{"id":37675,"date":"2025-08-24T11:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T15:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=37675"},"modified":"2025-08-24T11:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T15:56:01","slug":"why-not-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2025\/08\/24\/why-not-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 27: Why I Should No Longer Feel Guilty About Omega the Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having survived my trip to the Seattle Worldcon, I share a few comic book dreams, learn why I should no longer feel guilty about one aspect of my <em>Omega the Unknown<\/em> fill-in issue, read up on how Marvel Comics artists felt during the mid-&#8217;70s about writers receiving original artwork, explain why the Comics Code Authority didn&#8217;t seem to understand how to read comics, reveal the way a wolfman was responsible for me being credited on my DC mystery stories, 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\/37935390\/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 related to some of the topics I touched on during the episode &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My guilt-inducing <em>Omega the Unknown<\/em> panels<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>from issue #7 (March 1977)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OmegatheUnknown7March1977.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OmegatheUnknown7March1977-300x216.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OmegatheUnknown7March1977-300x216.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OmegatheUnknown7March1977-768x552.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OmegatheUnknown7March1977.jpeg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The <em>Omega the Unknown<\/em> panel which assuaged that guilt<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>from issue #4 (September 1976)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OmegatheUnknown4September1976.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OmegatheUnknown4September1976-300x93.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OmegatheUnknown4September1976-300x93.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OmegatheUnknown4September1976-768x237.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OmegatheUnknown4September1976.jpeg 888w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The wolfman that convinced the Comics Code Authority<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>from House of Secrets #83 (January 1970)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HouseofSecrets83WanderingWolfman.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HouseofSecrets83WanderingWolfman-300x139.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HouseofSecrets83WanderingWolfman-300x139.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HouseofSecrets83WanderingWolfman-768x355.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HouseofSecrets83WanderingWolfman.jpeg 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marvel and DC&#8217;s non-CCA approved drug issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SpiderMan96-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SpiderMan96-1-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SpiderMan96-1-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SpiderMan96-1-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SpiderMan96-1-768x1181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SpiderMan96-1-999x1536.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SpiderMan96-1.jpg 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GreenLantern85.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GreenLantern85-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GreenLantern85-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GreenLantern85-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GreenLantern85-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GreenLantern85-1042x1536.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GreenLantern85-1389x2048.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GreenLantern85.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A caption required by the Comics Code Authority<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ComicsCodeCaption.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ComicsCodeCaption-300x144.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ComicsCodeCaption-300x144.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ComicsCodeCaption-1024x490.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ComicsCodeCaption-768x368.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ComicsCodeCaption.jpeg 1337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A Comics Code Authority misreading <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhereMonstersDwellCodeImage.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhereMonstersDwellCodeImage-300x198.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhereMonstersDwellCodeImage-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhereMonstersDwellCodeImage-1024x676.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhereMonstersDwellCodeImage-768x507.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhereMonstersDwellCodeImage-1536x1014.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WhereMonstersDwellCodeImage-2048x1353.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having survived my trip to the Seattle Worldcon, I share 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