…distributor alive, Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc., which is partially owned by DC Comics. Given a choice of one, Marvel signed up. They still donʼt get it at Marvel. Iʼve spoken to top Marvel execs who, to this day blame the collapse of the comics on competition from video games, inexplicable…
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…Stan Lee, one of the founders of Marvel Comics. In 1978, when I became editor in chief of Marvel Comics, the comic book industry was in steep decline. Over the course of several years, we turned it around, and Marvel emerged as the dominant leader of a revitalized industry. Our…
…Cadence Management Inc. jerks who had taken Marvel private and were screwing over the creative people (and everyone else) that I was pretty much out of touch with what was going on in the comics. He must have been cooking up something with Larry, though, because I’d see him around…
…Inc., setting off a bitterly contested battle for control against chairman Shelly Feinberg and the board of directors. The real prize was Marvel Comics, a division of Cadence. Shelly and his henchweasels had made Marvel a division, rather than a subsidiary, like every other Cadence unit, so that Marvelʼs earnings…
…by spearheading the turnaround of the comics publishing sector. No, it wasn’t just me, but I certainly played a part. Galton, instead of embracing the success of the comics, used the profits we produced to finance his ill-considered schemes. Marvel Books was a financial disaster, as was Marvel Productions, the…
I became established as a regular writer for National Comics, working through the mail and over the phone with Mort Weisinger on virtually all of his titles–Superman, Action Comics, Adventure Comics, World’s Finest Comics, Jimmy Olsen, Superboy and Captain Action. As the “kid who wrote Superman,” I became a mini-celebrity….
…have to be a lot more accessible and a lot more entertaining—in a word, better. Shouted down again. They were all very sure that the comics they made, their favorites and almost all comics were plenty good enough. Millions of people would love them, if only they got out there!…
…hated the fact that the word “Marvel” was part of Marvel Productions’ name. While he was top dog at Marvel Productions, he refused to have Spider-Man’s image as part of their logo or trade dress. He wanted nothing to do with comics or comics people. Therefore, I believe, he was…
…unreleased property to read, it’d be Spire. I’m listening to Ukrainian music at the moment. Fitting. Why does diversity in comics work over there but not here? Yes, I know there are lots of nonsuperhero comics. I don’t think comics will ever die because there will always be Alison Bechdels…
Mean Old MarvelThere were many battles between Marvel and creators over creators’ rights and creators’ wrongs. But, lest you think that it was all battles all day every day at Marvel, here are a few instances where big old, mean old Marvel actually resolved potentially contentious issues peacefully.Barefootz Howard Cruse…