Using pictures from his childhood, he recalls his father's secret visits and the games they played, and how both parents would put him to bed after dinner, awakening him later to take him, still in his pajamas, while they drove back to Philadelphia from Chestnut Hill.

WSJ: Seeking the Father, Finding the Architect

Joel lay mute and still in his bath, then shivered in his Spider-Man pajamas and refused to get into bed because he had caught sight of the moon through his bedroom window.

NEWYORKER: The Swan