Tom DeFalco's earliest comic-book scripts were for Archie and DC;
he soon moved to Marvel, where he wrote Avengers, Machine Man and
other titles, also launching Dazzler, a hit series of the early
'80s. In addition to writing long and well-received runs on Amazing
Spider-Man and Thor, DeFalco edited many titles, eventually
becoming editor in chief. During the 1980s, he headed the creative
team that provided fictional biographies for G.I. Joe members,
originally included with Hasbro's toys and later used as the basis
for multiple storylines on the animated series. Perhaps his
best-known work is multi-title character Spider-Girl, whom he
introduced in 1998. DeFalco has authored multiple books, including
Ultimate Guides for Avengers, Fantastic Four, Hulk and
Spider-Man.
Few can match Ron Frenz's record of substantial stints on two of
comicdom's most influential and revered characters, Spider-Man and
Superman, both of whom he provided with controversial new looks.
Frenz succeeded John Romita Jr. on Amazing Spider-Man, and his
artwork was favorably compared to Steve Ditko's original
web-slinger. With Roger Stern, he introduced the Hobgoblin,
covering the mysterious villain's debut and revealing his identity
more than a decade later in Hobgoblin Lives. With writer Tom
DeFalco on Thor, Frenz debuted a new look and identity for Marvel's
Thunder God, eventually branching into Thunderstrike. Later, Frenz
and DeFalco launched the MC2 Universe, home of Spider-Girl, the
only Marvel heroine to reach 100 consecutive issues.
Best known for long runs on Spider-Girl and Untold Tales of
Spider-Man, artist Pat Olliffe has also illustrated such Marvel
series as Nomad, Sensational She-Hulk, Thor, Thor Corps, Unlimited
Access, Warlock and the Infinity Watch, Last Hero Standing and Last
Planet Standing.
Paul Ryan collaborated with Mark Gruenwald on Squadron Supreme,
D.P. 7, Quasar and other titles. His #356-414 run on Fantastic Four
is rivaled in length only by John Byrne and Jack Kirby. At DC, he
penciled Batman, Flash and multiple Superman titles. He spent years
penciling the Amazing Spider-Man comic strip, and penciled and
inked the daily comic strip The Phantom for King Features Syndicate
from 2005 until his death in 2016.
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