Bill Everett

Bill Everett
Birth name:	William Blake Everett
Gender:	Male
Medium(s):	Comic books
Roles:	Writer; Penciler; Inker; Colorist; Letterer; Cover artist; Cover inker
Born:	May 18th, 1917
Birthplace:	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died:	February 27th, 1973
Notable works:	Daredevil Sub-Mariner

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).

Body of work[]

As writer[]

• Astonishing 10 ("The Man Who Owned a Ghost!")
• Iron Man 54 (Story idea)
• Marvel Boy 2
• Marvel Mystery Comics 2
• Marvel Mystery Comics 13 ("Smashing the Island Invasion")
• Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 ("Here Is the Sub-Mariner!")
• Sub-Mariner 50
• Venus 16

As penciler[]

• Astonishing 10 ("The Man Who Owned a Ghost!")
• Marvel Boy 2
• Marvel Mystery Comics 2
• Menace 5 ("Zombie!")
• Daredevil 1
• Marvel Mystery Comics 13 ("Smashing the Island Invasion")
• Menace 9 ("The Fangs of the Wolf")
• Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 ("Here Is the Sub-Mariner!")
• Sub-Mariner 50
• Tales to Astonish 90
• Tales to Astonish 91
• Venus 16

As inker[]

• Astonishing 10 ("The Man Who Owned a Ghost!")
• Chamber of Chills 3 ("All the Shapes of Fear")
• Daredevil 1
• Iron Man 54 (Sub-Mariner head shots)
• Marvel Boy 2
• Marvel Mystery Comics 13 ("Smashing the Island Invasion")
• Menace 5 ("Zombie!")
• Marvel Mystery Comics 2
• Menace 9 ("The Fangs of the Wolf")
• Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 ("Here Is the Sub-Mariner!")
• Sub-Mariner 50
• Tales to Astonish 90
• Thor 143
• Venus 16

As colorist[]

• Sub-Mariner 50

As cover artist[]

• Menace 5
• Venus 16

As cover inker[]

• Amazing Adventures Vol 2 11
• Avengers 97
• Menace 5
• Venus 16

As letterer[]

• Astonishing 10 ("The Man Who Owned a Ghost!")
• Marvel Boy 2
• Marvel Mystery Comics 2
• Marvel Mystery Comics 13 ("Smashing the Island Invasion")
• Menace 5 ("Zombie!")
• Venus 16

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.

External Links[]

• Bill Everett at MDP
• Bill Everett at Wikipedia
• Bill Everett at Comics.org
• Bill Everett at Comic Vine
• Bill Everett at Comicbookdb.com

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