Charles S. Novinskie

• Born 1959 · Died 2022-05-08

Charles Novinskie worked in comics started as being a letterhack, writing hundreds of letters. He later wrote a 1994 tribute to Jack Kirby for Topps Comics. He also wrote a column in 1990 for the Comics Career Newsletter (Off Beat Productions, 1988 series). He worked as an assistant editor for Topps Comics later heading the direct market portion of the company as promotions manager. Novinskie worked on the Kirbyverse comics for Topps. Beginning in 1999, he started a column for Non-Sport Update (Non-Sport Enterprises, Inc., 1991 series and Beckett Media, 2016 series), was an Advisor for The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, also an editorial assistant for The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide to Lost Universes (Gemstone Publishing, 2021), and wrote and managed for Lake Havasu Living Magazine (? series, ?). Novinskie was a volunteer board member for A Commitment To Our Roots (ACTOR), which became The Hero Initiative. He also wrote the reverse side of trading cards. Obituary: Scoop, May 13, 2022, "In Memoriam: Charles S. Novinskie", https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?ArticleID=259003; Beckett.com, "Remembering Charlie Novinskie", by Harris Toser, https://www.beckett.com/news/remembering-charlie-novinskie/