Gerard Francis Conway

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. "Roy's Rostrum" ("

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

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the

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as well as Peter Parker's clone

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, the super villain

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, and the first Ms. Marvel, and also writing the death of the character

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during his long run on ''

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'' in the

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". At

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, he is known for co-creating the

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, and the villain

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, and for writing the ''

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

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, ''

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''.

Early life

Conway was born in

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, and was a fan of comics from a young age. A

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from him appears in ''

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'' #50 (May 1966), written when Conway was 13. He attended

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for a time.

Career

Conway published his first professional comic book work at 16, with the 6-page

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story "Aaron Philips' Photo Finish" in DC Comics' '' House of Secrets'' #81 (Sept. 1969). He continued selling such

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stories for that series and for Marvel's ''

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'' and ''

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'' through the end of 1970, by which time he had also published one-page text

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in DC's ''

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'' #1 (Sept. 1970) and ''Super DC Giant #S-14'' (Oct. 1970). He published his first continuing-character story in DC's semi-anthological

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comic ''The

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'' #10 (Dec. 1970). and Conway recalled breaking into

through Marvel editor

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: 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 ''

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'', ''

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'', and both "

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" 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

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and

. Conway eventually scripted virtually every major Marvel title, and co-created (with writers

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& Jean Thomas and artist

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) 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

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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

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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 ''

'', from #133–152 (April 1973 – Nov. 1974). In 2009, Conway reflected on writing flagship Marvel characters at a young age: In late 1972, Conway and writers

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and

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crafted a

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al 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

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. Beginning in ''

'' #16 (by Englehart with art by

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and Frank McLaughlin), the story continued in ''

'' #103 (by Wein,

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and

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), and concluded in ''

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'' #207 (by Conway and penciler

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). 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: ''

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'' #1, ''

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'' #3, and ''

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'' #19. He wrote a revival of the

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comic book series ''

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'' 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 ''

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'', ''

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'' (starring

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), ''

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'', ''

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'' #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 ''

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'', '' The Defenders'', '' Captain Marvel'', ''Iron Man'', ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', and the premiere issues of '' Ms. Marvel'' and ''

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'', 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

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to such books as ''

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'', ''

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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

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, and ''Superman vs. Shazam'', drawn by

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. He co-created the characters

with artist

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and

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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

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), 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 ''

'' #337–359 (July 1981 – May 1983) and the feature "Batman" in ''

'' #497–526 (Dec. 1980 – May 1983), he introduced the characters

and

, the latter of whom became the second

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, succeeding original sidekick

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. With artist

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, 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

. 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 ''

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'', 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 ''

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'' 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 ''

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''. 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 Animal Man (Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily "borrow" th ...

'', with artist

Chris Batista Chris Batista is an American comic book artist, known for his work on a number of titles for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including ''Steel'', ''Spaceknights'' and '' Thunderbolts''. Career Batista is an alumnus of Manhattan's School of Visual ...

. In 2011, he wrote the ''

DC Retroactive ''DC Retroactive'' is a line of one-shot comic book issues published by DC Comics. It revisited periods (grouped by decades) of the company's main characters: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League, and the Flash. Thes ...

: 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

Mark Bagley Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thunderbolts (comic book), Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom (comic book), Venom'' and ''Ulti ...

, 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

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Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

'', 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 ''Conan the Destroyer'' is a 1984 American epic sword-and-sorcery film directed by Richard Fleischer from a screenplay by Stanley Mann and a story by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. Based on the character Conan the Barbarian created by Robert ...

'' (1984). Afterwards, Conway and Thomas also worked on the script of a live-action ''X-Men'' film for production company

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that wasn't produced because of distributor

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' financial troubles and subsequent bankruptcy. Conway wrote, and later produced, such TV series as ''

'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', '' Matlock'', ''

Jake and the Fatman ''Jake and the Fatman'' is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. Created by Dean Hargrove and Joel Steiger, the ser ...

'', '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', ''

Baywatch Nights ''Baywatch Nights'' is an American science-fiction mystery drama television series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a spin-off from the telev ...

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

Silk Stalkings ''Silk Stalkings'' is an American crime drama television series that premiered on CBS on November 7, 1991, as part of the network's late-night '' Crimetime After Primetime'' programming package. Broadcast for two seasons until CBS ended the '' ...

'', ''

Perry Mason Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and four short stories, all of which involve a ...

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, ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'', '' 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

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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". In October 2022, Conway was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and underwent Whipple surgery to remove the tumor, resulting in several hospitalizations. In September 2023, he declared that he was cancer-free.

Comics bibliography

Atlas/Seaboard Comics

* ''Destructor'' #4 (1975) * ''Targitt'' #3 (1975) * ''

Tiger-Man Tiger-Man is a tiger-themed superhero who appeared in a self-titled series published by Atlas/Seaboard Comics in 1975. Publication history The first appearance of "Tiger-Man" was in the first issue of ''Thrilling Adventure Stories'', February 19 ...

'' #2–3 (1975)

DC Comics

* ''

'' #11–13 (1976) * ''

'' #457, 467, 477–479, 486, 517–523 (1976–1981) * ''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

'' #444, 459–460, 463–464 (1976–1979) * ''

All-New Collectors' Edition ''Limited Collectors' Edition'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1972 to 1978. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an overs ...

'' #C-54, C-58 (1978) * ''

'' #58–62 (1976) * ''

All-Star Squadron The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics superhero team that debuted in ''Justice League, Justice League of America'' #193 (August 1981) and was created by Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway. Although the team was introduced in the 1980s, its s ...

'' #8–9 (1982) * ''

The Amazing World of DC Comics ''The Amazing World of DC Comics'' was DC Comics' self-produced fan magazine of the mid-1970s. Running 17 issues, the fanzine featured DC characters and their creators, and was exclusively available through mail order. Primarily text articles, wit ...

'' #11 (1976) * ''

Arak, Son of Thunder Arak is a fictional comic book character and a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in a special insert in '' The Warlord'' #48 (August 1981) and was created by Roy Thomas and Ernie Colón. Arak (Bright-Sky-After-Storm) is depicte ...

'' #7 (1982) * ''

'' #1–5 (1982–1983) * ''Atari Force'' vol. 2 #1–13 (1984–1985) * ''

'' #295, 305–306, 337–346, 348–359 (1978–1983) * ''

Batman Family ''Batman Family'' is an American comic book anthology series published by DC Comics which ran from 1975 to 1978, primarily featuring stories starring supporting characters to the superhero Batman. An eight-issue miniseries called ''Batman: Famil ...

'' #17 (1978) * ''

The Brave and the Bold ''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by a reprint miniseries in 1988, two original miniseries in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing anthology ...

'' #158, 161, 171–174 (1980–1981) * ''

Cancelled Comic Cavalcade The "DC Explosion" and "DC Implosion" were two events in 1978 – the first an official marketing campaign, the second a sardonic reference to it – in which American comics company DC Comics expanded their roster of publications, then abruptly cu ...

'' #1–2 (1978) * ''

Challengers of the Unknown The Challengers of the Unknown is a fictional group of adventurers appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The quartet of adventurers explored paranormal occurrences while facing several fantastic menaces. The characters' provenance is ...

'' #81–87 (1977–1978) * '' Cinder and Ashe'' #1–4 (1988) * ''

'' #8, 12 (1986) * ''

DC Comics Presents ''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring bac ...

'' #17–18, 21, 30–33, 40, 45, 53, 68 (1980–1984) * ''

: Justice League of America - The '80s'' #1 (2011) * ''

DC Special ''DC Special'' was a comic book anthology series published by DC Comics originally from 1968 to 1971; it resumed publication from 1975 to 1977. For the most part, ''DC Special'' was a theme-based reprint title, mostly focusing on stories from DC ...

'' #28 (1977) * ''DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest'' #5 (1980) * ''

DC Special Series ''DC Special Series'' was an umbrella title for one-shots and special issues published by DC Comics between 1977 and 1981. Each issue featured a different character and was often in a different format than the issue before it. ''DC Special Serie ...

'' #1, 6, 10, 16 (1977–1978) * '' DC Super-Stars'' #18 (1978) * ''

'' #463–464, 497–499, 501–513, 515–526 (1976–1983) * '' Doorway to Nightmare'' #2 (1978) * ''

'' #1–5 (1978) * ''

The Flash The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...

'' #289–299, 301–304 (Firestorm backup stories) (1980–1981) * ''

Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion ''Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion'' was a horror-suspense- romance anthology comic book series published by DC Comics from 1971 to 1974, a companion to ''Secrets of Sinister House''. Both series were originally inspired by the successful ABC soap ...

'' #8 (1972) * '' Freedom Fighters'' #1–2 (1976) * ''The Fury of Firestorm'' #1–53, 100 ''Annual'' #1–4 (1982–1986, 1990) * ''

'' #1–6 (1975–1976) * ''

Heroes Against Hunger ''Heroes Against Hunger'' is a 1986 all-star benefit comic book for African famine relief and recovery. Published by DC Comics in the form of a "comic jam" or exquisite corpse, the book starred Superman and Batman. Spearheaded by Jim Starlin and ...

'' #1 (1986) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror comics, horror, fantasy comics, fantasy, and mystery fiction, mystery comics anthology, comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets (DC Comi ...

'' #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) * ''

Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...

'' #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 Kamandi () is a fictional comic book character created by artist Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. The bulk of Kamandi's appearances occurred in the comic series ''Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth'', which ran from 1972 to 1978. He is a young ...

'' #39–44 (1976) * ''

'' #3–5 (1975–1976) * '' Last Days of Animal Man'' #1–6 (2009) * ''

Legends of Tomorrow ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'', or simply ''Legends of Tomorrow'', is an American Time travel in fiction, time travel superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klemmer, ...

'' #1–6 (Firestorm feature) (2016) * ''

'' 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) * ''

'' #46–48, 54–56 (1976–1978) * ''

Mystery in Space ''Mystery in Space'' is the name of two science fiction American comic book series published by DC Comics, and of a standalone Vertigo anthology released in 2012. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 to 1966, with a further seven issues ...

'' #114 (1980) * ''

New Gods The New Gods are a fictional extraterrestrial race appearing in the eponymous comic book series published by DC Comics, as well as selected other DC titles. Created and designed by Jack Kirby, they first appeared in February 1971 in ''New Gods'' ...

'' #12–19 (1977–1978) * ''

The New Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

'' #16 (

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) (1982) * ''

'' vol. 2 #10–11 (1970–1971) * ''Secret Hearts'' #143, 147, 149 (1970–1971) * ''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...

'' vol. 2 #4, 17 (1986–1987) * ''

Secret Society of Super Villains Secret Society of Super Villains (SSoSV) is a DC Comics title that debuted in May–June 1976. The series presented a group of DC's supervillains, mostly foes of the Justice League, Justice League of America. The series was cancelled with issue #1 ...

'' #1–2, 8–14 (1976–1978) * ''

Star Spangled War Stories ''Star Spangled War Stories'' is the title of a comics anthology published by DC Comics that featured war-themed characters and stories. Among the features published in this series were writer-editor Robert Kanigher and artist Jerry Grandenetti's ...

'' #193 (1975) * '' Steel, The Indestructible Man'' #1–5 (1978) * '' Sun Devils'' #1–9 (1984–1985) * ''

Super-Team Family ''Super-Team Family'' is a comic book anthology series published by DC Comics from 1975 to 1978 that lasted for 15 issues. It included a mix of original and reprinted stories. Publication history ''Super-Team Family'' began publication with an O ...

'' #11–15 (1977–1978) * ''

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes The 1958 version of the Legion of Super-Heroes (also called the original/Preboot Legion) is a fictional superhero team in the 31st century of the . The team is the first incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and was followed by the Legion of ...

'' #227, 232, 234–235, 248–249, 252–258 (1977–1979) * ''

'' #301, 303–304, 307–309, 345–348, 350–351, 407 (1976–1985) * ''

The Superman Family ''The Superman Family'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1974 to 1982 featuring supporting characters in the ''Superman'' comics. The term "Superman Family" is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters of c ...

'' #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) * ''

'' #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 ''World's Finest Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael ...

'' #245–254, 256–259, 261–262, 268–270, 272, 274–275 (1977–1982) * '' Young Love'' #122 (1976) * ''

Zatanna Zatanna Zatara (), known mononymously as Zatanna, is a superhero 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 (N ...

Special'' #1 (1987)

DC Comics and Marvel Comics

* ''

'' #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 ...

'' 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 serie ...

'' #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) * ''

'' #151–157, ''Annual'' #6 (1976–1977) * '' Black Widow the Coldest War'' GN (1990) * ''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...

'' #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 an ...

'' #1 (1972) * ''

'' #3 (1970) * ''

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero created by American author Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) and who debuted in 1932 and went on to appear in a series of fantasy stories published in ''We ...

'' #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 W ...

'' #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, television, and theatre Film * ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary * ''The D ...

'' #42–45, 57 (1976–1978) * ''

Dracula Lives ''Dracula Lives!'' was an American black-and-white horror comics magazine published by Magazine Management, a corporate sibling of Marvel Comics. The series ran 13 issues and one '' Super Annual'' from 1973 to 1975, and starred the Marvel version ...

'' #1, 3–5, 7, 9, 12–13 (1973–1975) * ''

'' #133–152, 179 (1973–1977) * ''

Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of multiple superheroes or antiheroes 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, 171 (1971–1972, 1974) * ''

'' #35–44, 91–97 (1971–1977) * ''

Justice In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes (Justinian), Inst ...

'' #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) * ''

'' #1 (1977) * ''Marvel Comics'' #1000 (2019) * ''

Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' is an American comic book anthology title that was published in three series by Marvel Comics: from 1988 to 1995; 2007 to 2008; and in 2019. Volume 1 The first volume was released on a bi-weekly basis and lasted for ...

'' #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 estab ...

: 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 or ...

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

Planet of the Apes ''Planet of the Apes'' is a science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic world in which humans and intelligent apes c ...

'' #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 mad ...

Annual'' #1 (2016) * ''

Bloodlines'' #1 (1992) * ''

Savage Sword of Conan ''The Savage Sword of Conan'' is a black-and-white magazine-format comic book series published beginning in 1974 by Curtis Magazines, an imprint of American company Marvel Comics, and then later by Marvel itself. ''Savage Sword of Conan'' starred ...

'' #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 M ...

'' #2, 6–10 (1973–1975) * ''

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos ''Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'' is a comic book series created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee and published by Marvel Comics from 1963 to 1981. The main character, Sgt. Nick Fury, later became the leader of Marvel's super-spy agency, S.H.I.E.L ...

'' #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 Spider-Verse is a comic book series issued by Marvel Comics since 2014. Its first major event/storyline started on November 5 in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2014) No. 9 along with an individual issue named ''Spider-Verse Team-Up''. This event ...

'' #2 (2015) * '' Spitfire and the Troubleshooters'' #1–6 (1986–1987) * '' Sub-Mariner'' #40–49 (1971–1972) * ''

Tales of the Zombie ''Tales of the Zombie'' was an American black-and-white horror comics magazine published by List of comics magazines published by Magazine Management in the 1970s, Magazine Management, a corporate sibling of Marvel Comics. The series ran 10 issues ...

'' #4, 10 (1974–1975) * ''

'' #193–238 (1971–1975) * ''

ThunderCats ''ThunderCats'' is a media franchise, featuring a fictional group of cat-like humanoid aliens. The characters were created by Tobin Wolf and featured in an animated television series named ''ThunderCats'', running from 1985 to 1989, whic ...

'' #7–12, 24 (1986–1988) * ''

'' #1–2 (1972) * ''

'' #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 ''Vampire Tales'' was an American black-and-white horror comics magazine published by Magazine Management, a corporate sibling of Marvel Comics. The series ran 11 issues and one annual publication from 1973 to 1975, and featuring vampires as both ...

'' #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 (also known as the Werewolf) is the name of two Werewolf, werewolves appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of Werewolf by Night, Jack Russell, first appeared in ''Marvel Spotlig ...

'' #1–4, 9–10 (1972–1973) * '' What If? Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) * ''What If? Dark: Spider-Gwen'' #1 (plot) (2023) * ''

Worlds Unknown ''Worlds Unknown'' was a science fiction comic book published by American company Marvel Comics in the 1970s, which adapted classic short stories of that genre, including works by Frederik Pohl, Harry Bates, and Theodore Sturgeon. Publication h ...

'' #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 A nightmare, also known as a bad dream, Retrieved 11 July 2016. is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear but also despair, anxiety, disgust or sadness. The dream may contain situations o ...

'' #3 (1971)

Topps Comics

* '' NightGlider'' #1 (1993)

Warren Publications

* ''

Creepy Creepiness is the state of being creepy, or causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease to someone and/or something. Certain traits or hobbies may make people seem creepy to others; interest in horror or the macabre might come across as 'c ...

'' #38, 103 (1971–1978) * ''

Eerie Eerie may refer to: * Feeling of creepiness * Eerie (magazine), ''Eerie'' (magazine), an American horror comic first published in 1966 * Eerie (Avon), ''Eerie'' (Avon), a 1947 horror comic * Eerie (film), ''Eerie'' (film), a 2018 Filipino horror fi ...

'' #32 (1971)

Television and film credits

Television

* '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (1985–1986) * ''

The Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two Extraterrestrials in fiction, alien robot fac ...

'' (1986) * '' The Centurions'' (1986) * ''

My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature ...

'' (1986–1987) * ''

Dinosaucers ''Dinosaucers'' is a 1987 animated television series co-produced in the United States and Canada; developed and produced by DIC Animation City in association with Lightyear Entertainment and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The show was created b ...

'' (1987) * ''

Spiral Zone ''Spiral Zone'' is a 1987 American science-fiction animated series produced by Atlantic/ Kushner-Locke. Spiral Zone was animated by Japanese studio Visual 80 as well as South Korean studio AKOM. Based in part from a toy line made by Japanese comp ...

'' (1987) * ''

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

'' (1988) * ''

Monsters A monster is a type of imaginary or fictional creature found in literature, folklore, mythology, fiction and religion. They are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive, with a strange or grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...

'' (1990) * ''

'' (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 Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...

'' (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 the only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many ...

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

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

'' (1997) * '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (1998–1999) * ''

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

Feature films

* '' Fire and Ice'' (1983) * ''

'' (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 American comic book editors Inkpot Award winners Living people Marvel Comics editors-in-chief Marvel Comics writers DC Comics people Writers from Brooklyn Screenwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American male writers