Julius Schwartz

An editor and literary agent, Schwartz's main love was science fiction. In the early 1930s, he and thousands of others eagerly awaited issues of Amazing Stories, an early scifi magazine. But it wasn't enough: in 1932, he and two friends created The Time Traveller, the very first scifi fan magazine. In 1934, he and a friend formed the first literary agency to specialize in science fiction. In 1939, at the first World Science Fiction Convention, which Schwartz helped organize, he met the then-unknown Ray Bradbury. "He sold the first 70 short stories that I wrote from 1941 up until 1947 to the pulp magazines," Bradbury said. "He was responsible for my early career and the discovery by various critics." Other clients included H.P. Lovecraft and Robert Bloch. Later, as an editor for DC Comics in the 1950s, Schwartz resurrected many early comic superheroes, brightening the illustrated book stars who faded after World War II, including the Flash and Green Lantern. Due to his success with those, in 1964 he was asked to usher another declining hero: Batman. Schwartz is "a major figure in the development of the modern-day superheroes," says Jon B. Cooke, editor of Comic Book Artists magazine. He died February 8 from pneumonia in New York at age 88; he wrote his own epitaph in his autobiography: "Here Lies Julius Schwartz. He met his last deadline." From This is True for 8 February 2004 Suggestions for further reading: Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind No. 1) by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins Amazon Price: $9.97 Customer Review: I listened to this book on audio cassette tape which I borrowed from my local public library. It is a page-turner, and partly it engaged me so fully because it is about a subject I was already interested in. At age 17 or so, I start...   The Lost World by Michael Crichton Amazon Price: $7.99 Customer Review: I listened to this as an audio-book, so my review is from a slightly different perspective. I loved this book. I think I liked it more than Jurassic Park. I liked the breaks in the story that the chapters provided and I liked that Malcol...   Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside t... by Melissa Anelli Amazon Price: $6.08 Customer Review: I confess, I'm a Harry Potter addict. I love J K Rowling's books. And now, after reading Harry, a History by Melissa Anelli, I finally know that Rowling rhymes with bowling. I know a lot of other things too that I scarcely guessed before, and while I...   Night World: The Ultimate Fan Guide by L.J. Smith, Annette Pollert Amazon Price: $8.99 Customer Review: As a fan guide this falls short on several fronts. Other then being a concise location for Night World facts and some insights into the novels themselves from the creator (a lot of which can be read on her website) there isn't a whole lot of *new* i...   I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Amazon Price: $7.99 Customer Review: I, Robot (1950) I, Robot contains the following: Introduction Robbie Runaround Reason Catch That Rabbit Liar! Little Lost Robot Escape! Evidence The Evitable Confl...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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