Jim Shooter — the legendary writer and editor behind reviving the Legion of Super-Heroes and other DC titles in the ’60s, then his reign as Editor-in-Chief at Marvel during their ’70s-’80s hot streak, founder of Valiant Comics, and much more — sadly passed away on June 30th at the age of 73. So we’re taking a look back at the true titan’s legacy, his career and the history he made, and the “complicated” reputation he earned in the comic industry. Everyone has a story about Shooter, and we share some of our favourites from the comic biz’s wild history! Including a few personal near-brushes with The Tall One, discussing his works that left a particular impression on us, and his truly unbelievable origin story as a 13-year-old comic reader who was hired by DC and became one of their most important writers!
But first, we warm up with a very weird round of Character Storm, where one of us picks a name and the other two have to invent a character around it! Find out just who is… Rickety Tin? The Six Shooter? Dazz Lurhman? And a charming little tangent about the, uh, leading causes of death in Victorian London leads us to the sensational character find of 2025: FISTULA!
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