Marie Severin (;Dare2Draw: Backdate Rewind: Marie Severin
/ref> August 21, 1929 – August 29, 2018) was an American

comics artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and g ...

and

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best known for her work for

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and the 1950s'

EC Comics Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, war novel, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through th ...

. She is an inductee of the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame and the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.

Early life and career

Marie Severin was born in

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, on

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,Cassell, p. 8 the second and last child of John Edward Severin, born in

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, Norway, who immigrated to the United States at age 3, and a mother, Marguerite (Powers) Severin,Cassell, p. 19 from

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, whose heritage was Irish.Cassell, p. 21. Her older brother,

John Severin John Powers Severin (; December 26, 1921 – February 12, 2012) was an American comics artist noted for his distinctive work with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics ''Two-Fisted Tales'' and ''Frontline Combat''; for Marvel Comics, ...

, was born in 1922. The family moved to

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, New York City, when Marie was 4. She attended a Catholic grammar school and then the all-girl Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School.Cassell, p. 12 The family lived in an apartment in the

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neighborhood at the time;Cassell, p. 18 it is uncertain if this was the family's original Brooklyn locale from Severin's childhood or if the family moved to that neighborhood in the interim. Due to the high school's staggered schedule, Severin's class graduated in January 1948, rather than in mid-year as typical. Severin grew up in an artistic household where her father, a

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veteran, eventually became a designer for the fashion company

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during the 1930s.Severin in In her teens, Severin took what she recalled as "a couple of months" of cartooning and illustration classes, and attended

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in Brooklyn "for one day and said, 'This is a college', and I wanted to draw and make money". Her first job was doing clerical work for an insurance company in downtown Manhattan "for a couple of years" while still living at home.Cassell, p. 13 She continued living there after her father died. Severin was working on

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when her brother John, then an artist for

, needed a colorist for his work there. Marie Severin's earliest recorded comic-book work is coloring EC Comics' ''A Moon, a Girl ... Romance'' #9 (Oct. 1949). In a 2001 interview, she recalled she broke in as a colorist She would contribute coloring across the company's line, including its war comics and its celebrated but notoriously graphic horror comics, and also worked on the comics' production end, as well as "doing little touch ups and stuff" on the art. When EC ceased publication in the wake of the U.S. Senate hearings on the effects of comic books on children and the establishment of the Comics Code, Severin worked briefly for

' 1950s predecessor,

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. After an industry downturn circa 1957, she left and found work with the

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. She recalled in 2001, "I did a little bit of everything for them—I did television graphics on economics ndI did a lot of drawing. I did a educationalcomic book that my brother did the finished art on ... about checks".

Blue-panels assertion

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, in his 1972 biography of EC publisher

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, wrote, "There was Marie Severin, Gaines's colorist, and a very moral

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, who made her feelings known by coloring dark blue any panel she thought was in bad taste. C editor AlFeldstein called her 'the conscience of EC.'" Severin has repeatedly refuted that assertion, which became part of comics lore, while also saying she sometimes used coloring to "kind of shield" some gruesome content, noting,

Silver Age

In 1959, when the industry had picked up again during the period fans and historians call the

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, Severin again worked for

in production. Severin recalled in 2001 that when ''

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'' magazine requested an artist to illustrate a story "on the college drug culture", Marvel production manager

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offered Severin rather than one of the regular artists, who were on deadline. Her illustration for the magazine led Marvel editor-in-chief

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to assign her the feature "

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" in ''

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'', replacing

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, who had succeeded character co-creator

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. With Lee, Severin co-created the fictional cosmic entity the

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in ''Strange Tales'' #157 (June 1967). Severin was Marvel's head

until 1972, at which point she turned most of her coloring duties over to George Roussos so that she could do more

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assignments. She continued to expand from colorist to do penciling and inking, and occasionally also

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, on various titles. She drew stories of the Sub-Mariner and the

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, and the covers or interiors of titles including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Cat'', and ''

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''. Additionally, she worked on Marvel's satiric humor magazine ''

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'', as well as the company's self-lampooning comic book, '' Not Brand Echh''.

Later life and career

In 1976, Severin co-created Spider-Woman, designing her original costume. She co-created '' Howard the Duck'' villain

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in 1977. Two years later she provided the art for the Spider-Man and the Hulk toilet paper. In the 1980s, she was assigned to Marvel's Special Projects division, which handled non-comic book licensing. She helped design toy maquettes and film and television tie-ins products, and worked on the short-lived Marvel Books imprint of children's coloring books and sticker books. During this time she also drew the ''

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'' and '' Muppet Babies'' comics for Marvel's Star Comics imprint. During the following decade, Severin penciled the "Impossible Tale" of the "Li'l Soulsearchers" in issue #31 (Aug. 1998) of Claypool Comics'

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-humor comic '' Soulsearchers and Company'', inked by fellow Silver Age veteran Jim Mooney; and she inked Dave Cockrum's penciling in issue #43 (July 2000). She also inked

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's pencils on the story "Favor of the Month" in ''Elvira'' #144 (April 2005). Severin retired sometime afterward, but continued into the mid-2000s to make occasional contributions, such as recoloring many of the comics stories reprinted in the EC-era retrospective books '' B. Krigstein'' and ''B. Krigstein Comics''. The former won both the Harvey and Eisner comic-industry awards in 2003. On October 11, 2007, Severin suffered a stroke, and was taken to Huntington Hospital, in Huntington on

, to recover and recuperate.

Awards and honors

Severin won the Best Penciller (Humor Division) Shazam Award in 1974. The following year, she was nominated for both Best Inker (Humor Division) and Best Colorist. Severin spoke at a 1974 New York

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panel on the role of women in comics, alongside Flo Steinberg, Jean Thomas (sometime-collaborator with then-husband

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(writer of ''The Claws of the Cat'') and fan representative Irene Vartanoff. She also participated in the Women of Comics Symposium at the 2006 Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon. Severin won an

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at the San Diego Comic Con in 1988. She was inducted into the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame in 2001; she and ''

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'' creator Dale Messick were the first women to be so inducted. Severin's work was among that included in the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art exhibition of women comic-book artists, "She Draws Comics", July to November 2006. In consideration of her contributions to comics, Comics Alliance listed Severin as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition. She received Comic-Con International's Icon Award in 2017. In 2019, Severin was posthumously awarded the Inkwell Awards Stacey Aragon Special Recognition Award for her lifetime of inking artwork. Severin was also inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame alongside her brother John, and fellow Mad contributors Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Ben Oda.

Personal life

Her brother John was an artist who worked for EC and Marvel; her niece, Ruth Larenas, is a producer for her nephew John Severin Jr.'s Bubblehead Publishing.

Bibliography

Sources

Atlas Comics

* ''Astonishing'' #54 (artist) (1956) * ''Tales of Justice'' #55 (artist) (1957) * '' Uncanny Tales'' #54 (artist) (1957) *''World of Mystery'' #3, 7 (artist) (1956–1957)

Claypool Comics

* '' Elvira: Mistress of the Dark'' #144 (inker) (2005) * ''Soulsearchers and Company'' #31 (penciller), #43 (inker) (1998–2000)

DC Comics

* '' 9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember, Volume Two'' (artist/colorist) (2002) * '' Batman Black and White'', vol. 2, HC (artist, among others) (2002) * '' Bizarro Comics'' HC (inker/colorist) (2001) * '' Fanboy'' #4 (artist) (1999) * '' L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons)'' #6 (colorist) (2000) * ''Looney Tunes'' #100 (artist) (2003) * ''

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'' #27 (colorist) (1998) * '' Supergirl Plus'' #1 (colorist) (1997) * ''

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'' #1–12, 14, 22–38, 40–66 (colorist) (1996–2002)

Paradox Press

* '' The Big Book of...'' Volume 9, 11–14, 17 (artist) (1997–2000)

Dark Horse Comics

* ''

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's Dream Corridor Quarterly'' #1 (colorist) (1996) * '' Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist'' #5 (artist) (2005)

EC Comics

* '' A Moon, a Girl... Romance'' #9 (colorist) (1949) *'' Aces High'' #1–5 (colorist) (1955) * '' Crime SuspenStories'' #17–20, 22–27 (artist/colorist) (1953–1955) *''

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'' #1–5 (colorist) (1955) * '' Frontline Combat'' #5 (colorist) (1952) *''

The Haunt of Fear ''The Haunt of Fear'' was an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series published by EC Comics, starting in 1950. Along with '' Tales from the Crypt'' and '' The Vault of Horror'', it formed a trifecta of popular EC horror anthologies. ''T ...

'' #1, 14–17 (colorist) (1950–1953) * ''

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'' #1–5 (colorist) (1955) *'' Incredible Science Fiction'' #30–33 (colorist) (1955–1956) * ''

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'' #1–7 (colorist) (1954–1955) * '' Shock SuspenStories'' #6, 9–14, 18 (artist/colorist) (1952–1954) * ''

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'' #2–3 (colorist) (1955) * '' The Vault of Horror'' #16, 34 (colorist) (1950–1954) *'' Weird Fantasy'' #6–12, 14–16 (colorist) (1951–1952) * ''

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'' #24, 27, 29 (artist/colorist) (1954–1955)

Gladstone

* ''

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'' #219 (colorist) (1986)

GT Labs

* ''Dignifying Science'' OGN (penciller) (1999)

Marvel Comics

* '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' Marvel Treasury Special #1 (colorist) (1976) * '' 2099 Unlimited'' #1, 3 (colorist), #6 (artist/colorist) (1993–1994) * '' Alf'' #1–18, 20–38, 40–50, ''Annual'' #1–3, ''Holiday Special'' #1–2, ''Spring Special'' #1 (inker/colorist) (1988–1992) * ''

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'' #16 (penciller) (1973) * ''Amazing High Adventure'' #1, 3–4 (colorist) (1984–1986) * ''

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'' #186 (colorist), ''Annual'' #5 (penciller) (1968–1978) * ''

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'' #20 (penciller/colorist) (1973) * ''

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'' #1 (penciller/colorist) (1984) * ''

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'' #3 (colorist) (1979) * '' Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' #1 (inker) (1991) * '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book'' #4–12 (inker) (1992) * ''

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'' #440 (inker) (1995) * ''

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'' #1–2, 4–7, 10, 15–16 (colorist) (1976–1977) * ''

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'' #1 (inker) (1995) * ''

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'' #1–2 (penciller/colorist) (1972–1973) * '' Chamber of Darkness'' #2 (penciller) (1969) * ''

'' #10 (penciller), #69, 72 (colorist) (1971–1977) * ''Conan the King'' #20 (inker) (1984) * ''Conan the Reaver'' GN (colorist) (1987) * ''

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'' #1–4 (inker) (1994) * ''

'' #11, 69, 75, 78–79 (artist) (1975–1981) * ''

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'' #10 (colorist), #14 (penciller) (1971) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #4 (inker) (1990) * '' The Deep'' #1 (colorist) (1977) * ''

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'' #53 (colorist), #127 (writer/artist) (1977–1984) * ''

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'' #4 (penciller) (1976) * ''

'' vol. 2 #20, 31 (colorist) (1976–1978) * ''Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' #78–79 (penciller) (1995) * '' Droids'' #1, 6 (colorist) (1986–1987) * ''Epic Battles of the Civil War'' Volume 1–4 (colorist) (1998) * '' Epic Illustrated'' #9, 11, 13 (inker), #12 (letterer), #15–20 (colorist) (1981–1983) * ''

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'' #1–2 (inker/colorist) (1985) * ''

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'' #3 (penciller) (1987) * ''

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'' #177 (colorist) (1976) * ''

'' #1–8 (artist/colorist) (1985–1986) * '' Francis, Brother of the Universe'' #1 (inker/colorist) (1980) * '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #28 (penciller) (1984) * ''Giant-Size Chillers'' #3 (artist) (1975) * '' Heathcliff'' #53 (artist) (1990) * ''

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Starring the X-Men'' #1 (colorist) (1985) * '' Howard the Duck'' #7 (colorist) (1976) * ''

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'' #2 (colorist) (1986) * ''

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'' #15 (colorist) (1979) * '' Human Fly'' #1 (colorist) (1977) * ''

The Incredible Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book a ...

'' #102–105, ''Annual'' #1 (penciller), #190, 354, 358–367 (inker) (1968–1990) * '' Invaders'' #14 (colorist) (1977) * '' Iron Fist'' #13 (colorist) (1977) * ''

'' #82–83, 85 (inker), #108 (colorist) (1976–1978) * '' Kickers, Inc.'' #2 (colorist) (1986) * ''

Kid 'n Play Kid 'n Play is an American hip-hop duo from New York City that was most popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The duo was composed of Christopher Reid ("Kid") and Christopher Martin ("Play") working alongside their DJ, Mark "DJ Wiz" Eas ...

'' #6 (inker) (1992) * ''

King Arthur and the Knights of Justice ''King Arthur and the Knights of Justice'' is an animated series produced by Golden Films, C&D (Créativité et Développement) and Bohbot Entertainment. The series was created by Jean Chalopin along with Diane Eskenazi (Golden Films) and Avi Ar ...

'' #1–3 (inker) (1993–1994) * ''

'' #2–10 (penciller) (1971–1973) * ''Kull the Conqueror'' vol. 2 #1, 7, 9 (colorist) (1982–1985) * ''Kull the Destroyer'' #18, 20–21 (colorist) (1976–1977) * '' The Life of Pope John Paul II'' #1 (colorist) (1983) * ''

Logan's Run ''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusianism future society in which both population and the consumption of resource ...

'' #1, 3 (colorist) (1977) * ''

Marvel Comics Super Special ''Marvel Comics Super Special'' was a 41-issue series of one-shot comic-magazines published by Marvel Comics from 1977 to 1986. They were cover-priced $1.50 to $2.50, while regular color comics were priced 30 cents to 60 cents, Beginning with issu ...

'' #1–3, 9, 15, 22–23 (colorist), #20 (penciller/colorist) (1978–1982) * ''Marvel Holiday Special'' #3 (artist) (1994) * ''

Marvel Premiere ''Marvel Premiere'' is an American comic book anthology series that was published by Marvel Comics. In concept it was a tryout book, intended to determine if a character or concept could attract enough readers to justify launching their own seri ...

'' #50 (colorist) (1979) * ''

Marvel Spotlight ''Marvel Spotlight'' is a comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics as a try-out book. It stood out from Marvel's other try-out books in that most of the featured characters made their first appearance in the series. The series origin ...

'' #12 (colorist) (1973) * '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #12 (penciller) (1993) * ''

Marvel Team-Up ''Marvel Team-Up'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as ...

'' #74 (inker/colorist) (1978) * ''

Marvel Treasury Edition ''Marvel Treasury Edition'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1974 to 1981. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an oversi ...

'' #12, 24 (colorist) (1976–1980) * '' Marvel Two-in-One'' #23 (penciller) (1977) * ''

Midnight Sons The Midnight Sons is a fictional team of supernatural superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Including Ghost Riders Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze, Blade, and Morbius, the original team first formed as part of ...

Unlimited'' #6–7 (artist/colorist) (1994) * ''

Mighty Mouse Mighty Mouse is an American animated anthropomorphic superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. The character was originally called Super Mouse, and made his debut in the 1942 short ''The Mouse of Tomorro ...

'' #1–10 (inker) (1990–1991) * ''Misty'' #1–3 (colorist) (1985–1986) * ''Monsters on the Prowl'' #16 (inker) (1972) * '' Moon Knight Special'' #1 (artist/colorist) (1992) * ''

Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. M ...

'' #1 (colorist) (1977) * '' Muppet Babies'' #1, 3–13, 15–16 (artist/colorist) (1985–1987) * ''

New Warriors The New Warriors is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They traditionally consisted of teenage and young adult heroes, and were often seen to serve as a junior counterpart to Avengers (comics), ...

Annual'' #1 (inker) (1991) * '' Not Brand Echh'' #1–9, 11–13 (artist) (1967) * '' Nova'' #6, 11 (colorist) (1977) *''

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe The ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications. The original 15-volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, followed by sporadic u ...

'' #3, 14 (penciller) (1983–1984) * ''

Pizzazz ''Pizzazz'' is the fifth album by American singer Patrice Rushen. Reception While she was attacked for leaving the jazz genre, Rushen was able to get a good fan base with an R&B/Pop audience. Rushen's profile in the R&B world continued to incre ...

'' #5, 9–13, 15 (Star Wars comic) (colorist) (1978) * '' Power Man'' #35 (penciller) (1976) * ''

Power Man and Iron Fist ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (originally ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' then ''Luke Cage, Power Man'') was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the superheroes Power Man and Iron Fist. Publication history ''He ...

'' #60 (penciller/colorist) (1979) * ''

Psi-Force ''Psi-Force'' was a comic book series created by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson and published by Marvel Comics under their New Universe imprint from 1986 to 1989. It ran for 32 issues and an Annual (October 1987). It concerned a group of adole ...

'' #3 (colorist) (1987) * ''

Punisher 2099 ''The Punisher 2099'' is a comic book series following the account of Jake Gallows (the Punisher) in the year 2099 in an alternate Marvel Universe. The majority of the issues were written by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, with art by Tom Morgan. T ...

'' #7–8, 12 (colorist) (1993–1994) * ''

Rawhide Kid The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional Old West cowboy appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A heroic gunfighter of the 19th-century American West who was unjustly wanted a ...

'', vol. 2, #1 (colorist) (1985) * ''

Red Sonja Red Sonja is a fictional sword and sorcery comic-book superheroine created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith for Marvel Comics in 1973, partially inspired by Robert E. Howard's character Red Sonya of Rogatino. Marvel Comics p ...

'' vol. 3 #8 (inker) (1985) * ''

The Ren & Stimpy Show ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to Decemb ...

'' #9 (inker) (1993) * '' Royal Roy'' #1 (colorist) (1985) * '' Sergio Massacres Marvel'' #1 (inker) (1996) * ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and in ...

'' #1 (inker) (1982) * ''

The Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

'' #8 (colorist), #45, 47–48, 51, 54, ''Annual'' #3, 11 (artist) (1977–1991) * ''Spider-Man and the Dallas Cowboys'' Sunday supplement (writer/penciller) (1983) * ''Spider-Man: Christmas in Dallas'' promotional one-shot (colorist) (1983) * ''Spoof'' #1–5 (1970–1973) * ''Star Team'' promotional one-shot (colorist) (1977) * ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

'' #13 (inker) (1981) * ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

'' #1, 17 (colorist) (1977–1978) * ''

'' #153–160 (artist) (1967) * '' Sub-Mariner'' #9, 12–19, 21–23, 44–45 (penciller/colorist) (1969–1972) * ''

Supernatural Thrillers ''Supernatural Thrillers'' was an American horror fiction comic book published by Marvel Comics in the 1970s that adapted classic stories of that genre, including works by Robert Louis Stevenson and H. G. Wells, before becoming a vehicle for a su ...

'' #1 (penciller) (1972) * ''

Tales of Suspense ''Tales of Suspense'' is the name of an American comic book anthology series and two one-shot comics published by Marvel Comics. The first, which ran from 1959 to 1968, began as a science-fiction anthology that served as a showcase for such arti ...

'' #73 (colorist) (1966) * ''

Tales to Astonish ''Tales to Astonish'' is the name of two American comic book series and a one-shot comic published by Marvel Comics. The primary title bearing that name was published from January 1959 to March 1968. It began as a science-fiction anthology tha ...

'' #92–101 (penciller) (1967–1968) * ''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

'' #1–2 (colorist) (1977) * ''

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...

'' #253, 287 (colorist), 306, 308 (inker) (1976–1981) * '' Thundercats'' #13–16 (colorist) (1987) * ''

The Tomb of Dracula ''The Tomb of Dracula'' is an American horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. The 70-issue series featured a group of vampire hunters who fought Count Dracula and other supernatural menaces. On rare ...

'' #58, 60 (colorist) (1977) * ''

Toxic Crusaders ''Toxic Crusaders'' is a 1991 animated series aimed at children, loosely based on '' The Toxic Avenger'' films. It features Toxie, the lead character of the films, leading a group of misfit superheroes who combat pollution. This followed a trend o ...

'' #1, 3, 6–7 (inker) (1992) * '' Transformers: Generation 2'' #1–4 (inker) (1993–1994) * ''

Web of Spider-Man ''Web of Spider-Man'' is the name of two different monthly comic book series starring Spider-Man that have been published by Marvel Comics since 1985, the first volume of which ran for 129 issues between 1985 and 1995, and the second of which ran ...

'' #27 (colorist) (1987) * '' What If ... ?'' vol. 2 #17 (inker) (1990) * ''

What The--?! ''What The--?!'' is a Marvel Comics comic book series self-parodying the Marvel Universe, similar in vein to the 1960s series '' Not Brand Echh''. It was billed as "The Marvel mag of mirth and mayhem!" The series ran for 26 issues, from August 19 ...

'' #1, 16, 18, 21, 25–26 (artist/inker/colorist) (1988–1993)

References

External links

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Marie Severin
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators * 1983 interview with Marie Severin {{DEFAULTSORT:Severin, Marie 1929 births 2018 deaths American female comics artists American people of Irish descent American people of Norwegian descent Comics colorists EC Comics Inkpot Award winners Marvel Comics people People from East Rockaway, New York Silver Age comics creators Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame inductees People from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women artists Artists from New York (state)