Werner Roth
Real Name
Werner Roth
Pseudonyms
Jay Gavin
Personal Information
Gender
Date of Death
June, 1973
Professional Information
Employers
Marvel; DC
Titles
First released work
Unknown
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Professional History
Werner Roth was an American comic book artist/penciler, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding Jack Kirby on Marvel Comics' Uncanny X-Men. Initially on that title, Roth used the pseudonym Jay Gavin, taken from the names of his two sons.
He was active as an artist for Marvel's 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics, drawing many of the Apache Kid stories, among other characters.
Work History
- 157 subject(s) created by "Werner Roth"
- 34 comic(s) where "Werner Roth" created the cover
- 158 comic(s) that "Werner Roth" penciled
- 80 comic(s) that "Werner Roth" inked
Images Drawn by Werner Roth
- 27 covers drawn by "Werner Roth"
- 253 images penciled by "Werner Roth"
- 49 images inked by "Werner Roth"
Notes
- Although never explicitly credited for the covers, nor did he sign them, its likely he did all the covers for the X-Men issues he penciled.
- Under the Pseudonym Jay Gavin: Uncanny X-Men #12, #14, ...
| Preceded by: Jack Kirby |
Uncanny X-Men artist 1965–1969 |
Succeeded by: Neal Adams |
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