[hvalois]

Hi, everyone!

This is my first post here. For a couple years I've been diving in public domain superheroes, trying to built a comic of my own, where I intend to use some of this characters.

However, my project gave me a full hand of sub-products. I just created an compillation of one of Stephen A. Douglas characters, the Rainbow Boy. Before I submit this to the CB+ database, I'm  putting together an article about this creator, frequently said to be the first comic book editor ever. Sadly, all the way here from Brazil, I don't have access to many books about american comics and I'm stuck with stuff I could find online (not that much, after all).

I would thank a lot for anyone who could help me get more info about this guy. Anyone?

Cheeers!

(Sorry about any language artifacts. Not a natural english speaker here...)

[mopee167]

Stephen A. Douglas (1907

[toppcat]

I am looking for any and all informationon Douglas (I think it may actually have been Douglass) and am especially interested in details on his various collections of Americna pop culture ephemera.  I can't find much online or in orint about him and am hoping to find some family memebers at some point to interview. Any help or pushes in the right direction greatly appreciated!

[Robb_K]

Here is the link to The Stehen Douglas entry in The Grand Comics Database:   

https://www.comics.org/creator/12366/

Here is a list of his accomplishments and credits from The Grand Comics Database:

Vital Statistics:
Born: 1907 October 24 in Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1967 month? day? in ?

Notes: To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Issue Checklist (via credit search for name "Stephen Douglas")
Issue Checklist (via linked credit records)
List of to be migrated issues (via credit search for name "Stephen Douglas")
Issue Edit List (via linked credit records)
Cover List (via linked credit records)
Series List (via linked credit records)
Characters List (via linked credit records)
Features List (via linked credit records)
Sequences List (via linked credit records)
Story Credits in the GCD (via search for "Stephen Douglas")
Who's Who of American Comic Books


Name:

Stephen Douglas Type: Common Alternative Name
Other Names:

SAD Type: Pen Name
S.A.D. Type: Pen Name
Stephen A. Douglas Type: Name at Birth
Given name: Stephen A. Family name: Douglas
Steve Douglas Type: Common Alternative Name

Education:

New York University ? to ?

Columbia University ? to ?

Pratt Institute [Brooklyn] ? to ?

Signatures:

S A D [generic]
S D [generic]
S. A. D. [generic]
S. D. [generic]
SAD [generic]
SD [generic]
Stephen Douglas [generic]
Steve Douglas
Steve Douglas [generic]

Awards:

1958: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Comic Book Division
1963: National Cartoonist Society Awards (NCS Awards) - Silver T-Square Extraordinary Service Award

Memberships:

National Cartoonist Society Type: member

For: Editing, story writing

That page includes links that go to pages that provide details to what I have shown above. 

Good luck!

[toppcat]

Wow, thanks Robb!