George Roussos (b. 1920)
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Biography:
George Roussos did art study training in England. He did support work for DC as a letterer, from 1940 to 1948, and as a colorist, from 1943 to 1946 and from 1969 to 1974. Roussos did support work as well for Marvel as both a letterer and a colorist, from 1964 to 1992.
George assisted Bob Kane with backgrounds and lettering on the Batman feature in 1940.
He did the lettering for the Spanish language edition of the comic strip, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, from 1939 to 1940.
Comic strip syndication work: Judge Parker daily and Sunday ? (Publishers Syndicate) 1953-XX-XX (assisted); Judge Wright daily (United Feature Syndicate) 1947-06-12 - 1948-04-03 (pencil and inks per Holtz, inks only per Bails); The Phantom (King Features Syndicate) 1968-XX-XX - 1969-XX-XX (unconfirmed ghost pencils)
Notes:
Roussos used the pen name, Jerry Scott in conjunction with Jerry Robinson. Not to be confused with the Zits comic strip creator Jerry Scott.
Roussos used the pen name, M. G. (M.G.) in conjunction with Mort Meskin.
Name:
- George Roussos
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Type: Name at Birth
Given name: George Family name: Roussos
Other Names:
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G. Bell
Type: Pen Name
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Geo Bell
Type: Pen Name
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Geo. Bell
Type: Pen Name
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George Bell
Type: Pen Name
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T. S. Chu
Type: Pen Name
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Inky
Type: Pen Name
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Sam Kato
Type: Pen Name
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George R.
Type: Common Alternative Name
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Rejeog
Type: Pen Name
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Roussos
Type: Common Alternative Name
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G. Roussos
Type: Common Alternative Name
Given name: G. Family name: Roussos -
Geo Roussos
Type: Common Alternative Name
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Geo. Roussos
Type: Common Alternative Name
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Greg Roussos
Type: Common Alternative Name
Given name: Greg Family name: Roussos -
Jerry Scott
Type: Pen Name
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Terry Scott
Type: Pen Name
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Joe Shuster
Type: Ghost Name
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Perry Williams
Type: Pen Name
- Джордж Русос
Signatures:
- Bob Kane [generic]
- G Roussos [generic]
- G. Roussos [generic]
- Geo Roussos [generic]
- Geo Roussos [generic]
- Geo. Roussos [generic]
- George [generic]
- George Roussos [generic]
- George Russo [generic]
- Inky Roussos [generic]
- Jerry Siegel [generic]
- Joe Shuster [generic]
- M.R. [generic]
- R (of MR) [generic]
- RM [generic]
- Roussos [generic]
- Rousssos [generic]
Relations:
- Ghosted for - Joe Shuster (b. 1914)
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Employee of
- Simon and Kirby Studio (b. 1941)
Notes: Roussos did background work for the studio on the feature Captain America during 1941. Then he did freelance pencil and ink work for the studio, from circa 1950 to 1954.
Schools:
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Pratt Institute [Brooklyn] ? to ?
Art Influences:
George Roussos (b. 1920) stated influences by:Non Comics Works:
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Publication Title: ? (fine arts) - Role: artist
Employer Name : Self-Published
Work Title: ?
Notes: Roussos worked in fine art doing experimental photography. Names of works currently not known. -
Publication Title: ? (fine arts) - Role: artist
Employer Name : Self-Published
Work Title: ?
Notes: Roussos did oil paintings. Names of works currently not known.
