Jerry Bails | |
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| Born | Jerry Gwin Bails June 26, 1933 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 2006 (aged 73) Macomb, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | University of Kansas City |
| Occupation | Popular culturist |
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| Children | Steven, Brenda, Kirk |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (1981)[1] |
Jerry Gwin Bails (June 26, 1933 – November 23, 2006) was an American popular culturist. Known as the "Father of Comic Book Fandom," he was one of the first to approach the comic book field as a subject worthy of academic study, and was a primary force in establishing 1960s comics fandom.