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The Comics Journal #146 Vintage Paperbacks and a gun in aInterview with Shary Flenniken; Will Eisner on greed and art in the comics business; Kim Deitch sketchbook part 1. Cover by Flenniken. Editorial Gary Groth, "Lies We Cherish: The Canonization of Carol Kalish" (p. 3) Letters Blood and Thunder News Newswatch (p. 20) Interview Shary Flenniken (p. 54) Reviews Darcy Sullivan, "Anthologies: From Sublime to Sophomoric" (p. 43) Mark Barnette, "Pulling a Fast One on Paul Cain" (p. 46) Frank Stack, "Forsooth, I