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Inkpot Award, 1978. Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 2010. 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.
- Writer, Editor
- May 7, 1978 (aged 63), Great Neck, New York
- American
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. Writer: Aquaman. Weisinger was the long-time editor of DC Comics' Superman line of titles. He also branched out to being story editor of "The Adventures of Superman" live-action series in the 1950s and "The New Adventures of Superman" animated series in the 1960s.
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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 9, 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 ...
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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.”
SIDELIGHTS: Mort Weisinger's writing career began at the age of fifteen when he joined a fledgling group of New York science fiction fans called the Scienceers. Beginning in July, 1930, the Scienceers published a magazine called The Planet , with Weisinger as associate editor.
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