Jack Morelli (born October 26, 1962)
[ Miller, John Jackson]
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''Comics Buyer's Guide
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'', June 10, 2005. Accessed April 18, 2011. . is an American comic book
letterer
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and author, also credited under the name John Morelli. He has designed many comic book logos. His lettering is notable for being the basis for the
computer font
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used by
John Byrne when he letters his own work.
Morelli was a staff letterer at Marvel during the 1980s, where he was known by the affectionate nickname "Squid" (because he had once worked on a fishing boat).
[Cohen, Lynn E. "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated January 1984.]
During this time, Morelli also worked in editorial and wrote some comics, most notably the 1998 ''
Peter Parker
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August ...
'' Annual featuring
Elektra, where he created the enigmatic supervillain The Silencer.
Morelli has also worked for
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
and
Archie Comics.
In 2007, Morelli and Mark Chiarello authored ''Heroes of the Negro Leagues,'' published by Abrams, Inc., a book about the history of
Negro league baseball. It was named the second best sports book of 2007 by Amazon.com.
Morelli won the 2015
Harvey Award
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for Best Letterer for his work on ''
Afterlife with Archie
''Afterlife with Archie'' is a comic book published by Archie Comics beginning in 2013, depicting a zombie apocalypse that begins in the town of Riverdale in an alternative reality. It is written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa,[ ...]
''.
Harvey Awards
Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
Personal life
Morelli is an avid weightlifter, and during the 1980s some Marvel staffers thought he looked like Namor, the Sub-Mariner
Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies In ...
.
References
External links
Jack Morelli on ComicVine
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Living people
1962 births
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