Werner Roth (comics)

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Werner Roth
Born(1921-01-27)January 27, 1921
DiedJune 1973 (aged 52)
Area(s)
Lorna, the Jungle Girl

Werner Roth (January 27, 1921 – June 1973[1][2]) was an American comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding Jack Kirby on Marvel Comics' The X-Men.

Career

Roth's work began appearing in Marvel Comics, then known as

Lorna, the Jungle Girl was born."[3] Roth drew the first dozen issues of Lorna. He drew a number of other features for Atlas, including most of the stories of the Apache Kid. He later drew romance stories for DC Comics
.

Roth returned to Marvel to work on the X-Men in 1966, initially using the pseudonym Jay Gavin, taken from the names of his two sons, to conceal his Marvel work from his editors at DC.[4][5] His true name was revealed in the "Bullpen Bulletins" page of Fantastic Four #54. X-Men series writer Roy Thomas later commented that Roth, though a talented artist, was a poor fit for the X-Men, being more oriented towards character interactions and relationships than action.[6]

Roth later drew more Western comics for Marvel, and penciled issues of Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane for DC Comics.

Bibliography

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

References

  1. ^ Social Security Death Index for Werner Roth, which gives "State of Issue" as Massachusetts, and notes "Last known residence - State: Unknown". Accessed January 5, 2012.
  2. Lambiek Comiclopedia
    . Accessed February 15, 2009.
  3. UK
    : Prion Books Limited. p. 166.
  4. ISBN 1-58234-345-4
    .
  5. ^ Evanier, Mark (April 14, 2008). "Why did some artists working for Marvel in the sixties use phony names?". P.O.V. Online (column). Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  6. ^ O'Neill, Patrick Daniel (August 1993). "'60s Mutant Mania: The Original Team". Wizard: X-Men Turn Thirty. pp. 76–77.

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Preceded by Uncanny X-Men artist
1965–1969 		Succeeded by


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