John Verpoorten

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John Verpoorten (1940 - 1977) was a comic book artist and editorial worker. He began his career as an inker on books including Fantastic Four, The Inhumans and Captain America before becoming production manager for Marvel Comics, co-ordinating the work of writers, artists, letterers and printers. He held this position for seven years, until his death. In 1975, he also helped produce Big Apple Comix, an independent comic published by former Marvel staffer Flo Steinberg.