Janice Race
Janice Race is an American former comic book editor best known for her work at DC Comics in the 1980s.
Biography
Raised in The Bronx,[1] Race earned a B.S. in speech pathology and audiology from the College of City University.[2] She was employed by DC Comics in the 1980s[3] and had worked as a textbook editor for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich before entering the comics industry.[4] She served as an Associate Editor for Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway[1] as well as an editor in her own right. Among the titles she oversaw was World's Finest Comics which featured DC's two best-known characters, Superman and Batman.[5] Race was a frequent collaborator with writer Greg Potter and edited his Jemm, Son of Saturn limited series and his Me & Joe Priest graphic novel.[6] She and Potter spent several months working on new concepts for the mid-1980s relaunch of Wonder Woman,[7] before being joined by writer/artist George Pérez.[8] Race left DC before the first issue of the new series was published to return to book publishing[9][10] and was replaced by Karen Berger.
Bibliography
As editor unless noted:
DC Comics
- All-Star Squadron #32-58, Annual #3 (1984–1986) (as Associate Editor)
- America vs. the Justice Society #1-4 (1985) (as Associate Editor)
- Booster Gold #1-5 (1986)
- DC Graphic Novel #5 ("Me & Joe Priest") (1985)
- Deadman #1-3 (1986) (as co-editor for #2-3 with Richard Bruning)
- The Fury of Firestorm #22, 24-26, 28-49, 54, Annual #3 (1984–1986) (as Associate Editor until #36, as Editor from #37 afterwards)
- Jemm, Son of Saturn #1-12 (1984–1985) (as co-editor for #1-2 with Dick Giordano)
- Secret Origins vol. 2 #4 (Firestorm) (1986)
- World's Finest Comics #306-323 (1984–1986)
References
- 1 2 Race, Janice, brief autobiographical essay for Dick Giordano's "Meanwhile" column, Wonder Woman #317 (July 1984) "I grew up in The Bronx, in the shadow of Yankee Stadium...Here, at DC, I am the New York contact for most of the books written and edited by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway."
- ↑ Bails, Jerry (2006). "Race, Janice". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ↑ Janice Race at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Nossiter, Alf (July 1, 1984), "The Harlem Globetrotter", Amazing Heroes (Fantagraphics Books), no. 50, p. 39,
Janice Race is a newcomer to DC, having primarily worked in publishing as a textbook editor at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
- ↑ Addiego, Frankie (July 2014). "The Final Days of World's Finest". Back Issue! (TwoMorrows Publishing) (73): 67.
- ↑ Potter, Greg; Randall, Ron (1985). Me & Joe Priest. DC Comics. ISBN 0-930289-04-8.
- ↑ Gold, Alan "Wonder Words" letter column, Wonder Woman #329 (February 1986) "[Alan Gold will] be turning over the editorial reins to Janice Race...She has been working for several months already, as a matter of fact, with a bright new writer named Greg Potter."
- ↑ "Newsflashes". Amazing Heroes (Fantagraphics Books) (82): 8. November 1, 1985.
Pérez's Amazon: George Pérez will be co-plotting and penciling the new Wonder Woman series, scheduled to debut in June 1986 [sic]. Greg Potter will be the writer and co-plotter with Pérez
- ↑ Nolen-Weathington, Eric (2003). Modern Masters Volume 2: George Perez. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 1-893905-25-X.
A week after [George Pérez] came on to Wonder Woman, Janice quit comic books. She went on to book publishing.
- ↑ Thomas, Roy letter column, Infinity, Inc. #25 (April 1986) "Janice Race has moved back into the world of book publishing after her sojourn in comics but we wish her well."
External links
- Janice Race at the Comic Book Database
- Janice Race at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
| Preceded by Roger Slifer |
World's Finest Comics editor 1984–1986 |
Succeeded by n/a |
| Preceded by Gerry Conway |
The Fury of Firestorm editor 1985–1986 |
Succeeded by Paul Kupperberg |