After co-creating DC's Swamp Thing in 1972, Len Wein moved to
Marvel for lengthy runs on some of the company's biggest titles -
Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk and Thor - and
helped bring the landmark Giant-Size X-Men #1 into the world,
changing Marvel forever. Returning to DC as an editor, Wein oversaw
an influx of British writing talent, highlighted by Alan Moore's
historic Watchmen miniseries. Wein also has worked in television
and animation, returning to his roots to develop a Swamp Thing
screenplay. He has written comic-book adaptations of The Simpsons
and Futurama.
Roger Stern enjoyed well-regarded runs on Amazing Spider-Man, in
which he introduced Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) and the
Hobgoblin; Avengers; and Captain America. He launched West Coast
Avengers and wrote numerous tie-in miniseries starring Earth's
Mightiest Heroes. At DC, he relaunched Atom and co-created Starman
(Will Payton) before participating in one of comics' most shocking
events- the 1992 "Death of Superman." He later returned to Marvel
to write Amazing Spider-Man and related titles.
Beginning as Stan Lee's production assistant, Herb Trimpe
(1939-2015) went on to pencil a seven-year run on Marvel mainstay
Incredible Hulk - during which he debuted the future X-Man,
Wolverine - as well as 1970s classics Marvel Team-Up, Shogun
Warriors and Godzilla. He was equally prolific during the 1980s on
Nick Fury, The 'Nam and G.I. Joe; the 1990s saw him illustrate
Marvel's First Family on Fantastic Four Unlimited. Trimpe's
war-story credits also include the introduction of the Phantom
Eagle, the WWI aviator hero whose adventures were later chronicled
by Garth Ennis.
After a start as inker to his older brother John, Sal Buscema
penciled Captain America, Defenders, Incredible Hulk and more.
Famed for his ability to meet tight deadlines, he spread his
talents across multiple genres. His 1970s work ranged from Ms.
Marvel and Nova to Sub-Mariner and Spider-Woman's first appearance
in Marvel Spotlight. He was the uninterrupted artist on Spectacular
Spider-Man for more than one hundred issues and penciled the
web-slinger's adventures in Marvel Team-Up, in which he and writer
Bill Mantlo introduced Captain Jean DeWolff. After handling more
team-ups in the Thing's Marvel Two-in-One, he reunited with brother
John on Steve Englehart's Fantastic Four. He later provided inks
for Tom DeFalco's Spider-Girl titles and Thunderstrike
miniseries.
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.
Jim Starlin introduced not only Thanos but also Shang-Chi and many
other memorable characters. After seemingly killing both Adam
Warlock and Thanos in one of Marvel's earlier multi-title cosmic
arcs - for which he won two Eagle Awards - Starlin wrote Marvel's
first graphic novel, The Death of Captain Marvel. Returning to
Marvel to write Silver Surfer, he resurrected Adam Warlock and
Thanos, both of whom figured prominently in a veritable franchise
of miniseries he wrote and/or penciled- Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity
War, Infinity Crusade, Infinity Abyss and more, plus the Warlock
and the Infinity Watch and Thanos monthlies. Starlin continued to
chart the saga of the Mad Titan in a recent series of original
graphic novels.
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