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Mort Weisinger. Mortimer Weisinger ( / ˈwaɪzɪŋɡər /; [1] April 25, 1915 [2] – May 7, 1978) [3] was an American magazine and comic book editor best known for editing DC Comics ' Superman during the mid-1950s to 1960s, in the Silver Age of comic books. He also co-created such features as Aquaman, Green Arrow, Johnny Quick, and the ...
That subject is a ripe one for discussion with Mort Weisinger, since one of his bookcases lining the paneled walls in his study contains eight or ten hardcover copies of Mort's best-selling novel, The Contest. A big, decidedly adult novel published by World (and by New American Library in its paperback editions), it reflects a long-time ...
Mort Weisinger (1915-1978) was a writer and editor of DC Comics' Superman titles and related TV shows. He also created or co-created Aquaman, Green Arrow, and other characters.
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Mort Weisinger (b. April 25, 1915 – d.May 7, 1978) was a writer. Mort Weisinger is best known as the editor of Superman during the 40s, 50s, and 60s. He is credited with explaining Superman's powers in a more scientific way. He imagined that Superman's powers were gained by the lesser gravity of Earth and that Earth's yellow sun gave him many of his other powers while a red sun, like Krypton ...
May 20, 2019 · By 1969, Mort Weisinger received a letter from John C. Baker, the Public Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Commerce, reporting that “others in the Census Bureau are enthusiastic about [Weisinger’s] proposal that Superman become a champion of the 1970 census, through two issues of the monthly Superman comic book and a special 16-page Superman book.”
Mort Weisinger was a pioneer of science fiction fandom and a prolific editor and writer of popular magazines. He also shaped the Superman comics and television series for decades, and wrote several books on various topics.
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Aug 7, 2012 · Ah, but there's the rub. The inability to veto art implies also that art goes through, and if we look at the DC Superman art before Weisinger's name officially appears on the indicia, we can see that art tended to go through in that era, whereas it got stopped once Mort was given official credit. For example, consider this panel from Action #231:
