Monthly Archives: July 2008

Post ComicCon

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Nicky Brown

What an amazing time we have had. We came to Comic Con somewhat defensively given some of the negativity that we have encountered about The Major, especially on the web and what we found was, for the most part, people … Continue reading →

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Friday, ComicCon 2008

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Nicky Brown

Well, we made it. Ten of us from the Wheeler-Nicholson family are here at the giant ComicCon 2008. It is the first time for any of us to attend this event. What can you say? If you haven’t been it’s … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Creig Flessel (1912-2008)

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Nicky Brown

The Wheeler-Nicholson family are very saddened to learn of the recent death of Creig Flessel, the legendary comic book artist who was one of the Major’s early hires back at New Fun Comics in the mid-’30s, and may have been … Continue reading →

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The Major, no cartoon character, he.

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Nicky Brown

Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, our pater familias, known as “the Major” was the founder of DC Comics, created the first comic books with original scripts and original art and discovered Siegel and Shuster of Superman fame among just a few events … Continue reading →

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