Actually Vertigo is an imprint of DC Comics, home to
Superman, Batman, et
al. Vertigo is the more "adult" line, which features
their
horror/supernatural titles, including the "Sandman Mystery
Theatre" monthly
featuring a pulp-inspired mystery man wearing a gas mask and
using a
truth-inducing gas gun and running around NYC circa
1939.
Sandman has some hard-boiled elements. Most of the other
titles are more
fanciful themes but frequently feature fiercely violent
scenes and no-holds
barred Anglo-Saxon four-letter words. Interestingly enough,
many of these
titles seem to be written by British writers.
Anyway, Lou was editor on some of these, including those with
more of an SF
feel. I guess his involvement there came from his years
editing at Heavy
Metal.
--Duane
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