Julie, Julie, Julie…

There's plenty to be read about Julius Schwartz on the Internet. Marv Wolfman has posted a tribute to the man and so has Mike Grell. Here's a link to Don Markstein's biographical sketch and here's a link to an interview Roy Thomas conducted with him.

To answer the two most-asked questions in my mail: Yes, there is an address to which donations can be made in Julie's name and I'll post it here as soon as I get it. And yes, there will be tributes and memorials at conventions all year and probably in New York in a few weeks. All that will be reported in this space.

A couple of folks have written to remind me that not only was Julie the first agent for Ray Bradbury but he sold several of H.P. Lovecraft's first stories, as well. Actually, Julie did a lot of things that I haven't had space to report. If you really want to know about this man, seek out a copy of his recent autobiography, Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics. It may be slow-going but Amazon can probably get you a copy.

Lastly, to the readers of this site who have little or no interest in comics: Sorry if this baffles you but this man was important. I'll be back to the normal mix of topics here tomorrow.