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June 15, 2012
Ray Bradbury: 1950s Comics Illustrated Man
In 1951, EC Comics started stealing Ray Bradbury's work. After three swipes, Bradbury sent a letter to editor Bill Gaines.Not a cease-and-desist order, though. Instead, he wrote, "Just a note to remind you of an oversight. You have not as yet sent on the check for $50.00 to cover the use of secondary rights on my two stories 'The Rocket Man'ο£°and 'Kaleidoscope.' . . . I feel this was probably overlooked in the general confusion of office work, and look forward to your payment in the near future." Payment was quickly made, followed by two dozen more stories-- officially authorized and duly credited. --IMPRINT PRINT
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Illustrations by Wally Wood.
Posted by: DonS at June 15, 2012 3:16 PM
Class. The man had it in spades.
Posted by: Jewel at June 15, 2012 3:51 PM
Yeah wow... Wally Wood was so good its shocking. EC was pretty bad about redoing "classics" without anyone getting proper share though.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 15, 2012 5:11 PM
And of course, Bill Gaines went on to develop Mad magazine.
Posted by: rickl at June 15, 2012 6:46 PM