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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.
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.
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.
Mort Weisinger, editor for so many years of the Superman family of comics, had many things to say about the comic medium and his own career in it... and he was just getting warmed up. Mort oversaw the development of a vast Superman mythology, more extensive and more comprehensive than the universe of any other character in popular fiction.
WEISINGER, Mort (imer) 1915–1978. PERSONAL: Born April 25, 1915, in New York, NY; died May, 1978, in Great Neck, NY; son of Hyman and Anna (Bernfeld) Weisinger; married Thelma Rudnick, September 27, 1944; children: Joyce Carol, Hendrie Davis. Education: New York University, B.S., 1938.
Aug 7, 2012 · 1957-58-59: The Mort Weisinger Superman Era Begins. This is one of the most important dividing points in the Silver Age of Comics, and yet, when you try to draw it, you realize just how shaky the line is.
…featuring Aquaman was written by Mort Weisinger, who likely created the character, and illustrated by Paul Norris. Weisinger, a former science fiction editor, is better known as the creator of Superman. Norris’s career included updating the look of DC’s Sandman series and working with Hanna-Barbera, drawing such figures as Yogi… Read More
