Mort Weisinger

Mortimer Weisinger (April 25, 1915 - May 7, 1978) was an American magazine and comic book editor best known for editing DC Comics' Superman during the mid-1950s to 1960s, in the Silver Age of comic books. He also co-created such features as Aquaman, Green Arrow, and Johnny Quick, served as story editor for the Adventures of Superman television series, and compiled the often-revised paperback 1001 Valuable Things You Can Get Free. Born in the Washington Heights section of New York City, New York and raised in the Bronx, Weisinger was the son of a businessman in the garment trade. At 13, he had his introduction to science fiction via a borrowed copy of the August 1928 issue of Amazing Stories (featuring Buck Rogers and The Skylark of Space). By 1930, Weisinger was active in some of the earliest SF fan clubs, such as the Scienceers, and fanzine, such as The Planet. In 1932, he and future professional editors Julius Schwartz and Forrest J Ackerman founded The Time Traveller, which they... full article at wikipedia