{"id":36781,"date":"2025-02-10T16:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=36781"},"modified":"2025-02-10T16:49:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:49:34","slug":"why-not-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2025\/02\/10\/why-not-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 18: The Day I Should Have Defended Herb Trimpe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another look back on my early comics career has me considering the possible reason Robert De Niro&#8217;s Max Cady character cared about Captain Marvel in the 1991 movie <em>Cape Fear<\/em>, the day Jim Shooter and I parachuted out of an airplane (and why an ambulance was called), my surprise over a 1974 <em>House of Mystery<\/em> submission to editor Joe Orlando, why 2025 Scott is curious about what Crystal leaving the Fantastic Four meant to the 1970 fanboy I was, the reason Doc Savage and Scooter Pies are inextricably linked in my memory, my regret over not having defended artist Herb Trimpe from his detractors, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>You can eavesdrop on all those memories via the embed below or <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1775481331\">download them 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\/35228385\/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 illustrate some of what I talk about this episode &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Captain Marvel and Black Bolt in <em>Cape Fear<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CapeFearCaptainMarvel.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CapeFearCaptainMarvel-300x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CapeFearCaptainMarvel-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CapeFearCaptainMarvel-1024x510.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CapeFearCaptainMarvel-768x383.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CapeFearCaptainMarvel-1536x765.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CapeFearCaptainMarvel-2048x1021.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A record of my two parachute jumps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ParachuteRecords.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ParachuteRecords-300x133.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ParachuteRecords-300x133.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ParachuteRecords-1024x454.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ParachuteRecords-768x340.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ParachuteRecords-1536x680.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ParachuteRecords-2048x907.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A <em>F.O.O.M.<\/em> article about my jump with Jim Shooter<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/FOOMShooterParachute.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/FOOMShooterParachute-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/FOOMShooterParachute-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/FOOMShooterParachute-1024x831.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/FOOMShooterParachute.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The jumpers before going airborne<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ScottEdelmanJimShooterParachute3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ScottEdelmanJimShooterParachute3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ScottEdelmanJimShooterParachute3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ScottEdelmanJimShooterParachute3.jpg 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ScottEdelmanJimShooterParachute2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ScottEdelmanJimShooterParachute2-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ScottEdelmanJimShooterParachute2-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ScottEdelmanJimShooterParachute2.jpg 778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My second Ethics column<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics21-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics21-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics21-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics21.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics22-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics22-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics22-741x1024.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics22.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics23-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics23-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ethics23.jpg 754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Vision story&#8217;s splash page drawn by Herb Trimpe<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TheVisionScottEdelmanHerbTrimpeNightVision.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TheVisionScottEdelmanHerbTrimpeNightVision-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TheVisionScottEdelmanHerbTrimpeNightVision-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TheVisionScottEdelmanHerbTrimpeNightVision-803x1024.jpg 803w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TheVisionScottEdelmanHerbTrimpeNightVision.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another look back on my early comics career has me considering the possible reason Robert De Niro&#8217;s Max Cady character cared about Captain Marvel in the 1991 movie Cape Fear, the day Jim Shooter and I parachuted out of an airplane (and why an ambulance was called), my surprise over a 1974 House of Mystery 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