France Herron

Francis Edward Herron (July 23, 1917 – September 2, 1966)[2][3] was an American comic book writer and editor active in the 1940s–1960s, mainly for DC Comics. He is credited with co-creating Captain Marvel Jr. and the Red Skull, as well as such characters as Cave Carson, Nighthawk, and Mr. Scarlet and Pinky the Whiz Kid. Herron spent the bulk of his time in the comics industry writing for such characters as Green Arrow, Superman, and the Western character Tomahawk.

Biography

Early life and career

Herron was born in 1917[2]

Bibliography

Centaur Publications

The Arrow #3 (1941)
Detective Eye #2 (1940)
Masked Marvel #3 (1940)

DC Comics

Action Comics #128–130, 137, 145, 147 (Vigilante) (1949–1950)
Adventure Comics #118, 152, 174–175, 221, 248, 256 (Green Arrow) (1947–1959)
All-American Men of War #7, 9, 11, 13–17, 20–25, 27–29, 41, 47–48, 51–52, 54, 57, 68–69, 71, 103 (1953–1964)
All-Star Western #73–75, 80–89, 91, 93, 96, 99 (1953–1958)
Batman #86, 105, 113, 164–166, 168–169, 174 (1954–1965)
Big Town #1–2, 24–27, 31–32, 40 (1951–1956)
Blackhawk #181, 196, 200, 212, 218–221, 223–227 (1963–1966)
Boy Commandos #11, 20, 22, 24–25, 29, 32, 34–35 (1945–1949)
The Brave and the Bold #1 (Golden Gladiator); #31–33 (Cave Carson) (1955–1960)
Challengers of the Unknown #11, 14, 29, 34, 37–38, 40–43, 47, 50, 52–54 (1959–1967)
Danger Trail #1–2 (1950)
Detective Comics #184, 208–209 (1952–1954)
G.I. Combat #47, 49–53, 59, 72, 103 (1957–1963)
Hopalong Cassidy #97–111, 113, 115–116, 118, 122 (1955–1957)
House of Secrets #19, 59 (1959–1963)
My Greatest Adventure #61, 70, 76 (1961–1963)
Mystery in Space #23–24, 27, 32, 36, 38, 41–42 (1954–1958)
Our Army at War #16–17, 20, 22, 24–32, 35–39, 41–43, 57, 61, 63–65, 67–69, 74–75, 134, 138 (1953–1964)
Our Fighting Forces #1–5, 15, 18, 23–25, 27–32, 37–38, 83 (1954–1964)
Robin Hood Tales #12–13 (1957–1958)
Sea Devils #12–15 (1963–1964)
Star-Spangled Comics #60, 123–126, 128 (1946–1952)
Star Spangled War Stories #14–25, 27–28, 30–37, 39–42, 45–46, 51, 58–59, 62–64, 67, 74 (1953–1958)
Strange Adventures #49, 51, 53, 59–61, 78–79, 81–84, 87–89, 154, 157, 160–163, 182, 189 (1954–1966)
Superboy #1, 22 (1949–1952)
Superman #98 (1955)
Tales of the Unexpected #13, 84, 103 (1957–1967)
Tomahawk #81, 83–103, 106–108, 111, 118–119 (1962–1968)
Western Comics #43–60 (1954–1956)
World's Finest Comics #28–29, 36, 71–72, 91, 95, 97–98, 100–102, 104–112, 114–116, 120, 124–125, 129, 131–134, 136, 138 (Green Arrow); #39 (Boy Commandos); #72, 79 (Tomahawk); #126, 129 (Superman and Batman) (1947–1963)

Fawcett Comics

Whiz Comics #25 (1941)
Wow Comics #1 (1940)

Harvey Comics

Double-Dare Adventures #1–2 (1966–1967)
Spyman #2–3 (1966–1967)

Timely Comics

Captain America Comics #1, 7 (1941)
Mystic Comics #2 (1940)

birth name	Francis Edward Herron‡R1R‡
birth place	Lee County, Virginia, U.S.
birth date	July 23, 1917
death date	September 2, 1966 (age 49)
death place	New York, New York, U.S.
write	y
edit	y
alias	Eddie Herron Ed "France" Herron France E. Herron
notable works	Captain Marvel Jr. Red Skull Tomahawk Green Arrow
awards	Bill Finger Award 2020 (posthumously)

Biography

Early life and career

Fawcett Comics

World War II

DC Comics

Harvey Comics

Syndicated newspaper strips

Death

Awards

Bibliography

Centaur Publications

DC Comics

Fawcett Comics

Harvey Comics

Timely Comics

External links

References