Werner Roth

1921–1973 United States 105 series 528 issues

Werner Roth (1921-1973) was a German-born American comic book artist best remembered for succeeding Jack Kirby as penciller on Marvel's X-Men. He began at Atlas in the 1950s and drew extensively in the romance genre for DC before returning to Marvel in 1965. On X-Men he worked under Stan Lee and Roy Thomas, pencilling the first appearances of Banshee and Lorna Dane, at first under the pseudonym Jay Gavin. He also drew Western titles for Marvel and romance features for DC.

Name

Werner Roth

Issues

528

Series

105

Also Known As

Jay Gavin

Gender

Male

Birth Date

January 27, 1921

Death Date

June 1, 1973

Country

United States

Series

Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men

Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2021)

Marvel Comics

3 issues

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

17 issues

Juggernaut

Juggernaut (2020)

Limited Series

Marvel Comics

5 issues

Atlas at War!

Atlas at War! (2020)

Dead Reckoning

1 issue

Giant-Size X-Men No.1 Facsimile Edition

Giant-Size X-Men No.1 Facsimile Edition (2019)

One-Shot

Marvel Comics

Decades: Marvel In the '60s: Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe

Decades: Marvel In the '60s: Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe (2019)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

1 issue

Pre-Code Classics: Mister Mystery

Pre-Code Classics: Mister Mystery (2018)

Limited Series

PS Artbooks

2 issues

X-Men Epic Collection: The Sentinels Live

X-Men Epic Collection: The Sentinels Live (2018)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

1 issue

X-Men Adventures

X-Men Adventures (2018)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

1 issue

Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar

Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar (2013)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

4 issues

Issues

Vol. 3 : Divided We Fall

#3

Vol. 3 : Divided We Fall

Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2021)

Oct 04, 2023

Volume 2: Where Walks Juggernaut

#2

Volume 2: Where Walks Juggernaut

Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men (2021)

Aug 03, 2022

Volume 14

#14

Volume 14

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003)

Apr 05, 2022

Picking Up the Pieces

#1

Picking Up the Pieces

Juggernaut (2020)

Sep 23, 2020

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Atlas at War! (2020)

Sep 09, 2020

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Giant-Size X-Men No.1 Facsimile Edition (2019)

Jul 17, 2019

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Decades: Marvel In the '60s: Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe (2019)

Mar 13, 2019

Volume Two

#2

Volume Two

Pre-Code Classics: Mister Mystery (2018)

Dec 05, 2018

Volume 3

#1

Volume 3

X-Men Epic Collection: The Sentinels Live (2018)

Nov 14, 2018

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

X-Men Adventures (2018)

Aug 15, 2018

Frequent collaborators

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Artie Simek

Artie Simek

Sam Rosen

Sam Rosen

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas

Dick Ayers

Dick Ayers

Stan Goldberg

Stan Goldberg

Vince Colletta

Vince Colletta

Don Heck

Don Heck

Marie Severin

Marie Severin

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