John Jacobson

• Born 1946-05-30 · Died 2019-06-02

John E. 'Jake' Jacobson was born in Rockford Illinois to Einar and Connie (Kraft) Jacobson. He graduated from East High School. While serving in the US Army in Korea, he wrote for the camp newspaper. Jacobson worked as writer for Archie (1974), DC (1973-1975) and Warren (1973-1974, 1978, 1982), mainly on horror and mystery stories with a streak of humor. With artist Ramón Torrents, Jacobson created 'Fleur' in Vampirella #34 and #35. His final comic work was for Shanda Fantasy Arts series 'Atomic Mouse' and 'Beans 'n' Hay' (1999-2004). He also wrote a script for an unpublished 'Beans 'n' Hay' graphic novel. He continued to write on a typewriter or in longhand in spiral notebooks. Jacobson worked in the electronics department at Walmart for 20 years and was a projectionist at local theaters in Rockford, where he was living at the time of his death.