Gerard Francis Conway Thomas, Roy. "Roy's Rostrum" ("

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") in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #43 and other Marvel Comics

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d May 1974. (born September 10, 1952) is an American comic book writer, comic book editor, screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. He is known for co-creating the

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the

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as well as the

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(

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), and the first

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, and also scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on ''

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''. At

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, he is known for co-creating the superheroes

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and

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, the character Jason Todd and the villain Killer Croc, and for writing the ''

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'' for eight years. Conway wrote the first major, modern-day

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, '' Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man''.

Early life

Born in

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, New York, New York, Conway grew up a comic fan; a

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from him appears in '' Fantastic Four'' #50 (May 1966), written when Conway was 13. He attended

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for a time.

Career

He published his first professional comic book work at 16, with the 6-page horror story "Aaron Philips' Photo Finish" in DC Comics' '' House of Secrets'' #81 (Sept. 1969). He continued selling such anthological stories for that series and for Marvel's '' Chamber of Darkness'' and '' Tower of Shadows'' through the end of 1970, by which time he had also published one-page text

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in DC's '' All-Star Western'' #1 (Sept. 1970) and ''Super DC Giant #S-14'' (Oct. 1970). He published his first continuing-character story in DC's semi-anthological occult comic ''The Phantom Stranger'' #10 (Dec. 1970). and Conway recalled breaking into

through Marvel editor Roy Thomas: Following his first continuing-character story for Marvel, with his script for the jungle lord Ka-Zar in ''

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'' #3 (Dec. 1970), Conway began writing superhero stories with '' Daredevil'' #72 (Jan. 1971). He quickly went on to assignments on '' Iron Man'', ''

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'', and both " The Inhumans" and " The Black Widow" features in the split book ''

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''. He scripted the first

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story, in 1971, sharing co-creation credit with Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Conway eventually scripted virtually every major Marvel title, and co-created (with writers

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& Jean Thomas and artist Mike Ploog) the lycanthropic lead character of the feature "Werewolf by Night", in ''Marvel Spotlight'' #2 (Feb. 1972); he also wrote the premiere issue of Marvel's ''

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'', introducing the longstanding literary

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into the Marvel universe.

Spider-Man and intercompany rotation

At 19, Conway began scripting ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', succeeding Stan Lee as writer of one of Marvel's flagship titles. His run, from issues #111–149 (August 1972 – October 1975), included the landmark death of Gwen Stacy story in #121 (June 1973). Eight issues later, Conway and Andru introduced the Punisher as a conflicted antagonist for Spider-Man, as well as the

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. The Punisher became a popular star of numerous comic books and has been adapted into three movies and a live action television series. Conway additionally wrote '' Fantastic Four'', from #133–152 (April 1973 – Nov. 1974). Conway in 2009 reflected on writing flagship Marvel characters at a very young age: In late 1972, Conway and writers

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and Len Wein crafted a metafictional unofficial

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spanning titles from both major comics companies. Each comic featured Englehart, Conway, and Wein, as well as Wein's first wife Glynis, interacting with Marvel or DC characters at the Rutland Halloween Parade in Rutland, Vermont. Beginning in ''

'' #16 (by Englehart with art by

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and Frank McLaughlin), the story continued in ''

'' #103 (by Wein, Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano), and concluded in ''

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'' #207 (by Conway and penciler John Buscema). As Englehart explained in 2010, "It certainly seemed like a radical concept and we knew that we had to be subtle (laughs) and each story had to stand on its own, but we really worked it out. It's really worthwhile to read those stories back to back to back – it didn't matter to us that one was at DC and two were at Marvel – I think it was us being creative, thinking what would be really cool to do." Conway returned to DC Comics in mid-1975, beginning with three books cover-dated Nov. 1975: '' Hercules Unbound'' #1, '' Kong the Untamed'' #3, and ''

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'' #19. He wrote a revival of the

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comic book series '' All Star Comics'' which introduced the character

. Shortly afterward, he was chosen by Marvel and DC editors to script the historic intercompany crossover ''Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man'' #1, a 96-page, tabloid-sized, $2 one-shot, at a time when comic books sold for 25 cents. He continued writing for DC, on titles including '' Superman'', '' Detective Comics'' (starring Batman), '' Metal Men'', ''

'', '' 1st Issue Special'' #11 starring Codename: Assassin, and that of the licensed character

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. Conway briefly returned to Marvel where he succeeded

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as editor-in-chief in March 1976, but held the job only "about a month-and-a-half,""Gerry Conway on Englehart Leaving Marvel" (sidebar) in relinquishing the post and being succeeded by Archie Goodwin. For a time, a confluence of publishing schedules resulted in Conway stories appearing in both Marvel and DC comics in the same month: The prolific Conway's comic books with January 1977 cover-dates alone, for example, are Marvel's '' The Avengers'', '' The Defenders'', '' Captain Marvel'', ''Iron Man'', ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', and the premiere issues of ''

'' and '' Logan's Run'', and ''Superman'' and ''

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''.

DC Comics and later career

After leaving Marvel's editorship, he again wrote exclusively for DC for the next decade writing both major and lesser titles – from those featuring Superman,

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, and the Legion of Super-Heroes to such books as '' Weird Western Tales'', ''

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'' and '' Sun Devils''. He had an eight-year run on ''

'', writing most issues from #151–255 (Feb. 1978 – Oct. 1986) including the double-sized anniversary issue #200 (March 1982). Conway wrote two additional Superman projects in the oversized tabloid format, ''Superman vs. Wonder Woman'', drawn by José Luis García-López, and ''Superman vs. Shazam'', drawn by

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. He co-created the characters

with artist

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and Steel, the Indestructible Man with artist

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in the premiere issues (both March 1978) of the respective titular comics. Two other Conway co-creations, the Deserter (with artist

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) and the

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(with artist Bob Oksner) were scheduled to receive their own series as well but were canceled before any issues were published. He additionally co-created the characters

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and

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. As writer of '' Batman'' #337–359 (July 1981 – May 1983) and the feature "Batman" in '' Detective Comics'' #497–526 (Dec. 1980 – May 1983), he introduced the characters Killer Croc and Jason Todd, the latter of whom became the second Robin, succeeding original sidekick

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. With artist

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at the

, Conway revived the

supervillains Doctor Death in ''Batman'' #345 (March 1982) and the

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in ''Batman'' #350 (Aug. 1982). Conway was a frequent collaborator with Roy Thomas. Together they wrote a two-part Superman–Captain Marvel team-up in ''DC Comics Presents'' #33–34 (May–June 1981); the ''Atari Force'' and '' Swordquest'' mini-comics packaged with

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video games; and three Justice League of America-

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crossovers. Conway contributed ideas to the

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comic '' Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!'', created by Thomas and

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. Thomas and Conway were to be the co-writers of the ''

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, but editorial disputes between DC and Marvel caused the project's cancellation. Conway was one of the contributors to the '' DC Challenge'' limited series in 1986. He returned to Marvel in the 1980s and served as the regular writer of both ''

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'' and ''

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'' from 1988 until 1990. Conway stated in 1991 that "I understand the character a lot better now than I did when I was nineteen. And one of the nice things about the Marvel characters is that you can keep them fresh by changing them just a bit." His run on ''Spectacular'' included such story arcs as the "Lobo Brothers Gang War". He relinquished writing duties on both titles when he became the story editor of the television series '' Father Dowling Mysteries''. Conway's last recorded comic credits for many years were

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' "Kirbyverse" ''NightGlider'' #1 (April 1993), scripting from a Roy Thomas plot, and a story for ''Disney Adventures'', published in 1995. Conway returned to comics in 2009 and wrote DC Comics' '' The Last Days of Animal Man'', with artist

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. In 2011, he wrote the '' DC Retroactive: Justice League – The '80s'' one-shot. Also for DC, he wrote the ''Firestorm'' feature in ''Legends of Tomorrow'' #1–6 in 2016. In 2015, he returned to Spider-Man by writing a story in ''Spider-Verse Team Up'' #2, and the "Spiral" storyline in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #16.1–20.1. He returned to work as a series' regular writer that same year with '' Carnage'' which ran for 16 issues until 2017. In 2016, he returned to his creation the Punisher by writing ''The Punisher Annual'' #1. From 2016 to 2017, he wrote ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows'' #1–9, followed by ''What If? Spider-Man'' #1 in 2018 and the oneshot ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Going Big'', penciled by

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, in 2019.

Books, comic strips, screenplays

In addition to comics, Conway published two science-fiction novels: ''The Midnight Dancers'' and ''Mindship'' (originally published as a short story in the science fiction anthology "Universe 1.") He also wrote the February 14–December 3, 1983 dailies of the syndicated newspaper comic strip '' Star Trek'', based upon the 1960s TV series. Conway as well moved into screenwriting in the 1980s, starting with the animated feature '' Fire and Ice'' (1983), co-written with Roy Thomas, based on characters created by

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and

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. Conway and Thomas wrote the story basis for Stanley Mann's screenplay for the film '' Conan the Destroyer'' (1984). Afterwards, Conway and Thomas also worked on the script of a live-action ''X-Men'' film for production company Nelvana that wasn't produced because of distributor Orion Pictures' financial troubles and subsequent bankruptcy. Conway wrote, and later produced, such TV series as '' Father Dowling Mysteries'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', '' Matlock'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Pacific Blue'', ''

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'', ''

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, '' Law & Order'', '' The Huntress'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', and an episode of '' Batman: The Animated Series'' ("Appointment in Crime Alley"). Conway frequently referenced his comic book connections during his stint on ''Law & Order'' by naming characters on the show after comic book creators such as John Byrne.

Personal life

Conway's first wife was comic-book writer Carla Conway. The couple have a daughter, Cara. His second wife, Karen, is a psychologist who works with

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children. They married in 1992 and have a daughter, Rachel. As of 2015, he and his wife Laura live in Thousand Oaks, California. Conway's ancestral family background is Irish, as he described in his blog: Conway was raised a Christian, but stated in a 2013 interview that he does not "have any religious belief at this point".

Comics bibliography

Atlas/Seaboard Comics

* ''Destructor'' #4 (1975) * ''Targitt'' #3 (1975) * '' Tiger-Man'' #2–3 (1975)

DC Comics

* '' 1st Issue Special'' #11–13 (1976) * ''

'' #457, 467, 477–479, 486, 517–523 (1976–1981) * '' Adventure Comics'' #444, 459–460, 463–464 (1976–1979) * '' All-New Collectors' Edition'' #C-54, C-58 (1978) * '' All Star Comics'' #58–62 (1976) * ''

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'' #8–9 (1982) * '' The Amazing World of DC Comics'' #11 (1976) * ''

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'' #7 (1982) * ''

'' #1–5 (1982–1983) * ''Atari Force'' vol. 2 #1–13 (1984–1985) * '' Batman'' #295, 305–306, 337–346, 348–359 (1978–1983) * '' Batman Family'' #17 (1978) * '' The Brave and the Bold'' #158, 161, 171–174 (1980–1981) * ''

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'' #1–2 (1978) * ''

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'' #81–87 (1977–1978) * '' Cinder and Ashe'' #1–4 (1988) * '' DC Challenge'' #8, 12 (1986) * '' DC Comics Presents'' #17–18, 21, 30–33, 40, 45, 53, 68 (1980–1984) * '' DC Retroactive: Justice League of America - The '80s'' #1 (2011) * '' DC Special'' #28 (1977) * ''DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest'' #5 (1980) * '' DC Special Series'' #1, 6, 10, 16 (1977–1978) * '' DC Super-Stars'' #18 (1978) * '' Detective Comics'' #463–464, 497–499, 501–513, 515–526 (1976–1983) * '' Doorway to Nightmare'' #2 (1978) * ''

'' #1–5 (1978) * '' The Flash'' #289–299, 301–304 (Firestorm backup stories) (1980–1981) * '' Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion'' #8 (1972) * '' Freedom Fighters'' #1–2 (1976) * ''The Fury of Firestorm'' #1–53, 100 ''Annual'' #1–4 (1982–1986, 1990) * '' Hercules Unbound'' #1–6 (1975–1976) * '' Heroes Against Hunger'' #1 (1986) * ''

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'' #188, 193, 196, 199–200, 202, 292–294, 296–297, 300 (1970–1982) * '' House of Secrets'' #81, 83, 85–86, 88–89, 94, 111–112, 140, 150 (1969–1978) * ''House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus'' Vol. 2 (story "Night of the Rat", originally intended for publication in ''House of Secrets'' #141) (2019) * ''

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'' #40–41, 45–47 (1980–1981) * ''

'' #125–127, 131–134, 151–216, 219, 221–223, 228–230, 233–239, 241–255, ''Annual'' #2 (1975–1986) * '' Kamandi'' #39–44 (1976) * '' Kong the Untamed'' #3–5 (1975–1976) * '' Last Days of Animal Man'' #1–6 (2009) * ''

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'' #1–6 (Firestorm feature) (2016) * '' Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #259–278 (1980–1981) * ''

Man-Bat Man-Bat (Dr. Robert Kirkland "Kirk" Langstrom) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Introduced in ''Detective Comics'' #400 (June 1970) as an enemy of the superhero Batman, the character belongs to t ...

'' #1 (1975) * '' Metal Men'' #46–48, 54–56 (1976–1978) * '' Mystery in Space'' #114 (1980) * '' New Gods'' #12–19 (1977–1978) * '' The New Teen Titans'' #16 ( Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! insert) (1982) * '' Phantom Stranger'' vol. 2 #10–11 (1970–1971) * ''Secret Hearts'' #143, 147, 149 (1970–1971) * '' Secret Origins'' vol. 2 #4, 17 (1986–1987) * '' Secret Society of Super Villains'' #1–2, 8–14 (1976–1978) * '' Star Spangled War Stories'' #193 (1975) * '' Steel, The Indestructible Man'' #1–5 (1978) * '' Sun Devils'' #1–9 (1984–1985) * '' Super-Team Family'' #11–15 (1977–1978) * '' Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #227, 232, 234–235, 248–249, 252–258 (1977–1979) * '' Superman'' #301, 303–304, 307–309, 345–348, 350–351, 407 (1976–1985) * '' The Superman Family'' #175, 184, 186–193, 195–202, 206–211 (1976–1981) * ''

'' #19–20, 23–24 (1975–1976) * '' Swordquest'' #1–3 (1982) * ''

'' #250–254 (1976) * '' The Unexpected'' #221 (1982) * '' Weird Western Tales'' #45–58, 60–70 ( Scalphunter feature) (1978–1980) * '' The Witching Hour'' #10, 14, 27, 38 (1970–1974) * ''

'' #233–241, 259–285, 329 (1977–1986) * '' World's Finest Comics'' #245–254, 256–259, 261–262, 268–270, 272, 274–275 (1977–1982) * '' Young Love'' #122 (1976) * ''

Zatanna Zatanna Zatara () is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in ''Hawkman (comic book), Hawkman'' #4 (November 1964). Zatanna is a st ...

Special'' #1 (1987)

DC Comics and Marvel Comics

* '' Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 (1976)

Disney Comics

* ''

Disney Adventures ''Disney Adventures'' (also short-formed as ''D.A.'') was an American children's entertainment and educational magazine published twelve (later ten) times per year by Disney Publishing Worldwide, a subsidiary of Disney Consumer Products, a unit o ...

'' v5 #4 (1995)

Eclipse Comics

* ''The Unknown Worlds of

Frank Brunner Frank Brunner (born February 21, 1949) is an American comics artist and illustrator best known for his work at Marvel Comics in the 1970s. Early life Brunner attended Manhattan's High School of Art and Design. He was in the same graduating class ...

'' #2 (1985)

First Comics

* '' Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull'' #1–4 (1986) * ''Hawkmoon: The Mad God's Amulet'' #1–4 (1987)

Marvel Comics

* ''

Adventure into Fear ''Adventure into Fear'' is an American horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from cover dates November 1970 through December 1975, for 31 issues. This is its trademarked cover title for all but its first nine issues, though the ser ...

'' #10 (1972) * ''

'' #7, 9–11, 18–19 (1971–1973) * ''

'' #111–149 (1972–1975), ''Annual'' #23 (1989) * ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' vol. 3 #16.1–20.1 (2015) * ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Going Big'' #1 (2019) * ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows'' #1–9 (2016–2017) * ''

'' #3–8 (1970–1971) * '' The Avengers'' #151–157, ''Annual'' #6 (1976–1977) * '' Black Widow the Coldest War'' GN (1990) * '' Captain America'' #149–152 (1972) * '' Captain Marvel'' #22, 47–48 (1972–1977) * '' Carnage'' #1–16 (2015–2017) * ''

Chamber of Chills ''Chamber of Chills'' is the name of two anthology horror comic books, one published by Harvey Publications in the early 1950s, the other by Marvel Comics in the 1970s. Harvey Publications The first ''Chamber of Chills'' was a 10-cent horror anth ...

'' #1 (1972) * '' Chamber of Darkness'' #3 (1970) * ''

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and '' Conan the Destroyer'') ...

'' #226–231 (1989–1990) * ''

Creatures on the Loose ''Tower of Shadows'' is a horror/fantasy anthology comic book published by the American company Marvel Comics under this and a subsequent name from 1969 to 1975. It featured work by writer-artists Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Johnny Craig, and Wal ...

'' #18 (1972) * '' Daredevil'' #72–98, 118 (1971–1975) * ''Daredevil Annual'' #5 (1989) * ''

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Deadly may refer to: * Deadliness, the ability to cause death Arts and entertainment * ''Deadly'', a 2011 novel by Julie Chibbaro * ''Deadly'', a children's book series by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings * ''Deadly'' (Australian TV series), a ...

'' #1, 3–4 (1974) * ''

Defenders Defender(s) or The Defender(s) may refer to: *Defense (military) *Defense (sports) **Defender (association football) Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary * ''The Defender'' (1994 f ...

'' #42–45, 57 (1976–1978) * '' Dracula Lives'' #1, 3–5, 7, 9, 12–13 (1973–1975) * '' Fantastic Four'' #134–152, 179 (1973–1977) * ''

Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of multiple antiheroes and superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider. The first s ...

'' #21–23 (1976–1977) * ''Giant-Size Fantastic Four'' #2–3 (1974) * ''Giant-Size Spider-Man'' #3–5 (1975) * ''Giant-Size Super-Heroes'' #1 (Spider-Man) (1974) * ''Giant-Size Super-Stars'' #1 (Fantastic Four) (1974) * ''Haunt of Horror'' #1–2, 4 (1974) * ''

'' #146–147 (1971–1972) * '' Iron Man'' #35–44, 91–97 (1971–1977) * ''

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

'' #9–11, 13 (1987) * '' Ka-Zar'' vol. 2 #6–10 (1974–1975) * '' Kull and the Barbarians'' #2 (1975) * ''Kull the Conqueror'' #4–7, 9–10 (1972–1973) * ''

Legion of Monsters Legion of Monsters is the name of different fictional superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Legion of Monsters first appeared in Marvel Comics chronology in ''Marvel Premiere'' #28 ( ...

'' #1 (1975) * '' Logan's Run'' #1 (1977) * ''Marvel Comics'' #1000 (2019) * '' Marvel Comics Presents'' #101–109 (1992) * ''

Marvel Graphic Novel ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' (''MGN'') is a line of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1982 to 1993 by Marvel Comics. The books were published in an oversized format, 8.5" x 11", similar to French albums. In response, DC Comics establi ...

: Conan:The Horn of Azoth'' GN (1990) * ''Marvel Graphic Novel: The Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives'' GN (1989) * ''Marvel Point One'' #1 (Carnage) (2015) * ''

Marvel Preview ''Marvel Preview'' is a black-and-white comics magazine published by Magazine Management for fourteen issues and the affiliated Marvel Comics Group for ten issues. The final issue additionally carried the imprint Marvel Magazines Group. Publica ...

'' #2 (1975) * ''

Marvel Spotlight ''Marvel Spotlight'' is a comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics as a try-out book. It stood out from Marvel's other try-out books in that most of the featured characters made their first appearance in the series. The series origin ...

'' #2–4 (1972) * '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #4 (1990) * ''

Marvel Team-Up ''Marvel Team-Up'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as ...

'' #2–12, 28–37, 52 (1972–1976) * ''Monsters on the Prowl'' #13 (1971) * '' Monsters Unleashed'' #1–2, 6–7, 11 (1973–1975) * ''

'' #1–2 (1977) * ''Our Love Story'' #15 (1972) * ''

Planet of the Apes ''Planet of the Apes'' is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on Frenc ...

'' #1 (1974) * ''

The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...

Annual'' #1 (2016) * ''

Bloodlines'' #1 (1992) * '' Savage Sword of Conan'' #166–169, 174 (1989–1990) * ''

Savage Tales ''Savage Tales'' is the title of three American comics series. Two were black-and-white comics-magazine anthologies published by Marvel Comics, and the other a color comic book anthology published by Dynamite Entertainment. Publication history Ma ...

'' #2, 6–10 (1973–1975) * '' Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'' #86, 117–119 (1971–1974) * ''

'' #1–3, 137–174, ''Annual'' #8–11 (1976–1977, 1988–1991) * ''Spider-Man/Dr. Strange: The Way to Dusty Death'' #1 (1993) * ''Spider-Man: Fear Itself'' GN (1992) * '' Spider-Verse Team-Up'' #2 (2015) * '' Spitfire and the Troubleshooters'' #1–6 (1986–1987) * '' Sub-Mariner'' #41–49 (1971–1972) * ''

Tales of the Zombie ''Tales of the Zombie'' was an American black-and-white horror comics magazine published by Magazine Management, a corporate sibling of Marvel Comics. The series ran 10 issues and one '' Super Annual'' from 1973 to 1975, many featuring stories of t ...

'' #4, 10 (1974–1975) * ''

'' #193–238 (1971–1975) * '' ThunderCats'' #7–12, 24 (1986–1988) * ''

'' #1–2 (1972) * '' Tower of Shadows'' #5 (1970) * ''

Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction ''Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction'' was a 1970s American black-and-white, science fiction comics magazine published by Marvel Comics' parent company, Magazine Management. The anthology title featured original stories and literary adaptations ...

'' #1–4 (1975) * '' Vampire Tales'' #3, 8–10 (1974–1975) * '' Visionaries'' #3–6 (1988) * ''

'' #35–36, 47–48, 50–70, ''Annual'' #5–6 (1988–1990) * ''

Werewolf by Night The Werewolf by Night (usually referred to by other characters simply as the Werewolf) is the name applied to two fictional characters who are werewolves appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of We ...

'' #1–4, 9–10 (1972–1973) * ''What If Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) * '' Worlds Unknown'' #1–2, 4, 6 (1973–1974)

Papercutz

* '' Nancy Drew: Girl Detective - The New Case Files'' #3 ("Together with the Hardy Boys") (2011)

Skywald Publications

* '' Nightmare'' #3 (1971)

Topps Comics

* '' NightGlider'' #1 (1993)

Warren Publications

* ''

Creepy Creepiness is the state of being wikt:creepy, creepy, or causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or wikt:unease, unease. A person who exhibits creepy behaviour is called a creep. Certain traits or hobbies may make people seem creepy to others. The ...

'' #38, 103 (1971–1978) * ''

Eerie ''Eerie'' was an American magazine of horror comics introduced in 1966 by Warren Publishing. Like '' Mad'', it was a black-and-white magazine intended for newsstand distribution and did not submit its stories to the comic book industry's volunta ...

'' #32 (1971)

Television and film credits

Television

* '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (1985–1986) * '' The Transformers'' (1986) * '' The Centurions'' (1986) * '' My Little Pony'' (1986–1987) * '' Dinosaucers'' (1987) * '' Spiral Zone'' (1987) * ''

Dino-Riders ''Dino-Riders'' is an animated television series that first aired in 1988. ''Dino-Riders'' was primarily a promotional show to launch a new Tyco toy line.

'' (1988) * '' Monsters'' (1990) * '' Father Dowling Mysteries'' (1990–1991) * ''

'' (1992) * '' Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride'' (TV movie) (1992) * '' Matlock'' (1992–1993) * '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992, 1994) * '' Diagnosis: Murder'' (1993–1997) * '' Diagnosis: Murder - A Twist of the Knife'' (TV movie) (1993) * ''Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss'' (TV Movie) (1993) * '' Spider-Man'' (1994) * ''A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester'' (TV movie) (1995) * ''

Two 2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultur ...

'' (1996) * '' Pacific Blue'' (1996) * ''

'' (1996, 1998) * '' Players'' (1997) * ''

'' (1997) * ''

'' (1998–1999) * '' Law & Order'' (1999–2000) * '' The Huntress'' (2000) * '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2003–2006)

Feature films

* '' Fire and Ice'' (1983) * '' Conan the Destroyer'' (1984)

References

External links

A Conversation with Gerry Conway
(Comic Geek Speak: Episode 701, Podcast) *
"DC Profiles #36: Gerry Conway"
at the Grand Comics Database *
Gerry Conway interview at Fantastic Four Headquarters

Gerry Conway
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conway, Gerry 1952 births 20th-century American screenwriters 21st-century American writers American comics writers American television writers American male television writers American people of Irish descent Comic book editors Inkpot Award winners Living people Marvel Comics editors-in-chief Marvel Comics writers Writers from Brooklyn Screenwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American male writers