Julius Schwartz | |
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Born | [1] The Bronx, New York | June 19, 1915
Died | February 8, 2004 New York City | (aged 88)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Editor, publisher, writer, literary agent |
Pseudonym(s) | Julie Schwartz |
Julius "Julie" Schwartz (/ʃwɔːrts/ SHWORTS; June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was an American comic book editor, and a science fiction agent. He was born in The Bronx, New York. He is best known as a longtime editor at DC Comics, where at various times he was primary editor over the company's flagship superheroes, Superman and Batman.
He was inducted into the comics industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1997.