In 1985 at the age of 24 Christopher Priest (aka James Owsley) became the editor of the Spider-Man lines of comics for Marvel. Not only did he become the youngest editor ever he also became the first black editor and writer of comics.

In 1985 at the age of 24 Christopher Priest (aka James Owsley) became the editor of the Spider-Man lines of comics for Marvel. Not only did he become the youngest editor ever he also became the first black editor and writer of comics.