10 Facts About Samm Schwartz

Samm Schwartz was an American comic artist best known for his work in MLJ and Archie Comics, specifically on the character Jughead Jones.

Samm Schwartz, who pencilled, inked, and lettered much of his own work, specialized in stories featuring Jughead, and was the lead artist on the Jughead solo title through much of the 1950s and early 1960s.

Samm Schwartz put in personality and that's what makes the [characters] live.

In 1965, Samm Schwartz left Archie Comics to become an artist and editor at Tower Comics, founded by former Archie editor Harry Shorten.

When Tower Comics folded, Samm Schwartz spent a year at DC Comics, drawing stories and covers for their teen humor titles, Date with Debbi and Debbi's Dates.

In 1969 Samm Schwartz returned to Archie Comics and became the main artist on Jughead.

Samm Schwartz drew most issues of that title from 1970 to 1987, still doing his own inking and lettering, as well as contributing stories to other titles like Reggie and Me and That Wilkin Boy.

In 1987, Jughead was re-launched with new artists, but Samm Schwartz continued to draw Jughead stories for the company, many of which appeared in Jughead digests.

Samm Schwartz's style is distinguished by his loose, rubbery character poses and skinny, simplified designs.

Samm Schwartz frequently drew without regard for the boundaries of the panels; his characters would stand on the dialogue balloon in the panel below, or their outstretched arms would protrude into the panel beside them.