Sid Jacobson
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About the Author
For more than thirty years, Sid Jacobson (1929-2022) was the managing editor and editor in chief for Harvey Comics, the publisher of Casper the Friendly Ghost and Wendy the Good Little Witch, where he created the character of Richie Rich. He was also an executive editor at Marvel Comics for the Star Comics imprint, which published Ewoks and Muppet Babies among other licensed and original titles.
Jacobson was also a prolific songwriter of more than 100 songs, including the top ten hit “The End”, sung by Earl Grant, and Gary Cane and His Friends’ “Yen Yet”, which was featured on Captain Kangaroo.
The author of the novels Streets of Gold and Another Time, with Harvey Comics artist Ernie Colón he created the New York Times bestsellers The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation and Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography.
