In Loving Memory
The Campaign for Stuyvesant/ Alumni(ae) & Friends Endowment Fund, Inc.
P.O. 2626
Peter Stuyvesant Station
New York, NY 10009
Office
610 West 115th Street
New York, NY 10025-7771
(212) 222-9112
Paul Levitz '73
Chairman, Editorial Committee
Centennial Book on Stuyvesant HS 1904-2004
Paul was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1956, and entered the comics industry in 1971 as the editor/publisher of The Comic Reader, the first mass-circulation fanzine devoted to comics news. He continued to publish TCR for three years while a student at Stuyvesant High School, winning two consecutive annual Comic Art Fan Awards for Best Fanzine. His other fan activities included editing the program books for several of the 1970's legendary New York Comic Art Conventions.
Paul is well-known for his work for DC Comics, a company he's been associated with for 30 years. Beginning as a freelance writer of text features, he went on to write most of the classic DC characters including Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Superman newspaper strip. His most popular writing was done in his 13-years with the Legion of Super-Heroes, including an eight-year uninterrupted run, one of the longest in super hero comics history and on the Justice Society of America. His stories have sold over 10 million copies.
Paul joined the editorial staff of DC in 1973 as an assistant editor, and became editor of the Batman titles before shifting from the editorial to business side in 1980. Since then, he has been Manager of Business Affairs, Vice President-Operations, Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President and Publisher, and, since 2002, President and Publisher.
DC Comics, a subsidiary of Time Warner, is the oldest and largest American comics publisher. It is home to classic characters including Superman and Batman, and a constant stream of newer creations, including Sandman, whose most recent graphic novel was the first book by an American comics publisher to appear on the New York Times' Bestseller List. DC characters are also featured in film, television, cartoons, and an array of consumer products under license from the company.