Jim Salicrup is an American comic book editor, known for his tenures at Marvel Comics and Topps Comics.
11 Facts About Jim Salicrup
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Jim Salicrup later worked at Stan Lee Media, before becoming editor-in-chief at Papercutz, which publishes Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys.
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Jim Salicrup is a trustee at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art.
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In 1987, Jim Salicrup became the editor of The Amazing Spider-Man and oversaw the "Kraven's Last Hunt" storyline.
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Jim Salicrup is credited with coming up with the idea of running "Kraven's Last Hunt" as a crossover through all the Spider-Man titles.
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Jim Salicrup followed this by hiring Todd McFarlane to draw the title.
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The popularity of McFarlane's work led to the launch of another Spider-Man title, Spider-Man, which Jim Salicrup edited as well.
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Jim Salicrup was the editor of Marvel Age magazine for eight years.
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Jim Salicrup wrote the novelty comic book printed on a toilet paper roll for The Amazing Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk.
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In 1992, Jim Salicrup became the editor-in-chief of Topps Comics, where he edited Bram Stoker's Dracula, X-Files, The Lone Ranger and Tonto, Zorro, Lady Rawhide, a line of Jack Kirby superhero titles, Ray Bradbury Comics, and more.
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Jim Salicrup is a trustee at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art.