Fred Iger
{{Infobox person
| name = Fred Iger
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|7|12}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|2015|04|10|1924|7|12}}
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| occupation = American Comics Group owner
National Periodical Publications co-owner (1948–1961)
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- Sonia Donenfeld Iger
- Arlene Iger
}}
| parents =
| children = Steven Iger, Judy Iger
| relatives = Harry Donenfeld (father-in-law)
Irwin Donenfeld (brother-in-law)
}}
Frederick Hillel Iger ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|ɡ|ər}}; July 12, 1924 – April 10, 2015){{cite book|editor1-last=Vance|editor1-first=Michael|title=Forbidden Adventures: The History of the American Comics Group|publisher=Greenwood Press|year=1996|isbn=0313296782}} was an American comic book publisher, associated for many years with the media figure Harry Donenfeld. (Iger's first marriage was to Donenfeld's daughter, and his second marriage was to Donenfeld's ex-daughter-in-law.) Iger was an owner of American Comics Group from 1943 to 1967, and co-owner of National Periodical Publications (otherwise known as DC Comics) from 1948–1961.
Iger is not known to be related to pioneering comic book packager Jerry Iger.
Biography
= Early career =
Iger started out as a radio producer, working with Robert Maxwell from c. 1939 to 1941,{{cite book | url = http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=IGER%2c+FRED | chapter= Iger, Fred | title = Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999 | editor-first = Jerry | editor-last = Bails | editor-link= Jerry Bails | editor-first2= Hames | editor-last2=Ware| archivedate= March 17, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317074422/http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=IGER%2c+FRED|url-status=live}} including on The Adventures of Superman radio show.{{Cite web|title=DCHISTORY-9|url=http://dccomicsartists.com/dchistory/ACG.htm|access-date=2021-11-13|website=dccomicsartists.com}}
= Sangor Studio and American Comics Group =
In 1940 Iger joined Benjamin W. Sangor's "Sangor Shop" until 1943. (Harry Donenfeld was co-owner of the studio during this period as well, up until the early 1960s, though he was severely incapacitated and out of the business after an accident in 1962).[http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=DONENFELD%2c+HARRY "Donenfeld, Harry"] at Bails, Ware. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170801235917/http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=DONENFELD%2c+HARRY Archived] from the original on Augustu 1, 2017. Sangor started American Comics Group (ACG) in 1943, and in 1947 Iger bought in (thanks to his father-in-law Donenfeld).Jones, Gerard. Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book (Basic Books, 2004), p. 222. At ACG during this period Iger edited, ordered paper, negotiated with printers, and did the taxes.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} His title was Business Manager and, later, Publisher.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}
In 1955, Iger bought out Sangor's share from his widow Francis[http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=SANGOR%2c+FRANCIS "Sangor, Francis"
= DC Comics =
Iger's father-in-law Donenfeld staked Iger again in 1948, when Iger was made a co-owner of National Periodical Publications, a major part of Donenfeld's comic book empire. Iger's association with DC ended in 1961, when the company went public.
= Later career =
Personal life
Iger was first married to Sonia Donenfeld,[http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=DONENFELD%2c+SONIA "Donenfeld, Sonia"] at Bails, Ware sister of Irwin Donenfeld.[http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=DONENFELD%2c+IRWIN "Donenfeld, Irwin"] at Bails, Ware. He later married Arlene, Irwin Donenfeld's ex-wife. He died in 2015, aged 90.{{cite web|title=Frederick Hillel Iger|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Frederick-Iger&lc=1322&pid=174607015&mid=6398407|publisher=Digital Memorial|accessdate=January 16, 2016| archivedate= December 22, 2016| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222134125/http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Frederick-Iger&lc=1322&pid=174607015&mid=6398407|url-status=live}} Full name and life dates only.
References
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External links
- [http://dccomicsartists.com/dchistory/ACG.htm "DC's 'Other' Comics: American Comics Group,"] DCComicsArtists.com
- [http://www.thecomicbooks.com/nsp1-17.html "The History of Comic Books: The Newsstand Period,"] TheComicBooks.com
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