The Jeromatic Sketchbook
And now, the fourth installment in our history of Jerry Lane Industries’
Golden Age of Comics.
In June 1941 with the success of the Joke Bag Line of Comics, Jerry Lane
decided to hire an editor for his burgeoning line. It was a natural choice.
He turned to his friend Kibble “Kibble” Rammstien Jr. III.
Kibble was best known for his amateur dwarf pornography photos. He had run afoul of the Hollywood crowd, and needed a change of scenery. He had the honor of being the only man to be beaten up by Mickey Rooney (on six separate but unrelated occasions – “I didn’t like his face”, Rooney reportedly told Judy Garland). People who never knew him commented on his easy going grace, his manners, and bad teeth, before they were similarly motivated to “beat the crap out of him”.
The first title that Kibble edited was Swell American Comics. “No German superheroes in our Magazines!” he liked to boast. He also refrained from the strong temptation to include Amish superheroes, which was going to be the “next big thing in comics”.
Kibble was to be the editor of Jerry Lane comics Long into their silver age.
This was but the beginning of his story!
