Whoops!

Apologies to Bruce Bachand; I didn’t mean to steal his thunder. I checked Monitor Duty to see if anyone had posted about Schwartz’s death and Bruce’s post did not appear…apparently due to a site rebuilding error.

Incidentally, if any other contributors would like to post their thoughts on Julius, assuming they’re different from what has been said already, I will allow multiple Schwartz posts. Least we can do for the guy.

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Julius Schwartz, R.I.P.

He was the man who created the comic book Silver Age almost single-handed.

He’s responsible for the Silver Age Flash, Green Lantern, Justice League of America and more of DC’s greatest characters than you can shake a dozen sticks at.

He also worked as an editor of science fiction before switching to comics.

And now the greatest comic book editor ever has died.

As the man responsible for editing The Flash, from which sprang my favorite superhero, he will be greatly missed. I am gratified that he had a long and happy life.

Schwartz’s salesmanship was superb, as evidenced by many of the most famous Silver Age covers. Schwartz would often come up with an intriguing cover and then challenge the writer to come up with a story to fit the cover. He also had a list of elements which made a cover “sell”, such as: a hero in danger, a question posed to the reader, gorillas, motorcycles, fires, the color purple, and someone crying. (All of these elements were used on the all-monkey issue of “Secret Origins” as a tribute to Schwartz.)

Julius Schwartz is the largest influence on me, personally…as I think anyone would tell if they read my story “Enigma In Outer Space” in Job Wanted. (It’s a tribute to “Mystery In Space” in more ways than just the title.)

Rest in peace, Julie, and thanks for everything.

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Julius Schwartz, R.I.P.

Mark Evanier’s website has reported this morning that DC Comics’ legendary editor Julius Schwartz died early this morning.
I quote Mark Evanier as follows: “Julie died this morning at Winthrop Hospital in New York — around 2:30 AM. It was not a surprise and it was one of those deaths that, and everyone reading this will understand what I mean, provides a certain amount of relief. He had been in terrible shape the last few weeks. His hearing was almost gone and I had to shout to be heard in our last phone conversation. He had been proud and fiercely independent in his apartment but he had begun falling down and had come to the very sad realization that he could no longer live alone. He’d been in and out of Winthrop, staying with his granddaughter during the “out” parts, and plans were underway to move him to a senior home. The last thing I said to him about a week ago was to promise, because he was afraid he’d never see his friends again, that I’d round up half the comic book biz and come see him in his new digs.”

Rest well, Mr. Schwartz. A new adventure begins. Thank you so very much for the hard work and memories that you generously gave to your family, to comics and to the comics community right up until the end.

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There’s a Dr. Who Cartoon??????

Why has no one told me this? A Dr. Who animated cartoon show!

Who do I have to sleep with to see this?

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