France Herron

France Herron
BornFrancis Edward Herron[1]
July 23, 1917
Lee County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 2, 1966 (age 49)
New York, New York, U.S.
Area(s)Writer, Editor
Pseudonym(s)Eddie Herron
Ed "France" Herron
France E. Herron
Notable works
Captain Marvel Jr.
Red Skull
Tomahawk
Green Arrow
AwardsBill Finger Award (2020, posthumously[2])

Francis Edward Herron (July 23, 1917 – September 2, 1966)[3][4] was an American comic book writer and editor active in the 1940s–1960s, mainly for DC Comics. He is credited with co-creating Captain Marvel Jr. and the Red Skull, as well as such characters as Cave Carson, Nighthawk, and Mr. Scarlet and Pinky the Whiz Kid. Herron spent the bulk of his time in the comics industry writing for such characters as Green Arrow, Superman, and the Western character Tomahawk.

  1. ^ Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2016, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911
  2. ^ "Six Posthumous Recipients to Receive 2020 Bill Finger Award". Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "France Herron, September 1966". United States Social Security Death Index. n.d. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Gabilliet, Jean-Paul; Beaty, Bart; Nguyen, Nick (2009). Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 182. ISBN 978-1604732672.