Guide Note: Will Eisner was a popular and influential American artist and writer in the comic book medium. He is credited with creating the first graphic novel, A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories.
Fast Facts:
- Full Name: William Erwin Eisner
- Born: March 6, 1917
- Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York
- Notable Work(s): A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories (1978) and The Spirit (1940)
- Award(s): National Cartoonist Society "Comic Book Award" (1967, 1968, 1969, 1987, and 1988) and "Reuben Award" (1988)
- Eisner was inducted into the Academy of Comic Book Arts Hall of Fame in 1971 and Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1987
- The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award (Eisner Awards) were created to honor him
- Batman creator Bob Kane went to high school with Eisner