George Klein (comics)

George Klein
Klein in late 1950s or early 1960s
Bornc. 1915 or 1920
Died1969
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Inker
Pseudonym(s)Nick Karlton
Mark Midnight[1]
AwardsInkwell Awards 2024 SASRA

George D. Klein[1] (c. 1915[2] or 1920[3] – 1969) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist whose career stretched from the 1930s and 1940s' Golden Age of comic books until his death in 1969. He was best known as an inker for DC Comics, where he was an integral part of the Superman family of titles from 1955 to 1968, and for Marvel Comics, where he was the generally recognized, uncredited inker on Jack Kirby's pencil art for the landmark comic book The Fantastic Four #1.[4]

  1. ^ a b Bails, Jerry; Ware, Hames, eds. "George Klein". Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1929–1999. Retrieved December 24, 2014. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AlterEgo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ The closest "George Klein" with a 1969 death at the Social Security Death Index is Social Security Number 051-09-0859, born June 14, 1920, died September 1969, death certificate issued in New York state.
  4. ^ Evanier, Mark (n.d.). "Who Inked Fantastic Four #1?". POV Online, "The Jack FAQ". p. 2. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010.