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Jack Schiff was born on 1909 in Wyoming, is an American comic book artist (1909-1999). Discover Jack Schiff's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?
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Jack Schiff Height, Weight & Measurements
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Jack Schiff Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jack Schiff worth at the age of 90 years old? Jack Schiff’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from Wyoming. We have estimated Jack Schiff's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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DC hired Schiff as an editor in 1942 and he oversaw the various Batman and Superman comic book titles after Weisinger was drafted into military service during World War II.
He wrote the story "Case of the Costume-Clad Killers" in Detective Comics #60 (Feb. 1942) which introduced the Bat-Signal into the Batman mythos.
In addition, he edited and wrote the Batman comic strip for the McClure Newspaper Syndicate and wrote The Vigilante (1947) and Batman and Robin (1949) serials for Columbia Pictures.
Jack Schiff received citations and commendations from such organizations as the Anti-Defamation League (1948), the National Conference of Christians and Jews (1953), the United States Office of War Information (1945), and the United States Department of the Treasury (1945).
He developed a series of public service announcements which ran throughout DC's entire publishing line from 1949 to the mid–1960s and scripted the "Johnny Everyman" feature which had been created by Nobel Prize laureate Pearl S. Buck.
He launched comic book titles which were licensed from the popular radio programs A Date with Judy, Gang Busters, and Mr. District Attorney and co-created new characters such as Tommy Tomorrow and the Wyoming Kid.
His introduction of science fiction concepts into the Batman stories met with mixed results.
In 1958, he became involved in a legal dispute with artist Jack Kirby over the "Sky Masters" newspaper comic strip and Schiff won the resulting lawsuit.
The following year, he and Dick Dillin created Lady Blackhawk in Blackhawk #133 (Feb. 1959).
DC's upper management removed Schiff as editor of Batman and Detective Comics due to low sales and replaced him with Julius Schwartz in 1964.
Mystery in Space and Strange Adventures were given to Schiff as replacements to edit.
He retired from DC after 25 years with the company and his final editing credit appeared in Strange Adventures #203 (Aug. 1967).
Jack Schiff (1909 – April 30, 1999) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for his work editing various Batman comic book series for DC Comics from 1942 to 1964.
He was the co-creator of Starman, Tommy Tomorrow, and the Wyoming Kid.
Jack Schiff entered the comics industry after attending Cornell University.