Jim Comstock

Jim Comstock
Born
James Franklin Comstock

(1911-02-25)25 February 1911
DiedMay 22, 1996(1996-05-22) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
EducationMarshall University (1934)
Occupation(s)writer, newspaper publisher and humorist

James Franklin Comstock (25 February 1911, Richwood, West Virginia - 22 May 1996, Huntington, West Virginia) was a West Virginia writer, newspaper publisher and humorist. He founded the weekly West Virginia Hillbilly (1957-1980) and compiled a definitive 51-volume encyclopedia of West Virginia history and culture.