Sid Jacobson was a writer and songwriter who wrote titles for Harvey Comics including Richie Rich and Flash Gordon.
Wide-ranging writing career
Jacobson got his start as a writer at Harvey Comics, where he worked for more than 30 years. He worked on a wide variety of titles there, including co-creating Richie Rich and Casper the Friendly Ghost as well as writing for Flash Gordon, Hot Stuff, Wendy the Witch, Little Dot, Joe Palooka, and others. Also a songwriter, Jacobson wrote Top Ten hits for Frankie Avalon (“A Boy Without a Girl”) and Earl Grant (“(At) The End (of a Rainbow)”). He later worked for Marvel Comics, co-creating their children’s imprint, Star Comics, and editing comic adaptations of “Fraggle Rock” and “Muppet Babies.” Jacobson wrote several novels, including the historical fiction “Streets of Gold,” as well as graphic novels. He co-wrote “The 9/11 Report: The Graphic Adaptation,” and his other graphic novel subjects included a biography of Anne Frank and the Bush presidency.
Jacobson on graphic novelizing the 9/11 Report
“We thought it was incredibly important to make this available in a more understandable package. Just the fact that so little has been done yet—to me, to both of us, it shows that not enough people have understood what was said.” —from a 2006 interview for Slate
Tributes to Sidney Jacobson
Rest in peace, Sid Jacobson. The longtime Harvey editor co-created one of the first continuing characters I collected in comics: Richie Rich. This 1968 issue was my very first. Incredible to think of the number of children who learned to read due to his work. Sid was 93. pic.twitter.com/4hF8u4Xt5f
— I Bought That Comic ?? ? (@BoughtThatComic) July 26, 2022
RIP Sid Jacobson.
I was lucky to do work for him on licensed comics for Archie in the 1990s. Such a casually competent, confident editor.
Comics may be a young man’s game, but he and Ernie Colón had a NYT best-selling graphic novel when they were both in their mid 70s.
— Nat Gertler has too many Peanuts books (@NatGertler) July 25, 2022
Noting with respect the passing of Sid Jacobson, longtime editor of Harvey Comics in their heyday, whose successful…
Posted by Paul Levitz on Monday, July 25, 2022
Full obituary: Legacy.com
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