Gary Friedrich sued Marvel over rights to Ghost Rider. Gary lost. Marvel sued Gary for unauthorized exploitation of their trademarked Ghost Rider property. Gary lost. He is obliged to pay Marvel $17,000. The web is a-Blaze with controversy about the above. Lots of people, including many notable comic book…
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…accusatory fashion incessantly. I endured a lot of venom. Finally, I wrote a column telling some of my/Marvel’s side. We ran it only in Marvel Age, and possibly Marvel Fanfare, confining it to the Direct Market, and therefore, those readers who were generally more in touch with industry goings-on, and…
…DAMN ABOUT THE ORIGINAL ART! A standard joke around Marvel during my time was that the reason Marvel Comics #1 was followed by Marvel Mystery Comics #2 was that Morrie screwed up pasting up the first cover. Ask JayJay, production expert, about Morrie’s shortcuts. Tell them about floating elements on…
…because there was no need to. When he gave it to me, the deal with Warner Communications was not yet consummated and, shortly thereafter, the deal died. As explained previously, around that time, First Comics sued Marvel on anti-trust grounds, which rendered swallowing up our largest competitor a non-starter. As…
Cold War While I was associate editor of Marvel, during 1976, I think, Marvel was rife with little fiefdoms in conflict. Vicious backbiting. Daily rants and rages. Petty office politics. Favoritism. Cronyism. Vendettas and vengeances. Hunter S. Thompson’s Vegas had less fear and loathing. It was almost as bad as…
…could even have known I’d moved to New York! Sam had no idea it was 5 AM my time. I don’t think he knew or cared much about time zones. He knew I wrote comics, so he called Marvel. Is there some other kind, he asked? He didn’t know Marvel was in New York. Anyway,…
…January 24, 2012 11:47 AM Depends on the comic. When I was at Marvel and our newsstand comics were on spinner racks that touted them as wholesome entertainment for kids, I wouldn’t allow profanity. In EPIC Comics, sure. In comics not limited by a commitment to the Comics Code or…
Morality in ComicsIn 1980, or around then, at the San Diego Comic-Con there was a panel discussion on the program entitled “Morality in Comics.” I had no conflicting obligations so I went to see what that was all about.Usually, when I went to panels, I found a seat in the…
…the Marvel Entertainment Group from New World Entertainment, and that is an epic tale for later. My team, the Marvel Acquisition Partners, along with financial adviser/debt provider Chase N.A. and equity partner Shenkman Capital actually won the auction and for one glorious week, we thought we owned Marvel. But, Ronald…
…with his horse alongside. Later, he did a similar drawing at one of the classes he gave at Marvel. But that’s a story for another time.) John had a pretty extensive home gym, all free weights and stations for same, as I remember. He benched more than I weighed. I…