Carol Kalish
American writer, editor, comic book retailer
Died when: 36 years 203 days (438 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Carol Kalish (February 14, 1955 – September 5, 1991) was an American writer, editor, comic book retailer, and sales manager.She worked as Direct Sales Manager and Vice President of New Product Development at Marvel Comics from 1981 to 1991.
She is credited with pioneering the American comics direct market when it was in its adolescence, in part through a program wherein Marvel helped pay for comic book stores to acquire cash registers.
She was the winner of an Inkpot Award in 1991, and in 2010 was posthumously awarded the first ComicsPRO Industry Appreciation Award, beating nominees such as Will Eisner, Julius Schwartz and Phil Seuling.
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