Category:Bill Everett

Bill Everett was a comic book writer, penciler, colorist, letter and cover artist. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 18th, 1917. Bill Everett is best known for creating the character of Namor, the Sub-Mariner, who first appeared in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 in April, 1939. He is also known for creating the costumed superhero Daredevil, who debuted the pages of his own comic magazine in April, 1964. Bill Everett passed away on February 27th, 1973 at the age of 55. An obituary column was included in the editorial soap box in Sub-Mariner, Volume 1 #61 (May, 1973).

As writer

 * Marvel Mystery Comics 2
 * Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 ("Here Is the Sub-Mariner!")

As penciler

 * Marvel Mystery Comics 2
 * Menace 5 ("Zombie!")
 * Daredevil 1
 * Menace 9 ("The Fangs of the Wolf")
 * Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 ("Here Is the Sub-Mariner!")

As inker

 * Daredevil 1
 * Menace 5 ("Zombie!")
 * Marvel Mystery Comics 2
 * Menace 9 ("The Fangs of the Wolf")
 * Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 ("Here Is the Sub-Mariner!")
 * Thor 143

As cover artist

 * Menace 5

As cover inker

 * Amazing Adventures Vol 2 11
 * Menace 5

As letterer

 * Marvel Mystery Comics 2
 * Menace 5 ("Zombie!")

Notes & Trivia

 * Bill Everett was a descendant of poet William Blake.


 * Bill Everett was also descended from Richard Everett, who was the founder of Dedhem, Massachusetts.

Awards

 * Bill Everett was nominated into the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Hall of Fame for the years 1993, 1997 and 1999. He was finally inducted by judges' choice in 2000.