Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for

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on their ''

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'' and ''

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'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo, Rocket Raccoon, and Jaime Reyes.

Biography

Keith Giffen was born in

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, on November 30, 1952. His first published work was "The Sword and The Star", a black-and-white text story featured in '' Marvel Preview'' #4 (Jan. 1976), with writer

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. Giffen and Mantlo created Rocket Raccoon in ''Marvel Preview'' #7 (Summer 1976). Giffen is best known for his long runs illustrating and later writing the ''

'' title in the 1980s and 1990s. Giffen and writer Paul Levitz crafted " The Great Darkness Saga" in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 2, #290–294 in 1982. In August 1984, a third volume of the ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' series was launched by Levitz and Giffen. Giffen plotted and pencilled the fourth volume of the ''Legion'' which began in November 1989. After successfully experimenting with his unorthodox brand of humor in the 1985 '' Legion of Substitute Heroes Special'', Giffen began employing this style in many of his works. He co-created the humorous '' Justice League International'' series in 1987 with J. M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire. The success of that series led to a spinoff in 1989 titled '' Justice League Europe'' also co-written with DeMatteis, and later with Gerard Jones, and featuring art by Bart Sears. The Giffen/DeMatteis team worked on ''Justice League'' for five years and closed out their run with the "Breakdowns" storyline in 1991 and 1992. The two writers and Maguire reunited in 2003 for the '' Formerly Known as the Justice League'' miniseries and its 2005 sequel, "I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League", published in '' JLA Classified''. Giffen created the alien mercenary character Lobo (with Roger Slifer) as well as the irreverent "want-to-be" hero

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. A

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series of back-up stories, written by Martin Pasko and drawn by Giffen appeared in ''The Flash'' #306 (Feb. 1982) to #313 (Sept. 1982). DC later collected Pasko and Giffen's stories into a three-issue limited series titled ''The Immortal Dr. Fate'' (Jan. 1985 – March 1985). He was one of several artists on ''

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'' #300 (Feb. 1983) and was one of the contributors to the '' DC Challenge'' limited series in 1986. Giffen plotted and was breakdown artist for an ''

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'' limited series and one-shot special in 1989 with writer Robert Loren Fleming and artist Curt Swan for

. Giffen worked on titles owned by several different companies including Woodgod, '' All Star Comics'', '' Drax the Destroyer'', '' Heckler'', '' Nick Fury's Howling Commandos'', '' Reign of the Zodiac'', '' Suicide Squad'', '' Trencher'', '' T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', and '' Vext''. He was responsible for the English adaptation of the '' Battle Royale'' and '' Ikki Tousen'' manga, as well as creating "I Luv Halloween" for Tokyopop. He worked for Dark Horse from 1994 to 1995 on their Comics Greatest World/Dark Horse Heroes line, as the writer of two short-lived series, ''Division 13'' and co-author, with Lovern Kindzierski, of '' Agents of Law''. For

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, Giffen wrote '' X-O Manowar'', ''

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'', '' Punx'' and the final issue of '' Solar, Man of the Atom''. Giffen took a break from the comic industry for several years, working on storyboards for television and film, including shows such as '' The Real Ghostbusters'' and '' Ed, Edd n Eddy''. Giffen and his ''Justice League'' colleagues, J.M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire, have applied their humorous brand of storytelling to a title that he had drawn in the 1970s,

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' '' The Defenders''. Giffen later confessed concerning his 1970s run, "Back then, I was the kind of moron that I now warn new guys against becoming. ... When I think of ''Defenders'', I think of what could have been if I'd had an ounce of professionalism in my body at that time." The Giffen/DeMatteis/Maguire trio also produced the

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backup feature which appeared in '' Doom Patrol''. Giffen and DeMatteis collaborated with artist Joe Abraham on the creator-owned title '' Hero Squared'' for Boom! Studios. The two-issue mini-series '' Planetary Brigade'' chronicled the adventures of characters originating from this series. Giffen was the breakdown artist on the DC Comics title '' 52'', a weekly series following in the wake of the '' Infinite Crisis'' crossover, written by

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, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid and Grant Morrison. He continued in that role with the follow-up weekly series ''

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.'' He was the lead writer for

's " Annihilation" event, having written the one-shot prologue, the lead-in stories in '' Thanos'' and '' Drax'', the ''

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'' as well as the main six issue mini-series. He wrote the '' Star-Lord'' mini-series for the follow-up story '' Annihilation: Conquest''. Between 2005 and 2007 he co-created and often authored or co-authored independent comics such as ''10'', ''Tag'' and '' Hero Squared'' for Boom! Studios, ''Zapt!'' and '' I Luv Halloween'' for Tokyopop, ''Common Foe'' and ''Tabula Rasa'' for Desperado Publishing/ Image Comics and ''Grunts'' for Arcana. Many of these were co-authored with Shannon Denton. Giffen co-wrote '' OMAC'' with Dan DiDio as part of

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company-wide relaunch until its cancellation with issue #8. In October 2011, he became writer of '' Green Arrow'' from issues #4–6. Giffen and Paul Levitz collaborated on the ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' for issues #17 and 18 in 2013. Giffen reunited with J. M. DeMatteis on the '' Justice League 3000'' series launched in October 2013. In 2014, he and Jeff Lemire,

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, and

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co-wrote '' The New 52: Futures End''. That same year, Giffen and Dan DiDio reunited on '' Infinity Man and the

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''. In 2016, Giffen wrote the scripts for a series about young adult versions of ''Sugar and Spike,'' drawn by artist Bilquis Evely and published as one of the series in DC's Legends of Tomorrow anthology. In 2019, he worked with artist Jeff Lemire on an Inferior Five series, one that shared nothing with the original 1960s superhero humor other than the title. Giffen died from a stroke in

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, on October 9, 2023, at the age of 70. DC Comics ran a series of memorials in comics that were released on Giffen's 71st birthday and Marvel Comics followed suit a week later.

Artwork

Giffen's art took on many styles over the years. His early work tended towards a heavy influence from

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. After an early stint at Marvel, he began doing layouts for artist Wally Wood during the 1976 revival of the

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in '' All Star Comics''. When he returned to comics after a hiatus, his style was more precise and reminiscent of

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and Jim Starlin, and helped make ''

'' DC's second most popular comic after Pérez's ''New Teen Titans''. It was his work on the Legion that rocketed him to comic book artist fame. He peppered his artwork with in-jokes such as upside down Superman logos, hidden Marvel characters, eyeball creatures, and scrawled humorous messages on signs in the background of his panels in the alternate futuristic alphabet Interlac. As Giffen's style loosened up, he found himself drawn to the work of José Muñoz (see

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). Soon thereafter he developed a scratchier, more impressionistic style, using a highly stylized method of drawing directly with ink, on titles such as ''Trencher'', ''Lobo Infanticide'' and ''Images Of Shadowhawk''. After his lengthy sabbatical from comics work, Giffen returned with a style influenced by his ''Justice League'' artist Kevin Maguire that was midway between the tight, controlled pencils of his early Legion days and the freer but less anatomically realistic style he had later adopted.

Writing

For many years, Giffen plotted and did the panel-to-panel break-downs for stories he drew, but did not write the final script. He relied on others such as Robert Loren Fleming and Tom and Mary Bierbaum to supply captions and dialogue, even when he was the main creative force behind the book. He co-wrote the '' Freak Force'' series with Erik Larsen and co-wrote two '' SuperPatriot'' mini-series. Beginning with '' Trencher'', Giffen started writing comics fully by himself, although he still collaborated when the project called for it. Giffen was known for having an unorthodox writing style, often using characters in ways not seen before . His dialogue is usually characterized by a biting wit that is seen as much less zany than dialogue provided by longtime collaborators DeMatteis and Robert Loren Fleming . He is known for his humorous takes on existing characters, often focusing on their personality clashes . He has a tendency to poke fun at trends in comic books or character archetypes. His ''Ambush Bug'' miniseries is especially noted for its in-jokes such as the Villain, Cheeks the Toy Wonder, and the use of DC editor Julius Schwartz as a character. Giffen was also known for sudden plot twists and abrupt often tragic turns of fate. During his late 1980s-early 1990s run on the ''

'', light comical issues were often followed by darker ones where popular characters were maimed or killed. Work from 2007 included writing '' The Programme'' #3, '' Dreamwar'' a DC/Wildstorm crossover and ''

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'', an eight-issue limited series, with artists Tom Derenick and Bill Sienkiewicz, about various DC Comics magical characters in Hell. On February 7, 2009, it was announced at the

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that he would spearhead a revival of '' Doom Patrol'', a title which he had long said he wanted to write. He finished Grant Morrison's run on '' The Authority'' and wrote a '' Magog'' ongoing series. Giffen co-wrote the 26-issue biweekly '' Justice League: Generation Lost'' with Judd Winick, which saw the return of Justice League International, and wrote an arc of '' Booster Gold'' with DeMatteis and artist Chris Batista. In 2011 and 2012, he co-wrote and drew '' OMAC'' with Dan DiDio for eight issues before its cancellation. DC announced in October 2011 that Giffen would be co-writing ''Superman'' vol. 3 with Dan Jurgens and their first issue was #7 (cover dated May 2012).

Controversy

In February 1986 writer Mark Burbey published "The Trouble with Keith Giffen" in '' The Comics Journal'', an examination of then-recent dramatic changes in Giffen's drawing style. The article pointed out that Giffen had changed from a slick, clean Jim Starlin-esque style to an avant-garde, heavily inked one. The article displayed several panels side by side to illustrate the magazine's allegation that Giffen was copying, or " swiping" the work of Argentinian cartoonist

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. ''The Comics Journal'' returned to the subject two years later, accusing Giffen of swiping from Muñoz again in a 1988 story drawn by him for the anthology ''

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''. At that point in his career, Giffen was one of the most popular comic book artists in the industry. The shift in style hurt Giffen's career, according to statements Giffen made in an interview, although it is unclear from his statement whether it affected it because he was revealed as swiping, or because the new style was less popular than the old. Giffen's work for DC shifted from being primarily an artist to becoming a writer who did layouts for other artists to finish. This was part of a pattern at DC that also saw veteran artists Mike Grell and George Perez shift to writing scripts for other artists, on ''Green Arrow'' and ''Wonder Woman'' respectively. Giffen continued during this period to draw occasional issues of the titles he wrote and to draw various mini-series. Giffen acknowledged Muñoz's influence, and in 2000 referred to the controversy this way:

Awards

Keith Giffen received an Inkpot Award in 1991.

Bibliography

As artist unless otherwise noted.

Dark Horse Comics

* '' Agents of Law'' #1–6 (plotter) (1995)

DC Comics

* '' 52'' #1–52 (layout artist) (2006–2007) * ''52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen'' #1–6 (writer) (2007–2008) * '' 9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember, Volume Two'' (writer) (2002) * ''

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'' #560, 563, 565, 577, 579, 646 (plotter/penciller) (1984–1989) * '' All Star Comics'' #60–63 (1976) * ''

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Annual'' #3 (1984) * ''

'' #1–4 (plotter/penciller) (1985) * ''Ambush Bug Nothing Special'' #1 (plotter/penciller) (1992) * ''Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer'' #1 (plotter/penciller) (1986) * '' Ambush Bug: Year None'' #1–5, #7 (plotter/penciller) (2008–2009) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #13–16 (plotter) (1986) * ''Amethyst'' vol. 3 #1–4 (plotter) (1987–1988) * ''Amethyst Special'' #1 (plotter) (1986) * ''

'' vol. 3 #1–5 (plotter) (1989) * ''Aquaman Special'' #1 (plotter) (1989) * '' Atari Force'' #12, 20 (writer/penciller); #13 (1984–1985) * '' The Authority/Lobo: Jingle Hell'' #1 (plotter) (2004) * ''The Authority/Lobo: Spring Break Massacre'' #1 (plotter) (2005) * '' Batman Black and White'' vol. 2 #5 (writer) (2014) * '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual'' #1 (1991) * '' Blue Beetle'' vol. 2 #1–10, 19 (writer) (2006–2007) * ''Blue Beetle'' vol. 3 #0 (plotter) (2012) * '' Blue Devil'' #8 (1985) * ''Book of Fate'' #1–8, 11 (writer); #9–10, 12 (plotter/penciller) (1997–1998) * '' Booster Gold'' vol. 2 #20, 32–43 (writer) (2009–2011) * '' Challengers of the Unknown'' #83–87 (1977–1978) * '' Claw the Unconquered'' #8–12 (1976–1978) * ''

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Justice League International'' #2 (plotter) (2015) * ''Convergence Supergirl: Matrix'' #1–2 (writer) (2015) * '' Countdown/Countdown to Final Crisis'' #1–51 (layout artist) (2007–2008) * ''

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'' #1–4 (1986–1987) * '' DC Challenge'' #11 (1986) * '' DC Comics Presents'' #52, 59, 81 (plotter/penciller); 88 (1982–1985) * ''DC Comics Presents: Superman'' #1 (plotter/penciller) (2004) * ''DC First: Superman/Lobo'' #1 (writer) (2002) * '' DC Retroactive: JLA – The '90s'' #1 (writer) (2011) * '' DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel'' #1 (1985) * '' DC Universe: Legacies'' #6 (2010) * ''DC Universe Presents'' #0 (2012) * '' DC Universe Vs. Masters of the Universe #1–6 (writer) (2013–2014) * '' DC/Wildstorm: DreamWar'' #1–6 (writer) (2008) * ''

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'' vol. 3 #25 (plotter) (1992) * ''

'' #1–4 (1987) * '' Doom Patrol'' vol. 4 #1–22 (writer) (2009–2011) * '' Eclipso'' #1–7 (plotter) (1992–1993) * '' Eclipso: The Darkness Within'' #1 (plotter) (1992) * ''

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'' #306–313 (1982) * '' Formerly Known as the Justice League'' #1–6 (writer) (2003–2004) * '' The Fury of Firestorm Annual'' #4 (1986) * '' Ghosts'' #104, 106, 111 (1981–1982) * '' G.I. Combat'' #267 (1984) * '' Green Arrow'' vol. 4 #4–6 (writer) (2012) * '' Green Lantern Annual'' #8 (writer) (1999) * ''Green Lantern New Guardians Annual'' #1 (writer) (2013) * ''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn'' #1–6 (plotter) (1989–1990) * ''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II'' #1–6 (plotter) (1991) * ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' #1–6 (writer) (2012–2013) * ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' vol. 2 #1–6 (writer) (2013) * '' Heckler'' #1–6 (plotter/penciller) (1992–1993) * '' Heroes Against Hunger'' #1 (1986) * '' Hex'' #15–18 (1986–1987) * '' House of Mystery'' #284, 301 (1980–1982) * ''

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'' #1–6 (2019–2021) * '' Infinity-Man and the

'' #1, 4, 9 (writer/penciller); #2–3, 5–7 (writer) (2014–2015) * ''Infinity Man and the Forever People: Futures End'' #1 (writer) (2014) * '' Invasion'' #1–3 (plotter/penciller) (1988–1989) * '' JLA 80-Page Giant'' #1 (writer) (1998) * ''JLA: Classified'' #4–9 (writer) (2005) * '' Joker's Asylum II: Mad Hatter'' #1 (2010) * '' JSA'' #33 (2002) * '' Justice League/Justice League International/Justice League America'' #1–60, ''Annual'' #1–5 (plotter) (1987–1992) * '' Justice League 3000'' #1–15 (plotter) (2014–2015) * ''Justice League 3001'' #2 (plotter) (2015) * ''Justice League Adventures'' #32 (writer) (2004) * '' Justice League Europe'' #1–35, ''Annual'' #1–2 (plotter) (1989–1992) * '' Justice League Quarterly'' #1–3 (plotter) (1990–1991) * ''Justice League Special'' #1 (plotter) (1990) * ''Justice League Unlimited'' #43 (writer) (2008) * '' Justice League: Generation Lost'' #1–6 (plotter/layout artist) (2010) * ''Justice Society of America Annual'' #2 (writer) (2010) * '' Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth'' #44–47 (1976) * '' Kobra'' #3 (1976) * '' L.E.G.I.O.N. '89/L.E.G.I.O.N. '90/L.E.G.I.O.N. '91'' #1–12 (plotter); #28 (plotter/penciller) (1989–1991) * '' Larfleeze'' #1–12 (plotter) (2013–2014) * ''Legion'' #31 (2004) * '' Legion of Substitute Heroes Special'' #1 (1985) * ''

'' vol. 2 #285–293, 296, ''Annual'' #1; #294–295, #297–313, ''Annual'' #2–3 (plotter) (1982–1984) * ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 3 #1–2, 50–55, 57–63 (plotter/penciller); #3–5 (plotter); #11, 20, 45, ''Annual'' #1–2 (1984–1989) * ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 4 #1–24 (plotter/penciller); #26–27, 29–32, 34–36, 38 (plotter); #39, #1,000,000 (1989–1998) * ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 7 #17–18, ''Annual'' #1 (2013) * ''Legionnaires Three'' #1–4 (plotter) (1986) * '' Lobo'' #1–4 (plotter) (1990–1991) * ''Lobo'' vol. 2 #58 (plotter/penciller) (1999) * ''Lobo Convention Special'' #1 (plotter) (1993) * ''Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special'' #1 (plotter) (1992) * ''Lobo Unbound'' #1–6 (plotter) (2003–2004) * ''Lobo's Back'' #1–4 (plotter) (1992) * ''Lobo: Blazing Chain of Love'' #1 (plotter) (1992) * ''Lobo: Death and Taxes #1–4 (plotter) (1996) * ''Lobo: Infanticide'' #1–4 (plotter/artist) (1992–1993) * ''

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'' #83 (writer) (2001) * ''Lovecraft'' GN (writer) (2004) * '' Magog'' #1–10 (writer) (2009–2010) * ''Masters of the Universe: Origin of Hordak'' #1 (writer/penciller) (2013) * '' Mister Miracle'' vol. 2 #6, 20 (plotter) (1989–1990) * '' The New 52: Futures End'' #0, 1–48 (writer) (2014–2015) * '' The New Adventures of Superboy'' #50 (1984) * '' New Gods'' vol. 4 #9 (1996) * '' O.M.A.C.'' #1–8 (2011–2012) * '' Omega Men'' #1–6, 37, ''Annual'' #2 (1983–1986) * '' Outsiders'' vol. 4 #34, 38–39 (plotter/penciller) (2011) * '' Power Company Josiah Power'' #1 (2002) * '' Ragman'' vol. 2 #1–8 (plotter) (1991–1992) * ''

'' #1–8 (writer) (2008–2009) * '' Reign of the Zodiac'' #1–8 (writer) (2003–2004) * '' Secret Origins'' vol. 2 #18, 48 (plotter/penciller); #32, 34–35 (plotter); #44 (1987–1990) * '' Showcase '93'' #12 (plotter) (1993) * ''Son of Ambush Bug'' #1–6 (plotter/penciller) (1986) * ''Starcraft'' #1 (plotter) (2009) * '' Starman'' #35 (plotter) (1991) * '' Suicide Squad'' vol. 2 #1–12 (writer) (2001–2002) * ''Suicide Squad Annual'' #1 (1988) * ''

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'' vol. 3 #6–9 (writer) (2012) * '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #15 (1992) * ''Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #314–317 (plotter) (1984) * ''Tattered Banners'' #1–2 (writer) (1998) * '' The Unexpected'' #219, 222 (1982) * '' Vext'' #1–6 (writer) (1999) * '' Weird War Tales'' #124 (1983) * ''Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #3, 5 (1988) * ''

'' #300 (1983) * '' World's Finest Comics'' #322 (1985)

DC Comics and Marvel Comics

* '' Thorion of the New Asgods'' #1 (writer) (1997)

WildStorm

* ''The Authority: The Lost Year'' #3–12 (writer) (2010) * '' Midnighter'' #10–20 (writer) (2007–2008) * ''Threshold'' #1–8 (writer) (2013) * '' Wetworks'' vol. 2 #13–15 (writer) (2007–2008) * ''Worldstorm'' #2 (writer) (2007)

First Comics

* '' Nexus'' #23 (1986)

Image Comics

* '' Badrock & Company'' #1 (writer) (1994) * '' Bloodstrike'' #4–7 (plotter) (1993–1994) * '' Freak Force'' #1–5 (plotter) (1993–1994) * ''Phantom Force'' #2 (1994) * '' SuperPatriot'' #1–4 (plotter) (1993) * '' Trencher'' #1–4 (writer/artist) (1993)

Marvel Comics

* '' Amazing Adventures'' #35, 38 (1976) * '' Annihilation'' #1–6 (writer) (2006–2007) * ''Annihilation Prologue'' #1 (writer) (2006) * '' Annihilation: Conquest – Star-Lord'' #1–4 (writer) (2007) * ''Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus'' #2 (writer) (2007) * ''Annihilation:

'' #1–4 (writer) (2006) * '' Beast'' #1–3 (writer) (1997) * '' Captain Marvel'' vol. 5 #25 (2004) * '' Daredevil'' #247 (1987) * '' Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' #22, 23 (1976) * '' The Defenders'' #42–54 (1976–1977) * ''Defenders'' vol. 3 #1–5 (plotter) (2005–2006) * '' Drax the Destroyer'' #1–4 (writer) (2005–2006) * ''

Excalibur Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that may possess magical powers or be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Its first reliably datable appearance is found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Historia Regum Britanniae''. E ...

'' #105 (writer) (1997) * '' Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comics Magazine'' #1–6 (2001) * '' Gladiator/ Supreme'' #1 (writer) (1997) * ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...

'' #114 (1978) * ''

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 (1987) * ''King-Size

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 ...

Summer Special'' #1 (writer) (2008) * '' Marvel Comics Presents'' #172–175 (1995) * ''Marvel Monsters: Where Monsters Dwell'' #1 (writer/penciller) (2005) * '' Marvel Premiere'' #31, 44 (1976–1978) * '' Marvel Preview'' #7 (1976) * ''Marvel Romance Redux: But I Thought He Loved Me'' #1 (writer) (2006) * ''Marvel Romance Redux: Love Is a Four-Letter Word'' #1 (writer) (2006) * ''Marvel Westerns: Two-Gun Kid'' #1 (writer) (2006) * '' Micronauts'' #36–37 (1981–1982) * '' Nick Fury's Howling Commandos'' #1–6 (writer) (2005–2006) * '' Nightmask'' #8 (1987) * '' Prime'' vol. 2 #11–13 (writer) (1996) * ''Shadows & Light'' #3 (writer/penciller) (1998) * '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #120 (1986) * '' Star Brand'' #9 (1987) * '' Super-Villain Team-Up'' #8, 13 (1976–1977) * '' Thanos'' #7–12 (writer) (2004) * '' Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man'' #4–5 (1999)

Epic Comics

* ''Video Jack'' #1–6 (1987–1988)

Valiant Comics

* ''

'' #55–64 (writer) (1995–1996) * ''Punx'' #1–3 (writer/penciller) (1995–1996) * '' Solar, Man of the Atom'' #60 (writer) (1996) * '' X-O Manowar'' #60–65 (writer) (1996)

Screenwriting

* '' The Real Ghostbusters'' (1987) * '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' (2005–2006) * '' Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' (2006)

References

External links

*
Keith Giffen: Articles
on Ouroboros World (Spanish)

at the Lambiek Comiclopedia
Keith Giffen
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators *
Over Fifty Comic Book Creators, Sharing Memories Of Keith Giffen
from ''

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