Bernie Jaye (born Bernadette Jakowski) is a

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writer, editor,

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, and

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in the comic book industry. She was editor-in-chief of

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in the early 1980s, and is the co-creator of Dark Angel. In the spring of 1980, Jaye was named editor-in-chief of

, replacing

Dez Skinn Derek Graham "Dez" Skinn (born 4 February 1951) Miller, John Jackson"Comics Industry Birthdays" ''Comics Buyer's Guide'', 10 June 2005. Accessed 14 August 2010WebCitation archive is a British comic and magazine editor, and author of a number of ...

. Under Jaye's supervision,

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got his own strip in the pages of the relaunched monthly title ''Marvel Superheroes'' (formerly ''

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''), as written by

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and drawn by

Alan Davis Alan Davis (born 18 June 1956) is an English comic book writer and artist, known for his work on ''Captain Britain'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''The ClanDestine, ClanDestine'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Excalibur (comic book), Excalibur'', ''JLA: ...

. (Thorpe left in 1982, to be replaced by

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in one of Moore's first major ongoing strips.) In October 1981, inspired by the success of its ''Doctor Who'' title, Marvel UK began publishing a monthly ''

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'' title, initially edited by Stewart Wales (and later by Jaye). However, as the television series itself went off the air in late 1981, the magazine itself lasted less than two years. Despite initially launching a flurry of new weeklies, by 1982 the company moved mainly to monthly titles such as Jaye's ''

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''. ''The Daredevils'' featured Moore and Davis's ''Captain Britain''; it subsequently won the 1984 Eagle Award for "Best New Title (UK)." However, many of Marvel UK's titles wouldn't last long before being combined or canceled outright due to poor sales. Jaye left the company in 1983.Marvel UK entry
Who's Who of American Comics, 1928–1999. Accessed May 29, 2011. During the rest of the 1980s, Jaye freelanced as a writer, colorist, and letterer. For

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, she colored ''

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''and then ''

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''. Returning to British comics in the early 1990s, she lettered stories for ''

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'' and ''

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'', both published by

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. Reuniting with

in 1992, Jaye co-created Dark Angel with artist

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, and wrote the '' Hell's Angel''/''Dark Angel'' title from 1992 to 1993. She co-created the strip ''Mother Earth'' with

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and Cliff Robinson, which ran in '' 2000 AD'' in 1993.''Mother Earth'' profile at 2000 AD
. Jaye has not worked in the comics industry since the mid-1990s.

Bibliography

; As writer. * (with

) ''

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'' #1–6 (Marvel UK, Apr. 24, 1992–July 3, 1992) * (with

and

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) '' Hell's Angel'' #1-5 (Marvel UK, 1992) * (with

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and

David Hine David Hine (born 1956) is an English comic book writer and artist, known for his work on '' Silent War'' and ''The Bulletproof Coffin''. Career David Hine has been working in comics since the early 1980s. For ''Crisis'', he drew the series ''St ...

) '' Dark Angel'' #11–13 (Marvel UK, 1993) * (with Paul Neary and Cliff Robinson) ''Mother Earth'', '' 2000 AD'' #867-872, 1993

References

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