As well, under the pseudonym Johnny Dee, he was the letterer for the lead story in the Marvel Comics landmark The Amazing Spider-Man No.

His siblings were brothers Peter, Ted, Charles and William, the latter two of whom predeceased him, and sisters Lucielle and Gina.

In that capacity, in 1949, he mentored new-hire Stan Goldberg, a 16-year-old colorist who would later become one of Archie Comics' most prominent cartoonists.

"[8] Writer and artist credits were not routinely given during this period fans and historians refer to as the Golden Age of Comic Books, making full bibliographies difficult for many of the medium's pioneering creators.

Other early credits, all using the first name "Jon", include horror stories in Master Publications' Dark Mysteries No.

[9] As Johnny Dee, he lettered the lead story in the Marvel Comics' landmark The Amazing Spider-Man No.

173 (June 2008),[12] although Archie Comics said in a statement announcing his death that his last interior work would appear in Jughead Double Digest No.