Marty, Stan Darcy, and I ran the first Boston Comicon, Newcon, back in 1972, and later, with Don Phelps, Marty ran several more such conventions.  Among the guests were Bob Clampett, John Stanley, Carl Barks, Gil Kane, Jim Steranko, John Buscema, Bernie Krigstein, Wally Wood, and Harvey Kurtzman.

Marty is perhaps best known today for his character Thunderbunny, published first by Charlton, then by Apple Comics, and finally by Archie Comics, for which he also briefly wrote the Shield, the Fly, and Mighty Crusaders.

Marty amassed a legendary collection of original art, eventually sold off to fund first his divorce, and second, his post-stroke move to Surprise, Arizona, where he bought a house he shared with his daughter Jolene's family, until he recently moved to a nursing home.  I don't think there is a major comic book artist whose work he did not own.  At one time he had the definitive Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge portrait, "McDuck of Duckburg," and the famous dueling scene Sunday of Ming and Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond.  He also owned the double-page meeting of Superman meeting Spider-man from the first DC Marvel collaboration.  I believe it's now owned by a member of this forum.

Over the years I accompanied Marty on visits to the homes of many fans and the homes and /or studios of many professionals, including Lee Falk, Fred Fredericks, Jack and Otto Binder, Tom Sutton, Joe Kubert, Steve Ditko and others.  But most of all he was my friend, an usher at my wedding whose eldest daughter is my goddaughter.  I shall miss him.  Rest in peace, my old friend.