Sol Brodsky
| Sol Brodsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | Soloman Brodsky April 22, 1923 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 1984 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
| Pseudonym(s) | Solly B. |
| Spouse(s) |
Selma Cohen (m. 1948) |
Soloman "Sol" Brodsky (April 22, 1923 – June 4, 1984) was an American comic book artist who, as Marvel Comics' Silver Age production manager, was one of the key architects of the small company's expansion to a major popular culture conglomerate. He later rose to vice president, operations; and vice president, special projects. "Sol was really my right-hand man for years", described Marvel editor and company patriarch Stan Lee.
Brodsky worked primarily behind the scenes, uncredited. His accomplishments include co-creating, with letterer Artie Simek, the long-familiar logo of The Amazing Spider-Man, as well as other Marvel logos still in use in the mid-2000s. He was belatedly credited after decades as the inker of Jack Kirby's pencil art for The Fantastic Four #3–4 (March–May 1962) and many other landmark comics.
Lee described Brodsky as "my assistant for years and the company's production head. He could write, he could draw, he could ink — he could do everything."