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Writer of many comics, editor of many others, author of DIRECT CREATIVITY, DIRECT CONVERSATIONS, PAUL KUPPERBERG'S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO WRITING COMICS, THE DEVIL & LEO PERSKY. Also, I killed Archie. PANEL BY PANEL available at https://bit.ly/3LWaJcc

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Happy birthday to longtime friend and colleague Anthony Tollin, who shared his experiences in the trenches of DC Comics' 1970s production department and as one of the company's top colorists in DIRECT CONVERSATIONS: TALKS WITH FELLOW DC COMICS BRONZE AGE CREATORS! amzn.to/3EAueXe

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From 1976, the NARRATIVE ART ALLIANCE INC. BENEFIT AUCTION CATALOG, written by Steve Gerber, Martin Pasko, Paul Levitz, and me (cover by Pasko)! Check out this whacky little known piece of comics history on my Patreon page (the first week is free)! www.patreon.com/posts/buried...

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Barbara Friedlander was a pioneering woman editor/writer at DC Comics in the 1960s, co-creator of SWING WITH SCOOTER. I interviewed Barbara on a spotlight panel at @terrificon.bsky.social 2018! Now on my Patreon page (first week is free!). www.patreon.com/posts/terrif...

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Na na na na na na na na na...Bat Ads! #houseads

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So much #peacemaker! @jamesgunn.bsky.social

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Look what just landed on my doorstep: copies of DC FINEST: PEACEMAKER KILL FOR PEACE, featuring the classic Joe Gill/Pat Boyette Charlton Comics run and my PEACEMAKER miniseries plus his appearances in VIGILANTE and PEACEMAKER...and stuff by other people too!

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Happy birthday to my friend, inker BarbaraKaalberg, who talked with me about her career in comics for DIRECT CREATIVITY: THE CREATORS WHO INSPIRED THE CREATORS! bit.ly/3Uyy5dd

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You know what was fun to write? #Conan.

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Recorded the first conversation this afternoon for my next book of comic professional interviews with an old friend and neighbor! It was great catching up and sharing our thoughts on [the topic of the book]! @crazy8press.bsky.social

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Why you gotta be such a dick, Superman? #houseads

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Hurray for Wally Wood! A free read on my Patreon page! www.patreon.com/posts/hurray...

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Abracadabra! A very early story of mine from @dccomicsreal.bsky.social's YOUNG LOVE #126 (July 1977)—one of 2 I had in the issue—the last issue of the company's last romance title. Art by the late, great Ric Estrada.

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Two #houseads, covers by Gil Kane, for my money one of comics greatest ever all around artists.

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The real shocking ending is that it WASN'T returned to Ed. #houseads

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Pre- and Post-CRISIS Supergirl writers Martin Pasko, me, and Peter David talk Girl of Steel with moderator @bobgreenberger.bsky.social at @terrificon.bsky.social 2017! Join for FIRST WEEK FREE & listen to the full talk! www.patreon.com/posts/terrif...

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Danger Trail, 1950 and 1993.

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I'll take one of each. That'll be $1.20, right?

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Before email and electronic payments, one never knew what the day's USPS snail mail might bring to the DC Comics office. One day I got this from Sergio Aragones.

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VIGILANTE #25 (January 1986) by Denys Cowan and Alfredo Alcala.

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LAST PATREON POST OF THE DAY: Coming soon to my new site, ANNIE DAY-BY-(MOST) DAYS, the run of the classic strip from the early 2000s by writer Jay Maeder and artist Alan Kupperberg, most scanned from the original art or Alan's hand-colored guides for the Sunday strips! patreon.com/PaulKupperbe...

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In February 1982 I took over writing the SUPERMAN newspaper strip (with artists Jose Delbo & Sal Trapani), now running on my new Patreon Page in the daily WORLD'S GREATEST SUPERHEROES STARRING SUPERMAN DAY-BY-DAY! patreon.com/PaulKupperbe...

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Check(mate) it out for free on my new Patreon page...or join up, the first week's free while you check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/checkm...

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From 1971. Art by Neal Adams and Gaspar Saladino.

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#houseads

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#houseads

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Hear ye, hear ye! I'm giving the Patreon thing a go! One tier, $5 a month (with a week's free preview), which I'll be filling with this, that, and some other stuff from my archives, some published, some not, some art, some artifacts, from my life in comics. patreon.com/PaulKupperberg

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3¢?!? Darned inflation!

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#houseads

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Dave recommends! Thanks, Dave!

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#houseads

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I was attracted to licensed properties from an early age.

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A bit of 1971 DC Comics production department work product: a cover Photostat to the editorial staff, with an initialed routing stamp on the reverse.

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Happy birthday to longtime friend and colleague Anthony Tollin, who shared his experiences in the trenches of DC Comics' 1970s production department and as one of the company's top colorists in DIRECT CONVERSATIONS: TALKS WITH FELLOW DC COMICS BRONZE AGE CREATORS! amzn.to/3EAueXe

From 1976, the NARRATIVE ART ALLIANCE INC. BENEFIT AUCTION CATALOG, written by Steve Gerber, Martin Pasko, Paul Levitz, and me (cover by Pasko)! Check out this whacky little known piece of comics history on my Patreon page (the first week is free)! www.patreon.com/posts/buried...

Barbara Friedlander was a pioneering woman editor/writer at DC Comics in the 1960s, co-creator of SWING WITH SCOOTER. I interviewed Barbara on a spotlight panel at @terrificon.bsky.social 2018! Now on my Patreon page (first week is free!). www.patreon.com/posts/terrif...

Na na na na na na na na na...Bat Ads! #houseads

So much #peacemaker! @jamesgunn.bsky.social

Look what just landed on my doorstep: copies of DC FINEST: PEACEMAKER KILL FOR PEACE, featuring the classic Joe Gill/Pat Boyette Charlton Comics run and my PEACEMAKER miniseries plus his appearances in VIGILANTE and PEACEMAKER...and stuff by other people too!

Happy birthday to my friend, inker BarbaraKaalberg, who talked with me about her career in comics for DIRECT CREATIVITY: THE CREATORS WHO INSPIRED THE CREATORS! bit.ly/3Uyy5dd

You know what was fun to write? #Conan.

Recorded the first conversation this afternoon for my next book of comic professional interviews with an old friend and neighbor! It was great catching up and sharing our thoughts on [the topic of the book]! @crazy8press.bsky.social

Why you gotta be such a dick, Superman? #houseads

Hurray for Wally Wood! A free read on my Patreon page! www.patreon.com/posts/hurray...

Abracadabra! A very early story of mine from @dccomicsreal.bsky.social's YOUNG LOVE #126 (July 1977)—one of 2 I had in the issue—the last issue of the company's last romance title. Art by the late, great Ric Estrada.

Two #houseads, covers by Gil Kane, for my money one of comics greatest ever all around artists.

The real shocking ending is that it WASN'T returned to Ed. #houseads

Pre- and Post-CRISIS Supergirl writers Martin Pasko, me, and Peter David talk Girl of Steel with moderator @bobgreenberger.bsky.social at @terrificon.bsky.social 2017! Join for FIRST WEEK FREE & listen to the full talk! www.patreon.com/posts/terrif...

Danger Trail, 1950 and 1993.

I'll take one of each. That'll be $1.20, right?

Before email and electronic payments, one never knew what the day's USPS snail mail might bring to the DC Comics office. One day I got this from Sergio Aragones.

VIGILANTE #25 (January 1986) by Denys Cowan and Alfredo Alcala.

LAST PATREON POST OF THE DAY: Coming soon to my new site, ANNIE DAY-BY-(MOST) DAYS, the run of the classic strip from the early 2000s by writer Jay Maeder and artist Alan Kupperberg, most scanned from the original art or Alan's hand-colored guides for the Sunday strips! patreon.com/PaulKupperbe...

In February 1982 I took over writing the SUPERMAN newspaper strip (with artists Jose Delbo & Sal Trapani), now running on my new Patreon Page in the daily WORLD'S GREATEST SUPERHEROES STARRING SUPERMAN DAY-BY-DAY! patreon.com/PaulKupperbe...

Check(mate) it out for free on my new Patreon page...or join up, the first week's free while you check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/checkm...

From 1971. Art by Neal Adams and Gaspar Saladino.

#houseads

#houseads

Hear ye, hear ye! I'm giving the Patreon thing a go! One tier, $5 a month (with a week's free preview), which I'll be filling with this, that, and some other stuff from my archives, some published, some not, some art, some artifacts, from my life in comics. patreon.com/PaulKupperberg

3¢?!? Darned inflation!

#houseads

Dave recommends! Thanks, Dave!

#houseads

I was attracted to licensed properties from an early age.

A bit of 1971 DC Comics production department work product: a cover Photostat to the editorial staff, with an initialed routing stamp on the reverse.

The Amazing Amazon's creator William Moulton Marston's essay on "WONDER WOMAN and the true message of love binding." www.ebay.com/itm/33578819...

You never write, you never call, @thechicoleo.bsky.social!

Sal Buscema is the best!!! @13thd.bsky.social 13thdimension.com/paul-kupperb...