{"id":39773,"date":"2026-10-31T15:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T19:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=39773"},"modified":"2026-10-31T15:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T19:37:06","slug":"why-not-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2026\/10\/31\/why-not-36\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 36: Why Eva Marie Saint\u2019s Death Has Me Distrusting My Comics Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This apologetic episode reveals why Eva Marie Saint&#8217;s death at 102 caused me to reevaluate everything I&#8217;ve shared on this podcast so far, the hidden history of a $600,000 Green Lantern painting, the secret (to me anyway) life of one of my Marvel Comics coworkers, which Scarecrow letter I answered and which one I didn&#8217;t, what my ancient vouchers have to say about the mid-&#8217;70s Jack Kirby letter column controversy, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eavesdrop on my embarrassment via the embed below or <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1775481331\">download the episode  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\/43577704\/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 to enrich your experience of this episode &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A 1972 Playbill not signed by Julie Harris<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LincolnMaskPlaybill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LincolnMaskPlaybill-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LincolnMaskPlaybill-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LincolnMaskPlaybill-639x1024.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LincolnMaskPlaybill.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A mysterious letter from Marvel Two-In-One #17 (July 1976)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MarvelTwoInOneJuly1976.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MarvelTwoInOneJuly1976-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MarvelTwoInOneJuly1976-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MarvelTwoInOneJuly1976-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MarvelTwoInOneJuly1976.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The <em>Washington Post<\/em> story which told me I hadn&#8217;t been telling the truth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RememberingtheBlacklistWashingtonPost.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RememberingtheBlacklistWashingtonPost-245x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RememberingtheBlacklistWashingtonPost-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RememberingtheBlacklistWashingtonPost-836x1024.png 836w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RememberingtheBlacklistWashingtonPost-768x941.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RememberingtheBlacklistWashingtonPost.png 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A $600,000 Green Lantern painting on display<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LucasMuseumRamosGreenLantern.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LucasMuseumRamosGreenLantern-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LucasMuseumRamosGreenLantern-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LucasMuseumRamosGreenLantern-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LucasMuseumRamosGreenLantern-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LucasMuseumRamosGreenLantern.jpg 1131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In the Marvel Bullpen with Bonnie <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MarvelBullpen2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MarvelBullpen2-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MarvelBullpen2-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MarvelBullpen2.jpg 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>One of my mid-&#8217;70s letter column vouchers <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CaptainAmerica205Invoice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CaptainAmerica205Invoice-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CaptainAmerica205Invoice-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CaptainAmerica205Invoice.jpg 1009w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This apologetic episode reveals why Eva Marie Saint&#8217;s death at 102 caused me to reevaluate everything I&#8217;ve shared on this podcast so far, the hidden history 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