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Putting Joe on the shelf
Putting Joe on the shelf 291 291 Paul Levitz

randomI just received a copy of Fantagraphics’ JUDGMENT DAY AND OTHER STORIES Illustrated by Joe Orlando, a book that made me smile on many levels.  Joe had singled out “Judgment Day” as his favorite story that he ever worked on—probably because it cause conniptions between the Comics Code and Bill Gaines, and Joe both hated the Code and enjoyed making trouble.  But I also smiled because the reason I knew it was Joe’s favorite is that he selected it to go in the AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS issue about him that I edited.  That made it the only E.C. story to ever be reprinted in a DC publication.

I’m probably overly fond of my own weird statistics, but this is a good place to share them from time to time so you can smile with me (or laugh at me—either one is fine).  I tallied up 890 text pages I wrote for DC, counting letters columns and the like.  Probably the most any one writer has done for the company, as far as I can tell.  It’s a pretty dubious honor, but I made at least one lifelong friend among my regular correspondents and a bunch of more casual pals.  I hated approving the request from the editorial staff to drop the letters pages when I was Publisher, but the argument that the velocity of the Internet had made them obsolete seemed valid.

Will Eisner and The NY Comicon
Will Eisner and The NY Comicon 960 300 Paul Levitz

Working on the Eisner book yesterday, having fun doing detective work…for decades, Will and Denis Kitchen have told flip sides of the same story of their first meeting at the 1971 NY Comicon, the first time either of them attended. I was always a bit jealous–that was MY first Comicon too–why didn’t I meet you guys and become best friends too? [Not that we didn’t ultimately meet and become friends, you understand, but still…]

But something bugged me. I vaguely recalled a SPIRIT cover on an earlier NY Con program book I had gotten when I was working for Phil Seuling in the early moments of SeaGate Distributors and the direct market. Dug down, found it. 1968 con…no article on Will in the book, though. 1969 con program, no transcript of the previous year’s guest of honor event, no photos. Hmm…

Emailed a few friends who had been at the cons before me. Memories fuzzy. Suggestions back: look at the progress reports, try this other friend. Paydirt!

Will was a luncheon guest of honor at the ’68 show with Burne Hogarth, or at least announced to be, and Will rarely missed a commitment. And another friend recalls other friends scoring him an Eisner sketch at the ’69 show.

Will apparently conflated his early con appearances into the one, which made the story better…and probably forgot that he did so in retelling the story again and again…

World’s Finest Vol.3: Control Issues
World’s Finest Vol.3: Control Issues 479 730 Paul Levitz

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In these tales from issues #13-18, Desaad and the Hellhounds of Apokolips are hunting Huntress and Power Girl, who may not survive the encounter! to find out what Desaad is really after, they must go deep underground and discover who is impersonating the missing Mr. Terrific!

 

Paul Levitz Goes BOOM! With New Board Position, Talks DC Work, Weeklies
Paul Levitz Goes BOOM! With New Board Position, Talks DC Work, Weeklies 150 150 Paul Levitz

When news broke that Paul Levitz, the former DC president and publisher, has been added to the board of directors at the Los Angeles-based BOOM! Studios, a lot of fans wondered what that meant for his current DC comic Worlds’ Finest — and whether the long-time New Yorker was moving.

Never fear, Levitz has told Newsarama — his current work will continue unhindered, and his commitment to New York is unchanged.

Read the FULL ARTICLE

World’s Finest, Vol. 2: Hunt And Be Hunted
World’s Finest, Vol. 2: Hunt And Be Hunted 384 600 Paul Levitz

9781401242763_p0_v2_s600Stranded on our earth over five years ago, these two heroes from Earth 2 are forced to fight evil in strange new surroundings, all while trying to find their way home. Power Girl and Huntress continue to find links back to their home world, but are derailed by mysterious attackers who have connections to Michael Holt, a.k.a. Mister Terrific. What could their old ally have to do with a group that wants the Worlds’ Finest dead?

Paul Levitz and artists George Perez and Kevin Maguire continue their critically acclaimed run on WORLDS’ FINEST VOL. 2, which collects issues #6-12.

Worlds’ Finest, Vol. 1: The Lost Daughters of Earth 2
Worlds’ Finest, Vol. 1: The Lost Daughters of Earth 2 306 475 Paul Levitz

WF_01-LDE2_2013-0416Stranded on our Earth over five years ago, these two heroes are forced to fight evil in strange new surroundings, all while trying to find their way home.

In two tales, WORLDS’ FINEST flashes back to how Huntress and Power Girl got to our Earth and what they’ve been doing the past five years, and then back to the present where they fight for the fate of millions against the Irradiated Man.

[Collecting WORLDS’ FINEST #0-5]

Huntress: Crossbow at the Crossroads
Huntress: Crossbow at the Crossroads 307 475 Paul Levitz

HUN_Crossbow_2012-10-30In a universe apart from her own, the Huntress fights alone!

Huntress creator, Paul Levitz, returns in this action packed journey through the bowels of Italy’s most deadly crime syndicates. Huntress sets out to uncover and destroy a deadly human trafficking and gun-smuggling operation that extends to the highest reaches of the government.

Legion of Super-Heroes, Vol. 1: Hostile World
Legion of Super-Heroes, Vol. 1: Hostile World 307 475 Paul Levitz

LSH_01-HW_2012-07-03As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, The Legion of Super-Heroes has been decimated by the worst disaster in its history.

Now, the students of the Legion Academy must rise to the challenge of helping the team rebuild–but a threat of almost unstoppable power is rising at the edge of Dominator space, and if the new recruits fail, the Legion Espionage Squad may be the first casualties in a war that could split worlds in half!

Superman/Batman: Worship
Superman/Batman: Worship 306 475 Paul Levitz

10132829While The Man of Steel’s godlike presence on another world is perverted by Lex Luthor, zealous Superman followers look to make human sacrifi ces in his name back on Earth. Can Batman save the fi rst victim before it’s too late?

Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga [Deluxe Edition]
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga [Deluxe Edition] 411 600 Paul Levitz

9781401229610_p0_v1_s600The godlike Darkseid emerges in the 30th century with an ingenious plot to finally conquer the universe in this Deluxe Edition a timeless Legion of Super-Heroes epic!

Not only is THE GREAT DARKNESS SAGA collected here for the first time in hardcover, this edition also includes several LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES issues written by Levitz that have never before been collected in any format!

Using his faithful servants to acquire all of the mystic artifacts of the time, Darkseid gains mental control over a race of three billion all-powerful beings. Now, as their universe teeters on the edge of Armageddon, the Legion of Super-Heroes amass their own army of every champion who ever held the status of Legionnaire to stand against the Dark Lord and his invincible soldiers. But as the Legion suffers defeat after defeat, they realize that salvation and victory rest in the hands of a mysterious baby that has aged into adulthood before their very eyes!

This is the perfect edition of the classic storyline that was decades ahead of its time and still stands as one of DC’s most enthralling superhero tales! Collects LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #284-296 and ANNUAL #1.(

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