I did recall hearing about Jonathan Frid and Louis Edmonds being proposed as character models for the book. I don't remember where I heard it first but the word gracious was not attached to either refusal.
I don't know about Louis Edmonds, but back when the offer would have been made to Jonathan Frid he was still very much in the mood that he wanted nothing to do with DS. And Pierson had only himself to blame...
I have no idea what E. Silas Smith looked like
Check out this post:
Here's the first page of the second article (twenty-eighth page)
I seem to remember that there was some kind of screw up with Tina "Pinky" Perrotta's name as well. Is it addressed in the next issue's letter column?
I haven't checked out Book 2, Issue 3 yet. But if there is anything about it, we'll certainly be seeing it...
And how does one embroider an envelope?
Excellent question.