Russ Jones
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Russ Jones, born July 16, 1942 in Ontario, Canada, is a novelist, illustrator and magazine editor, active in the publishing and entertainment industries over a half-century. While in the Marine Corps, Jones worked on Leatherneck magazine, and arriving in New York, he teamed with Wally Wood and Joe Orlando on several comics-related projects, some for Warren Publishing.
Jones drew and scripted comic book stories for a variety of publishers (Marvel, Seaboard, Gold Key, Charlton). He penciled DC Comics' Mystery in Space, and his slick brush inking provided a polish to many DC romance comics, some inked in collaboration with Bhob Stewart. Jones and Stewart also teamed on a number of stories for Ghostly Tales and other Charlton Comics.
In addition to creating and editing several pop culture magazines (Creepy, Monster Mania, Flashback), Jones also pioneered the presentation of original comics formatted directly for paperback books, such as Christopher Lee's Treasury of Terror (Pyramid, 1966).
Jones wrote more than two dozen paperback novels under a variety of pseudonyms. His work as an illustrator was displayed on covers for Castle of Frankenstein and other magazines. His paintings were also seen in the feature film, The Salton Sea (2004).
