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Among the new talent he helped enter the comics industry were the writing team of [[Dan Mishkin]] and [[Gary Cohn (comics)|Gary Cohn]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tangognat.com/2009/03/15/amethyst-special-feature-interview-with-gary-cohn-and-dan-mishkin/|title= Amethyst Special Feature: Interview with Gary Cohn and Dan Mishkin |
Among the new talent he helped enter the comics industry were the writing team of [[Dan Mishkin]] and [[Gary Cohn (comics)|Gary Cohn]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tangognat.com/2009/03/15/amethyst-special-feature-interview-with-gary-cohn-and-dan-mishkin/|title= Amethyst Special Feature: Interview with Gary Cohn and Dan Mishkin |
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|last= |first= |date= March 15, 2009|work= TangognaT Who loves palindromes?|publisher= |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/63letzSpn|archivedate= December 7, 2011|deadurl= |accessdate= December 7, 2011|quote= Gary Cohn: Dan and I have been friends since our mid-teens...We were seriously trying to break into comics and had started a correspondence with an editor at DC, Jack Harris, that eventually led to our first sales.}}</ref> On the advice of artist [[Joe Staton]], Harris gave British artist [[Brian Bolland]] his first assignment for a U.S. comics publisher, the cover for ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' #127 (April 1980).<ref>{{cite book| last = Bolland| first = Brian| authorlink = Brian Bolland| coauthors = [[Joe Pruett|Pruett, Joe]] ed.|chapter= The 1970's - Green Lantern| title = The Art of Brian Bolland | publisher = [[Image Comics]]| date = 2006 | page = 102| url = | isbn = 1582406030 |quote= }}</ref> |
|last= |first= |date= March 15, 2009|work= TangognaT Who loves palindromes?|publisher= |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/63letzSpn|archivedate= December 7, 2011|deadurl= |accessdate= December 7, 2011|quote= Gary Cohn: Dan and I have been friends since our mid-teens...We were seriously trying to break into comics and had started a correspondence with an editor at DC, Jack Harris, that eventually led to our first sales.}}</ref> On the advice of artist [[Joe Staton]], Harris gave British artist [[Brian Bolland]] his first assignment for a U.S. comics publisher, the cover for ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' #127 (April 1980).<ref>{{cite book| last = Bolland| first = Brian| authorlink = Brian Bolland| coauthors = [[Joe Pruett|Pruett, Joe]] ed.|chapter= The 1970's - Green Lantern| title = The Art of Brian Bolland | publisher = [[Image Comics]]| date = 2006 | page = 102| url = | isbn = 1582406030 |quote= }}</ref> |
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Harris edited the ''[[Madame Xanadu]]'' [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] in 1981, <ref name="GCD-editor">[http://www.comics.org/search/advanced/process/?target=issue&method=icontains&logic=True&order1=date&order2=series&order3=&start_date=&end_date=&title=&feature=&job_number=&pages=&script=&pencils=&inks=&colors=&letters=&story_editing=Jack+C.+Harris&genre=&characters=&synopsis=&reprint_notes=¬es=&pub_name=DC&pub_notes=&brand=&brand_notes=&indicia_publisher=&is_surrogate=None&ind_pub_notes=&series=&series_notes=&tracking_notes=&issue_count=&issues=&volume=&issue_title=&variant_name=&issue_date=&indicia_frequency=&price=&issue_pages=&format=&issue_editing=Jack+C.+Harris&isbn=&barcode=&issue_notes=&is_indexed=None Jack C. Harris (editor, DC Comics)] at the Grand Comics Database</ref> which was DC's first attempt at marketing comics specifically to the "[[direct market]]" of fans and collectors.<ref>{{cite magazine|authorlink=Michael Catron|last=Catron|first=Michael|title=DC Taps Fan Market for ''Madame Xanadu''|work= [[Amazing Heroes]]|number=1 |date=June 1981|page= 25|quote= ''Madame Xanadu'', a 32-page/$1.00 comic that marks DC's first attempt at marketing comics specifically to fans and collectors, went on sale in early April. The book contains a 25-page tale by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers entitled 'Dance for Two Demons' ... The tale was put into DC's inventory when that title was cancelled.}} |
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| Jack C. Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 30, 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Jack C. Harris (born August 30, 1947)[1] is an American comic book writer and editor known mainly for his work in the 1970s and 1980s at DC Comics.
Biography
Among the new talent he helped enter the comics industry were the writing team of Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn.[2] On the advice of artist Joe Staton, Harris gave British artist Brian Bolland his first assignment for a U.S. comics publisher, the cover for Green Lantern #127 (April 1980).[3]
Harris edited the Madame Xanadu one-shot in 1981, [4] which was DC's first attempt at marketing comics specifically to the "direct market" of fans and collectors.[5]
References
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "Amethyst Special Feature: Interview with Gary Cohn and Dan Mishkin". TangognaT Who loves palindromes?. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
Gary Cohn: Dan and I have been friends since our mid-teens...We were seriously trying to break into comics and had started a correspondence with an editor at DC, Jack Harris, that eventually led to our first sales.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|deadurl=(help) - ^ Bolland, Brian (2006). "The 1970's - Green Lantern". The Art of Brian Bolland. Image Comics. p. 102. ISBN 1582406030.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Jack C. Harris (editor, DC Comics) at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Catron, Michael (June 1981). "DC Taps Fan Market for Madame Xanadu". Amazing Heroes. No. 1. p. 25.
Madame Xanadu, a 32-page/$1.00 comic that marks DC's first attempt at marketing comics specifically to fans and collectors, went on sale in early April. The book contains a 25-page tale by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers entitled 'Dance for Two Demons' ... The tale was put into DC's inventory when that title was cancelled.