The Grand Comics Database didn’t turn up one, but it did point me to a series of Justice League of America issues around 1971, when we both were active …
… and where, in issue No. 96, I made a suggestion that CollectedEditions.com moderator Osgood Peabody generously observed in 2012 “turned out to be years ahead of his time in calling for the JLA to drop ‘of America.’”
As I noted then: “Why, their headquarters isn't even in America anymore—but 22,300 miles out in space!” …
… a comment that prompted editor Julius Schwartz (or maybe one of his ghost writers at the time) to observe, “Almost sounds like a case of ‘America! Love it—or leave it!’”
Was my letter overwritten? You bet—but please note that I was 16 at the time.
As I’ve observed in this space before, those comics letters pages were thick with smart, talented young people—many of whom grew up to be acclaimed comics and TV and movie and publishing pros.
And it’s still a thrill, all these years later, to see my name alongside theirs.
Rest in peace, Mr. Lillian.
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