User blog comment:Dex241/Superboy and Superman Relationship/@comment-3524202-20120314033354/@comment-3465526-20120316212102

Rass, the story: back in 1980 I wrote a stupid fanzine article talking about the stupid acronyms that comic book spy organizations used (ie: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. "THE Higher United Nation Defense Enforcement Reserves") and suggesting better names -- I actually turned this into a discussion of SHIELD and why you need that kind of international agency in the Marvel universe-- and 5 people read it (including Bob Hughes-- it was our joint fanzine). cut forward 9 years and I'm at Mid-Ohio Con hanging with Steve Saffel (Marvel's fan liaison back then) who was the boyfriend of one of my best friends. Mark Gruenwald (at that time Marvel's senior editor and keeper of the "master plans" of the Marvel universe was chatting with me about his new SHIELD series -- and I said "well I hope you're fixing that stupid awful acronym (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-Enforcement Division) -- he said "YEAH -- we're going to replace it we just have to come up with something better" --  I said (from my article) Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage and Logistics Directorate (because their job was to intervene in STRATEGIC issues, like Dr. Doom destroying the world or whatever, not "Tactical" issues like Dr. Doom robbing a bank and they were a "Directorate" because Nick Fury was always referred to as the "Director")  He asked if they could use it and I said sure just give me credit in the letters page or something.   So the Book lasted something like 15 issues and I sent a couple of notes saying "hey I thought you were crediting me..." then in the end of the letters page of the LAST ISSUE I got credit by the writer who made a sarcastic comment about my "obviously having lots of time on my hands" and MISSPELLED my name -- yeesh) If you hunt down the last issue of the 19-whatever SHIELD series you can find out my misspelled real name.