WEISINGER, MORT |
| Source (some data) |
| | MORT WEISINGER | NULL |
| Name and vital stats |
| | WEISINGER, MORTIMER [1915-78] (editor; writer) | NULL |
| Pen names |
| | MORT MORTON JR. | NULL |
| Influences |
| | Jules Verne; Orson Welles; science fiction | NULL |
| | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | NULL |
| Member |
| | Early member: Science Fiction Fandom | NULL |
| | Joined the Sciencers | NULL |
| | Science Correspondence Club | NULL |
| | Society of Magazine Writers, past officer | NULL |
| Print Media (non-comics) |
| | Associate Editor: Magazines: College Humor 1939-41 | > 39 40 41 |
| | Co-editor: Fanzines: The Comet, the Time Traveler [first science fiction fanzine] | NULL |
| | Editor: 1936-41 Pulps: Black Book Detective; G-Men; Phantom Detective; Popular Detective; Thrilling Wonder Stories | > 36 37 38 39 40 41 |
| | Editor: 1936-41 Pulps: Startling Stories; Strange Stories;Thrilling Adventures; Thrilling Detective; Thrilling Mystery | > 36 37 38 39 40 41 |
| | Editor: Magazines: Capt. Future 1940-41 | > 40 41 |
| | Writer: Articles: 1930--70s Author and Journalist c35; Coronet c48; Writer's Digest '44; Writer's Digest '44; Parade [I Flew with Superman] '77 | > 30 31 32 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 |
| | Writer: Articles: Cosmopolitan; Reader's Digest; Redbook; Saturday Evening Post; True Magazine | NULL |
| | Writer: Books: 1950s-60s [Non-fiction] 1001 Valuable Things You Can Get Free '55 [11 editions]; Bonanza USA '66 | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 |
| | Writer: Books: How to be a Perfect Liar 1972 | > 72 |
| | Writer: Books: The Complete Alibi Handbook | NULL |
| | Writer: Column: This Week magazine [Bonanza USA] c1964-c66 | > 64 65 66 |
| | Writer: Magazines: 1934-36 Fantasy Fan '34; Fantasy Magazine '34-36 | > 34 35 36 |
| | Writer: Magazines: Doc Savage [plot] 1941 | > 41 |
| | Writer: Novels: The Contest 1970 [used ghost writers such as David Vern and Ryerson Johnson] | > 70 |
| | Writer: Pulps: for Trojan | NULL |
| | Writer: Short stories: 1933-36 Amazing Stories '33; Popular Detective '34; Secret Agent X; Wonder Stories: '33-36 | > 33 34 35 36 |
| Animation: Filmation |
| | Story Consultant: 1966 Superman | > 66 |
| Performing Arts |
| | Consultant: TV: Batman [live-actors] 1960s | > 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 |
| | Co-writer: Film: Vigilante [with Jack Schiff] | NULL |
| | Story Editor & Writer: TV: Superman [live-actors] 1951-54 | > 51 52 53 54 |
| | Writer: Film: Batman serial | NULL |
| | Writer: Film: Superman serial | NULL |
| | Writer: Radio: Air Force Radio Show [with Glenn Miller] 1943 | > 43 |
| Other career notes |
| | Agent & Co-owner: Solar Sales Service 1935-36 | > 35 36 |
| Additional biography |
| | Alter Ego #20 Jan., 2003 | NULL |
| | Amazing Heroes #115, 1986 | NULL |
| | Amazing Stories, Aug., 1964 | NULL |
| | Amazing World of DC Comics 1975 | NULL |
| | Indianapolis Star Nov. 29, 1970 interview | NULL |
| | Who's Who in the East | NULL |
| Honors |
| | Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1978 | > 78 |
| Syndication |
| | BATMAN AND ROBIN (ed/) c1946 for McClure Syndicate | > 46 |
| | SUPERMAN (ed/) | NULL |
| Co-creator |
| | AQUAMAN, AIR WAVE, GREEN ARROW, VIGILANTE | NULL |
| | CAPTAIN FUTURE [for pulps] | NULL |
| | JOHNNY QUICK, T.N.T. and villains and heroes for SUPERMAN and BATMAN | NULL |
| Promotional comics |
| | SUPERMAN (wr/) 1955 premium for Kellogg's | > 55 |
| Fan & trade zines |
| | Comic Book Marketplace (contrib/) #58, 1998 | > 98 |
| | Planet [science fiction fanzine] (ed/wr/) 1930 | > 30 |
| | Science fiction fanzines (wr/) | NULL |
| DC COMICS |
| | AIR WAVE (wr/) c1942 unconfirmed | > 42 |
| | ALFRED (wr/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | AQUAMAN (wr/) 1941-42 | > 41 42 |
| | BATMAN AND ROBIN (wr/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | CRIMSON AVENGER (wr/) 1941 unconfirmed | > 41 |
| | GREEN ARROW (wr/) 1941-42 | > 41 42 |
| | JOHNNY QUICK (wr/) 1941-42 | > 41 42 |
| | LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (plot/) 1966-69 | > 66 67 68 69 |
| | MARTIAN MANHUNTER J'ONN J'ONZZ (wr/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | NEWSBOY LEGION AND THE GUARDIAN (wr/) 1940s | > 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
| | REAL FACT COMICS~ (wr/) 1940s | > 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
| | SANDMAN, THE (wr/) 1941 first with his new costume | > 41 |
| | SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY (wr/) 1941-42 unconfirmed | > 41 42 |
| | SUPERMAN (plots/some wr/) 1940s-70s and family and family | > 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 |
| | Support (ed/plot/) 1941-70 shaped the SUPERMAN titles | > 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 |
| | Support (veep pub rel/) late-1960s held stock in NATIONAL PERIODICALS | > 67 68 69 |
| | TARANTULA (wr/) 1941 | > 41 |
| | Text (wr/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | TNT AND DAN THE DYNA-MITE (wr/) 1942-43 | > 42 43 |
| | VIGILANTE, THE (wr/) 1941-42 | > 41 42 |
| GROSSET & DUNLAP |
| | SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPERHEROES~ (plot/) 1977 paperback collection [Imprint: TEMPO BOOKS] | > 77 |
| HARMONY BOOKS |
| | SECRET ORIGINS OF THE SUPER DC HEROES~ (wr/) 1976 graphic album with reprint of Green Arrow | > 76 |
| SIMON & SCHUSTER |
| | AMERICA AT WAR: THE BEST OF DC WAR COMICS~ (wr/) 1979 graphic album with reprint of Superman | > 79 |