{"id":38520,"date":"2026-02-03T14:08:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=38520"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:08:53","slug":"why-not-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2026\/02\/03\/why-not-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 31: Why Sal Buscema Has Me Thinking of Vinnie Colletta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This time around, I dream of <em>Action Comics<\/em> #1, consider how the death of Sal Buscema has me thinking of Vinnie Colletta, decide Jim Salicrup will outlive us all, regret my near-miss with Jim Mooney during my honeymoon, remember the time Mike Friedrich threatened to punch me in the nose, 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\/39983015\/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 a few images related to a couple of the topics I mention this episode &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What I looked like the honeymoon weekend<br \/>\nI failed to meet Jim Mooney<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ScottHoneymoon2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ScottHoneymoon2-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ScottHoneymoon2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ScottHoneymoon2-1024x773.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jim Mooney&#8217;s splash page for Omega the Unknown #7 (March 1997)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Omega7SplashMarch1977.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Omega7SplashMarch1977-204x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Omega7SplashMarch1977-204x300.jpeg 204w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Omega7SplashMarch1977-696x1024.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Omega7SplashMarch1977-768x1130.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Omega7SplashMarch1977-1043x1536.jpeg 1043w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Omega7SplashMarch1977.jpeg 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gerry Conway&#8217;s thoughts on our first meeting<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>with art by Alan Weiss<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NathanWeissConway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NathanWeissConway-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NathanWeissConway-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NathanWeissConway.jpg 757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don Heck draws my Supergirl<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>from Superman Family #194 (April 1979)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SupermanFamily194SupergirlSplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SupermanFamily194SupergirlSplash-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SupermanFamily194SupergirlSplash-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SupermanFamily194SupergirlSplash-768x1139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SupermanFamily194SupergirlSplash-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SupermanFamily194SupergirlSplash.jpg 911w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This time around, I dream of Action Comics #1, consider how the death of Sal Buscema has me thinking of Vinnie Colletta, decide Jim Salicrup will outlive us all, regret my near-miss with Jim Mooney during my honeymoon, remember the time Mike Friedrich threatened to punch me in the nose, and more. 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