Mark Bellomo has written over 150 articles for such publications as ToyFare, Lee's Toy Review, Tomart's Action Figure Digest, and most recently for Toy Shop Magazine, where he served a lengthy tenure as their Action Figure Columnist. Apart from his regular duties as a professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz, Bellomo has authored a number of books on the hobby of action figure collecting: The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe: 1982-1994 , Warman's Action Figure Field Guide, Transformers: Identification & Price Guide, and Warman's Field Guide to Transformers.
He is currently at work on the following books: the second edition of The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe: 1982-1994 (June 22, 2009 release), Timeless Toys of the 1980's (Christmas 2009), The Vintage Star Wars Identification & Price Guide (Spring 2010), and The Ultimate Guide to He-Man, She-Ra, and the Masters of the Universe (Summer 2010).
I can't tell you guys how often I use his book: The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe: 1982-1994
It's such an incredible resource for me. If you collect Joe figures or vehicles - you should OWN this book! Hopefully you'll be able to pick up one on April 19th!
Radio Guy should enjoy this news! ;-)