Joe Samachson

  • a.k.a. Joseph Samachson

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Joseph Samachson (1906-1980) was an American scientist and author, primarily of science fiction and comic books. As a writer, Samachson translated a number of scientific papers, and in addition to his scientific work, earned a well-deserved reputation as an author, writing books for young people such as Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars, which was also published in a Dutch translation. Joe Samachson started working for DC Comics in 1942 on the title Action Comics and soon he moved on to titles like Detective Comics, Batman, Adventure Comics and more. He wrote scripts for comics and characters notably including Batman, Sandman, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Airwave, Shining Knight, Starman, Robotman, Vigilante and Zatara. He is often cited as the creator of the character Martian Manhunter along with artist Joe Certa, and the character Tomahawk along with artist Edmund Good.

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male
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Date of Death
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Credits

Crew

DepartmentJobMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
CrewThanksZack Snyder's Justice League82% · 9,614
The Lego Batman Movie72% · 4,776
SupergirlTV73% · 4,069
The FlashTV78% · 10,865
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