James E. Galton (/ˈɡɔːltən/; November 1, 1924 – June 12, 2017) was an American business executive who was the president of Marvel Entertainment Group.
[1] After graduating, Galton accepted an accountant position where he worked for four years.
[2] Galton eventually ended up at a paperback publisher, Popular Library Books.
He soon became president in 1968 only to be fired by new CBS leadership over his editorial based book manuscript selection method.
[2] Galton then was hired by Cadence Industries as Marvel Comics Group president in 1975.