{"id":36497,"date":"2025-01-10T15:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=36497"},"modified":"2025-01-11T15:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T20:19:09","slug":"why-not-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2025\/01\/10\/why-not-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 14: Tony Isabella&#8217;s Essential Edit of My Early <em>Avengers<\/em> Script Assist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While destroying hundreds of pages of bad poetry I scribbled as a teenager, I made a few surprising discoveries which cause me to reminisce about my poem &#8220;Ode on Comic Book Company Loyalty,&#8221; written 18 days after I was hired by Marvel Comics, my extremely rough sketch for the second Scarecrow splash page, my team-up with Quicksilver and 7-Eleven to freeze your brain with Slurpees during the summer of 1975, Tony Isabella&#8217;s heavy edit on my early <em>Avengers<\/em> script assist (and why we should all be grateful), my forgotten horror pitches bounced by Marvel in 1974, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>You can eavesdrop on those memories 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\/34807190\/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 some images which will enhance  your listening experience, and probably won&#8217;t make much sense without it &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My 1975 Park Slope Apartment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/My1975ParkSlopeApartment.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/My1975ParkSlopeApartment-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/My1975ParkSlopeApartment-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/My1975ParkSlopeApartment-1024x586.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/My1975ParkSlopeApartment-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/My1975ParkSlopeApartment-1536x879.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/My1975ParkSlopeApartment.png 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Scarecrow Splash Page Sketch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScarecrowPoemComparison.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScarecrowPoemComparison-300x209.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScarecrowPoemComparison-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScarecrowPoemComparison-1024x715.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScarecrowPoemComparison-768x536.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ScarecrowPoemComparison.jpeg 1358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Notes for a Stan Lee Crazy Ad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/StanLeeAdNote.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/StanLeeAdNote-300x224.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/StanLeeAdNote-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/StanLeeAdNote-1024x765.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/StanLeeAdNote-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/StanLeeAdNote-1536x1148.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/StanLeeAdNote.jpeg 2029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Noddling with a Bullpen Bulletins Header<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletinsNotes.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletinsNotes-300x250.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletinsNotes-300x250.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletinsNotes-1024x854.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletinsNotes-768x640.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletinsNotes-1536x1280.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletinsNotes.jpeg 1814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletins-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletins-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletins-698x1024.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletins-768x1126.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/July1975BullpenBulletins.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7-11 Slurpee Cup Scripts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ValkyrieSlurpeeCup.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ValkyrieSlurpeeCup-300x174.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ValkyrieSlurpeeCup-300x174.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ValkyrieSlurpeeCup-1024x594.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ValkyrieSlurpeeCup-768x445.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ValkyrieSlurpeeCup-1536x890.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ValkyrieSlurpeeCup-2048x1187.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Quicksilver711.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Quicksilver711-300x173.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Quicksilver711-300x173.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Quicksilver711-1024x590.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Quicksilver711-768x443.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Quicksilver711-1536x886.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Quicksilver711-2048x1181.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Avengers #145<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145SplashPageNotes.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145SplashPageNotes-300x167.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145SplashPageNotes-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145SplashPageNotes-1024x571.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145SplashPageNotes-768x429.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145SplashPageNotes-1536x857.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145SplashPageNotes-2048x1143.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145Splash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145Splash-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145Splash-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145Splash-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145Splash-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Avengers145Splash.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Marvel Spotlight #26 Splash Page Layout<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MarvelSpotlightScarecrowComparison.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MarvelSpotlightScarecrowComparison-300x233.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MarvelSpotlightScarecrowComparison-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MarvelSpotlightScarecrowComparison-1024x795.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MarvelSpotlightScarecrowComparison-768x596.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MarvelSpotlightScarecrowComparison.jpeg 1496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My 1974 Notes for&#8221;Picasso Fever&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\npitched to Marvel in 1974 and published by DC in 1978<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PicassoFeverA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PicassoFeverA-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PicassoFeverA-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PicassoFeverA-1024x810.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PicassoFeverA-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PicassoFeverA.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SecretsofHauntedHouseMay1978.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SecretsofHauntedHouseMay1978-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SecretsofHauntedHouseMay1978-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SecretsofHauntedHouseMay1978-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SecretsofHauntedHouseMay1978-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SecretsofHauntedHouseMay1978.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a detailed analysis of the difference between that initial pitch and the eventual published story, check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2025\/01\/11\/marvel-pitch-dc\/\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While destroying hundreds of pages of bad poetry I scribbled as a teenager, I made a few surprising discoveries which cause me to reminisce about my poem &#8220;Ode on Comic Book Company Loyalty,&#8221; written 18 days after I was hired by Marvel Comics, my extremely rough sketch for the second Scarecrow splash page, my team-up 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