tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post5159882870496288587..comments2024-01-17T22:32:54.188-08:00Comments on Comics Make Me Happy!: The Answer Is Out There...MaybeLissBirdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-83459163253659392372010-04-28T23:03:13.944-07:002010-04-28T23:03:13.944-07:00Liss, my favorite story about original art is how ...Liss, my favorite story about original art is how Steve Ditko uses his as cutting boards. A bunch of original art also walked out the doors in the 60s and 70s when the fan-pros came along.<br /><br />I believe you can still schedule a sanitized tour through both Marvel and DC's offices.<br /><br />If you're interested in DC behind-the-scenes history, look up Alvin Schwartz on the web, or check Gerard Jones' <i>Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book</i> at your local library. I haven't had time to read the latter, but I understand a good chunk of Mort Weisinger biography is in there (Schiff and Julie come up as well.)<br /><br />Since you mentioned it, I bet Joe Samachson's scientific research is archived somewhere, and possibly records related to his pulp writing.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-76004783507336399252010-04-27T22:35:03.896-07:002010-04-27T22:35:03.896-07:00Hey, I can dream that the Holy Grail is out there ...Hey, I can dream that the Holy Grail is out there somewhere on a cocktail napkin.<br /><br />Giving out artwork? Tours of the DC offices? Now there's an idea. Bet they wouldn't let you set foot in their office in today's day an age. Ahh, simpler times...<br /><br />I was hoping that because of J'onn's smaller fanbase, any information wouldn't have been deemed marketable enough to publish, and is still hiding somewhere. Or maybe I was operating under the erroneous assumption that DC likes to keep secrets.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-72479660525384929112010-04-27T20:33:41.084-07:002010-04-27T20:33:41.084-07:00DC didn't even save original art. Editors woul...DC didn't even save original art. Editors would throw it away, or give it away to any visiting fan who wanted to take a tour of the DC offices. And you want memos? And napkin sketches?<br /><br />A few editors saved copies of freelancers' pay vouchers and other records, and these have been discovered posthumously. So now we have accurate writer and artist credits for every comic book edited by Julius Schwartz and Robert Kanigher. Jack Schiff has been dead for several years. If he kept such records, no one's found them yet. But a researcher would have better luck dealing with Jack Schiff's family than with DC.<br /><br />If DC had what you were looking for, they'd publish it. They'd know that you and a lot of other fans would pay money to see it, and DC wants your money, Liss, all of it.Tomnoreply@blogger.com