Werner roth comic book artist

Most dc editors didnt look too carefully at the marvel books. Lorna was created by writer don rico the sorceress of zoom, daredevil and artist werner roth apache kid, xmen. His ability to show expression in the faces he drew was peerless. Graphic collectibles comic art original comic art by. Art by werner roth and dan adkins namor battles for his life against the plunderer and his sinister swamp men. My tale starts with a once upon a time a long time ago, beings lived who could control the elements, immortality, and time. I always thought he was just a clunky xmen artist, but i was wrong. 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 xmen roths work began appearing in marvel comics, then known as atlas comics, in 1953. Sep 01, 2019 kurt schaffenberger is the definitive lois lane artist. Werner roth january 27 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics the xmen. Why did some artists working for marvel in the sixties.

Roth s work began appearing in marvel comics, then known as atlas comics, in 1953. Comicartads the online archive of original comic art ads. Roths work began appearing in marvel comics then known as atlas comics in 1953. Atlas editor stan lee has described being impressed with roth s portfolio, particularly his drawings of women, so i took. Panel pages, werner roth signing as jay gavin and view more. Werner roth began working for martin goodmans line in 1950.

Werner roth was the main artist for a large portion of the silver age run of xmen, filling in the years between jack kirbys early issues and jim sterankos and neal adams later issues. False but only because of chronology issues from werner roth s wikipedia page. Roth s work began appearing in marvel comics then known as atlas comics in 1953. While not a star by any stretch, his art looks like was a solid workhorse. Don heck and werner roth, both former dc comics romance artists themselves well, roth was, heck actually didnt do a dc romance story until he was already. Stan lee was so impressed with werner roth s sample good girl artwork that he not only hired roth, but created a comic book just for roth to draw. Roth was the primary artist on xmen in between the jack kirby and neal adams runs that bookended the original xmen 66issue run. He is an actor, known for victory 1981, once in a lifetime.

A versatile artist, roth produced quality work in many genres, including crime, war, western, romance and adventure. Once romita broke free in the pages of marvels most popular title and things went okay, then suddenly this sort of thing began to pop up more and more in marvel comics throughout 1968. These stories feature artwork by such silver age luminaries as don heck, werner roth, and andre leblanc with scripts by dick wood. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Jun 04, 2019 werner roth was the main artist for a large portion of the silver age run of xmen, filling in the years between jack kirbys early issues and jim sterankos and neal adams later issues.

Original comic art for sale by artist werner roth at. Werner roth is an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics x men. These early stories may come as a shock to anyone used to the overlycomplex, darkly angstridden nightmare world that the evergrowing number of x. The hopefully almost daily comic book coffee, part one. See more ideas about comic books art, marvel comics and comics. Werner roth comic artist the most popular comic art by. Dick ayers was a key contributor to the early marvel universe, inking many of jack kirbys most famous stories, but also taking the helm for the human torchs. In the 1960s he worked both dc and marvel t the same time. So, werner roth, aka jay gavin, had at least one son who is now deceased. After that, she was drawn by jay scott pike dolphin, black rider.

Werner roth was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics. Werner roth was an american comic book artist penciler, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics uncanny xmen. Comic art newspaper strip art childrens book art news about. He was active as an artist for marvels 1950s iteration, atlas comics, drawing many of the apache kid stories, among other characters. Perhaps five years ago i was engaged in communication much like this where i was told that gavin had just passed away.

He has been married to robin mattson since june 3, 2006. A list of key comic books written by werner roth provided by key collector comics. Werner roth was an american comic book artistpenciler, perhaps best known for immediately. Werner roth january 27, 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics. Xmen in the 1960s was a title of, um, variable quality. Dick ayers was a long time artist for marvel during the silver age and bronze age, handling both pencils and inks at different times. Comicartads is proud to be publishing the upcoming book dave hunt. Roths work began appearing in marvel comics, then known as atlas comics, in 1953. Oct 19, 2011 gavin was a very capable amateur artist and became a professional artist, though if he did comics i am unaware of it.

Marvel super heroes 1967 1st series comic books 19701979. Why marvel comics characters got sexier in the 60s cbr. Werner roth was among the key artists of 1950s marvel comics atlas, responsible for most stories involving apache kid and. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Nov 27, 20 werner roth began working for martin goodmans line in 1950. Xmen marvel silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. Colt, werner roth moved onto other strips, returning to xmen for a period, over.

This marvel epic book features the final issues of the original xmen from issues 46 to 66 from the original xmen series from 1968 to 1970. They played with us like toys, took our lives and sabotaged our love. Werner roth january 27, 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics the xmen roth s work began appearing in marvel comics, then known as atlas comics, in 1953. I first made the acquaintance of marvel comics xmen in april, 1968 one year prior to the publication of the subject of todays post. But other xmen comic books for sale are nearly as popular. The million dollar angelthe origins of the uncanny xmen, script by arnold drake, pencils by werner roth, inks by vince colletta. Werner roth comics 19211973, american comic book artist this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If you find an issue in the database that is not shown here, please edit that issue adding werner roth as one of the cover artists.

Lois lane gallery parrys lois lane comic book website. See more ideas about x men, silver age comics and comic book covers. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. Werner roth january 27, 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics the xmen. Werner roth is an american comic book artist penciler, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics uncanny xmen. Some xmen series are only one issue long oneshots and others. However, the original xmen series which starting in 1963 is still the most popular. Rico stayed with her as long as she lasted, but roth stayed only a couple of years.

The most popular werner roth comic art at comicartfans. His dc work mostly focused on romance anthologies, though he was among the most memorable lois lane artists. Dieter roth april 21, 1930 june 5, 1998 was a swiss artist best known for his artist s books, editioned prints, sculptures, and works made of found materials, including rotting food stuffs. Werner roth joe maneely john romita jay scott pike al hartley. An artist s life and is offering original comic art by dave hunt for sale. We buy, sell, trade for single pieces or collections of original comic book and comic strip art. Werner roth was among the key artists of 1950s marvel comics atlas, responsible for most stories involving apache kid and lorna the jungle queen.

From the estate of golden age comic book artist mac l. Werner roth comics 19211973, american comic book artist disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. I know that he worked on xmen for several years and did some work at dc as well. Werner roth had passed on in 1973, so this was not new art, as was the case with other pinups in this period.

Comics people, and they didnt like to see their artists drawing in that style for other publishers. Some of the characters and features he was associated with include apache kid, matt slade, venus, jet dixon and lorna, jungle girl. Initially on that title, roth used the pseudonym jay gavin, taken from the names of his two sons. Get the best deals on xmen marvel silver age comics 19561969 when you shop the largest online selection at. Werner roth january 27, 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics the xmen roths work began appearing in marvel comics, then known as atlas comics, in 1953. The hopefully almost daily comic book coffee, part one in. This is our collection of comic issues where the cover was drawn by werner roth.

Comic art showcase 1 1974 comic art showcase 2 1974 comic art showcase 3 1975 comic art showcase winter supplement 1977 comic art gallery 1 1976 comic art gallery 2 1976 original art gallery 1978 roger mcclannen mailer 1979. The extraordinary story of the new york cosmos 2006 and mannys orphans 1978. He had a hand in the art chores during the bulk of the silver age xmen comics. Werner roth footballer, born 1925, coach of karlsruher sc in the 1960s werner roth footballer, born 1948, american soccer player werner roth comics, american comic book artist. This issue contains a statement of ownershipaverage print run 415,200. Writer arnold drake and artist werner roth certainly were trying, plotwise. Saved from comics heritage auctions search 52 793 794 791 1893 792 2088 4294945315. Xmen comic books for sale there are problably more spinoffs and different series of xmen comic books than any other superhero team. While i technically know werner roth jay gavin was, there is surprisingly little out there about him and it all reads just like the wikipedia entry on him. Werner roth was an artist for timelyatlasmarvel from the 1950s to the 1970s. These early stories may come as a shock to anyone used to the overlycomplex, darkly angstridden nightmare world that the evergrowing number of xbooks have become over the.

Jack kirby collector, ditkomania, comic book artist, comic book marketplace, jack kirby quarterly and marvels omnibus and. A versatile artist, roth produced quality work in many genres. Werner roth was born on april 4, 1948 in yugoslavia. After he left lois lane, a succession of artists took up his mantle, but for most readers schaffenbergers work was the best. Before fredric wertham and the seduction of the innocent soti, before the kefauver hearings, and before the infamous comics code the comic book racks at local drug stores and newsstands boasted a plethora of delights highlighted by the good girl adventures of the comic book. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Initially using the pseudonym jay gavin, he drew various romance, war, mystery and western titles, including apache kid, kid colt and lorna the jungle girl, before he succeeded jack kirby on the uncanny xmen comic 196569. Letter to the editor from comic writer tony isabella. A beast is bornthe origins of the uncanny xmen, script by arnold drake, art by werner roth. Comic art for sale from romitaman original art, kid colt outlaw cover large art 1967 by comic artists herb trimpe, werner roth.

Werner roth comic art member gallery results page 5. Original comic art by werner roth nostalgic investments. This first volume of the complete comic book run of mandrake the magician presents the first five comics in the series together with all of the backup stories printed in king features flash gordon title. Artists werner roth the apache kid alan krandal is a fictional old west character in the marvel comics universe, mostly seen in stories from marvels 1950s precursor, atlas comics. Werner roth joe maneely john romita jay scott pike al hartley isbn.