Werner Roth

Werner Roth
Name	Werner Roth
Pseudonyms	Jay Gavin
Personal Information
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	January 27, 1921
Date of Death	June, 1973
Professional Information
Employers	Marvel; DC
Titles	Penciler, Inker, Cover Artist
First Work	Unknown

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

• 191 subjects created by "Werner Roth"
• 33 works where "Werner Roth" worked on a cover
• 183 works that "Werner Roth" penciled
• 111 works that "Werner Roth" inked

Images

• 27 covers "Werner Roth" worked on
• 290 images "Werner Roth" worked on as penciler
• 62 images "Werner Roth" worked on as inker

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: X-Men #12, X-Men #14, ...

Preceded by:		Succeeded by:
Jack Kirby	Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 artist 1965–1969	Neal Adams

See Also

• 1 mention(s) of Werner Roth

Links and References

• http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Werner_Roth
• Werner%20Roth Werner Roth on Marvel.com
• Lambiek Comiclopedia