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.
[2] Howley credits his wife for initially encouraging the rebirth of his childhood passion for comics (which had begun at age five), and for supporting his subsequent career path.
[4] Howley also published the first and several subsequent issues of Mark Marderosian's Delta Tenn comic book series (1987–88),[5] as well as Insect Man‘s 25th Anniversary Special in 1991.
[7] This first nationally distributed and professionally printed issue marked the character’s 25th anniversary, and included art by Rick Veitch and Kevin Eastman.
[8] 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.