Jack Adler (July 1, 1917 – September 18, 2011)[2] was an artist who worked as a cover artist and colorist for DC Comics. He was a staff member of DC's production department from 1946 to 1981, rising steadily up the ranks to production manager and vice president of production.
After going to work for DC Comics in 1946, he took on a staff position doing production and coloring for the entire DC line in 1947. He held this position until 1960, when he became DC's assistant production manager for the next fifteen years. In 1972 Adler was the visual inspiration for the Swamp Thing villain Ferrett, drawn by Bernie Wrightson in the first issue of the hit series. From 1975 until his retirement in 1981,[4] Adler was DC's production manager and vice president of production.[2]
jack, adler, july, 1917, september, 2011, artist, worked, cover, artist, colorist, comics, staff, member, production, department, from, 1946, 1981, rising, steadily, ranks, production, manager, vice, president, production, michael, netzerbornjuly, 1917manhatta. Jack Adler July 1 1917 September 18 2011 2 was an artist who worked as a cover artist and colorist for DC Comics He was a staff member of DC s production department from 1946 to 1981 rising steadily up the ranks to production manager and vice president of production Jack AdlerJack Adler by Michael NetzerBornJuly 1 1917Manhattan New YorkDiedSeptember 18 2011 2011 09 18 aged 94 New York City NYNationalityAmericanArea s Penciller ColouristNotable worksSea DevilsAwardsShazam Award 1971Inkpot Award 2004 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditAdler attended the High School of Art and Design 3 and graduated from Brooklyn College 2 Career EditAdler s first comics job was for Funny Folks 2 DC Comics Jun July 1946 He received the industry s Shazam Award for Best Colorist in 1971 Adler s cover art was often featured on Silver Age issues of Sea Devils G I Combat and Green Lantern After going to work for DC Comics in 1946 he took on a staff position doing production and coloring for the entire DC line in 1947 He held this position until 1960 when he became DC s assistant production manager for the next fifteen years In 1972 Adler was the visual inspiration for the Swamp Thing villain Ferrett drawn by Bernie Wrightson in the first issue of the hit series From 1975 until his retirement in 1981 4 Adler was DC s production manager and vice president of production 2 Family EditAdler was the cousin of radio host Howard Stern 5 References Edit Inkpot Award Comic Con International San Diego December 6 2012 a b c Bails Jerry Who s Who of American Comic Books 1928 1999 Accessed Feb 18 2009 Kimball Kirk Gaspar Saladino The Natural Archived 2013 04 03 at the Wayback Machine Dial B for Blog Retrieved February 11 2012 Jack Adler Retires Dick Giordano Promoted The Comics Journal 67 October 1981 p 15 Jack Adler s Cousin HOWARD STERN by Jim Amash in Alter Ego 56 excerpted at Issuu published by TwoMorrows Publishing February 2006External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jack Adler QuickTime clip of Adler talking about his breaking into comics on Michael Catron s website Jack Adler at the Comic Book DB archived from the original DC Profiles 8 Jack Adler at the Grand Comics Database nbsp This profile of an American comics creator writer or artist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Adler amp oldid 1161192406, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
