Terrence "Terry" Kavanagh ( ) is an American comic book editor and writer.

Career

Kavanagh was a

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editor from 1985 to 1997. Titles he edited during that time included ''

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'' and ''Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D''. Writer/artist

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, who Kavanagh edited on ''

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'', said "Terry Kavanagh spoiled me, gave me near total freedom, and encouraged me to experiment." In 1987, he began to write for Marvel with his first published story "Cry Vengeance!" appearing in ''

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'' #4 (Feb. 1987). He later wrote such titles as '' Marc Spector: Moon Knight'', ''

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: Timeslide'', '' X-Man'' and '' X-Universe''. In ''

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'' #100 (May 1993), Kavanagh and artist Alex Saviuk gave the lead character "Spider-Armor". He wrote the ''Spider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes'' one-shot the following month. Kavanagh was one of the writers on the " Maximum Carnage" storyline which ran through the various ''Spider-Man'' titles in 1993. The first ''

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'' limited series was co-written by Kavanagh and Joey Cavalieri in 1994. Kavanagh pitched a storyline involving the return of Spider-Man's clone, which then formed the basis of the "

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" which began in ''Web of Spider-Man'' #117 (Oct. 1994). Kavanagh's last new comics project was the ''Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms'' limited series in 2000–2001. In 2011, Kavanagh co-founded the Internet

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www.mybeanjar.com.

Bibliography

Marvel Comics

* '' 2099 A.D.'' #1 (1995) * ''2099 Unlimited'' #7–8 (1994–1995) * '' All New Exiles'' #∞, #1–3, 5 (1995–1996) * ''All New Exiles Vs. X-Men'' #0 (1995) * ''

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'' #375 (1993) * ''The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (1995) * ''

'' #396–399 (1996) * ''

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'' #64 (1990) * ''Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms'' #1–3 (2000–2001) * '' Blade: The Vampire-Hunter'' #9–10 (1995) * ''

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'' #16–19 (1991) * '' Felicia Hardy: The Black Cat'' #1–4 (1994) * '' Fury/Agent 13'' #1–2 (1998) * ''

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'' #½ (1999) * ''

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'' #319–332 (1995–1996) * ''Iron Man: Age of Innocence'' #1 (1996) * ''

'' #4, 6–8, 12 (1987) * '' Marc Spector: Moon Knight'' #35–60 (1992–1994) * ''

'' #5 ( Daredevil) (1988) * '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #2 (Daredevil) (1990) * '' Nightwatch'' #1–12 (1994–1995) * '' Rise of Apocalypse'' #1–4 (1996–1997) * '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #174 (1991) * ''The Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (1995) * ''

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'' #19–20, 25, 36, 41–43 (1992–1994) * ''Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (1995) * '' Spider-Man Unlimited'' #1 (1993) * ''Spider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes'' #1 (1993) * '' Ultraforce/Avengers Prelude'' #1 (1995) * ''

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'' #369–373, 375–380 (1999–2000) * ''Uncanny X-Men '95'' #1 (1995) * '' Venom Super Special'' #1 (1995) * ''

'' #77–80, 97–120, 123–125, ''Annual'' #9–10 (1991–1995) * ''Web of Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (1995) * '' What If...?'' #86 (1996) * '' X-Man'' #15–30, −1, 32–47, 49–62 (1996–2000) * ''X-Man '96'' #1 (1997) * ''X-Man/Hulk '98'' #1 (1998) * ''

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'' (Vol. 2) #89–94, 97–99 (1999–2000) * ''X-Men '99 Annual'' #1 (1999) * '' X-Men Spotlight on Starjammers'' #1–2 (1990) * '' X-Men Unlimited'' #11, 14, 17 (1996–1997) * '' X-Universe'' #1–2 (1995)

References

External links

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Terry Kavanagh
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

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