Editing Comics Buyer's Guide (section)

== Columnists ==
''CBG'' hosted many columns over the years in addition to Don and Maggie Thompson's "Beautiful Balloons", Murray Bishoff's "What Now?", and Cat Yronwode's "Fit to Print".<ref name=AT>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbgxtra.com/cbg-index/1972-issues/cbg-index-26|title=Comics Buyer's Guide – Antique Trader|work=Antique Trader|access-date=19 April 2016|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201019/http://www.cbgxtra.com/cbg-index/1972-issues/cbg-index-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> With issue #25 (Nov. 15, 1972) [[Martin L. Greim]], publisher of the fanzine ''The Comic Crusader'', began to contribute an occasional column initially titled "M. L. G. on Comics", that later would be known as "Crusader Comments".<ref name=AT /> With issue #162 in 1976 [[Shel Dorf]] began an occasional series "Shel Dorf and the Fantasy Makers" interviewing creators in comics, television and film.<ref>[http://archives.tcj.com/messboard/viewtopic.php?t=7089&highlight=&sid=6d5ed704a675994a5b8a4ac288480f36 Russ Maheras list of "Shel Dorf and the Fantasy Makers" interviewees] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309160125/http://archives.tcj.com/messboard/viewtopic.php?t=7089&highlight=&sid=6d5ed704a675994a5b8a4ac288480f36 |date=March 9, 2012 }}</ref> Another columnist in the 1970s was [[David Scroggy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sheldorftribute.com/2009/11/29/hal-scroggys-watercolor-portrait-of-shel/|title=Hal Scroggy's Watercolor Portrait of Shel|access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref>

Another column was Robert Ingersoll's "The Law is A{{sic}} Ass!". The column dealt with how comics writers erred in their depiction of the law, and what Ingersoll thought they should have done. It also dealt with procedural errors.<ref>Ingersoll, Bob. [http://www.worldfamouscomics.com/law/ "The Law Is an Ass"]. World Famous Comics. Retrieved May 3, 2014.</ref>

In the ''CBG'' era, the magazine has been noted for its letter column "Oh, So?", as well as columns by [[Peter David]], [[Tony Isabella]], [[Catherine Yronwode]], Rick Norwood, [[Mark Evanier]], [[John Jackson Miller]], [[Bob Ingersoll]], [[Heidi MacDonald]], [[Rik Offenberger]], [[Chuck Rozanski]] ("Tales from the Database"), Craig Shutt, [[Beau Smith]], Andrew Smith, and others. As part of the June 2004 switch to monthly publication, Maggie Thompson revived the "Beautiful Balloons" column.