Julie Schwartz

Cafe Society
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Julie Schwartz has passed away. I couldn’t find a posting on it, but felt it deserved notice here.

My apologies if this is a repeat.

Partial quote:

"Julius Schwartz, 88, Editor Who Revived Superhero Genre in Comic Books, Dies
By ERIC NASH

Published: February 12, 2004

Julius Schwartz, a comic-book editor who rescued the superhero genre from near extinction in the mid-1950’s and helped shape popular characters including Batman, the Flash and Green Lantern, died on Sunday in Mineola, N.Y. He was 88 and lived in Queens Village.

The cause was pneumonia, said Paul Levitz, president and publisher of DC Comics."
I met him a few times at different conventions and he was really great to talk to – don’t get me wrong, he wouldn’t know me from Adam, but he was a truly good guy to fans at least.

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I came to the SDMB this morning just to find more information on his passing. I just heard it for the first time on NPR (they interviewed Joe Kubert).

Sad–he was a giant, and we shall not see his kind again.

Sir Rhosis

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To quote Peter David from memory, “the way Julie attracts women gives hope to old, balding, Jewish men everywhere. If I had what he has, I’d either keep it in a bottle and save it for my old age, or blow my brains out.” Meant as a compliment, natch. :slight_smile: