{"id":37453,"date":"2025-07-02T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T22:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=37453"},"modified":"2025-07-02T21:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T01:42:54","slug":"why-not-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2025\/07\/02\/why-not-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 25: The Time I Almost Ate Superman Co-creator Jerry Siegel&#8217;s Hair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tragic events and happy anniversaries cause me to reminisce about the convention where I last saw Jim Shooter, how my immaturity cost me my <em>Captain Marvel<\/em> gig, my sudden realization DC Editor Mort Weisinger could have had a connection to my quitting comics, the time I almost ate Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel&#8217;s hair, how the Dreaded Deadline Doom discolored original artwork, my continuing regrets over accepting an assignment to write an issue of <em>Omega the Unknown<\/em>, and 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\/37264610\/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 the topics I touched on during the episode &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The day I went skydiving with Jim Shooter in 1976<\/strong><\/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><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Paper flakes and a staple from <em>Action Comics<\/em> #1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ActionComics1Flakes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ActionComics1Flakes-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ActionComics1Flakes-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ActionComics1Flakes-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ActionComics1Flakes-768x984.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ActionComics1Flakes.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jerry Siegel&#8217;s hair and accompanying note<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelHair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelHair-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelHair-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelHair-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelHair-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelHair-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelHair.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelNote.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelNote-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelNote-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelNote-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JerrySiegelNote.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The yellowed lettering of mid-&#8217;70s <em>Captain Marvel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CaptainMarvelYellowLettering.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CaptainMarvelYellowLettering-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CaptainMarvelYellowLettering-199x300.jpg 199w, 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