Mort weisinger 19151978 was an american jewish author, editor of dc. The casper startribune reports hank weisinger contacted the universitys american heritage center tuesday demanding the return of the collected papers of mort. Naturally, ed kuhn found him impossible to work with, and the novel had disappointing sales. Weisingers best known book was a compendium of freebies available to anyone entitled 1001 valuable things you can get for free, first published in 1955 and which as of 1975 had gone through 41 paperback printings and sold over three million copies. Mort weisinger, at 63, editor of comic books the new york times. Editor mort weisinger, already notorious for filling his line of books with. Of course, i am not comparing hemingway with mort weisinger in any other way.
Mortimer weisinger april 25, 1915 may 7, 1978 was an american magazine and comic book editor best known for editing dc comics superman during the. On my recommendation mort got a contract for the contest and a handsome advance. But he did say he would give him a story and he would just write it up. I won that thrilling wonder contest, and you beat me by twenty dollars. Weisinger challenging him to a contest to see who could come up with better stories for. Retrouvezy lagenda, mort weisinger the contest les prochaines dates, et les places et billets actuellement en lotto results euromillions 16th february vente sur ze pass et dans les principales billetteries contest between the sun and the wind, by heather forest. Correspondence consists of incoming letters from magazine editors and relate to the publication of weisinger s work. Hendre, son of mort weisinger, superman developer and editor. Mortimer weisinger april 25, 1915 1 may 7, 1978 2 was an american magazine and comic book editor best known for editing dc comics superman during the mid1950s to. Dec 04, 1970 this is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. The contest hardcover 1970 by mort weisinger author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. American heritage center comic book industry collections.
The mort weisinger papers consist of correspondence and writings. Mort weisinger, science fiction author and agent, former editor of thrilling. If you find any characters that appear in this issue, episode, movie, game or book but are not included on the page, please add them to the appearances list of the template. The contest by mort weisinger and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In this feature i spotlight responses that amuse me for whatever reason by mort weisinger to letters fans wrote in to the superman family of titles back in the 1950s and 1960s. Insane is probably a really good word to describe the. In this latest installment, mort actually prints a criticism of supermans behavior by a reader. On the back of each, binder writes that these are photos of science fiction authors at mort weisingers home june 1937 the home was in new jersey. April 25, 1915 may 7, 1978 was an american magazine and comic book editor best known for editing dc comics superman during the mid1950s to. Januarys books on screen roundup includes the feature films just mercy, the informer, the turning and the rhythm section. April 25, 1915 may 7, 1978 was an american magazine and comic book editor best known for editing dc comics superman during the mid1950s to 1960s, in the silver age of comic books.
Mort weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by curt swan and inked by george klein. University may lose superman papers over liz cheney comments. Mort weisinger was a contentious, but nevertheless powerful and influential figure in the. Tired of dealing with mort weisinger and jack schiff, dc assigned murray. Apr 16, 2012 mort weisinger was clearly a flawed human being, but the person that comes across as a gross man in mr. Diseases and problems of old age the sexual education series by dr. As an editor at dc comics, mort weisinger hired mr. Jun 01, 1996 contest what i thought about this book i am pleased to say this being my first matthew reilly book that i thoroughly enjoyed this story.
Mort weisinger the contest alamat hotel megamatra jakarta. Mort weisinger papers an inventory of his papers at syracuse. Weisinger says he does not want his fathers papers at a university represented by a member of congress he perceives as opposing supermans values of truth, justice and the american way. Green arrow was the creation of writer mort weisinger and artist george papp. Pixel scroll 101919 scrollgar, do we have pixel sign. Siegel and his fellow writers had developed the character with little thought of building a coherent mythology, but as the number of superman titles and the pool of writers grew, weisinger demanded a more disciplined approach. May 09, 1978 mort weisinger, president in 1977 of the american society of journalists and authors, and for 30 years executive editor of superman comic books, died sunday night in long island jewish hospital.
Among these letters was one from binder to darrow, dated july 10, 1937, which was accompanied by two snapshots. Weisinger s best known book was a compendium of freebies available to anyone entitled 1001 valuable things you can get for free, first published in 1955 and which as of 1975 had gone through 41 paperback printings and sold over three million copies. Weisinger, mort 1915 people and organisations trove. Mortimer mort weisinger was an american magazine and comic book.
Correspondence consists of incoming letters from magazine editors and relate to the publication of weisingers work. Mort weisinger, president in 1977 of the american society of journalists and authors, and for 30 years executive editor of superman comic books, died sunday night in long island jewish hospital. He was also the author of the contest, a novel about beauty pageants, the. Letters relating to particular articles in the writings group of this collection are filed with the appropriate article, and the folders are labeled accordingly.
The jewish connection to comic books is the subject of a new show at the beth tzedec museum. One of my favorite stories and memorable experiences, is one time, im listening to the radio, abc radio in new york. Contest what i thought about this book i am pleased to say this being my first matthew reilly book that i thoroughly enjoyed this story. Readers were encouraged to scour the story for the missing d and c, which was only supposed to appear in one place in the book. Although the stories themselves are, more than occasionally, remarkable. In film, he has been portrayed by lewis wilson, robert lowery, adam west.
Buy the contest by mort weisinger online at alibris. Weisinger was an american magazine and comic book editor best known for edit. The contest, 1001 things you can get for free, how to be a perfect liar. Letters from alan driefus, richard schwartz, ernest fischer, david bibby, robert grisan, rick wood, david jennings, jon ingersoll, bestor cooper, edward malinowski, raul albert, ruth mcclean, and tim horan. Mortimer weisinger april 25, 1915 1 may 7, 1978 2 was an american magazine and comic book editor best known for editing dc comics superman during the mid1950s to 1960s, in the silver age of comic books. This isnt as shocking as getting doused with a cold bucket of water, but aquaman is getting a sequel. Haneys brother in law, chevy chases father, was weisingers editor on the beauty contest novel. I hear the that they are announcing a contest for the superman broadway musical.
Bester says that he replied in jest, you sonofabitch. The contest mass market paperback july 1, 1971 by mort weisinger author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jews and the comic book industry showcases the jewish story tellers, comic book artists and publishers who influenced the comic book industry over the last 80 years. Haneys brother in law, chevy chases father, was weisinger s editor on the beauty contest novel. Weisinger, mort, 1915 social networks and archival context. Mort weisinger 19151978 was the editor of superman comic books from. Letter to the believer about mort weisinger the hooded. This page is missing one or more character, location or item appearances. Just who would win in a race superman or the flash. Dont send me no more letters no defending superdickery cbr. At the time, weisinger was the editor of thrilling wonder stories.
Mort weisinger was clearly a flawed human being, but the person that comes across as a gross man in mr. Keller and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Weisinger began writing for pulp magazines while in college and became a contributing editor to this week magazine. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. Mort weisinger and jack schiff were the senior editors at national. Weisinger also wrote on a wide range of topics, from beauty pageants to the comics code to a bestselling novel entitled the contest 1970 and a book on atomic survival 1951. On this date april 25, 1915 mortimer weisinger was born in new york city, new york. Weisinger challenging him to a contest to see who could come up. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Mortimer weisinger april 25, 1915 may 7, 1978 was an american magazine and comic book editor best known for editing dc comics superman during the mid1950s to 1960s, in the silver age of comic books. His articles appeared in the saturday evening post, readers digest and other national publications. I m told that some science fiction readers complain that nothing is known about my private life.
The university of wyomings comic book industry holdings include the mort weisinger papers which cover his work on superman and other publications. Mort weisinger, at 63, editor of comic books the new. However, as bester was the winner of the contest, mort weisinger also introduced me to the informal luncheon gatherings of the working science fiction authors of the late thirties. First comic book related blog to be featured in the australian national. University may lose superman papers over liz cheney. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The contest was, whoever can draw the best picture of superman will get free tickets. Jul 19, 20 in this feature i spotlight responses that amuse me for whatever reason by mort weisinger to letters fans wrote in to the superman family of titles back in the 1950s and 1960s. Mort weisinger 19151978 was the editor of superman comic books from 19451970 and the story editor of the aventures of superman television show which ran from 19521957. Mort weisinger, editor for so many years of the superman family of comics, had many. The superman fan podcast listen to podcasts on demand free. Haney said it was ghost written by one of the superman writers. Mort was never able to publish another, although i saw a recent mention of him as having written the contest and other novels. It was all a contest, y seethe aforementioned great booboo contest, as it was.
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