Kimmelman (1996) offers a discussion of the concept
of auctor that could well be applied to understand the role of comic book authors during the Golden and Silver Ages of American comic books.
Not exact matches
In Roman society, an
auctor was one who, by virtue
of some combination
of qualities, was thought to stand closer to the foundational beliefs and forms
of life
of the Roman people than others and was consequently assigned responsibility for protecting and augmenting those beliefs and ways
of living.
But the word author comes from the Latin word «
auctor» which means «vendor», «guarantor» or «person
of authority in a specific thing».