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Jenette Kahn grew up in Boston. Her father was a rabbi. [3] Her brother, Si Kahn, is a singer-songwriter and activist. She was an avid comics fan, a practice supported by her parents, with particular favorites being Batman, Superman, Little Lulu, Uncle Scrooge, and Archie. [3]
Nov 2, 2023 · In this interview with Jenette Kahn, the former DC Editor-in-Chief discusses how she selected 18 stories for Folio’s DC Comics: The Golden Age, and offers rare insight into what made the stories of that time so powerful.
Mar 15, 2016 · An energetic and distinctive spokesperson for the company and the comics medium, she brought national attention to projects for the public interest, like the creation of a Wonder Woman Foundation honoring grass-roots women activists, and projects to keep the DC heroes vital and successful, including the phenomena of the 1986 reboot of SUPERMAN (...
- Paul Levitz
Jenette Kahn (/ k ɑː n /; born May 16, 1947 [1] [2]) is an American comic book editor and executive. She joined DC Comics in 1976 as publisher, and five years later was promoted to president. In 1989, she stepped down as publisher and assumed the title of editor-in-chief while retaining the office of president.
Jenette Kahn is a former Editor-in-Chief and President of DC Comics. Kahn was an influencial figure in the development of the first WB feature film based on Batman. Kahn assigned Steve Englehart to submit story treatments to the Guber-Peters Company after development on the Tom Mankiewicz draft languished in the early 80's. Kahn initiated a ...
Jul 27, 2014 · Jenette Kahn is credited with transforming the comics from a business primarily aimed at kids into an art form that appealed to adult imaginations–and, importantly, adult discretionary spending.
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She grew the company from 35 employees to 200 (half of them women) and instituted policies for creators to keep the rights to their characters and ideas. In 2000 the Library of Congress honored her as a Living Legend for her contributions to America’s cultural heritage.
