Connect – Page 3 – Paul Levitz

So while I can’t answer too many questions — confidentiality issues, general decency, and limits on the number of hours in the day I can spend here — I’ll try to answer questions that seem of general interest as often as I can.

General caution: please don’t ask me to review portfolios, scripts, or help you get work (time just doesn’t permit).

Hello, not at all into comics, I read through your resuming volume “The Silver Age of DC Comics” while waiting at the dentist’s the other day. On one page there was a great cover photo of the 1962 National Periodical Publications Inc. Annual Report, showing a typical all-American white collar husband in front of an outside comic stand, “shopping for images”, as Ginsberg would say. There is a sheer lot of comics, but he actually gets a Playboy. I really liked the photo, capturing perfectly the adult world just before the youth-revolt of the sixties, where the seriousness of wearing hat and tie and working “hard” goes perfectly well with fantasies of superheros and misguided sexual education. Tried to find the photo online, without success. Can you help me ? Cheers from Berlin, Germany ! [email protected] 11. December 2025

You could try the SEC, since Annual Reports had to be filed there? No idea where else it may be available.

Did you happen to sign a 75th anniversary of DC Comics for Carl Gafford? I have come in possession of one that looks like you signed it for him. I am also interested in returning it to you if you would like to have it. 11. December 2025

Probably did, Carl had been a pal for many years. But you can enjoy it.

Hi Paul. In the introduction to The Huntress: Origins you mention an oil painting of the Huntress by Joe Staton that hangs in your office. Does a photograph of that painting exist in a book or fanzine, or somewhere on the web? I’d love to see it. 11. December 2025

Never published, and not put up online. It’s just a personal treasure.

Hi Paul, I know that “War Across Time” was printed in 2023 but it was a fantastic story with great artwork and it got me thinking that there was only 15 issues with the original avengers before they changed to Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and Captain America. So can I beg you or any of your colleagues to bring out some more stories with the original group please. At 71 This could be one of my last wishes. Thank you. [email protected] 11. December 2025

Thanks for the kind words. I don’t have any influence over the decisions at Marvel, but I’d love to do a story set in the Cap-led era.

Hello Mr. Levitz. What would have been your plans for the Helena Wayne Huntress had you been able to continue to work on her, either in the Wonder Woman backup or in her own published series. Assuming the Crisis had not occured? She’s my favorite character. 11. December 2025

It’s long ago, so I have no specific memories. In general, I hadn’t developed any long term plans for Helena or complex storylines like I was doing in the Legion, because the chapters were so short.

Could you be interested in helping place Dan Goozee’s original painting for Superman IV in The Smithsonian, to hang next to Christopher Reeve’s suit, which you placed there? I am at [email protected] 13. April 2025

Nope.

First of all, thank you for your work on The Power of Comics. I am a professor at an art school and I have been teaching a History of Comic course, and I use Power of Comics 2nd Edition as required reading. The overall breakdown of the time periods into Eras is very effective way of conveying each significant Era. My question would be, if you were to give a moniker or title to the Era after Narrow Focus, what would you call it? 13. April 2025

I think I’d defer to my co-authors. Randy and Matt came up with the Narrow Focus moniker, and it’s more academic than my tendency.

Are you working in Projects for DC or Marvel in 2025? Do you Will work again in LSH? 13. April 2025

I may get a chance to a bit of Marvel history…we shall see…

The year is young, and so far I’;ve mostly been working on projects with NYC’s Department of Education. And my teaching.

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Matthew King September 13, 2025 at 4:19 pm

I have a friend who purchased a copy of the 75th anniversary of DC Comics that looks like it was signed by you to possibly Carl Gafford. Since he has passed away I am wondering if you did in fact sign a copy for him and if you would like to have it back.

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- Paul Levitz September 13, 2025 at 4:28 pm
  
  Thanks so much. I’m content that Carl had it, hopefully enjoyed it, and passed it on.
  
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