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Paul Kupperberg on February 6th, 2020

For editor Julie Schwartz, I wrote the alliteratively titled “Secret of the Shooting Star,” an 8-page Wally West/Kid Flash back-up for The Flash #265 (September 1978). Art was by Alex Saviuk and Bob Smith, lettering by Milt Snappin, and coloring by Mario Sen.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on October 4th, 2016

img_2383Once upon a time, the mighty Warner Entertainment was known as Warner Bros. and it wasn’t so mighty. In fact, in 1968, it was sold to Steve Ross’s Kinney National Company, a small conglomerate consisting of a Hollywood talent agency, parking lots, cleaning companies, and funeral homes for $64 million.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on October 13th, 2015

TCA4_coverYou know about Charlton Neo, don’t you? The Charlton Comics Facebook page started by Fester Faceplant that lead to what was supposed to be a one-off “fan” publication The Charlton Arrow, which somehow blossomed into Charlton Neo, the little comic book company with a big heart that I help oversee with pals Roger McKenzie and Mort Todd.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on February 12th, 2015

There’s something loosely akin to the feelings you have on the day you first hold a new publication of yours and those on the birth of a child. I’m now saying the two events are equal. They can’t be. The gestation period of a child is a mere nine months.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on November 9th, 2013
The Week of October 18, 1982
Art by: George Tuska, Jose Delbo, Sal Trapani, and Bob Smith
Lettering by: Gaspar Saladino
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Paul Kupperberg on November 3rd, 2013
The Week of October 11, 1982
Art by: Jose Delbo, Sal Trapani, and Bob Smith
Lettering by: Gaspar Saladino
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Paul Kupperberg on October 19th, 2013
The Week of September 27, 1982
Art by: Jose Delbo, Bob Smith, and Vince Colletta
Lettering by: Gaspar Saladino
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Paul Kupperberg on October 12th, 2013
The Week of September 20, 1982
Art by: Jose Delbo, Frank McLaughlin, and Bob Smith
Lettering by: Gaspar Saladino
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Paul Kupperberg on October 5th, 2013
The Week of September 13, 1982
Art by: Jose Delbo, Vince Colletta, and Bob Smith
Lettering by: Gaspar Saladino
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Paul Kupperberg on September 21st, 2013
The Week of August 30, 1982
Art by: Jose Delbo, Bob Smith, and Vince Colletta
Lettering by: Gaspar Saladino
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