Jenette Kahn

Jenette Kahn
Portrait of Jenette Kahn by Michael Netzer
Born (1947-05-16) May 16, 1947 (age 77)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Publisher
AwardsLibrary of Congress Living Legends, 2000
Inkpot Award, 2010

Jenette Kahn (/kɑːn/; born May 16, 1947[1][2]) is an American comic book editor and executive. She joined DC Comics in 1976 as publisher, and five years later was promoted to president. In 1989, she stepped down as publisher and assumed the title of editor-in-chief while retaining the office of president. After 26 years with DC, she left the company in 2002.

  1. ^ Gutis, Philip S. (January 6, 1985). "Turning Superheroes into Super Sales". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2017. ...Jenette Kahn, DC's now 37-year-old president and publisher...; And in the Central Park West apartment that she shares with her two cats and her husband of one year, Morton J. Fink, a former president of Warner Home Video.
  2. ^ "Jenette S. Kahn". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved June 7, 2017. Name: Jeannette Kahn. Also Known As: Jenet Kahn, Jeanette S. Kahn, Jenette S. Kahn