{"id":36896,"date":"2025-02-25T19:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T00:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=36896"},"modified":"2025-02-25T19:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T00:35:37","slug":"why-not-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2025\/02\/25\/why-not-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 20: The Barry Smith Comic Book Which Caused Me to Disobey My Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my latest look back at the comics field of the &#8217;70s, I share about the home away from home Phil Seuling built for fandom which earned his recent much-deserved accolade, whether the Ethics columns I wrote for <em>The Comics Journal<\/em> during the &#8217;80s burned any bridges (and if I even cared those bridges were on fire), the kung fu comic book series I&#8217;d completely forgotten I&#8217;d pitched to Marvel, why my job in the Bullpen stunned writer\/editor\/artist Bob Budiansky, the Barry Smith <em>Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/em> comic which caused me to disobey my parents, my initial fears I might not last long enough at Marvel to be eligible to receive unemployment benefits if I were fired, 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\/35429900\/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 several images to illuminate your listening experience &#8212; though you likely won&#8217;t understand why without listening &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Phil Seuling and Me in 1971<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/PhilSeulingandMe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/PhilSeulingandMe-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/PhilSeulingandMe-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/PhilSeulingandMe.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Andy Kaufman and The Scarecrow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ScarecrowKaufman.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ScarecrowKaufman-293x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-34789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ScarecrowKaufman-293x300.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ScarecrowKaufman.jpeg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Marvel Comics header copy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MarvelComicsHeaders.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MarvelComicsHeaders-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MarvelComicsHeaders-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MarvelComicsHeaders-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MarvelComicsHeaders.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bomb Budiansky and Jay Boyar at SUNY Buffalo in 1974<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BobBudianskyJayBoarSUNYBuffalo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BobBudianskyJayBoarSUNYBuffalo-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BobBudianskyJayBoarSUNYBuffalo-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BobBudianskyJayBoarSUNYBuffalo.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The <em>Famous Monsters of Filmland<\/em> cover which gave me nightmares<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FamousMonstersofFilmland29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FamousMonstersofFilmland29-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FamousMonstersofFilmland29-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FamousMonstersofFilmland29-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FamousMonstersofFilmland29-768x992.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FamousMonstersofFilmland29-1189x1536.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FamousMonstersofFilmland29.jpg 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The issue of Nick Fury I wasn&#8217;t supposed to buy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NickFuryAgentofSHIELD12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NickFuryAgentofSHIELD12-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NickFuryAgentofSHIELD12-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NickFuryAgentofSHIELD12-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NickFuryAgentofSHIELD12-768x1133.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NickFuryAgentofSHIELD12-1041x1536.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NickFuryAgentofSHIELD12.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" 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