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Title: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88.
Post by: Mr C on 10 February, 2004, 03:53:29 PM
A truly remarkable creator and a truly great loss.

Link: Father of the Silver Age

Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88....
Post by: stront692 on 10 February, 2004, 03:59:07 PM
one of the head honchos at DC and big on superman in the 70s

truly a great loss, he was a god of a creator
Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88....
Post by: Trout on 10 February, 2004, 03:59:43 PM
Ah, no.

Very sad, now.

RIP Julie.

- Trout
Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88....
Post by: Devons Daddy on 10 February, 2004, 04:00:17 PM
88
great age
considered a good innings by any i would say, also very good in chinese culuture.

such people dont get recognitoin they should.one of the unsung heros of popular comic culture.worked on some fine titles it seems.

Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88......
Post by: stront692 on 10 February, 2004, 04:14:12 PM
he was also DC president for many years after he retired and hepled steer the company

if u look on the credits of any DC comic the last two decades his name is there in the small print at the bottom
Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88......
Post by: Matt Timson on 10 February, 2004, 04:23:28 PM
Yeah- there was some Kieth Giffen joke (probably Ambush Bug) about travelling to the end of time and the guy was still alive and *still* running DC!
Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88......
Post by: Priv8eye on 10 February, 2004, 06:07:55 PM
very sad.  

I remember him in a few of the Ambush Bug stories.

Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88......
Post by: stront692 on 10 February, 2004, 06:15:15 PM
he was dcs version of still

but not as shameless at self promotion

heh
Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88......
Post by: Dunk! on 10 February, 2004, 06:15:25 PM
I remember hearing Julius Schwartz speak at a convention. He was very funny and self-deprivating about his acheivements and by the end i feel a legion of young fans, who hadn't really heard of this old man, realised they had heard a great man speak.

Very sad.

Tulkas
Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88......
Post by: stront692 on 10 February, 2004, 08:51:06 PM
that should say stan lee

damn keyboard
Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88......
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 11 February, 2004, 03:59:36 AM
Yeah, I remember those Ambush Bug snippets of Julius wisdon. Two of his pearls that I live by are 'A Day without Doris is like a Kabuki without make-up' and 'The Wise man goes when he can, the foolish man when he has too'.
Title: Re: Julius Schwartz, dead at 88......
Post by: madgirl on 11 February, 2004, 05:59:19 AM
R.I.P. Never thought i would see the day. Great man and unsung hero.