Mort Weisinger
Weisinger, Mortimer
April 25, 1915 – May 7, 1978 (aged 63)
Birth place: Washington Heights, New York City, New York, USA
Browse magazine works (first published 1932)
As part of the staff of Standard Magazines, Weisinger edited <i>Thrilling Wonder Stories</i> (1936-1941), <i>Startling Stories</i> (1938-1941), <i>Captain Future</i> (1940-1941). He served as a sergeant in World War II. After the war he became editor in chief of <i>Superman Comics</i>, and also served as story editor of the Superman television show. Also edited the comics <i>Strange Adventures and Mystery in Space</i> with Julius Schwartz. As editorial director of DC Comics, he brought in a number of writers from the SF field, including Alfred Bester, Otto Binder, H. L. Gold, Edmond Hamilton, and Manly Wade Wellman.
Pen Names
Corporal Mort Weisinger · Mortimer Weisinger · Sergeant Saturn · Staff Sgt. Mort Weisinger · The Editor · Tom Erwin Geris · Weisinger · Will Garth