Jess Jodloman

Jess Jodloman, born Jesus Jodloman on 25 February 1925 in the Philippines, built a steady career as a comic book artist during the 1970s and early 1980s, primarily working for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He signed his work Jess Jodloman, and his credits span 18 issues between 1973 and 1982, with his most frequent contributions appearing in horror and mystery anthologies such as *Weird Mystery Tales*, *House of Mystery*, *Haunted Tales*, and *The Unexpected*. His style, marked by clean linework and expressive storytelling, suited the eerie, twist-ending tales that defined those series. Jodloman also worked as an inker and letterer, demonstrating versatility in the production pipeline of the era. He collaborated with writers and editors who shaped the anthology format, though specific co-creations are not recorded in available sources. After his active period in American comics, he returned to the Philippines, where he continued to work in the local industry. Jodloman passed away on 20 March 2018 at the age of 93. His contributions remain a quiet but essential part of the horror-comics boom of the 1970s, and his work is remembered by collectors and historians of the genre.