John Morelli (born October 26, 1962) Miller, John Jackson
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'', June 10, 2005. Accessed April 18, 2011. . is an American comic book

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and author. He has designed many comic book logos. His lettering is notable for being the basis for the

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used by John Byrne when he letters his own work. Morelli was a staff letterer at Marvel during the 1980s, where he was known by the affectionate nickname "Squid" (because he had once worked on a fishing boat).Cohen, Lynn E. "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated January 1984. During this time, Morelli also worked in editorial and wrote some comics, most notably the 1998 ''

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'' Annual featuring Elektra, where he created the enigmatic supervillain The Silencer. Morelli has also worked for

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and

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. In 2007, Morelli and Mark Chiarello authored ''Heroes of the Negro Leagues,'' published by Abrams, Inc., a book about the history of

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. It was named the second best sports book of 2007 by Amazon.com. Morelli won the 2015

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for Best Letterer for his work on '' Afterlife with Archie''.Harvey Awards
Retrieved on January 22, 2016.

Personal life

Morelli is an avid weightlifter, and during the 1980s some Marvel staffers thought he looked like Namor, the Sub-Mariner.

References

External links

Jack Morelli on ComicVine
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