Silver Age

Jul
20

Remembering Dick Giordano (July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010)

Paul Kupperberg on July 20th, 2020
A circa-1970 self-portrait by Dick Giordano

Hard to believe it’s been almost a decade since we lost Dick Giordano, artist extraordinaire, human being extraordinaire-plus. In the decades we knew each other, he would be an object of my fannish admiration, my boss, my co-worker, my collaborator, someone in my employment as a freelancer, and, always, an inspiration.… Read the rest

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Jul
18

The Wonderful World of Comics

Paul Kupperberg on July 18th, 2020

Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Started Cutting Up Silver Age Comic Books

First of all, I didn’t know it was any age of comic books at the time. I was a reader making the transformation to fan; readers read comics, maybe saved them, but didn’t collect and wasn’t aware of their history.… Read the rest

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Aug
21

DC Comics’ Barbara Friedlander Panel at Terrificon 2018

Paul Kupperberg on August 21st, 2018

The first panel of the 2018 Terrificon in Uncasville, CT was “DC Comics’ Long Lost Love, with Barbara Friedlander,” moderated by yours truly. The lovely and gracious Ms. Friedlander was a DC Comics’ romance and humor editor and writer in the 1960s, as well as the co-creator of the company’s teenage comic title, Swing With Scooter, and generously shared stories of her experiences in the business and with some of the legendary names of the Silver Age  with me and the audience.… Read the rest

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