Kevin Dooley (born January 7, 1953) is a former editor at

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Biography

During his time at DC, he served as the assistant editor to Andy Helfer, and then took over many of the titles following Helfer's promotion. Dooley edited the various ''

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'' books and ''

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''. He also dabbled with writing comics, including ''

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'' (third series-1996), a stint on ''

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'', Justice League Quarterly, Justice League America #50, as well as an issue of ''

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'' (''The Adventures of Superboy'' #21) and a ''

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'' mini-comic. Perhaps Dooley's most notable accomplishment during his time at DC was overseeing the '' Emerald Twilight'' storyline, which marked a major shift in

, specifically the

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. Beyond

, Dooley also oversaw the ''

'' series, wherein Aquaman had his left hand chewed off by piranha to be replaced by a hook. Among the other titles Dooley edited were ''

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'' and '' Vext''. Before Dooley came to DC, from 1986 to 1988 he edited

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' ''

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''. Eury, Michael, "Inside DC" #26, '' The New Titans'' #86 (May 1992). Dooley left the employ of DC Comics in 1999.

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''Fanzing'' interview in 1998
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