Papers, 1928-1978.

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Papers, 1928-1978.

Collection contains materials relating to Weisinger's work as a writer and editor from 1928-1978. Collection includes correspondence (1932-1978) mostly regarding his work as a writer and editor for "This Week" and other magazines and with companies who were included in "1001 Valuable Things"; the galleys and manuscripts for "The Contest," "The Complete Alibi Handbook" and "1001 Valuable Things"; the manuscript for an unpublished novel about a U.S. President (ca. 1975); legal agreements between Weisinger and "This Week" and Bantam Books (1954-1978); and photographs of Weisinger, the Weisinger family and various celebrities. Collection also includes newspaper clippings on Weisinger and Superman (1928-1978); a script for the motion picture version of "The Contest" (1971); 2 16 mm films from "The Adventures of Superman" television show (1957); 5 scrapbooks; comic books; miscellaneous art work for the Superman comic book; and the board game "Movie Millions," which was developed by Weisinger.

11.76 cubic ft. (26 boxes) + films.

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Weisinger family.

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Weisinger, Mort, 1915-

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Mort Weisinger (1915-1978) was the editor of Superman comic books from 1945-1970 and the story editor of "The Aventures of Superman" television show which ran from 1952-1957. Weisinger began writing for pulp magazines while in college and became a contributing editor to "This Week" magazine. He was also the author of "The Contest," a novel about beauty pageants, "The Complete Alibi Handbook" and "1001 Valuable Things That You Can Get Free," which was first printed in 1955. From the d...

Action Comics (Firm)

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DC Comics, Inc.

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DC Comics, Inc. is an American comic book publisher. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., a division of Time Warner. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, and produces material featuring numerous well-known heroic characters. The initials "DC" came from the company's popular series Detective Comics. ...

Bantam Books (Firm)

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Sanders was an editor at Bantam Books. From the description of Correspondence with Isolde Klarmann, 1975-1976. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862889 ...