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Of Pandemics and Racial Injustice

After several years of various slings and arrows slung in my direction, I am completing a full biography of my grandfather, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, the founder of DC Comics. Recently I’ve been focusing on the chapters about his military career. I’ve noted several of these events in earlier blogs. With the circumstances of the virus [...]

By |2020-06-17T16:54:17-08:00June 17th, 2020|Military History|Comments Off on Of Pandemics and Racial Injustice

Happy 130th to the Major

It’s a super heroic birthday for the Major—130 years ago January 7, 1890. And it’s only taken 20 plus years to get a semblance of recognition for the man. I say semblance because his name should be synonymous with comics and that hasn’t quite happened yet. MWN circa 1920 from Strahan family collection. Please [...]

By |2020-01-07T12:46:23-08:00January 7th, 2020|DC Comics, Events, Family History, Golden Age Comics, New Fun Comics|Comments Off on Happy 130th to the Major

DC Comics to reprint New Fun #1: How it all began

Great news from DC Comics! They are publishing a reprint of New Fun #1, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's first comics magazine published under National Allied Publications. The magazine will be reprinted as a commemorative hardcover, original tabloid size with essays by Roy Thomas and me, Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson. New Fun #1 appeared on newsstands January 11, 1935. [...]

By |2019-08-24T13:16:20-08:00August 24th, 2019|Books about the Major, DC Comics, Family History, Golden Age Comics, New Fun Comics|Comments Off on DC Comics to reprint New Fun #1: How it all began

Buffalo Soldier

“His eye roved over the bare mesa and out to where quivering heat waves distorted the outlines of the distant hills, huge, angular masses of scarified rock, the slag and clinkers of some ancient volcanic blaze uprearing tortured pinnacles and twisted turrets to the pitiless sky.” This portrayal of Fort Bliss by Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson’s [...]

By |2017-11-16T00:25:11-08:00May 31st, 2016|Family History, Military History|3 Comments

“The Major”

Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson had an extraordinary military career. Just recently I spent time in the National Archives in Washington, DC once again sifting through files there. One of the treasures found was MWN's test for entry into the US Army. His test score—99 out of 100! That’s pretty impressive, I’d say. From photos, family stories [...]

By |2017-11-25T23:39:23-08:00November 11th, 2014|Family History|Comments Off on “The Major”

How I Spent My Summer–Part 1: Who are Your People?

In comic books it’s always good to start with the origin story so let's begin at the beginning of Major Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson’s life in Greeneville, Tennessee and his schooling at Manlius Military Academy in upstate New York. Most of the time I feel like a detective searching for clues and a lot of times [...]

By |2017-11-25T22:43:08-08:00August 11th, 2011|Family History|Comments Off on How I Spent My Summer–Part 1: Who are Your People?

Let’s all eat cake

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was born January 7, 1890 marking this year, 2011 as the 121st anniversary of his birth. He often listed his place of birth as Greeneville, Tennessee, the county seat of Greene County in East Tennessee. More than likely he was born at home in the Jonesborough/Johnson City area some 30 or so miles [...]

By |2017-11-24T23:54:52-08:00January 6th, 2011|Family History|3 Comments

Saint Nick’s Naughty and Nice List–a 4-part serial

Although there were a few family members who had grand visions that DC was going to canonize the Major in the recent documentary on the 75 years of DC, Secret Origin, yours truly was not among them. I’m just relieved that DC/WB included him and were nice! Thank you again, Sean and Mac. Major Malcolm [...]

By |2017-11-28T20:53:27-08:00December 17th, 2010|Reviews|Comments Off on Saint Nick’s Naughty and Nice List–a 4-part serial

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