Julius Schwartz

Julius " Julie" Schwartz (June 19th 1915 - February 8th 2004) was a editor of Comics and magazines of pulp S. It was born in the Bronx, New York

Biography

In 1932, Schwartz Co-published (with Mort Weisinger and Forrest J. Ackerman) Time Traveller , one of the first Fanzine S of science fiction. Schwartz and Weisinger also founded the literary agency Solar Sales (1934-1944) or Schwartz was the agent of writers such as Alfred Bester, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury during its first writings, and H.P. Lovecraft for its last. Moreover, Schwartz helped with the creation of the first World Science Fiction Convention in 1939.

In 1944, it integrates All-American Comics, the future cd. Comics . He engaged Bester so that he takes part in the drafting of the comics. In the Fifties it started again Super-héros such as Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman and Atom, which will be the departure of money the age of the comics. This revival is perhaps even at the origin of the changes carried out within Marvel Comics in the Sixties. The titles published by Schwartz had the reputation to be most dynamic and most creative of catalog cd.

In the Sixties, Schwartz started to publish the titles Batman . It took part in the " relooking" of this last. It is as thanks to him as Dennis O' Neil and Neal Adams rejoignèrent cd. Comics.

From 1971 to 1985, Schwartz was the person in charge of the titles Superman . It changed the orientation of the series, giving him a more marked psychological side.

Schwartz was not confined with its only role of editor, but took an active part in the orientation of the scenarios and wrote the majority of the dialogs.

Schwartz left cd. Comics in 1986 after 42 years of good and faithful services. In 2000, it published its Autobiographie, Man off Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics .

Schwartz had many rewards throughout its career. One decreed to him the Alley Award better editor, and the Shazam Award in 1972 to have republished the titles Shazam

Schwartz dies the February 8th 2004, at the 88 years age, after being hospitalized for Pneumonie. In homage cd. Comics published a series of 8 One-shot S entitled cd. Present Comics containing stories based on the most famous covers of the titles which it had published.

External bonds

Julius Schwartz.com
" Harlan Ellison speaks about Julius Schwartz" by Jonah Weiland.

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