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Bridwell
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Born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma on September 22, 1931, Edward Nelson Bridwell grew up in nearby Oklahoma City. He sold his first published story to ACG's Adventures Into The Unknown while still in high school, and followed it up with sales to Mad Magazine and Kathy Keene before becoming Mort Weisinger's assistant editor in 1964. He co-created Angel and the Ape, The Secret Six, and The Inferior Five for DC Comics in the Sixties, and wrote Shazam! and Super Friends for the publisher in the Seventies. In 1970 he became the writer of the syndicated Batman comic strip, a position which he held for two years. He is best remembered by Legion fans for his two-part story featuring the Devil's Dozen in Adventure Comics #'s 350- 351, and he also wrote the first post-Silver Age Legion story in Superboy # 172. A DC staffer for over twenty years, Bridwell's primary responsibility was as caretaker of the Superman legend. E. Nelson Bridwell died on January 23, 1987. |
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Born in 1948, Cary Bates got his break in the comic book industry by submitting cover ideas to Superman family editor Mort Weisinger while still in college. His first story appeared in World's Finest # 167, and Bates would go on to write for other Superman family titles, including Action Comics, Superman, even Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. After Jim Shooter left as Legion writer, Weisinger commissioned two Legion stories from Bates (Action Comics # 389 & 392), making him the last person to ever write the Silver Age Legion of Super-Heroes. Based upon his Legion experience, Bates was chosen by new Legion editor Murray Boltinoff to write the team's adventures in the back of Superboy, an assignment he was happy to share when Shooter returned to comics. In addition to his Superman-related work, Bates became the regular writer on the Flash in the mid-Seventies and only missed a handful of issues between then and the series finale in 1984. He also relaunched Captain Atom in 1986 after DC Comics acquired the rights to the character, and wrote the adventures of Superboy in his own title in 1980 when the Legion of Super-Heroes officially replaced him in his old series. In the early Nineties Bates left comics altogether, choosing instead to work in television and film, an association which he began in the late Eighties as story editor and screenwriter on the syndicated Superboy television series. He continues to work in the entertainment industry today, primarily in animation, where he has written for such series as Gargoyles, Mummies, RoboCop, and Starship Troopers. He is currently attempting to launch his own creation (along with Joe Barney) called Saurheads, an animated series about dinosaurs. Bates is best remembered by Legion fans as the co-creator of Tyroc, and as the writer who killed Invisible Kid. He is not currently active in the comic book industry. |
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Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 27, 1951, Jim Shooter started writing comics while only thirteen years old. A prolonged stay in a children's hospital in 1965 reintroduced him to the medium, and he noticed that while comics produced by Marvel Comics were popular with the other children, those made by DC Comics were not. Believing that he understood the reason why one company was successful over the other, he mailed off a submission to DC for a Legion of Super-Heroes story, fully drawn by himself. As luck would have it, Mort Weisinger was looking for a new writer for the title, and he bought the script from the young author. More work would follow, as Shooter then became the new writer on Adventure Comics. He neglected to tell his employeers his true age, but when it was eventually discovered, he got to keep his job, and had what was arguably the best run of the Legion's Silver Age. In 1975, after five years out of the industry, Shooter was encouraged to return to the characters which had launched his career by Legion fans Harry Broertjes and Jay Zilber. Almost two years later Shooter moved over to Marvel Comics, where he served as an editor before becoming Editor-In-Chief in 1978. Throughout the 1980s he led the company to one of its most profitable periods, both financially and creatively, before being fired in a dispute with ownership. In 1988 he founded Voyager Communications, the parent company of Valiant Comics, before moving on to Defiant Comics and Broadway Comics in the 1990s. He is currently the Executive Producer and Head of Creative Affairs for Phobos Entertainment, a science-fiction film and entertainment company. |
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Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 21, 1956, Paul Levitz was an avid Legion fan as a child, and went so far as to subscribe to Adventure Comics featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes when he was nine years old. While still in high school he founded the fanzine Etcetera with friend Paul Kupperberg, and six months later merged it with The Comic Reader in a move which more than tripled it's circulation. Already familiar with the personnel working at DC, Levitz was invited to write text pages for editor Joe Orlando, a position which eventually became that of Orlando's assistant. While still in his teens, Levitz wrote The Phantom Stranger, Aquaman, and Stalker for the publisher, as well as the first issue of Karate Kid, his first Legion related work. At age twenty he began his first stint as writer of Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, leaving in 1978 only to return again in 1981 for a second tour on The Legion of Super-Heroes. With over ten years of Legion stories behind him, Levitz retired from the title in 1989, leaving behind over one hundred and twenty issues written, more than any other Legion writer. In addition to his time spent writing about the 30th Century, he is also known for his time spent writing about Earth-2, having written the Huntress feature in Wonder Woman, the Power Girl feature in Showcase, and the Justice Society feature in both All-Star Comics and Adventure Comics. Not content with merely the creative side of the industry, Levitz attended business school while working for DC and has been associated with the business side of the company for almost his entire career. He is currently the President and Publisher of DC Comics. |
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Conway
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Born in Brooklyn, New York on September 10, 1952, Gerry Conway sold his first story to future Legion editor Murray Boltinoff while still only fifteen. Work on DC's various mystery titles followed before he switched over to Marvel Comics, where he became the regular writer on Iron Man, Daredevil, Sub-Mariner, Thor, and Spider-Man. While writing Spider- Man Conway co-created the Punisher and killed Gwen Stacey, an event central to the wall-crawer's mythos. In 1975 he returned to DC as an editor and a writer, where he launched the revival of the Justice Society of America in All-Star Comics and wrote the Justice League of America, Freedom Fighters, Kamandi, and the Secret Society of Super-Villains for the publisher. In 1976 he returned to Marvel, serving stints on Iron Man, the Avengers, and Ghost Rider before returning to work almost exclusively for DC in 1977. It was during this period that he also co-created Firestorm and Steel for the publisher and inherited the writing assignment on Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes. In 1983 he made his first venture into film writing with the animated feature Fire and Ice, following it up the next year with the movie Conan the Destroyer. Throughout the Eighties Conway worked primarily for DC, scripting Firestorm, Wonder Woman, Detective Comics, Batman, Atari Force and Justice League of America for the publisher before returning to Marvel in 1987 to write Justice and Spitfire and the Troubleshooters for Marvel's New Universe. In 1988 he returned to Spider-Man, writing Spectacular Spider-Man and Web of Spider-Man for Marvel, and his last comics-related work for the publisher came in the form of a "Young Gods" serial which ran in Marvel Comics Presents. Conway left comics in the early Nineties to work exclusively in television, where he has served as writer and producer on such series as Law and Order, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Pacific Blue and Baywatch Nights. His lasting contribution to the Legion of Super- Heroes came in the form of Blok, who would go on to become a fan favorite. He is not currently active in the comic book industry. |
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Born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 26, 1916, George Tuska got his first break in the comic book industry working for the Eisner-Iger studio illustrating such strips as "Shark Brodie" and "Spike Marlin." He then moved on to Harry Chesler's studio, where he drew early issues of Captain Marvel Adventures. After a stint with Lev Gleason illustrating Crime Does Not Pay, followed by some syndicated newspaper strip work, Tuska moved on to Marvel Comics, where he is best known for his portrayal of Iron Man. In the early Seventies, Tuska was the first artist to draw the post-Silver Age Legion of Super-Heroes, illustrating their first backup appearances in the pages of Superboy. Although not normally associated with the Legion, Tuska's work helped to keep the series alive during a period in which it's continued existence was not a certainty. Anyone wishing to order a commission from the artist (9" x 12" or 11" x 14" pen & ink & color) may contact Mr. Tuska at: 899A Stratford Ct, Manchester, NJ 08759. |
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Cockrum
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Born in Pendleton, Oregon on November 11, 1943, Dave Cockrum began his comic book career at Warren Publishing on their horror line of titles. He then became Murphy Anderson's assistant, providing background inks on titles such as Superman and Superboy before working for Wally Wood on the newspaper strip Shattuck. His big break in the industry came in 1972 when he was given the assignment to become the new regular penciller of the Legion of Super-Heroes feature which appeared in Superboy. Finding himself bored with the look of the characters, Cockrum began to redesign the appearance of many Legionnaires, eventually against the will of his editor. He also introduced and designed the first post-Silver Age Legionnaire in Wildfire, whom he originally called Starfire. In 1974 Cockrum left the title over a dispute concerning DC's policy of not returning original artwork to it's artists and went to Marvel Comics, where he co-created the new X-Men with Len Wein. After a temporary hiatus he returned to the X-Men before leaving the title again to launch his own creator-owned series, The Futurians. Following his independent project, Cockrum worked on a variety of titles, including Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, the Sky-Wolf serial in Marvel Fanfare, and a mini-series featuring his own favorite creation, Nightcrawler. In the Nineties Cockrum provided pencils for Turok at Acclaim Comics, Warriors of Plasm at Defiant Comics, and Shadow State at its successor, Broadway Comics. After a stint as the artist on Claypool Comics' Soulsearchers and Company, Cockrum turned his attention to model kit design. Mr. Cockrum accepts commission work from fans, and anyone seeking to obtain an original piece of art from the artist should contact him via his message board at Classically Cockrum. |
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Born in Florence, Wisconsin on September 13, 1947, Mike Grell began his artistic career as Dale Messick's assistant on the newspaper strip Brenda Starr. After about a year on the strip he flew to New York to sell his own strip ideas, and instead ended up with his first DC assignment: an Aquaman story. When Dave Cockrum left Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes over an art dispute, both Julie Schwartz and Joe Orlando recommended Grell to Legion editor Murray Boltinoff as Cockrum's replacement. Grell's first Legion work was providing the inks over Cockrum's pencils on the story "A Million Miles From Home" in SLSH # 202, and while still drawing the Legion Grell launched his own series, Warlord, which went on to become DC Comics's best-selling title. When Warlord went on hiatus he was given the assignment on Green Lantern/Green Arrow, the title which had rekindled his love of comics several years before. In the early Eighties, Grell launched the creator-owned series Starslayer for Pacific Comics and Jon Sable, Freelance for First Comics, and he followed his independent work with the revitalization of Green Arrow in the mini-series Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters. He continued on as writer of the Green Arrow series which followed the mini-series, eventually leaving the title after a successful six year run. Most recently he created the series Shaman's Tears and Maggie the Cat for Image Comics, and is now the current writer on the Marvel comic Iron Man. Like many professionals, Mr. Grell accepts commission art from fans. Anyone wishing to purchase an original piece of art from the artist can do so via Catskill Comics at http://www.catskillcomics.com/grell.htm. |
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A direct descendent of General Sherman, James Sherman entered comics from the advertising field, working on such features as "Blackhawk" and "The Challengers of the Unknown" before becoming the regular penciller on Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes. A former resident of Upstart Studios (along with Frank Miller, Jim Starlin, Walt Simonson, and Howard Chaykin), the oversized format and publishing schedule of SLSH caused the artist to leave the title, and his next assignment, the Adam Strange backup in Star Hunters, was aborted when the comic was cancelled due to the DC Implosion. A meticulous artist, he returned to the Legion periodically with a fill-in issue in #262 and a chapter in a Legion anniversary issue (#300). Sherman also provided character portrayals of Dream Girl and Dawnstar in the original Who's Who in the DC Universe, and helped out his former Upstart Studios mates on a couple of occassions with fill-in issues of American Flagg (#13) and Dreadstar (#24). When Archie Comics decided to attempt a return to the super-hero genre with their Red Circle line in the early eighties, Sherman was the artist chosen to launch the return of The Fly. Aside from sporatic appearances throughout the years, Sherman has largely retired from comics to focus exclusively on advertising, where he still works today. His last comic work came in the form of a short story in the adult science-fiction anthology Skin Tight Orbit in 1995. He is an infrequent guest at New York City area conventions, and anyone wishing to contact the artist should attempt to locate him at a future convention. |
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Born in North Carolina on January 19, 1948, Joe Staton's comic book career began at Charlton Comics in the 1970s. He drew a wide variety of titles for the publisher, including Primus, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Space: 1999, but is perhaps best known for his work on E-Man. While illustrating the title, Gil Kane saw his work and offered Staton a job as his assistant, which led to his first unofficial job at Marvel Comics, providing layouts on Spider-Man. After a period working as an inker at Marvel on such titles as The Avengers and The Incredible Hulk, Staton was approached by Paul Levitz to do some finishes on the Karate Kid series for DC. When James Sherman left Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes as the regular penciller on the title, Staton took his place. Perhaps best known for his work on Green Lantern in the Eighties, Staton also collaborated with Levitz on the Huntress feature which ran in Wonder Woman, the Power Girl feature which ran in Showcase, and the 1970s revival of the Justice Society in both All-Star Comics and Adventure Comics. He also provided the art for the Seventies revival of the Doom Patrol in Showcase, and was Walter Simonson's successor on Metal Men. In the 1990s he pencilled Guy Gardner: Warrior, and is the current artist of the Cartoon Network comic Scooby-Doo, published by DC. Staton also draws the web comic Femme Noir for supernaturalcrime.com, and does a lot of work for DC's Special Projects division. Anyone wishing to purchase an original piece of art from the artist should contact his art dealer at www.theartistschoice.com. |
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Born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 9, 1949, Jim Starlin's first published work was for Texas Trio fanzines, where he drew several stories of the character "Dr. Weird." His first professional job came from the desk of DC editor Joe Orlando, and was followed by a short love story for Marvel Comics. In 1972 Starlin became the art director of Marvel, and after a few months on the job he filled in for George Tuska on Iron Man, where he introduced the character who would become his own personal favorite -- Thanos. After his Iron Man work, both he and Mike Friedrich were asked to take over Captain Marvel, but Friedrich stayed only a few issues before he turned over the writing chores to Starlin. After saving the title from cancellation, Starlin followed his Captain Marvel work with an equally impressive run on Warlock, where he was reunited with his favorite character, Thanos. In 1978 he moved over to DC Comics, where he plotted and pencilled several issues of DC Comics Presents and Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, some of which appeared under the pseudonoun "Steve Apollo." In 1980 he returned to Marvel to write and draw the first ever Marvel graphic novel, The Death of Captain Marvel, as well as the ongoing "Metamorphosis Odyssey" for Epic Illustrated. Starlin followed "Metamorphosis Odyssey" with Dreadstar, the first creator-owned title published by Marvel Comics under their Epic imprint. In the mid-Eighties Starlin took Dreadstar to First Comics, where he eventually left the title, then returned to DC for such projects as Cosmic Odyssey, Batman: The Cult and Gilgamesh II. In the early Nineties he returned to Marvel as a writer, producing the Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War, and The Infinity Crusade for the publisher. By decade's end he had completed two Breed mini-series for Malibu, Wyrm: The Reluctant Warrior for Slave Labor Graphics, and Hardcore Station for DC Comics. Starlin recently returned to Marvel with the latest in the Infinity series, The Infinity Abyss, and has also co-written novels with his ex-wife, Diana Graziunas, including Among Madmen and Thinning The Predators. He co-owns the software design, new media company Electic Prism (www.electricprism.com), and maintains a website about himself at www.starlin.com. Anyone wishing to contact the artist should do so through his website. |
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Michelinie
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Born in Nashville, Tennessee on May 6, 1948, David Michelinie broke into comics by sending in writing samples to a DC Comics apprenticeship program during the 1970s. He was encouraged by assistant editor Michael Fleisher to continue writing, but since DC didn't hire writers who lived outside of the New York area, Michelinie moved to the city in the hope of securing assignments. Within weeks he was writing the "Unknown Soldier" serial in Star-Spangled War Stories for editor Joe Orlando, and he later moved on to such titles as Swamp Thing, Jonah Hex, and Karate Kid (writing as Barry Jameson) for the publisher. During the late Seventies, Michelinie went over to Marvel Comics where he co-created the new Ant-Man, wrote Avengers, and eventually took over Iron Man with Bob Layton, the title which he is most associated with. He also served as the writer of Amazing Spider-Man for six years (1988-1994), working with artist Todd McFarlane for two of those years (1988-1990), a period in which the pair created Venom. In addition to his mainstream comics work, Michelinie has also created and written The Bozz Chronicles for Epic Comics and co-written the novel Spider-Man: Carnage in New York with Dean Wesley Smith for Marvel's novel line. He is currently one-third of Future Comics (along with Bob Layton and Dick Giordano) and is the co-plotter and scripter of both St. Synn and Freemind for the publisher. |
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Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1928, Ric Estrada is best known for his work on war comics such as Our Army at War, Our Fighting Forces and G.I. Combat. Raised in poverty, he took a correspondence course from the London School of Cartooning at age twelve, and at the age of nineteen left for America to pursue a career as a cartoonist. His first comics work came in the form of crime stories for Ed Cronin at Hillman Comics, and he eventually moved on to become Dan Barry's assistant on the Flash Gordon daily strip. While working for Barry he met Harvey Kurtzman, who gave Estrada his first war comic assignments in Two Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat. After spending some time abroad, Estrada returned to America in 1966 and went to work almost exclusively for DC. In the 1970s he illustrated a variety of titles for the publisher, including Wonder Woman, Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter, the aforementioned war comics, and Karate Kid. Estrada also filled in on two issues of Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, #'s 232 & 234. Although he wasn't a fan of the super-hero genre, he always loved the medium itself, and in 2000 he was awarded with a lifetime achievement award (known as the Inkpots) at the San Diego Comic-Con. In 1997 he co-authored the book Draw 50 Aliens, Ufos, Galaxy Ghouls, Milky Way Marauders, and Other Extraterrestrial Creatures with Lee J. Ames, just one of many children's books which he has worked on throughout his career. His non-mainstream comics work has included jobs as varied as illustrating historical comic books for the Mexican Ministry of Education to providing layouts for the animated program He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Mr. Estrada is not currently active in the comic book industry. |
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Born in October, 1920, Nick Cardy (nee Viscardi) began his comic book career in 1939 working for the Eisner-Inger studio on such titles as Fight Comics, Jungle Comics, and Kaanga Comics for Fiction House. He also illustrated the Lady Luck strip which appeared in Will Eisner's The Spirit newspaper supplement, and was the first artist to portray Senorita Rio in Fight Comics # 19. In 1943 Cardy left comics to join the armored calvary as a tank driver during World War II, a tour of duty for which he was awarded two Purple Hearts. When he returned to comics in 1945 he worked on a wide variety of genres, including war comics, westerns, and crime comics. In the early Fifties he became the artist on the Tarzan comic strip, and it was during this period that he began to sign his name Nick Cardy. Shortly thereafter he began a long association with DC comics, illustrating such titles as The Legend of Daniel Boone, Congo Bill, and Tomahawk, in addition to drawing stories for anthology titles such as House of Mystery and Gangbusters. In the 1960s he was the regular artist on Aquaman and Teen Titans, and in 1968 he helped to launch the western title Bat Lash. Having grown dissatisfied with DC and the industry in general, Cardy was ready to leave the company at that point when Carmine Infantino became its editorial director and convinced him to stay. In the Seventies he became DC's cover artist for his remaining years at the publisher, providing illustrations for the first year and a half of Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, as well as the issues of Superboy which preceded it. Finally unable to cope with the industry any longer, Cardy left it entirely, defecting to the world of commercial art, where he was responsible for designing movie posters for films such as Apocalypse Now and California Suite. Most recently Cardy has been reacquainted with his Teen Titans characters, drawing the cover for The Silver Age: Teen Titans in 1999 and illustrating a chapter of "Who is Troia?" in The Titans # 25. Currently retired and living in Florida, the artist makes occassional appearances at comic book conventions. Anyone wishing to purchase an original piece of art from Mr. Cardy may do so through his art dealer at www.theartistschoice.com. |
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Giordano
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Born in New York City on July 22, 1932, Dick Giordano got his first job in the comic book industry working for Jerry Inger's studio in 1951. In 1952 he left the studio to do freelance work for Al Fago at Charlton Comics, where he illustrated a variety of genres, including science-fiction, crime, romance, and hot rods. After three years working on staff at Charlton he left to freelance again in 1958, providing pages for Timely, Dell, and Charlton. Tired of long hours and low page rates, Giordano applied for an editor's position at Charlton, and became responsible for seventeen books a month. When DC Comics was looking to hire new editors as part of an effort to modernize the company, Giordano was approached about joining the publisher. While at DC in the Sixties he was the editor on such titles as Hawk and Dove, Aquaman, Beware the Creeper, The Secret Six, House of Secrets and Young Love. Giordano eventually quit his job over a difference in editorial styles with Publisher Carmine Infantino, choosing instead to work freelance for a year before forming Continuity Associates with Neal Adams. He eventually returned to DC as an editor, working his way up to Editorial Director in the 1980s. Giordano was responsible for the look of many DC magazines in the 1970s through both his inks and pencils on their covers. He was the cover artist on Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes throughout the end of its run, and continued on as cover artist when the title changed its name to the Legion of Super-Heroes. In 2002 he will be the artist on St. Synn for Future Comics, and will be providing the inks for Bob Layton on Freemind, published by the same publisher. Currently semi-retired and living in Florida, Mr. Giordano accepts commission work from fans. Anyone wishing to purchase an original piece of art from the artist may do so through his art dealer at www.theartistschoice.com. |
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Boltinoff
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Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1911, Murray Boltinoff was the older brother of Henry Boltinoff, the nationally syndicated newspaper cartoonist. After working as an assistant drama editor for the New York American, Boltinoff went to work for a public relations firm while also turning his hand toward screenwriting. In 1941 the film Buy Me That Town was released, co-written by Boltinoff and directed by legendary director Eugene Forde. In 1943, when National Periodical Publications editor Whitney Ellsworth complained to Henry Boltinoff that he (Ellsworth) needed an assistant, Henry suggested Murray for the job. Murray would remain with the company for the next fifty-five years, before his retirement in 1988. While still starting out, Murray moved on to serve as a junior editor under Jack Schiff before becoming an editor himself in 1963. He was the editor who introduced Eclipso in House of Mystery and the Doom Patrol in My Greatest Adventure, and was the first editor which the Legion of Super-Heroes received after Mort Weisinger retired from DC in 1970. When Weisinger's Superman family of titles were divided up among the remaining editors, Boltinoff received Superboy and Action Comics, thus inheriting the Legion of Super-Heroes. Not known as a super-hero editor, Boltinoff allowed the Legion to languish in the pages of Superboy, providing only the occassional back up appearance for the team. When it eventually became apparent that the Legion was increasing Superboy's sales, he reformatted the title to include the Legion as its main feature. He was also the editor who put a young Dave Cockrum on the feature, thus helping to revitalize the strip. Not a true fan of the super-hero genre, Boltinoff turned over Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes to Denny O'Neil in 1976, moving on to less fantastic titles. After retiring in 1988, he remained in touch with the comic book industry until the time of his death in 1994. Murray Boltinoff was 83 years old. |
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Born in Clayton, Missorri on May 3, 1939, Denny O'Neil's first published work came in the pages of Strange Tales, where he provided captions and dialogue over Steve Ditko's plots on "Dr. Strange." When assignments became less frequent at Marvel he moved over to Charlton Comics, where he wrote such features as "The Prankster" and "Wander" for future DC editor Dick Giordano. When Giordano was recruited by DC Comics as part of their "artists-as-editors" revolution, he took much of his talent with him, including O'Neil and Steve Ditko, who launched The Creeper together. O'Neil worked on a variety of titles in his early years at DC, including the Justice League of America, Challengers of the Unknown, Bomba the Jungle Boy, and Batlash. He first experienced controversy by depowering Wonder Woman in her own title, then joined with Neal Adams to produce the topical Green Lantern/Green Arrow storyline "Hard Traveling Heroes" in which he dealt with such issues as native rights and drug abuse. The two were also responsible for the restoration of Batman to a creature of the night after years of campy stories which had cumulated in the Batman television series. The creator of Batman villain Ra's Al Ghul, O'Neil was next enlisted to revitalize Superman for the 1970s, choosing to turn all of the Kryptonite on Earth into lead and to turn Clark Kent into an on air broadcaster. For a brief period during the decade, O'Neil served as a DC editor, and when managing editor Joe Orlando decided that it was time to shake up the DC line editorially, O'Neil became the new editor of Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes. His most influential decisions in his capacity as Legion editor were the hiring of Paul Levitz as writer and James Sherman as artist. In the late Seventies, O'Neil returned to Marvel Comics as an editor, where he oversaw Frank Miller's run on Daredevil, and where, in the early Eighties, he wrote the memorable "Tony Stark: Alcoholic" storyline which ran in Iron Man. Later on in the decade he returned to DC as a writer, penning his most personal work, The Question, before becoming the group editor of the Batman line of titles. He would remain Batman editor until his retirement in 2001. Currently known as a "Consulting Editor," O'Neil continues to work for DC Comics in an instructional capacity, teaching two classes a week on story writing and editing. He has an official website at The O'Neil Observer, and anyone wishing to contact Mr. O'Neil may do so through the message board there. |
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Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1949, Allen Milgrom broke into comics providing background assists for Rich Buckler and Murphy Anderson before becoming Jim Starlin's regular inker on Captain Marvel. When Starlin left the title Milgrom became its regular penciller, and he would go on to provide cover layouts for both Marvel and DC during the 1970s. When Denny O'Neil left as Legion editor in 1977, Milgrom assumed the reins of the title and proceeded to bring in acquantances such as Jim Starlin, Howard Chaykin, and Walter Simonson to bring the series back on schedule. While still with the publisher, he also co-created Firestorm, the Nuclear Man, and filled in as a Batman artist on Detective Comics. In the 1980s Milgrom would go on to serve an impressive stint as the regular artist on both the Avengers and the West Coast Avengers, in addition to pencilling the Incredible Hulk and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man. He was also the editor of Marvel Fanfare during the decade, and continued to ink other artists in addition to pencilling his own titles. During the 1990s Milgrom focused mainly on inking, providing the embellishing on such titles as X-Factor, Thor, Generation X, and Untold Tales of Spider-Man. Today he remains active in the industry, and is currently inking Jim Starlin's pencils on Marvel Comics' The End. An accomplished artist, Mr. Milgrom also makes the time to provide commissions for fans. Anyone interested in obtaining an original piece of art from the artist may do so via his representatives at www.theartistschoice.com. |
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Born in 195x, Jack C. Harris began his comic book career as Murray Boltinoff's assistant editor on such titles as Ghosts, the Brave and the Bold, and Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes. One of DC's "junior woodchucks," Harris' duties included writing the Legion's regular feature in the DC fan magazine, The Amazing World of DC Comics, as well as answering the letters page of the Legion's regular title. When Al Milgrom stepped down as Legion editor in 1978, Harris returned to the title, where he presided over it's transformation into The Legion of Super-Heroes in late 1979. He would also edit such titles as Freedom Fighters, Warlord, and Green Lantern during his time as an editor at DC, the latter of which featured one of Harris' all-time favorite heroes, Adam Strange, as the back-up feature. In the early Eighties he left DC to concentrate on freelance writing, both within and without the comic book industry, where he also served as the editor of Licensing International. He briefly returned to comics in the early Nineties to write the Ray mini-series for DC, a title upon which he collaborated with future Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada. Currently an instructor at New York City's School of Visual Arts, Harris returns to DC periodically to work on special assignments for the publisher. |
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