Joe Rosen — comics creator

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Known forThor

Issues credited2,161

Active1949–1983

Primary roleletterer

Joe Rosen was an American comic book letterer born on December 25, 1920, who spent decades shaping the visual voice of some of Marvel's most enduring titles. He passed away on October 12, 2009.

Rosen built his career primarily at Marvel Comics, where his lettering graced an extraordinary range of titles including The Fantastic Four, Captain America, Daredevil, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, and X-Factor. His work extended to licensed properties as well, among them G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones. He also contributed to the rare DC/Marvel intercompany crossover Superman and Spider-Man, demonstrating the esteem he held across the industry.

Active from 1949 onward, Rosen accumulated credits on more than two thousand issues over his career, a testament to the consistency and reliability that made him a quiet cornerstone of Marvel's production. Lettering is often the least glamorized craft in comics, functioning best when readers never consciously notice it, and Rosen excelled at precisely that kind of disciplined, unobtrusive craftsmanship. His work on Daredevil and The Incredible Hulk alone spanned some of the most celebrated runs in Marvel's history, meaning his hand touched stories that generations of readers came to love without ever knowing his name.

Known for

The New Mutants #98

The Avengers Annual #10

The Savage She-Hulk #1

The New Mutants #87

Daredevil #131

Nova #1

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Full bibliography (first 1,000 of 2,161) · 201 series

Thor (1966) · 60

Super Spider-Man (1976) · 54

The Mighty World of Marvel (1972) · 46

#177 #199 #200 #203 #204 #205 #206 #210 #213 #230 #231 #232 #244 #247 #258 #259 #261 #262 #263 #264 #265 #269 #278 #279 #280 #282 #283 #289 #297 #298 #303 #305 #306 #308 #309 #311 #312 #313 #314 #315 #319 #320 #321 #322 #324 #325

The Savage Sword of Conan (1974) · 41

#28 #29 #37 #38 #39 #40 #42 #43 #44 #45 #46 #47 #48 #49 #50 #51 #52 #53 #54 #55 #56 #57 #58 #60 #67 #68 #72 #73 #76 #77 #45 #78 #46 #79 #80 #81 #82 #84 #85 #67 #88

Conan the Barbarian (1970) · 39

#47 #57 #58 #59 #60 #65 #74 #78 #81 #85 #86 #89 #90 #92 #95 #96 #98 #99 #100 #101 #102 #103 #104 #105 #106 #107 #108 #109 #110 #111 #112 #113 #114 #115 #119 #126 #134 #138 #140

The Avengers (1963) · 37

#130 #87 #89 #90 #91 #92 #93 #98 #99 #105 #106 #107 #108 #114 #116 #117 #118 #119 #121 #122 #124 #125 #126 #129 #133 #137 #140 #141 #156 #158 #167 #193 #215 #217 #218 #219 #227

Daredevil (1964) · 36

#127 #128 #129 #131 #132 #134 #135 #136 #137 #138 #157 #158 #160 #165 #166 #167 #168 #169 #170 #171 #172 #173 #175 #178 #179 #181 #182 #183 #187 #188 #190 #191 #192 #193 #194 #195

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) · 34

#142 #146 #147 #150 #159 #160 #163 #164 #176 #165 #166 #167 #168 #170 #171 #174 #175 #176 #178 #180 #197 #199 #201 #224 #225 #226 #227 #229 #230 #231 #234 #236 #238 #241

Fantastic Four (1961) · 33

#153 #157 #158 #159 #161 #162 #163 #164 #166 #167 #168 #170 #171 #172 #173 #174 #175 #176 #177 #178 #179 #181 #184 #187 #188 #192 #193 #196 #208 #211 #215 #249 #250

Hi-School Romance (1949) · 26

#7 #11 #12 #13 #17 #19 #20 #22 #27 #28 #29 #30 #33 #43 #44 #46 #47 #50 #53 #54 #55 #61 #62 #63 #68 #75

Marvel Two-in-One (1974) · 24

#7 #13 #24 #36 #41 #42 #61 #62 #63 #78 #79 #80 #81 #82 #83 #84 #85 #88 #89 #92 #93 #94 #96 #100

Star Wars (1977) · 22

#7 #11 #25 #30 #34 #38 #55 #56 #57 #59 #60 #61 #62 #63 #64 #65 #67 #68 #69 #70 #71 #72

Iron Man (1968) · 20

#88 #91 #92 #93 #94 #125 #132 #145 #147 #148 #149 #150 #151 #152 #153 #154 #155 #156 #157 #158

First Romance Magazine (1949) · 17

#10 #11 #16 #21 #23 #24 #27 #30 #31 #37 #38 #40 #41 #43 #44 #49 #50

Moon Knight (1980) · 15

#3 #7 #8 #9 #10 #12 #13 #15 #23 #24 #25 #27 #28 #29 #30

Marvel Team-Up (1972) · 13

#52 #53 #54 #56 #60 #76 #77 #83 #86 #99 #117 #121 #128

True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (1949) · 12

#6 #10 #12 #14 #15 #19 #24 #30 #34 #35 #41 #42

Tomb of Terror (1952) · 12

#2 #3 #4 #6 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16

The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) · 12

#1 #15 #21 #23 #24 #32 #69 #70 #71 #75 #77 #78

The Defenders (1972) · 11

#27 #28 #36 #40 #58 #59 #77 #81 #87 #88 #97

Master of Kung Fu (1974) · 11

#35 #46 #47 #54 #58 #77 #78 #80 #84 #86 #87

Nova (1976) · 11

#1 #2 #6 #8 #10 #12 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20

Super Spider-Man TV Comic (1981) · 11

#474 #484 #504 #517 #518 #523 #524 #526 #527 #530 #536

The Incredible Hulk (1968) · 10

#195 #200 #208 #209 #215 #223 #243 #245 #253 #255

Tarzan (1977) · 10

#1 #2 #3 #4 #6 #7 #10 #11 #12 #25

King Conan (1979) · 10

#[nn]#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #12 #13 #14

War Battles (1952) · 9

#1 #2 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #[nn]#9

Ghost Rider (1973) · 9

#11 #14 #28 #47 #63 #64 #75 #78 #79

Micronauts (1979) · 9

#9 #11 #13 #26 #27 #28 #29 #31 #35

Captain America (1968) · 8

#192 #213 #239 #254 #255 #257 #31 #50

The Invaders (1975) · 8

#12 #14 #26 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36

Dan'l Boone (1955) · 7

#3 #3 #4 #5 #5 #7 #8

Planet of the Apes (1974) · 7

#4 #18 #19 #77 #101 #107 #106

Dazzler (1981) · 7

#1 #3 #4 #5 #6 #9 #11

Warfront (1951) · 6

#17 #19 #29 #30 #35 #36

Hulk Comic (1979) · 6

#14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19

The Uncanny X-Men (1981) · 6

#145 #154 #155 #158 #163 #164

Power Man (1974) · 5

#22 #38 #44 #61 #65

Marvel Premiere (1972) · 5

#21 #36 #37 #38 #56

Iron Fist (1975) · 5

#2 #5 #7 #8 #12

Conan Annual (1973) · 5

#3 #4 #5 #6 #7

Spider-Woman (1978) · 5

#1 #4 #15 #30 #40

The Savage She-Hulk (1980) · 5

#1 #4 #5 #10 #19

Witches Tales (1951) · 4

#1 #19 #20 #23

Chamber of Chills Magazine (1951) · 4

#21 [1]#14 #18 #23

Race for the Moon (1958) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #3

Dick Tracy (1950) · 4

#132 #134 #137 #139

Wendy, the Good Little Witch (1960) · 4

#3 #7 #10 #89

[Marvel Hostess Ads] (1975) · 4

#1 #2 #26 #27

Tomb of Dracula (1972) · 4

#36 #37 #60 #62

Marvel Preview (1975) · 4

#5 #6 #10 #12

Omega the Unknown (1976) · 4

#5 #6 #7 #8

Ms. Marvel (1977) · 4

#2 #7 #11 #19

John Carter, Warlord of Mars (1977) · 4

#1 #4 #6 #21

The Human Fly (1977) · 4

#1 #5 #8 #12

What If? (1977) · 4

#6 #13 #28 #36

Spider-Man Comic (1979) · 4

#311 #314 #315 #319

Hulk (1978) · 4

#15 #19 #20 #24

The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones (1983) · 4

#1 #4 #5 #6

Mr. District Attorney (1948) · 3

#18 #19 #37

Black Cat Comics (1946) · 3

#45 #57 #61

True 3-D (1953) · 3

#1 #1 #2

Richie Rich (1960) · 3

#1 #22 #162

Devil Kids Starring Hot Stuff (1962) · 3

#32 #35 #40

The Super-Heroes (1975) · 3

#17 #38 #40

Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction (1975) · 3

#2 #3 #5

Man-Thing (1974) · 3

#17 #21 #5

The X-Men (1963) · 3

#98 #107 #109

Marvel Spotlight (1971) · 3

#30 #4 #11

Logan's Run (1977) · 3

#1 #2 #6

Doctor Strange (1974) · 3

#23 #36 #54

Man from Atlantis (1978) · 3

#1 #5 #6

Howard the Duck (1976) · 3

#24 #29 #1

Star Trek (1980) · 3

#11 #12 #13

Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (1982) · 3

#1 #2 #3

First Love Illustrated (1949) · 2

#3 #69

Ripley's Believe It Or Not Magazine (1953) · 2

#1 #2

Astonishing (1951) · 2

#54 #63

Marvel Tales (1949) · 2

#156 #119

Romance Stories of True Love (1957) · 2

#46 #49

Young Romance (1947) · 2

#1 (91)#2 [98]

Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky (1962) · 2

#4 #9

Spooky Spooktown (1961) · 2

#9 #12

Brother Power the Geek (1968) · 2

#1 #2

Richie Rich Success Stories (1964) · 2

#25 #31

Prez (1973) · 2

#1 #4

Dracula Lives (1974) · 2

#35 #80

Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) · 2

#12 #28

The Avengers Annual (1967) · 2

#6 #10

Thor Annual (1966) · 2

#6 #8

Marvel Super Special (1978) · 2

#9 #21

Spider-Man Annual (1979) · 2

#[1980]#[1983]

Marvel Super Action (1977) · 2

#16 #17

Blockbuster (1981) · 2

#5 #8

Epic Illustrated (1980) · 2

#12 #13

Team America (1982) · 2

#1 #6

Conan the Barbarian Movie Special (1982) · 2

#1 #2

G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero (1982) · 2

#10 #12

Fighting Fronts (1952) · 1

War Adventures (1952) · 1

Flip (1954) · 1

Teen-Age Brides (1953) · 1

Annie Oakley (1948) · 1

Strange Tales (1951) · 1

#36

Bullseye (1955) · 1

Bulls Eye Western Scout (1955) · 1

From Here to Insanity (1955) · 1

#11

Enchanted Love (1955) · 1

#[nn]

Uncanny Tales (1952) · 1

#51

True Bride-to-Be Romances (1956) · 1

#22

Journey into Unknown Worlds (1950) · 1

#55

Black Rider (1957) · 1

My Secret Life (1957) · 1

#22

Romantic Story (1954) · 1

#39

Battle (1951) · 1

#57

Heroes of the West (1959) · 1

#159

The Double Life of Private Strong (1959) · 1

The Friendly Ghost, Casper (1958) · 1

#19

Spellbound (1960) · 1

#28

Alarming Adventures (1962) · 1

Creepy Worlds (1962) · 1

#21

Little Audrey and Melvin (1962) · 1

#13

Spooky (1955) · 1

#80

Blast-Off (1965) · 1

The Spirit (1966) · 1

Casper & Nightmare (1964) · 1

#15

Bunny (1966) · 1

America's Best TV Comics (1967) · 1

#[nn]

Sgt. Fury (1963) · 1

#62

Millie the Model (1966) · 1

#197

Worlds Unknown (1973) · 1

Zombie (1973) · 1

Vampire Tales (1973) · 1

Hot Stuff Sizzlers (1960) · 1

#57

Savage Tales (1971) · 1

TV Casper & Co. (1963) · 1

#46

Giant-Size Fantastic Four (1974) · 1

Spooky Haunted House (1972) · 1

#13

Jungle Action (1972) · 1

#13

Thor the Mighty (1977) · 1

#[nn]

Creatures on the Loose (1971) · 1

#34

War Is Hell (1973) · 1

#12

Amazing Adventures (1970) · 1

#30

Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973) · 1

#125

Big Apple Comix (1975) · 1

#[nn]

Ka-Zar (1974) · 1

#12

Marvel Treasury of Oz Featuring the Marvelous Land of Oz (1975) · 1

The Son of Satan (1975) · 1

The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Prodigy! (1976) · 1

#[nn]

Marvel Chillers (1975) · 1

The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974) · 1

#23

Richie Rich & Jackie Jokers (1973) · 1

#15

Fantastic Four Annual (1963) · 1

#11

The Incredible Hulk Annual (1976) · 1

The Complete Fantastic Four (1977) · 1

What If (1977) · 1

Doc Savage (1975) · 1

Captain Marvel (1968) · 1

#51

Godzilla (1977) · 1

Howard the Duck Annual (1977) · 1

The Invaders Annual (1977) · 1

John Carter Warlord of Mars Annual (1977) · 1

Tarzan Annual (1977) · 1

Richie Rich Billions (1974) · 1

#20

Rampage (1977) · 1

#18

Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) · 1

Kull, the Destroyer (1973) · 1

#28

Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) · 1

Rampage Monthly (1978) · 1

Red Sonja (1977) · 1

#12

Star Trek Summer Special (1979) · 1

#[nn]

Comic Reader (1973) · 1

#166

Marvel Comic (1979) · 1

#336

The Man Called Nova (1978) · 1

#25

Marvel Team-Up Annual (1976) · 1

The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979) · 1

Star Wars Weekly (1978) · 1

#105

Star Heroes Pocket Book (1980) · 1

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (1974) · 1

#158

Spider-Man and Hulk Weekly (1980) · 1

#380

The Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980) · 1

#121

Battlestar Galactica (1979) · 1

#19

Casper Digest Winners (1980) · 1

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) · 1

#14

Captain America Annual (1971) · 1

Bizarre Adventures (1981) · 1

#25

Superman and Spider-Man (1981) · 1

#91757

Dragonslayer (1981) · 1

The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars (1981) · 1

Starlord, The Special Edition (1982) · 1

Fantastic Four Roast (1982) · 1

Marvel Fanfare (1982) · 1

The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Captain America (1982) · 1

#02883

Star Wars Annual (1979) · 1

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979) · 1

#391

The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982) · 1

Hulk Annual (1981) · 1

#1983

The Marvel No-Prize Book (1983) · 1

Kull the Conqueror (1982) · 1

Star Wars Monthly (1982) · 1

#168

Return of the Jedi Weekly (1983) · 1

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