A Farewell to His Honor
Mailer's letter to the editor of Esquire complaining about the magazine's handling of 'Superman Comes to the Supermarket' (60.9) — the title change to 'Supermart,' the use of an old, unflattering photograph, and the 'intercalated small headlines' inserted between sections. Reprinted in Pieces and Pontifications (14.3).
“A Farewell to His Honor.” Letter to the editor. Esquire, January 1961, 15. Letter.
Mailer’s complaint about Esquire’s handling of “Superman Comes to the Supermarket” (60.9): the magazine’s title change to “Supermart”; the use of an old, unflattering photograph of Mailer; and the “intercalated small headlines” inserted between the essay’s sections. Rpt: 14.3 (Pieces and Pontifications).