An award-winning writer since 1973, Marv Wolfman succeeded mentor
Roy Thomas as Marvel’s editor in chief. Well-remembered for his
Tomb of Dracula scripts, he also enjoyed runs on Dr. Strange,
Fantastic Four and Nova, among other titles. New Teen Titans, his
1980s collaboration with George Pérez, became DC Comics’ biggest
hit in years. Wolfman and Pérez literally rewrote DC history with
Crisis on Infinite Earths. He subsequently penned episodes for such
animated TV series as G.I. Joe, Transformers and others.
Industry legend Chris Claremont is best known for his epic
sixteen-year run on Uncanny X-Men. Claremont’s focus on the themes
of prejudice and tolerance struck at the hearts of comics fans, and
he built an unparalleled following during the next three decades.
Under his pen, the X-Men franchise spawned a vast array of
spin-offs, many of them written by Claremont himself. His other
credits include Iron Fist, Ms. Marvel, Power Man and Spider-Woman.
Claremont has returned to the X-Men universe in New Exiles, GeNext,
X-Men Forever, Chaos War: X-Men and Nightcrawler.
In the 1970s, Tony Isabella wrote for as eclectic a set of
characters as can be imagined — including Black Goliath, Captain
America, Champions, Ghost Rider, Astonishing Tales' It the Living
Colossus, Luke Cage Hero for Hire and Marvel Chillers' Tigra. At
DC, he co-created Black Lightning and collaborated with Richard
Howell on Shadow War of Hawkman. He wrote Justice Machine for two
separate publishers and has announced his intention to write Heroic
Publishing's Tigress. In Comics Buyers Guide, his “Tony’s Tips”
column is a regular feature.
One of the Golden Age’s earliest talents, George Tuska (1916-2009)
created characters for Fiction House, Harvey Comics and Fawcett
Comics’ Captain Marvel Adventures, among many others. He helped
launch one of the most popular post-war genres in Lev Gleason’s
Crime Does Not Pay. He eventually provided multi-genre art for
Atlas Comics, to which he returned following its transformation
into Marvel. Tuska penciled Ghost Rider, Luke Cage: Power Man and
Sub-Mariner, as well as a 10-year Iron Man stint. At DC, he
illustrated Challengers of the Unknown and Superman, among others.
As a comic-strip artist, Tuska drew Buck Rogers, Scorchy Smith and
DC’s World’s Greatest Superheroes. His final industry work was
cover art for Masquerade, part of Dynamite’s Golden Age character
revival, bringing him full circle.
After over three decades of writing and drawing the Johnny Hazard
comic strip, which he created in 1944, Frank Robbins (1917-1994)
co-created Invaders with Roy Thomas, marking Marvel’s first major
revival of Golden Age super heroes. His distinctive art style
subsequently graced Captain America, Ghost Rider, and the licensed
properties Human Fly and Man from Atlantis. Following a stint as
writer on DC Comics’ Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane, he
collaborated with artists Neal Adams and Irv Novick on runs
of Batman and Detective Comics, respectively; his work is
credited as instrumental in returning the Darknight Detective to
his gothic/noir roots.
Ron Wilson began penciling the Thing’s Two-in-One adventures in
1975 and remained for most of the title’s run. He subsequently
illustrated follow-up series Thing until its end in 1986. Wilson
also contributed art for Avengers, Captain Britain, Power Man and
other titles, including the entire run of Marvel’s licensed Masters
of the Universe series. At DC, he provided character designs for
the Milestone imprint.
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