Irene Vartanoff

Metal Men was a wild and crazy DC comic born of the fertile mind of Robert Kanigher. Drawn by the wonderful team of penciler Ross Andru and inker Mike Esposito, every story was full of drama and silliness.

You can imagine how excited I was to see this at the end of a chapter. Earlier in the story, I’d supposedly cursed them out in a letter of comment about how boring they’d become. Fun times.

ABOUT MY COMIC BOOK PAST AS A FAN AND A PRO

Yes, I am the same Irene Vartanoff who had so many fan letters published in DC Comics, over 100 letters in about a two-year span. Many people have contacted me through the years to say that they enjoyed my letters. Thank you. I appreciate your interest. I am glad you loved those comic books, too. That was sixty years ago. (Let that sink in for a minute.)

I later worked on staff at both Marvel and DC Comics for nearly a decade, in positions ranging from editorial through production and business. Yes, I worked with Stan Lee. Nice fellow.

You’re probably interested in the fan stuff. I may get around to posting a complete list of the comic book stories I wrote for DC Comics and my coloring credits for Marvel Comics. Marie Severin, who became a dear friend, taught me all I know about coloring, which isn’t much, but I did my best. I may even list the DC Comics in which my letters were published. From time to time, I’ll probably post some personal nostalgia items, too.

Right now, I’m very busy writing novels. Old school comics fans should get a kick out of the Temporary Superheroine series. It’s all about the goofiness of that wonderful comic book universe of the past—but in today’s world. Think about that for a bit. Yeah. Crazy fun stuff.

Elsewhere on this site is a list of the comics I wrote for MyRomanceStory.com. With visuals, of course.