We All Wish We Had Super Powers.

Once, I'd Written A Western Story, And One Of The Panels Was Just A Hand Holding A Six-shooter, And There Was A Puff Of Smoke Coming Out Of The Barrel, And A Straight Horizontal Line, Indicating The Trajectory Of The Bullet. So That Page Was Sent Back To Me From The Code Office, Saying That The Particular Panel Was Too Violent. I Asked Them What They Meant, And They Told Me--i Swear--"the Puff Of Smoke Is Too Big." Well, Of Course. So I Had The Artist Make The Smoke A Little Smaller, And The Youth Of America Was Saved.

I Used To Be Embarrassed Because I Was Just A Comic-book Writer While Other People Were Building Bridges Or Going On To Medical Careers. And Then I Began To Realize: Entertainment Is One Of The Most Important Things In People's Lives. Without It They Might Go Off The Deep End. I Feel That If You're Able To Entertain People, You're Doing A Good Thing.

I Was In The Beginning When [comic Book Superheroes] Started, But Not Anymore. Now I Expect It. I've Gotten Very Used To It.

It's Amazing What These Superhero Movies Have Become.

My Problem Is I Don't See And Hear That Well, So When I Go To The Movies, I Can Make Out What's Going On, But I Can't Hear What They're Saying. And After The Movie, I Have To Ask Whoever I'm With "now, What Was That All About?"