Murray Wilson, the brutal financial wizard who links the Mafia and the Russian Mob, had prospered in obscurity. Until now.

Fredric Wertham's 1954 book 'Seduction of the Innocent' has long inspired hate (and desire) among comic book fans.

It is always heartening to hop on the subway, stroll to the Met, and gaze at an incredibly delicate Greek vase, forever fragile but still with us after 2,500 years.