If You Could Spend an Hour with a Comic Creator (Living or Passed) Who Would You Choose? 3 3

[Math Teacher]

Jack Kirby - 1st choice

Steve Ditko - 2nd choice

Murphy Anderson - 3rd choice

[MatterEaterLad]

Jim Shooter. Back when he was a teenager at DC writing Legion stories.

[Ken Aldred]

On 9/10/2023 at 5:07 AM, Krydel4 said:

I think I would like to spend an hour with Bill Finger. I would love to get his side of creating Batman and buy him a drink. How about you guys and gals?

That would be an interesting one. Especially to see how much animosity he had towards Bob Kane for taking all the credit. Would he be cool about it, or would you get explosive, vitriolic anger?  Careful.

Edited September 10, 2023 by Ken Aldred

[Dr. Love]

Vinnie the Godfather.  And I don't mean Vinnie Z!

[Nazirite]

One hour till midnight on a random New Years Eve in a random New York bar with William Marston, his wife, girlfriend and H.G. Peter.

[Krydel4]

On 9/10/2023 at 1:33 PM, Ken Aldred said:

That would be an interesting one. Especially to see how much animosity he had towards Bob Kane for taking all the credit. Would he be cool about it, or would you get explosive, vitriolic anger?  Careful.

I would think from the biography I've read (Bill the Boy Wonder) he would be pretty even keeled as he didn't fly off the handle like Kane, which is why I think Kane was able to manipulate him so much. And thank him that we got the former rather than the latter...

[Robot Man]

On 9/10/2023 at 1:33 PM, Ken Aldred said:

That would be an interesting one. Especially to see how much animosity he had towards Bob Kane for taking all the credit. Would he be cool about it, or would you get explosive, vitriolic anger?  Careful.

I don’t know about Finger but I was at SDCC one year and had just spent a few minutes with Jerry Robinson and getting a couple autographs. The guy behind me came up and asked him something about Kane. Jerry was a little floored and suprised. His face got a bit red and he said “never mention that man’s name in my presence again”. I guess it’s safe to say, Kane burned a lot of bridges…

[PopKulture]

Probably Carl Barks or Milton Caniff. If an hour was anywhere enough time, I’d want to figure out what percent of their uncanny storytelling abilities owed to intuition and natural talent, and how much owed to hard work (and in Caniff’s case, a thorough understanding of moviemaking and cinema).  

[Kevin.J]

Steve Ditko if I thought I could get some straight answers and conversation out of him

[drmccoy74]

Jim Shooter. I don't want to talk to the dead.

[KirbyJack]

On 9/10/2023 at 7:09 PM, drmccoy74 said:

Jim Shooter. I don't want to talk to the dead.

That man has great stories.

 I would choose letterer Gary Peterson. He’s a good friend and it’s been too long. 

[Krydel4]

On 9/10/2023 at 4:35 PM, Robot Man said:

I don’t know about Finger but I was at SDCC one year and had just spent a few minutes with Jerry Robinson and getting a couple autographs. The guy behind me came up and asked him something about Kane. Jerry was a little floored and suprised. His face got a bit red and he said “never mention that man’s name in my presence again”. I guess it’s safe to say, Kane burned a lot of bridges…

This makes me think of the story about Steranko slapping Bill Kane. Kane was a bigger self promoter than Stan Lee. And that's saying something.

[comicjack]

On 9/10/2023 at 3:05 PM, Math Teacher said:

Jack Kirby - 1st choice

Steve Ditko - 2nd choice

Murphy Anderson - 3rd choice

Murphy was a great person, artist and all and always dressed up.I was lucky to have met him and always loved his work

Edited September 11, 2023 by comicjack

[Ken Aldred]

On 9/10/2023 at 4:21 PM, 1950's war comics said:

would spend it with Kirby and then give him a nice tip afterwards ..

I was thinking a box of cigars would’ve been appreciated.

[KCOComics]

This is a fun topic.   

Wrightson is probably my favorite artist and I've often thought about the questions I would ask him had I gotten the opportunity. 

Kirby is an obvious choice. 

LB Cole, Craig Fessel, Will Eisner, Matt Baker would all be high on my list. 

But I think Gaines would be such an incredible person to talk to.  The congressional hearings!! SOTI, his relationship with his father, all the incredible artists and creators he worked with.  Not to mention how seriously he took comic books. He loved the stories, wanted to be part of the creative process and then meticulously cared for his "file copies".  

[WolverineX]

Victor S. Fox

 

[Ken Aldred]

On 9/10/2023 at 9:43 PM, Dr. Love said:

Vinnie the Godfather.  And I don't mean Vinnie Z!

The only Vinnie I can think of is Colletta. But, surely not.

[Jesse Larson]

Kirby, for sure.  So many creations and stories

Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, for another... they created the emblematic superhero, Siegel went to war, and their individual life experiences as Jewish creators of the most famous comic hero of all time and the struggles they went through with DC.  Fascinating stuff.

[The humble Watcher lurking]

Jack Kirby

Steve Ditko

William Gaines

Edited September 11, 2023 by The humble Watcher lurking

[davidpg]

Hard choice between Ditko and E C Segar.