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Mort Weisinger

Mort Weisinger

Writer · Died May 7, 1978, aged 63 · New York City, New York, USA

Mortimer 'Mort' Weisinger (1915-1978) was an American magazine and comic book editor best known for editing DC Comics' Superman during the mid-1950s to 1960s, in the Silver Age of comic books. He is credited with explaining Superman's powers in a more scientific way. Mort co-created such features as Aquaman, Green Arrow, Johnny Quick, and the original Vigilante, served as story editor for the Adventures of Superman TV-series (1960s), and compiled the often-revised paperback 1001 Valuable Things You Can Get Free. He retired from DC around 1970 and was succeeded by Julius Schwartz on the Superman titles.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 25, 1915
Died
May 7, 1978 (aged 63)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all

What are Mort Weisinger's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Romantic
1
Warm
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mort Weisinger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (9).

Subscription and free streaming for Mort Weisinger's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1961 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing12 of 20: 11 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew9 of 20: 8 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1960s1 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Mort Weisinger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Reviewers score the dialogue 37/100 and the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mort Weisinger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mort Weisinger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Wan shares the most, 3.

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Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers