James Sherman (b. 1948) is an artist known for his work in

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s, movies, and logos.

Career

James Sherman is an artist and colorist who worked for

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and

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in the 1970s and 1980s. His first professional comics art appeared in ''

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'' #65 and '' Blackhawk'' #248 (both

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d Sept.–Oct. 1976). He drew the Challengers of the Unknown lead feature in ''

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'' #8–10 in collaboration with writer Steve Skeates and inker

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. Sherman is best known for his pencil work on '' Superboy and the

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'' in the late 1970s, when he took over as regular artist following

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. He and writer Paul Levitz introduced the Dawnstar character in ''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #226 (April 1977). Sherman's run ended halfway through the multiple issue " Earthwar" story arc due to his displeasure with the direction of the storyline. He did not like the ending which had Mordru the magician revealed as the final villain behind all the different factions attacking Earth. He left the title and was replaced by Joe Staton. Sherman's run as the regular penciller on ''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' ran from issue #225 (March 1977) to #242 (Aug. 1978). In 1980, Sherman joined Upstart Associates, a shared studio space on West 29th Street in

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. Founded by Howard Chaykin, Walt Simonson, Val Mayerik, and

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; Sherman replaced Mayerik, who had left the city. The membership of the studio changed over time, and eventually Sherman took the space over for his own use. At Marvel Comics, Sherman worked on various titles including '' The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual'' #3 (1981) which featured a guest appearance by the

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. Sherman was the artist on Elaine Lee's 1991 noir

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'' The Transmutation of Ike Garuda''. He has done fill-in work from time-to time on a number of titles, but primarily works in commercial art. Sherman created the logo for the supermarket chain ShopRite. Sherman formerly claimed to have created the

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for

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. He has since acknowledged that a logo he designed for MLB is similar to the original logo, but that he did not design the original logo.

Bibliography

Comics work (interior pencil art) includes:

DC Comics

* ''

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'' #C–55 (backup feature) (1978) * '' Blackhawk'' #248 (1976) * ''

Heroes Against Hunger ''Heroes Against Hunger'' is a 1986 all-star benefit comic book for African famine relief and recovery. Published by DC Comics in the form of a "comic jam" or exquisite corpse, the book starred Superman and Batman. Spearheaded by Jim Starlin and B ...

'' #1 (

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and

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) (1986) * ''

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'' #270 (1979) * ''

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'' #1 (colorist) (1993) * ''

'' vol. 2 #262, 300 (1980–1983) * ''

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'' #225–226, 228–231, 233, 236, 240–242 (1977–1978) * ''

'' #8–10 ( Challengers of the Unknown) (1976–1977) * ''

'' #65–66 (

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) (1976) * '' Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #6–7 (1985) * ''

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'' #245 (

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); #263 ( Adam Strange) (1977–1980)

Eclipse Comics

* ''

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'' #4 (1982)

First Comics

* ''

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'' #13 (1984)

Harvey Pekar

* '' American Splendor'' #12 (inks only) (1987)

Marvel Comics

* '' Alpha Flight'' #83 (1990) * '' Amazing High Adventure'' #2 (colorist) (1985) * '' Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' #26 (1976) * '' Power Pack'' #49 (1989) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #39 (1990) * '' Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #39 (1990) * '' The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual'' #3 (1981) * '' Uncanny X-Men'' #151 (1981) * '' What If...?'' #37 ( Beast) (1983)

Epic Comics

* ''

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'' #6 (1990) * '' Dreadstar'' #24 (1986) * ''Steelgrip Starkey'' #1–3 (1986) * '' The Transmutation of Ike Garuda'' #1–2 (1991–1992)

Now Comics

* '' Kato of the

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II'' #1–2 (1992)

References

External links

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James Sherman
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherman, James 20th-century American artists 21st-century American artists Advertising artists and illustrators American comics artists American Splendor artists Comics colorists DC Comics people Living people Logo designers Marvel Comics people Year of birth missing (living people)