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David Lawrence:
And of course we don't really know the whole truth about Fox's business practices. He was in business nearly a decade and a half. He must have paid somebody.
At least some of Fox's bad reputation comes from Will Eisner's claim that Fox stiffed him for refusing to perjure himself. Well, that story has a huge hole it now. Eisner did testify as Fox wanted...therefore no reason for Fox to withhold payment to get even.
So if Fox did indeed not pay up, maybe he flat out didn't have the money. Or maybe he did pay but only in part. If one part of Eisner's story doesn't hold up then in fairness the whole thing is in doubt. In any event, Iger was willing to work with Fox a few years later...so who knows what happened?
And after 1952, what was the downside of badmouthing Fox? Talk too much about a bad experience with Donenfeld or Goodman on the other hand and you could be blowing future assignments.
Yoc pretty much nailed it...Fox wasn't necessarily worse than his bigger competitors. We will probably never know for sure.
Yoc:
In 'Iger's Comic Kingdom', admittedly a horrible book for twisting facts, Iger skips the entire DC case but does mention he had to sue Fox for non payment later in the 40s. So there is yet another Fox case out there somewhere. I sure wish Fox had to take the stand in the DC case. Getting his birth-date nailed down for sure would be nice. I would imagine his draft card says as well.
Iger and Fox seemed to share the same mindset on money so I'm not surprised they worked together again. "The devil you know, etc"
-Yoc
David Lawrence:
Fox did take the stand in the Wonderman suit:
http://thecomicsdetective.blogspot.com/2010/07/dc-vs-victor-fox-testimony-of-iger-fox.html
Birthdate? The date in general usage is accurate:
Yoc:
Wonderful! Thanks again David.
My mistake - they never asked Fox for the birthdate or address like they did Eisner. Thanks so much for the info you've been sharing!
:)
John C:
--- Quote from: Yoc on March 01, 2013, 09:55:53 AM ---In 'Iger's Comic Kingdom', admittedly a horrible book for twisting facts, Iger skips the entire DC case but does mention he had to sue Fox for non payment later in the 40s. So there is yet another Fox case out there somewhere.
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I wouldn't get your hopes up, Yoc. It's entirely possible, of course, but the majority of lawsuits (as I recall) are settled out of court, and so wouldn't be recorded anywhere. It's usually only when a judge gets involved that they start writing things down.
Something like Wonder Man could be worth fighting for, if it made even a few percent of what Superman did. A few hundred bucks owed to an artist he might need to work with again later, though...?
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