John A. Lent taught at the college and university level from 1960 to 2011, with stints in the Philippines, while a Fulbright scholar; Malaysia, as the founder and director of the country’s first mass communication degree program; in Canada, as the initial Rogers Distinguished Professor; in China, as a visiting professor at several universities, and at various United States institutions. He has authored or edited ninety-one books, including four published by University Press of Mississippi. He founded and chaired or edited three each of international organizations and periodicals, including International Journal of Comic Art, which he has published and edited for twenty-seven years.
