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Jenette Kahn

DC Comics publisher and editor · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1947 · age 79

Jenette Kahn is an American comic book editor and executive. She joined DC Comics in 1976 as publisher, and five years later was promoted to president. In 1989, she stepped down as publisher and assumed the title of editor-in-chief while retaining the office of president.

Jenette Kahn is read about 29 times a day, in 7 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 16 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2025GrowFilm, Producer2024Christopher Reeve, Superman ForeverFilm2023Superpowered: The DC StorySeriesThe BurialFilm, 2023Producer2021SlugfestSeries2020Joker: Put on a Happy FaceFilm2019Will Eisner Hall of FameAwardKnight ImmortalFilm, 20192017The Book of HenryFilm, Producer2014She Makes ComicsFilm2013Masterpiece: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight ReturnsFilm, Herself2011As Luck Would Have ItFilm, Producer2009The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed ComicsFilm2008Gran TorinoFilm, Producer2007Requiem & Rebirth: Superman Lives!FilmThe FlockFilm, 2007Producer2006You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of SupermanFilm1947Born16 May 1947

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  • Gran Torino 2008
  • The Book of Henry 2017
  • The Burial 2023
  • As Luck Would Have It 2011
  • The Flock 2007

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Filmography 15

17 credits on file

Television 2

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Will Eisner Hall of Fame2019
Library of Congress Living Legend

About this person

After 26 years with DC, she left the company in 2002.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1947 · age 79

In the same film or series as Jenette

Andrés Vicente GómezAlso in As Luck Would Have It (2011)Christos GageAlso in Grow (2025)Klaus JansonAlso in Masterpiece: Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns (2013)Jackson NicollAlso in The Book of Henry (2017)Lia SargentAlso in The Flock (2007)Bruce BermanAlso in Gran Torino (2008)