Jan 7, 2018 | Family History, Comics History, DC Comics
Happy 128th Birthday to Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was born on January 7th 1890 in Greeneville, Tennessee. Although various internet sources state his birth as January 4th, January 7th 1890 is the date MWN filled in on all...
Dec 27, 2017 | Comics History, DC Comics
The Long and Winding Road A little over 20 years ago I embarked on an adventure to discover my paternal grandfather, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson’s, legacy in comics history. Like any adventure there have been difficult losses and daunting challenges. In...
Jan 7, 2016 | Comics History
Cuba Si! Happy 126th to the Major Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was born on this day, January 7, 126 years ago. It’s fitting that tomorrow I’m leaving for Miami en route to Cuba retracing some of the steps of my grandparents on their fabled trip to Cuba in...
Sep 25, 2014 | Comics History
Comic Strips, the Pulps, Comic Books, and Harry Donenfeld by Francis DiMenno Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Francis DiMenno. Francis DiMenno is a Librarian, Archivist, and long-time comic book aficionado; his Master’s thesis on EC Comics can...
Feb 18, 2013 | Comics History
Superman Sunday with Larry Tye It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s Superman! Truth, justice and the American way and George Reeves flying across the black and white screen of an early 50’s television set is indelibly printed on my brain. Like so many other...
Sep 18, 2011 | Comics History, Family History, The Pulps
How I Spent my Summer--Pulpfest 2011 Dark clouds filled the sky. As I drove on the winding mountain road, I had a bad feeling that I should have followed my instincts about traveling this way. Rain began to fall and huge trucks roared past spraying the...
