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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.
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.
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.
Mar 15, 2016 · Jenette Kahn arrived at National Periodical Publications in 1976 as a 28 year old Publisher from outside the comics field, promptly changed the company’s name to DC Comics, and over the next 26 years led DC in inimitable style and shook the comics world again and again.
- Paul Levitz
Jenette Kahn 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,...
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Feb 9, 2024 · Jenette Kahn: When I was an undergraduate, I had a boyfriend who was at the Harvard ed school. He was really interested in publishing. He loved the physical aspects of publishing, choosing the endpapers, choosing the typeface.
