
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.
- April 25, 1915
- May 7, 1978 (aged 63)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Writer
- 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.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
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
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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.
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Flash(2023)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Peacemaker(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Batwoman(2019)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Aquaman(2018)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Clark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

The Lego Batman Movie(2017)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Legends of Tomorrow(2016)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Supergirl(2015)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
The Flash(2014)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Green Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Young Justice(2010)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1961 to 2025.

Biggest box office
Aquaman (2018)

Highest rated
Aquaman (2018)

Most popular right now
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
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.
- 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.
Directors
- James WanShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2021), Aquaman (2018)See all 3 shared titles with James Wan

Writers
- Paul NorrisShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2021), Aquaman (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Norris

- David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrickShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

- Geoff JohnsShared titles: Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2021), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Geoff Johns

Actors
- Amber HeardShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Amber Heard

- Dolph LundgrenShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Dolph Lundgren

- Jason MomoaShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Momoa

- Nicole KidmanShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Nicole Kidman

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Don BurgessShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Don Burgess

- Kirk M. MorriShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Kirk M. Morri
- Rupert Gregson-WilliamsShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Rupert Gregson-Williams

Producers
- Enzo SistiShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Enzo Sisti

- Peter SafranShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Safran

- Rob CowanShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Cowan

- Walter HamadaShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Walter Hamada

