative price and identification guide for The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
toys. Howley, Paquette and Marderosian
also produced a set of Classic Toys Trading Cards.
That's Entertainment (comic shop)
That's Entertainment is an Eisner Award-winning comics and collectibles store in Worcester, Massachusetts. Michael Warshaw concisely referred to the store in a Worcester Magazine article on 5/5/05 as "the pop culture emporium located in the ancient former auto dealership at 244 Park Ave." The...
" comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
and collectibles store in Worcester MA, established in 1980, and "Entertainment Publishing".
In 1997 Howley and two other comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
store owners received the "Will Eisner
Will Eisner
William Erwin "Will" Eisner was an American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for his use of comics as an...
Spirit of Comics Retailer Award," from Comic-Con International: San Diego. The award is intended to honor the best comic shops in the world.
Around 1973, Howley began buying and selling comic books for the first time at comic book conventions in Boston, and for the next three years continued to do business at conventions in Boston and New York. In 1976 he relocated to Tennessee to help open and manage a store for a comic book retailer, then shortly afterward went to work for another comic book retailer in Ohio, traveling around the country to comic book conventions. Eventually, the arduous convention travel schedule conflicted with Howley’s desire to settle down, and he opened That’s Entertainment in Worcester MA in 1980. In 1992, he moved his store to Park Avenue, where it is currently operated. Howley also has a smaller location in Fitchburg MA.
Howley published officially licensed The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January 15, 1968. It follows the exploits of two secret agents, played by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, who work for a fictitious secret international espionage and law-enforcement...
comic books in 1987 and 1988, under the name "Entertainment Publishing". Howley also published the first and several subsequent issues of Mark Marderosian's
Mark Marderosian
Mark Marderosian is a prolific cartoonist, animator and children's book illustrator, a comic book artist and noted toy designer.Born in Cambridge, Marderosian grew up in Newton, MA. He says that he started drawing when he was seven years old, after his parents took him to see Pinocchio...
Delta Tenn comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series (1987–88), as well as Insect Man‘s 25th Anniversary Special in 1991.
Howley's Insect Man had been around since 1965 as a photocopied amateur press offering. This first nationally distributed and professionally printed issue marked the character’s 25th anniversary, and included art by Rick Veitch
Rick Veitch
Richard "Rick" Veitch is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics.-Early career:...
and Kevin Eastman
Kevin Eastman
Kevin Brooks Eastman is an American comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Eastman is also the current owner, editor and publisher of the magazine Heavy Metal.-Early life:Eastman was born on May 30, 1962 in Springvale, Maine...
.
With Brian Paquette, he co-authored The Toys from U.N.C.L.E., an authoritative price and identification guide for The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January 15, 1968. It follows the exploits of two secret agents, played by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, who work for a fictitious secret international espionage and law-enforcement...
toys. Howley, Paquette and Marderosian
Mark Marderosian
Mark Marderosian is a prolific cartoonist, animator and children's book illustrator, a comic book artist and noted toy designer.Born in Cambridge, Marderosian grew up in Newton, MA. He says that he started drawing when he was seven years old, after his parents took him to see Pinocchio...
also produced a set of Classic Toys Trading Cards.