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Volunteers Wanted For Adding New Comics

Each week, a small number of GCD volunteers add listings to our database for the new comics released that week in North America. These are just the basic listings, not full indexes. This makes it easier for other volunteers who upload covers and for indexers, as well as for people using my.comics.org.

Each volunteer covers one publisher or a small group of publishers ("D publishers except DC", for example). From public sources such as ComicsList and Diamond Previews online, they add the issues and make note of the prices and a few other details. We are looking for additional volunteers for this weekly task.

Follow this link for a description of the process and a list of which publishers are currently covered.

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GCD Comics Timeline

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Phil Felix (b. 1954)

1954 December 23
Phil Felix assisted Harvey Kurtzman as the letterer for the Little Annie Fanny feature that appeared in Playboy (Playboy, 1953 series) from 1978 to 1988. He also lettered the Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre comic strip for the National Law Journal, dates unknown.

Felix also worked support as a letterer for DC from 1981 to about 2007; Marvel from 1984 to 1998; Fantagraphics from 1984 to 1986 and 1994; Archie from 2004 to current (as of 2021); and Dark Horse during 1996.

He also did coloring work for Marvel on The 'Nam (1986 series) series from 1987 to 1993.

Felix also did support work as an assistant coordinator of production for Marvel in 1986.

Ed Lazellari (b. 1965)

1965 December 23
Ed Lazellari worked for Marvel Comics from September 1988 to 1997. From September 1988 to October 1993, he worked specifically as a production artist for Marvel doing design, hand lettering, mechanicals, and art paste ups. From October 1993 to January 1997, Lazellari became a freelance artist and illustrator, for Marvel, Jim Henson Productions, and other unknown companies.

Lazellari did the coloring for one known DC series, The New Titans (DC, 1988 Series) #123 (July 1995). He also worked in support for Pioneer Books as letterer in 1989.

Post-comic book career, Lazellari was an associate and managing editor for Crescent Publishing, from September 1999 to January 2001; managing editor for Golden Books at Random House, from January to December 2001; and editorial manager for S&P Global, from May 2002 to present (as of May 2019).

Lazellari also authored the Guardians of Aandor series of fantasy novels.

Rick Magyar (b. 1954)

1954 December 23
Magyar worked as an inking assistant for Bob Smith (DC/Archie artist/inker) and Steve Mitchell.

Wilhelm Schulz (b. 1865)

1865 December 23 - 1952 March 16
Schulz worked for the satirical magazine Simplicissimus. He was the only artist that contributed from the first till the last volume (1896-1944).

Caroll Spinney (b. 1933)

1933 December 23 - 2019 December 8
He is the actor and puppeteer who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street.

サカノ景子 (b. ????)

????? December 23
Keiko Sakano (サカノ景子) is a manga artist and illustrator whose worked on manga series like Kamisama Oresama Dannasama!? (カミサマ×おれさま×旦那様!?), Hana wa Sakura yori mo Hana no Gotoku (花は桜よりも華のごとく) and Houshin Shinai Engi (封神しない演義).

田中メカ (b. ????)

????? December 23
Meca Tanaka (田中メカ) is the creator of the manga series Faster than a Kiss (キスよりも早く / Kisu yori mo Hayaku), Meteor Prince (おとめとメテオ / Otome to Meteo), Young Master's Revenge (君のコトなど絶対に / Kimi no Koto nado Zettai ni), Omukae desu (お迎えです。), Pearl Pink (天然パールピンク / Tennen Pāru Pinku), Shichigatsu no Mahō Tsukai (7月の魔法使い) and others.

藤原ヒロ (b. ????)

????? December 23
Hiro Fujiwara (藤原ヒロ) is a manga artist and illustrator who debuted in 2004. She's best known for the series Kaichō wa Meido-sama! (会長はメイド様! / Maid Sama!).

Nicolas Barral (b. 1966)

1966 December 22
Nicolas Barral is a French comics artist.

Gian Luigi Bonelli (b. 1908)

1908 December 22 - 2001 January 12
Créateur de la série Tex. [Creator of the Tex series.]