{"id":36382,"date":"2024-12-23T20:45:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T01:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=36382"},"modified":"2024-12-23T20:45:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T01:45:29","slug":"why-not-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2024\/12\/23\/why-not-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 12: Uri Geller and the Marvel Comics Men&#8217;s Room Mishap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A stack of mid-&#8217;70s Marvel Comics memos reminds me which Golden Age greats Stan Lee didn&#8217;t want invited to the 1975 Mighty Marvel Con, my discomfort with what is probably a comic book editor&#8217;s most important role, the day I donned a Spider-Man suit and crawled around the Bullpen, how Uri Geller destroyed my key to the Marvel Comics men&#8217;s room, my snarky response when a publisher wanted me to find the smoking gun which would shut down our competition, why our softball team dubbed me the &#8220;Most Improved Player for a Boy,&#8221; and much more.<\/p>\n<p>You can eavesdrop on those memories from my time at Marvel via the embed below or <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1775481331\">download at the site of your choice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34591950\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are are a few tidbits I reference during the episode  &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My encounter with Uri Geller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ScottEdelmanUriGellerKey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ScottEdelmanUriGellerKey-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ScottEdelmanUriGellerKey-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ScottEdelmanUriGellerKey-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ScottEdelmanUriGellerKey-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ScottEdelmanUriGellerKey-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ScottEdelmanUriGellerKey.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Daredevil133TextPage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Daredevil133TextPage-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Daredevil133TextPage-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Daredevil133TextPage-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Daredevil133TextPage-768x1141.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Daredevil133TextPage.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gerry Conway on his brief reign as Marvel&#8217;s Editor-in-Chief<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OlNYELKfD38?si=-kv_uBD7uKsLF3XV\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Crazy ad starring Stan Lee <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/StarLeeCrazy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/StarLeeCrazy-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/StarLeeCrazy-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/StarLeeCrazy-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/StarLeeCrazy.jpg 1603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My snarky Atlas\/Seaboard memos <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau1-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau1-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau1.jpg 834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau2-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau2-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau2-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau2.jpg 834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau3-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau3-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau3-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MarvelComicsAlLandau3.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marvel and DC&#8217;s reprint royalty memos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/DCReprintMemo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/DCReprintMemo1-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/DCReprintMemo1-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/DCReprintMemo1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/DCReprintMemo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/DCReprintMemo2-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/DCReprintMemo2-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/DCReprintMemo2.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/MarvelReprintMemo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/MarvelReprintMemo1-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/MarvelReprintMemo1-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/MarvelReprintMemo1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/MarvelReprintMemo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/MarvelReprintMemo2-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/MarvelReprintMemo2-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/MarvelReprintMemo2.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My most improved player certificate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Marvel1976SoftballTeamCertificate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Marvel1976SoftballTeamCertificate-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Marvel1976SoftballTeamCertificate-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Marvel1976SoftballTeamCertificate-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Marvel1976SoftballTeamCertificate.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stack of mid-&#8217;70s Marvel Comics memos reminds me which Golden Age greats Stan Lee didn&#8217;t want invited to the 1975 Mighty Marvel Con, my discomfort with what is probably a comic book editor&#8217;s most important role, the day I donned a Spider-Man suit and crawled around the Bullpen, how Uri Geller destroyed my key 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