I was thrilled when Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman” hit Musicradio 77 WABC in July 1966. “Superman or Green Lantern ain’t got a-nothin’ on me.”
Superman’s main artist at that time was Curt Swan.
Gil Kane was Green Lantern’s artist.
Curt Swan and Gil Kane were my two favorite DC comic book artists. What I didn’t know was that Curt Swan was a member of the Silvermine Golf Club. Our backyard literally bordered the golf course. My school bus stop in the 7th and 8th grade was in front of the clubhouse. Gil Kane lived along the route of my 2-mile bike ride to a shopping center where I bought most of my comic books.
What if I had known about this when my family was preparing to move to Massachusetts, soon after my 13th birthday? Hoo boy, there would have been trouble!