More bad news, Groove-ophiles. As you've no doubt heard by now, Groovy Age letterhack-turned-professional writer Martin (Pesky) Pasko passed away at age 65 this past Sunday night (May 10) of natural causes. Pasko's pro career started with a short horror tale, "Package Deal" in Creepy #51 (December 1972), although most news outlets claim his first pro job to be the Private Life of Clark Kent back-up, "The Pizzeria Peril!" in Superman #277 (April 1974). Pasko had another job, "The Great Cross-Country Cloud Race," come out that same month in Strange Sports Stories #6...check it out...
No matter which comic anyone wants to claim as Pasko's "first," the fact remains that Pasko proved to be a solid, entertaining, powerhouse of a writer who provided not only thousands of comics fans but also millions of TV fans with decades of wonderful entertainment. Besides some 30 years of classic comicbooks from a wide variety of comicbook publishers, Pasko also wrote and/or story edited over two dozen live action and cartoon shows, including Groovy Age classics like Thundarr the Barbarian and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, right on up through Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, Roseanne, his Emmy-winning work on Batman: The Animate Series, and the fan-favorite Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
Besides being a first-rate writer, by all accounts, Pasko was a first-rate friend to folks like Alan Brennert, Paul Levitz, and many others. To all of Pasko's family, friends, and fans, our most sincere condolences.
Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago!
No matter which comic anyone wants to claim as Pasko's "first," the fact remains that Pasko proved to be a solid, entertaining, powerhouse of a writer who provided not only thousands of comics fans but also millions of TV fans with decades of wonderful entertainment. Besides some 30 years of classic comicbooks from a wide variety of comicbook publishers, Pasko also wrote and/or story edited over two dozen live action and cartoon shows, including Groovy Age classics like Thundarr the Barbarian and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, right on up through Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, Roseanne, his Emmy-winning work on Batman: The Animate Series, and the fan-favorite Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
Besides being a first-rate writer, by all accounts, Pasko was a first-rate friend to folks like Alan Brennert, Paul Levitz, and many others. To all of Pasko's family, friends, and fans, our most sincere condolences.
Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago!
May 12, 14 & 15, 1970
