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[[DC Comics]] writer [[Elliot S! Maggin]] was a student at [[Brandeis University]]. He was friends with Mark Effron, General Manager of The Takeaway, a national morning news broadcast on public radio, and older brother of Eric, who is Executive Editor at [[The Week]] magazine. One day Mark's father, Irving, visited campus. Effron the Senior (Irving, versus Effron the Sorcerer) was -- and is -- |
[[DC Comics]] writer [[Elliot S! Maggin]] was a student at [[Brandeis University]]. He was friends with Mark Effron, General Manager of The Takeaway, a national morning news broadcast on public radio, and older brother of Eric, who is Executive Editor at [[The Week]] magazine. One day Mark's father, Irving, visited campus. Effron the Senior (Irving, versus Effron the Sorcerer) was -- and is -- than-life, stocky, sturdy, stick-in-your-eye ex-Marine. Maggin was taken by the senior Effron and told Mark he planned on using his father as a villain in an upcoming series of comics he was planning starring both [[Green Arrow]] and [[Superman]]. |
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==Fictional character biography== |
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Effron the Sorcerer is not the most famous of the [[Enemies of Superman|Superman villains]], but he may be one of the most diabolical. He appeared out of a fiery pit in the ground, surprising [[Superman]] at every turn. Effron commanded an army of faceless puppets, and |
Effron the Sorcerer is not the most famous of the [[Enemies of Superman|Superman villains]], but he may be one of the most diabolical. He appeared out of a fiery pit in the ground, surprising [[Superman]] at every turn. Effron commanded an army of faceless puppets, and to clashing with Superman, he has battled [[Green Arrow]] as well. |
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==Brief bibliography== |
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*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=effron DCU Guide; Effron] |
*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=effron DCU Guide; Effron] |
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*[http://obscure.dcuguide.com/e.htm |
*[http://obscure.dcuguide.com/e.htm re - The Emerald Eye of Ekron: Golden Eye of Effron] |
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*[http://www.theweekmagazine.com/article.aspx?id=1337 Week Magazine: Effron the Sorcerer] |
*[http://www.theweekmagazine.com/article.aspx?id=1337 Week Magazine: Effron the Sorcerer] |
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*[http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/bobro/102671110528924.htm Answer Man: Effron the Sorcerer] |
*[http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/bobro/102671110528924.htm Answer Man: Effron the Sorcerer] |
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Revision as of 13:05, 31 August 2011
| Effron the Sorcerer | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | World's Finest Comics #210 (March 1972) |
| Created by | Elliot S. Maggin (writer) Dick Dillin (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Effron |
| Abilities | Vaguely specified magical abilities, including the ability to turn people into faceless puppets |
Effron the Sorcerer is a fictional magic using supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in World's Finest Comics #210 (March 1972), and was created by Elliot S. Maggin and Dick Dillin.
Publication history
DC Comics writer Elliot S! Maggin was a student at Brandeis University. He was friends with Mark Effron, General Manager of The Takeaway, a national morning news broadcast on public radio, and older brother of Eric, who is Executive Editor at The Week magazine. One day Mark's father, Irving, visited campus. Effron the Senior (Irving, versus Effron the Sorcerer) was -- and is -- than-life, stocky, sturdy, stick-in-your-eye ex-Marine. Maggin was taken by the senior Effron and told Mark he planned on using his father as a villain in an upcoming series of comics he was planning starring both Green Arrow and Superman.
Fictional character biography
Effron the Sorcerer is not the most famous of the Superman villains, but he may be one of the most diabolical. He appeared out of a fiery pit in the ground, surprising Superman at every turn. Effron commanded an army of faceless puppets, and to clashing with Superman, he has battled Green Arrow as well.
Brief bibliography
- World's Finest Comics #210: "World of Faceless Slaves!"
- Action Comics #437: "Magic is Bustin' Out All Over"
External links
- DCU Guide; Effron
- re - The Emerald Eye of Ekron: Golden Eye of Effron
- Week Magazine: Effron the Sorcerer
- Answer Man: Effron the Sorcerer
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