Paul S. Newman
Paul S. Newman | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | April 29, 1924
Died | May 30, 1999 Columbia, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 75)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | "World's most prolific comic-book writer" Turok |
Awards | Inkpot Award, 1998[1] |
Paul S. Newman (April 29, 1924 – May 30, 1999)
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
At Timely/Atlas, where he and other staff writers were officially titled editors, Newman worked on the teen-humor series
Turok, whose uncredited creation is disputed, debuted in an issue of the omnibus title
Newman had an additional decades-long run on the character the
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 . Newman additionally wrote issues of Dell Comics' Tom Corbet comic book.
Among his other strips are ; and The Lone Ranger.
Big Little Books and Whitman Authorized Editions
Newman was also the credited writer of numerous entries in
Awards and accolades
Newman won a 1998
The
Personal
In 1985, the once-divorced Newman married his second wife, Carol Wernick, project coordinator of youth leadership for the
References
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ Paul Sylvan Newman, Social Security number 053-24-2781, at the Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on March 19, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Pippin, Ed "Space Academy: Paul S. Newman", SolarGuard.com (fan site). WebCitation archive.
- ^ a b c d Paul Newman and Paul S. Newman at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Broadhurst, Dale. "Rex Maxon and Turok Son of Stone". ERBZine No. 828 (n.d.). WebCitation archive.
- ^ Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived October 25, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "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