Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

April 25, 1915

Died

May 7, 1978 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Mortimer Weisinger
Morton Weisinger

IMDb Profile

Mort Weisinger

Biography

Mortimer 'Mort' Weisinger (1915-1978) was an American magazine and comic book editor best known for editing DC Comics' Superman during the mid-1950s to 1960s, in the Silver Age of comic books. He is credited with explaining Superman's powers in a more scientific way. Mort co-created such features as Aquaman, Green Arrow, Johnny Quick, and the original Vigilante, served as story editor for the Adventures of Superman TV-series (1960s), and compiled the often-revised paperback 1001 Valuable Things You Can Get Free. He retired from DC around 1970 and was succeeded by Julius Schwartz on the Superman titles.