Paul S. Newman

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Paul S. Newman
Born(1924-04-29)April 29, 1924
New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 30, 1999(1999-05-30) (aged 75)
Columbia, Maryland, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
"World's most prolific comic-book writer"
Turok
AwardsInkpot Award, 1998[1]

Paul S. Newman (April 29, 1924 – May 30, 1999)

Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific comic-book writer, with more than 4,100 published stories totaling approximately 36,000 pages, he is otherwise best known for scripting the comic-book series Turok
for 26 years.

Biography

Early life and career

Newman was born in New York City, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Newman.[3] He served his World War II military service in the Po Valley campaign in Italy, earning a service star as an enlisted man in a bomb disposal unit, and, later, as a first lieutenant special-services officer aboard troop transports.[4] Following his discharge, he attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1947.[4]

That same year, Newman broke into comic books with

Avon Comics, Fawcett Comics, Hillman Periodicals, St. John Publications, Ziff Davis, and, as a staff writer, at Marvel Comics' two predecessor companies, Timely Comics and Atlas Comics.[5]

At Timely/Atlas, where he and other staff writers were officially titled editors, Newman worked on the teen-humor series

romance titles.[5]

Turok, whose uncredited creation is disputed, debuted in an issue of the omnibus title

Four Color Comics and, after a second issue in that series, continued as issue No. 3 of Turok, Son of Stone (the first issue of that series under its own name), published by Western Publishing — first through its business partner Dell Comics and then through its own label, Gold Key Comics. The uncredited Newman was one of the series' writers, along with Gaylord DuBois, from its inception in 1954.[6]

Newman had an additional decades-long run on the character the

television and comic-strip Western hero from #38–145 (April 1948 – July 1962), the final issue.[5]

Silver Age of comics

In 1962, Newman and

and audio-visual presentations.

Comic strips

Newman wrote the September 9, 1951 – February 8, 1953, Sundays and dailies of the comic strip Tom Corbett – Space Cadet, drawn by Ray Bailey [fr]. Newman additionally wrote issues of Dell Comics' Tom Corbet comic book.

Among his other strips are

Laugh-In (with artist Roy Doty), based on the TV show; Smokey Bear; Robin Malone
; and The Lone Ranger.

Big Little Books and Whitman Authorized Editions

Newman was also the credited writer of numerous entries in

Gunsmoke
.

Awards and accolades

Newman won a 1998

Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
.

The

Guinness Book of World Records credits Newman as the most prolific comic-book writer, with more than 4,100 published stories totaling approximately 36,000 pages.[9]

Personal

In 1985, the once-divorced Newman married his second wife, Carol Wernick, project coordinator of youth leadership for the

New York City Board of Education. The ceremony by Rabbi Max Ticktin took place at Newman's New York City home.[3] Newman was the father of two children, Peter Newman and Lisa Newman.[4] Newman died of a heart attack in Columbia, Maryland, where he and his wife lived.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Inkpot Award
  2. ^ Paul Sylvan Newman, Social Security number 053-24-2781, at the Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Paul S. Newman, Writer, Is Wed to Carol Wernick". The New York Times. June 10, 1985. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Pippin, Ed "Space Academy: Paul S. Newman", SolarGuard.com (fan site). WebCitation archive.
  5. ^ a b c d Paul Newman and Paul S. Newman at the Grand Comics Database
  6. ^ Broadhurst, Dale. "Rex Maxon and Turok Son of Stone". ERBZine No. 828 (n.d.). WebCitation archive.
  7. ^ Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived October 25, 2011.
  8. ^ "PCL MS-139: Paul S. Newman Collection" Archived January 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Bowling Green State University, Browne Popular Culture Library. WebCitation archive.
  9. ^ a b "Comic book writer Paul S. Newman dead at 75" at the Wayback Machine (archived October 8, 2007), CNN.com, June 7, 1999. Original page
  10. ^ "Paul S. Newman, 75, Prolific Comic-Book Writer". The New York Times. June 7, 1999. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.

External links

  • "Turok, Son of Stone". Psychosaurus.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2001.
  • Evanier, Mark. "Tom Gill, R.I.P.", October 18, 2005.
  • Newman, Paul S. "The Unknown Paul Newman". Comic Book Marketplace No. 19 (Nov. 1992) pp. 56, 58
  • Tom Gill interview: Alter Ego #43 (Dec. 2004)
  • Metcalf, Greg. "If You Read It, I Wrote It: The Anonymous Career of Comic Book Writer Paul S. Newman". The Journal of Popular Culture. Volume 29, Issue 1 (Summer 1995) pp. 147–162