Jim Salicrup (; born May 29, 1957) is an American comic book editor, known for his tenures at

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and Topps Comics. At Marvel, where he worked for twenty years, he edited books such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Avengers'' and various ''

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'' titles. At Topps, he edited books such as '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He later worked at Stan Lee Media, before becoming editor-in-chief at Papercutz, which publishes ''

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'' and ''

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''. He is also a trustee at the

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Career

Salicrup began his comics career at

when he was 15, having written to

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offering to be "a Marvel slave"; Thomas and

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hired him to be a messenger transporting original art to the offices of the

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for approval."I Was Stan Lee's Evil Clone"
by Jim Salicrup, at BuzzScope; published June 23, 2005; retrieved September 26, 2018, via archive.org He subsequently worked his way up to editor. A Marvel employee for twenty years, he edited '' The Avengers'', ''

'', and '' The Fantastic Four''. In 1987, Salicrup became the editor of ''

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'' and oversaw the "

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" storyline. He is credited with coming up with the idea of running "Kraven's Last Hunt" as a crossover through all the Spider-Man titles. He followed this by hiring Todd McFarlane to draw the title. The popularity of McFarlane's work led to the launch of another Spider-Man title, ''

'', which Salicrup edited as well. Salicrup was the editor of ''

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'' magazine for eight years. He wrote licensed Marvel comic adaptations of ''

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'', '' Sledge Hammer!'', and ''

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''. He also wrote the novelty comic book printed on a toilet paper roll for ''The Amazing Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk'' In 1992, Salicrup became the editor-in-chief of Topps Comics, where he edited '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'', ''

'', ''

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and

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'', ''

'', ''Lady Rawhide'', a line of

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superhero titles, ''

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Comics'', and more. At Stan Lee Media, Salicrup served as senior writer/editor, as well as the writer and voice of "Stan Lee's Evil Clone". Salicrup served as the editor-in-chief at Papercutz, publishers of ''

'', ''

'', '' Tales From The Crypt'', '' Totally Spies!'', and ''

'' graphic novels. He departed the company following its acquisition by Mad Cave Studios. He is a trustee at the

(MoCCA).

Appearances in media

The name "Salicrup" was used as a unit of measuring time in DC Comics' ''

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'' issue #8, November 2009.

Personal life

Salicrup lives in Manhattan's East Village, not far from the site of the 2015 East Village gas explosion.Salicrup, Jim (March 26, 2015)
"For concerned friends trying to reach me..."

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References

External links

Papercutz websiteMoCCA Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
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"The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew's Comic Book Adventures"

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; Aug. 25, 2004
"Salicrup Talks Toilet Paper"
The Comic Book Literacy Blog; November 19, 2007
"A Conversation with Jim Salicrup"
Comic Geek Speak Episode 329; November 20, 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Salicrup, Jim 1957 births Living people American comic book editors American comics writers People from the East Village, Manhattan Marvel Comics people