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| Lloyd Jacquet | |
| Birth name: | Lloyd Victor Jacquet |
| Gender: | Male |
| Medium(s): | Comic books |
| Roles: | Editor |
| Born: | March 7th, 1899 |
| Died: | July 7th, 1970 |
| Deathplace: | Little Neck, New York |
| Notable works: | Motion Picture Funnies Weekly |
Lloyd Victor Jacquet was a comic book editor born on March 7th, 1899. He who primarily active during the late 1930s and 1940s. He began working on New Fun for National Allied Publications, Inc. (the future DC Comics) in 1935 beginning with issue #1. He then moved over to Star Ranger Funnies for publisher Joseph J. Hardie at Centaur in 1938. Also for Centaur, Lloyd edited issues of Amazing Mystery Funnies, Keen Detective Funnies, Amazing Man Comics, Funny Pages and The Arrow. In 1941 he edited issues of True Comics for Parents' Magazine Press.
New Fun #6 is an important, albeit obscure comic book issue that was released in October, 1935. The issue introduced a supernatural crime detective named Doctor Occult, who later went on to make many recurring appearances in future titles published by DC Comics.
One of Lloyd's more notable works was editing Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1, which was a free one-shot give-away handed out to movie theater patrons in April, 1939. While the title itself may not seem particularly memorable, it is the first appearance of the Sub-Mariner, created by Bill Everett - who is the first character created for what will ultimately become the Marvel Universe as seen in books published by Marvel Comics. Lloyd's work on this issue were included in Marvel Comics #1.
As Doctor Occult and the Sub-Mariner are the first characters of what will later become the two most successful comic book publishers in the country, it could be said that Lloyd Jacquet kick-started both the DC Universe and the Marvel Universe.
Lloyd Jacquet passed away in Little Neck, New York on July 7th, 1970 at the age of 71.
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- Founder of First Funnies, Inc.