by KC Carlson

I’ve always been drawn to comics that ask – and answer – a question.

In the 1960s, I almost exclusively read comics edited by Julius Schwartz (Justice League of America, The Flash, Green Lantern) and Mort Wiesinger (the Superman Family comics), as they both deliberately designed their covers to ask questions – usually literally. Why do these initials (flaming L.L.s!) mean death for the Man of Steel? Why are bystanders walking over the seemingly dead body of the Flash on a busy city street? WHY?

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by Roger Ash

“What the heck is magic time, Roger?”

Good question! For the purpose of this column, “Magic Time” refers when comics were magic to you. I’ve found that with many of my friends this is the time shortly after you discovered comics and they had the biggest impression on you. It’s the time when you couldn’t wait for new comic day at your local comic shop, or if you’re old like me, when you’d haunt the spinner rack at the local convenience store looking for new issues of your favorite comics. Or when you were sure every UPS truck that drove down the street had your latest shipment from Westfield. (Yes, I know Westfield doesn’t ship by UPS now, but they did back when I was a customer.)

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