The Long and Winding Road

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...

Oh Superman

Jun 18, 2013 | DC Comics

Oh Superman  Everyone in the know and not so much has blogged and posted and ranted and raved about Man of Steel. Within the comics’ community and serious fans, it has reached the level of the battle between General Zod and Superman in the last part of the film....

Let’s All Eat Cake

Jan 7, 2011 | Military, Comics History, DC Comics, Family History

Let's All Eat Cake  Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was born January 7, 1890 marking this year, 2011 as the 121st anniversary of his birth. He often listed his place of birth as Greeneville, Tennessee, the county seat of Greene County in East Tennessee. More than...

My Real Life Pulp Adventure

Nov 15, 2010 | Comics History, DC Comics, The Pulps

My Real Life Pulp Adventure  Breathlessly I jumped in the roadster knowing that time was running out if I was going to make it to the rendezvous that would change my life. Sailing past the mean streets of the City with its hustlers and dreamers I made...

Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse

Oct 14, 2010 | Colleagues and Comic Cons, DC Comics

Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse  I left the Gulf Coast in 1968 to attend school in what seemed to be far away Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham-Southern College is a liberal arts school in every sense of the word. It is liberal and it has a strong arts community....

The Major Lands a Role in the DC Documentary

May 10, 2010 | DC Comics

The Major Lands a Role in the DC Documentary  Earlier this year DC/WB announced their intention of producing a documentary on the 75th Anniversary of DC Comics. The good news is that DC/WB decided to give Major Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson a small cameo and...