# Jim Novak

James R. Novak (died April 2018) was a comic book creator, primarily working as a letterer for Marvel Comics, where he worked on almost every one of their ongoing series, and contributed to the development of the iconic Star Wars logo. He did occasional work as a writer, penciler, and colorist, and also worked at publishers including Dark Horse, Boom! Studios, Image, Dynamite, and IDW. == Biography == jim novak was born in Chicago, on September 14.He broke into the comics industry in 1975 with Marvel Spotlight #25, as a member of the "third wave" of creators at the company, which included artists John Byrne and Frank Miller, and writers Roger Stern, Jo Duffy, Mark Gruenwald, and Ralph Macchio.