Researching Sheldon Mayer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1721 people with the Mayer surname? In that year Mayer was ranked number 2012 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Sheldon means "protected hill" and is of English origin.
Records of Sheldon Mayer on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sheldon Mayer and the Mayer Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Mayer surname in the USA? Mayer is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Sheldon Mayer
Sheldon Mayer
Sheldon Mayer ( April 1, 1917 – December 21, 1991) was an American comics artist, writer, and editor. One of the earliest employees of Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's National Allied Publications, Mayer produced almost all of his comics work for the company that would become known as DC Comics.
He is among those credited with rescuing the unsold Superman comic strip from the rejection pile.
Mayer was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2000. Mayer is not to be confused with fellow Golden Age comics professional Sheldon Moldoff.
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