Comic book writer/editor (1917-1983)
Ruth Roche Born Ruth Ann Roche(1917-02-18 ) February 18, 1917 U.S. Died May 4, 1983(1983-05-04) (aged 66) Area(s) Writer, Editor Pseudonym(s) R. A. Roche Rod Roche A. Talbott Roche Agnes Wilson George Tracy Miss Martin Miss Thorpe Tom Alexander[ 1] Notable works
Kismet, Man of Fate Roche-Iger Studio
Ruth Ann Roche (18 February 1917 – 4 May 1983)[ 2] was a writer and editor in the Golden Age of Comic Books . She was also the business partner of Jerry Iger .
Life and career
Roche started as a writer at the Eisner-Iger Studio , a packager for Fiction House , in 1940. She wrote such features as "Phantom Lady ", "Senorita Rio", "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle ", "Kaanga", and "Camilla". She also wrote the female-led adventure newspaper strip Flamingo , drawn by Matt Baker and syndicated by Iger's Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate. In 1944, she created Kismet, Man of Fate , the first Muslim superhero, published in the comic book Bomber Comics from Elliot Publishing Company .[ 3]
She soon became Iger's associate editor; in 1945 they became business partners,[ 4] and the studio became the Roche-Iger Studio .[ 5] She stayed with the studio until it ceased operations in 1961.[ 4]
She later married a man named Schaffer (or possibly "Schaefer").[ 1] She died in 1983.
Legacy
Trina Robbins and Catherine Yronwode dedicated their 1985 book, Women in the Comics , to Roche.[ 6]
Bibliography
Writer
America In Action (1945) #1
Bomber Comics (1944) #2
Classic Comics (1941) #32
Classics Illustrated (1947) #26, 31-32
Frankenstein
The Black Arrow
Lorna Doone
Fight Comics (1940) #53
Haunted Thrills (1952) #11
Jumbo Comics (1938) #44, 152
Phantom Lady (1947) #13-23
Phantom Lady (1954) #5 [1]-4
The Rider (1957) #3
Seven Seas Comics (1946) #1-4, 6
Editor
Aggie Mack (1948) #8
All True Romance (1955) #23-24, 27, 30
Battle Report (1952) #1-3
Black Cobra (1954) #6
Bomber Comics (1944) #3
Bride's Secrets (1954) #9-10, 19
Ellery Queen (1949) #2
Fantastic Comics (1954) #11
The Fighting Man (1952) #1-8
The Flame (1954) #5 [1]
G-I in Battle (1952) #8
Gunsmoke Trail (1957) #2-3
Haunted Thrills (1952) #3, 10, 12, 17-18
Lone Eagle (1954) #4
The Lone Rider (1951) #3, 11, 15, 18, 20
Lonely Heart (1955) #12
Men in Action (1957) #1-2, 6
Midnight (1957) #1-2, 4
Phantom Lady (1954) #5 [1]-4
The Rider (1957) #3
Samson (1955) #12-14
Secret Love (1957) #2
Seven Seas Comics (1946) #1-4
Spitfire Comics (1944) #132
Spunky the Smiling Spook (1957) #1
Strange (1957) #1-6
Strange Fantasy (1952) #2, 4-7, 9-14
Super Cat (1957) #1
Swift Arrow (1954) #1-2
Today's Brides (1955) #4
Voodoo (1952) #1-6, 8, 10-15, 17, 19
References
^ a b "Ruth Roche" . Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999 .
^ Saunders, David (2015). "Ruth Roche" . PulpArtists.com . Retrieved 30 December 2018 .
^ Greenfield, Dan (Nov 3, 2016). "13 DAYS OF SUPER WEIRD HEROES: Kismet — Man of Fate! | 13th Dimension, Comics, Creators, Culture" . 13thDimension.com . Retrieved 2017-07-13 .
^ a b "Iger Studio" . Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999 . Retrieved 23 March 2023 .
^ MacDonald, Heidi (Sep 19, 2014). "Must Read: Women Who Conquered the Comics World" . The Beat .
^ Robbins, Trina; Yronwode, Catherine (1985). Women in the Comics . Eclipse Books .
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