{"id":39852,"date":"2026-11-14T16:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T21:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=39852"},"modified":"2026-11-14T16:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T21:59:06","slug":"why-not-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2026\/11\/14\/why-not-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 37: Why I&#8217;m Considering Calling Jack Kirby&#8217;s Old Phone Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another rambling nostalgic episode reveals a lesson I learned from the composer of the Merry Marvel Marching Society theme song, what should get the blame for me talking so much about comics these days, why Nick Cardy, Jim Steranko, and Stan Lee popped up in my dreams, why I&#8217;m considering calling Jack Kirby&#8217;s old phone number, the Bernie Wrightson sketch I regret having traded away, what I&#8217;ll never remember about Dave Cockrum, the reason my relationship with Tony DeZuniga teaches you not to trust AI, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eavesdrop 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\/43759799\/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>Hanging with Stan Lee at Comic-Con<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>It wasn&#8217;t a dream!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ScottEdelmanStanLeeSDCC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ScottEdelmanStanLeeSDCC-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ScottEdelmanStanLeeSDCC-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ScottEdelmanStanLeeSDCC.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Neal Adams I got in trade for a Bernie Wrightson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/NealAdamsBlackCanary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/NealAdamsBlackCanary-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/NealAdamsBlackCanary-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/NealAdamsBlackCanary-832x1024.jpg 832w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/NealAdamsBlackCanary-768x945.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/NealAdamsBlackCanary-1248x1536.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/NealAdamsBlackCanary-1664x2048.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dave Cockrum&#8217;s Creature from the Black Lagoon<\/strong><br \/>\nMy first published words at Marvel!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MonstersUnleashed11April1975.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MonstersUnleashed11April1975-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MonstersUnleashed11April1975-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MonstersUnleashed11April1975.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hanging with Tony DeZuniga at Comic-Con<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/TonydeZuniga.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/TonydeZuniga-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/TonydeZuniga-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/TonydeZuniga-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How AI lied about me and Tony DeZuniga<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EdelmanDeZunigaAI.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EdelmanDeZunigaAI-300x50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"50\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EdelmanDeZunigaAI-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EdelmanDeZunigaAI-1024x169.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EdelmanDeZunigaAI-768x127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EdelmanDeZunigaAI-1536x254.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/EdelmanDeZunigaAI.jpg 1562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Nick Fury story Tony DeZuniga didn&#8217;t ink<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FuryTimesFive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FuryTimesFive-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FuryTimesFive-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FuryTimesFive-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FuryTimesFive-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FuryTimesFive.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another rambling nostalgic episode reveals a lesson I learned from the composer of the Merry Marvel Marching Society theme song, what should get the blame for me talking so much about comics these days, why Nick Cardy, Jim Steranko, and Stan Lee popped up in my dreams, why I&#8217;m considering calling Jack Kirby&#8217;s old phone 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