Margins
Marvel Two-In-One (1974) book cover 1
Marvel Two-In-One (1974) book cover 2
Marvel Two-In-One (1974) book cover 3
Marvel Two-In-One (1974)
Series · 49
books · 1962-2022

Books in series

Marvel Two-In-One #2 book cover
#2

Marvel Two-In-One #2

1973

Wundarr plunges into the ocean and Namorita must save him, but gets scared off when Namor arrives. Then the Dakkams send a giant robot to destroy Wundarr and the Thing and his allies must protect him.
Marvel Two-In-One #3 book cover
#3

Marvel Two-In-One #3

1971

Daredevil goes head-to-head with Black Spectre! Mister Fantastic makes an appearance!
Marvel Two-In-One #4 book cover
#4

Marvel Two-In-One #4

1974

The Thing, Captain America, and Sharon Carter are whisked into the 31st century to save Earth from the alien Badoon race! What will become of these two when they come face to face with the Monster of Badoon?
Marvel Two-In-One #6 book cover
#6

Marvel Two-In-One #6

1974

Thing and Dr. Strange team-up to battle mystic threats attacking Manhattan!
Marvel Two-In-One #7 book cover
#7

Marvel Two-In-One #7

2016

Valkyrie joins the fight alongside Thing and Dr. Strange to battle evil magic as well as Executioner and the Enchantress!
Marvel Two-In-One #12 book cover
#12

Marvel Two-In-One #12

2017

Tony Stark has the Thing test fly one of his expensive new jets….and the Thing crashes it. But that is not the problem. The bigger problem lies in what the crash landing has now woken up…
Essential Marvel Horror, Vol. 1 book cover
#14

Essential Marvel Horror, Vol. 1

1979

What's it like to be the son and the daughter of the Father of Lies? Find out as Daimon Hellstrom and his sister, Satana, face the worst of two worlds Can they save their souls along with the world? Featuring Exorcists, Cyclists, Nihilists and Ice Demons Secrets of Ancient Atlantis revealed Guest-starring Spider-Man, the Thing and the Human Torch Collects Ghost Rider #1-2; Marvel Spotlight #12-24; SoS #1-8; MTIO #14; MTU #32,80-81; Vampire Tales #2-3; HoH #2,4-5 and Marvel Premiere #27
Marvel Two-In-One #14 book cover
#14

Marvel Two-In-One #14

2016

Featuring Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan, and the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing! The unlikely pair come across a strange disturbance in Arizona, where they are confronted by the undead spirits of outlaws of the Old West!
Marvel Two-In-One #16 book cover
#16

Marvel Two-In-One #16

2017

A Savage Land adventure! Thing and Ka-Zar Vs. a mighty T-Rex!
Marvel Two-In-One #18 book cover
#18

Marvel Two-In-One #18

2017

Thing and Scarecrow face off against a vicious demon.
Marvel Two-In-One #23 book cover
#23

Marvel Two-In-One #23

2018

Thing and Thor's clash with Seth continues! But the wily god of death has another trick up his sleeve - a being known only as the DEVOURER!
Marvel Two-In-One #26 book cover
#26

Marvel Two-In-One #26

2018

Super hero meets super-spy as the Thing joins forces with NICK FURY and S.H.I.E.L.D.! But will they be overwhelmed by the tech-wizardry of the FIXER and the mental power and control of MENTALLO?
Deathlok the Demolisher book cover
#27, 54

Deathlok the Demolisher

The Complete Collection

2009

Col. Luther Manning has been locked in a state of living death. He is no longer a man, but a mockery of a man. He has become an amalgam of reanimated flesh and computer circuitry, stripped of his family, his humanity—but not his will. He has become Deathlok the Demolisher—a weapon of war programmed solely for destruction. Collects Astonishing Tales (1970) #25-28, 30-36; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #46; Marvel Spotlight (1972) #33; Marvel Two-In-One (1975) #27, 54; Captain America (1968) #286-288.
Marvel Two-In-One #28 book cover
#28

Marvel Two-In-One #28

2018

A trip to London meets a watery fate! Ben Grimm and Alicia are pulled into an oceanic brawl as NAMOR battles with the PIRANHA!
Marvel Two-In-One #33 book cover
#33

Marvel Two-In-One #33

2015

Strangeness at Stonehenge! After Alicia’s frightening bout as a spider-woman, Ben and Alicia are determined to end their English holiday on a high note. But upon their arrival at Stonehenge, the couple is met by elemental demons! Enter Modred the Mystic, the only sorcerer who can defeat these foul spirits!
Marvel Two-In-One #34 book cover
#34

Marvel Two-In-One #34

1977

The Thing's adventure across the Atlantic Ocean continues! This time, he pairs up with Nighthawk to defeat a monstrous menace! But is this strange creature truly as menacing as it looks?
Marvel Two-In-One #35 book cover
#35

Marvel Two-In-One #35

2015

The Thing, sucked into a vortex of the Bermuda Triangle! While visiting Cape Canaveral, a routine appearance for Ben Grimm turns into a battle with prehistoric beasts. Meet Skull the Slayer and his crew of scientists, a time-displaced lot trapped in the world of dinosaurs. Will Grimm and the lost adventurers finally find their meal ticket home?
Marvel Two-In-One #36 book cover
#36

Marvel Two-In-One #36

2015

The Thing, alongside Skull the Slayer, attempts to salvage a fallen plane. But with T-Rex and Brontosauruses hot on their trail, will these lost men, and woman, ever escape from the age of dinosaurs? Even more of a complication? Skull and his crew are under the thumb of the Jaguar Priest, savage king of this prehistoric world!
Marvel Two-In-One #37 book cover
#37

Marvel Two-In-One #37

2019

The Thing is being framed and faces the possibility of being thrown behind bars! The only man worthy of defending him is the Man Without Fear, Matt Murdock, the alter ego of Daredevil.
Marvel Two-In-One #38 book cover
#38

Marvel Two-In-One #38

2019

THING’S IN THE BIG HOUSE! Although everyone believes that Ben Grimm is guilty, Matt Murdock is convinced that Grimm is innocent, and he intends to prove it. However, Murdock finds that he must turn to his alter ego, Daredevil, to prove his friend’s innocence.
Marvel Two-In-One #39 book cover
#39

Marvel Two-In-One #39

2019

The villain responsible for framing the Thing is revealed, and it happens to be a familiar face. How will the Thing take down this villain? With his allies Daredevil and the Avengers by his side, of course!
Marvel Two-In-One #40 book cover
#40

Marvel Two-In-One #40

2019

It’s the Thing and Black Panther against a merciless, undead vampire! Will the two hero’s teamwork be enough to take down this batty menace?
Marvel Two-In-One #47 book cover
#47

Marvel Two-In-One #47

1974

The Thing suspects foul play on Yancy Street, and it’s all but confirmed once the Yancy Street Gang leaves their calling card!
Marvel Two-In-One #48 book cover
#48

Marvel Two-In-One #48

2020

Jack of Hearts meets with “the Corporation” to disastrous results.
Marvel Two-In-One #49 book cover
#49

Marvel Two-In-One #49

2020

Guest-starring Doctor Strange! The Thing uncovers a mystical hotspot while vacationing in an enchanted manor.
Marvel Two-In-One #51 book cover
#51

Marvel Two-In-One #51

2019

The Thing is hosting his first ever Floating Super-Hero Poker Game at Avengers HQ, but the festivities stall when a rogue general launches an assault on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier!
Thunderbolts book cover
#54, 56

Thunderbolts

Marvel's Most Wanted

1998

The Thunderbolts promised to carry on the proud tradition set forth by such brave and noble super-powered teams as The Fantastic Four and The Avengers. Little did the world know, however, that the Thunderbolts were actually super-villains disguised as new heroes. Now come the true origins of the Thunderbolts, in their original super-villain identities. Collecting Avengers #21-22, Captain America #168 and #192, Incredible Hulk #228-229, Marvel Two-In-One #54 and #56, and Strange Tales #123 and #141-143.
Marvel Two-In-One #65 book cover
#65

Marvel Two-In-One #65

2016

Thing and the Inhuman Triton dive deep below the surface to face-off against the Serpent Squad!
Marvel Two-In-One #67 book cover
#67

Marvel Two-In-One #67

2016

Hyperion betrays the Nth Command when he vows to stay by Thundra's side!
Marvel Two-In-One #68 book cover
#68

Marvel Two-In-One #68

2022

The Thing and the X-Men's Angel go from disco dancing to Dungeon of Doom!
Marvel Two-In-One #70 book cover
#70

Marvel Two-In-One #70

2022

Ben Grimm takes the next step in his relationship with Alicia Masters, but things hit a snag when Shellshock attacks!
Marvel Two-In-One #71 book cover
#71

Marvel Two-In-One #71

2022

Maelstrom makes their Marvel debut! Mister Fantastic and the Thing face off against a new foe after their visit to the Inhumans’ Great Refuge.
Marvel Two-In-One #73 book cover
#73

Marvel Two-In-One #73

2022

Cosmic hero Quasar joins the Thing in battle against prehistoric beasts!
Marvel Two-In-One #80 book cover
#75

Marvel Two-In-One #80

2018

A rendezvous with REVENGE! The Ghost Rider is in town, but Johnny Blaze has lost control of his fiery form! Can the Thing help get the Spirit of Vengeance back under Blaze's control?
Marvel Two-In-One #83 book cover
#76

Marvel Two-In-One #83

2018

While Giant-Man fights radiation poisoning, the Thing travels to Canada to get the help of Walt Langkowski.
Marvel Two-In-One #87 book cover
#79

Marvel Two-In-One #87

2015

Thing enters the microverse! After one of Reed's experiments goes awry, Ben Grimm is transported to the dimension of the very, very small. Only Scott Lang is available to answer the call of Ant-Man, shrinking down to particulate size to pull the Thing back to the other side!
Ghost Rider Team-up book cover
#80

Ghost Rider Team-up

2007

The spirit of Vengeance rides roughshod over Spider-Man, the Thing, and the rest of the Marvel universe. The Spider, the Ghost and the soul-stealer who hates them both - who will survive the Carnival of Fear? The Thing vs. the Ghost Rider in Death Race. Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Morbius and Werewolf by Night - the Legion of Monsters - join forces for the most spine-tingling team-up of all in the mysterious Marvel manner. Hawkeye, the Two-Gun Kid and the Ghost Rider take on the menacing night of Manticore. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, embark on their most dangerous mission yet: capture the Ghost Rider. Plus: the Ghost Rider’s strangest adventure ever - featuring the Night Rider, Marvel’s first Ghost Rider. This volume collects: Ghost Rider #27, #50, Marvel Team-Up #91, Marvel Two-in-One #80, Marvel Premiere #28 & Avengers #214
Marvel Two-In-One #88 book cover
#80

Marvel Two-In-One #88

1962

She-Hulk and the Thing must team up to stop Negator!
Marvel Two-In-One Annual #1 book cover
#81

Marvel Two-In-One Annual #1

2016

The Thing realizes that the Nazis may still be able to win WWII with their half of the Canister of Vibranium!
Marvel Two-In-One Annual #3 book cover
#83

Marvel Two-In-One Annual #3

2016

Thing teams up with Nova and Milandra to defeat a new group of foes, the Monitors! But can Thing defeat these enemies without the rest of the Fantastic Four!?
Ant-Man book cover
#87

Ant-Man

Scott Lang

2015

Collects Marvel Premiere (1972) #47-48; Iron Man (1968) #131-133, 151; Avengers (1963) #195-196, 223; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #103; Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #87; material from Avengers (1963) 181, Iron Man (1968) 125. Meet Scott Lang, the astonishing Ant-Man! To save his daughter, Cassie, Scott is forced to return to a life of crime, stealing Hank Pym's original costumed identity. But when his noble intentions win the Avengers' approval, he takes over as the all-new Ant-Man, full-time! Electronics whiz Scott secures a job with Tony Stark, but the size-changing super hero must save Iron Man after a brutal battle with the Hulk. No shrinking violet, Scott holds his own in astonishing adventures with Spider-Man, the Thing and the Avengers. And when Ant-Man and Hawkeye join forces, somebody's gonna get it!
Warlock by Jim Starlin book cover
#164

Warlock by Jim Starlin

The Complete Collection

2009

At '70s Marvel, no one mastered the startling scope and high-concept complexity of cosmic adventure like Jim Starlin! And his work on Adam Warlock set the tone for star-spanning spectacle that is considered a high-water mark to this day. Starlin evolved Warlock to the next level, imbuing the character with the inner demons of a man-god on the brink of insanity. Forced to confront an evil version of himself and the nihilisti c menace Thanos, Warlock's conflicts weren't just knuckle-grinding throw-downs; they were epic, existenti al struggles for his very soul. Featuring the fi rst-ever assembling of the Infinity Gems. COLLECTING: Strange Tales 178-181, Warlock 9-15, Avengers Annual 7, Marvel Two-In-One Annual 2
Marvel Masterworks book cover
#166

Marvel Masterworks

The Avengers, Vol. 17

2017

Collects Avengers (1963) #164-177, Annual (1967) #7, Marvel Two-In-One Annual (1976) #2. Jim Shooter and an unparalleled team of avenging artists—George Pérez, John Byrne, Jim Starlin and more—bring you Earth's Mightiest Heroes at their best! This Marvel Masterworks volume is packed with classic encounters staged on a truly massive scale: Jim Starlin's defining Thanos War, Ultron's revenge, the cosmic Korvac Saga—it's a dizzying array of iconic adventures! Luckily, the Avengers aren't alone as they face these challenges—they're joined by the Guardians of the Galaxy, the amazing Spider-Man and the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing! Also featuring Adam Warlock, Gamora, the Collector, the Lethal Legion, Count Nefaria, a new look for Wonder Man, and the unfolding secret origins of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch!
Avengers Epic Collection, Vol. 9 book cover
#167

Avengers Epic Collection, Vol. 9

The Final Threat

2013

A new era in Earth's Mightiest Heroes begins with an all-new Avengers lineup under the guidance of writers Gerry Conway and Jim Shooter. Teamed with a who's who of top 1970s art talent-George Pérez, Jim Starlin and John Byrne-these storytellers pit the Avengers against the greatest threats in the Marvel Universe. From Dr. Doom to Ultron and Attuma to the Sub-Mariner, the Avengers are put to the test in issue after action-packed issue. Ant-Man amok, the return of Wonder Man, and the Avengers' all-time classic battle with Thanos highlight this epic collection! COLLECTING: AVENGERS (1963) 150-166, ANNUAL (1967) 6-7, SUPER-VILLIAN TEAM-UP (1975) 9 & MARVEL TWO-IN-ON E ANNUAL (1976) 2
Avengers book cover
#170

Avengers

Die ruhmreichen Rächer

2018

Die definitive Avengers-Sammlung Dieser Best-of-Band präsentiert die größten und wichtigsten Avengers-Geschichten aus fünf Jahrzehnten: das erste Zusammentreffen der originalen Avengers und alle Meilensteine, die für die Teams mit Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Ant-Man und Black Panther eine neue Ära einläuteten. Außerdem erwarten euch krachende Kämpfe gegen Thanos, Loki oder Ultron... Avengers (1963) 1, 57, 211, 223, Avengers (1996) 1, Avengers (1998) 1, Avengers Annual 7, Avengers Finale, Marvel 2-in-1 Annual 2, New Avengers Finale
Essential Warlock, Vol. 1 book cover
#172

Essential Warlock, Vol. 1

1977

Part super-hero spectacle and part spiritual allegory, Adam Warlock must struggle with his inner demons even as he strives to oppose such dreadful threats as the Man-Beast, the Magus and Thanos of Titan! Collecting MARVEL PREMIERE #1-2, WARLOCK (1972) #1-15, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #176-178, STRANGE TALES (1951) #178-181, MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #55, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE ANNUAL #2, and AVENGERS ANNUAL (1967) #7.
Thanos book cover
#176

Thanos

The Final Threat #1

2012

The mad Titan Thanos gathers the six Infinity Gems in a ruthless bid for interplanetary power! It's up to the Avengers to stop him! How far will the heroes go to beat a villain whose only goal is to win the favor of Death herself? Contains Avengers Annual #7 and Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2.
Avengers Vs. Thanos book cover
#177

Avengers Vs. Thanos

2013

Eternal. Nihilist. Madman. Would-be lover of Death itself. Collected in one volume for the first time, is the complete story of Thanos' first life... and first death. See Thanos' bid to become a god and lay siege to Earth, with only the Avengers able to stop him. Guest-starring Daredevil, Spider-Man, the Thing, Moondragon, Drax the Destroyer and more. Collects Iron Man (1968) #55; Captain Marvel (1968) #25-30; Marvel Feature (1971) #12; Daredevil (1964) #105-107; Captain Marvel (1968) #31-33;Avengers (1963) #125; Warlock (1972) #9-11, 15; Avengers Annual (1967) #7; Marvel Two -In-One Annual #2; material from Logan's Run #6.
Essential Spider-Woman, Vol. 1 book cover
#29-33

Essential Spider-Woman, Vol. 1

1980

Before she was an Avenger, she was... a Hydra agent? Witness the Arachnidian Adventuress' dire debut against Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - and a follow-up arc alongside the ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing After working a few bugs out of her origin, she set up shop in California and faced an array of eccentric enemies rarely equaled to this day Includes the introduction of several characters by the late great Mark Gruenwald Featuring Shang-Chi, the Werewolf by Night, the Shroud, and more. Collecting: Marvel Spotlight 32, Marvel Two-In-One 29-33, & Spider-Woman 1-25

Authors

Archie Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
Author · 52 books
Archie Goodwin was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. He worked on a number of comic strips in addition to comic books, and is best known for his Warren and Marvel Comics work. For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie, and for Marvel he set up the creator-owned Epic Comics as well as adapting Star Wars into both comics and newspaper strips. He is regularly cited as the "best-loved comic book editor, ever."
Roger Stern
Roger Stern
Author · 170 books
Roger Stern is an American comic book author and novelist.
Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman
Author · 174 books
Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.
Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio
Author · 37 books

For the Karate Kid actor, click here: Ralph Macchio Ralph Macchio is an American comic book editor and writer, who has held many positions at Marvel Comics, including executive editor. Macchio is commonly associated with Daredevil, the Spider-Man line of comics and the popular Ultimate Marvel line. In Macchio's words, he "made probably the longest run on Daredevil of anyone." Macchio is not related to the actor Ralph Macchio, but is nicknamed "Karate Kid" after that actor's famous role.

John Warner
Author · 4 books

Librarian note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name This profile may contain books from multiple authors of this name

Steve Gerber
Steve Gerber
Author · 63 books

Steve Gerber graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in communications and took a job in advertising. To keep himself sane, he wrote bizarre short stories such as "Elves Against Hitler," "Conversion in a Terminal Subway," and "...And the Birds Hummed Dirges!" He noticed acquaintance Roy Thomas working at Marvel, and Thomas sent him Marvel's standard writing test, dialoguing Daredevil art. He was soon made a regular on Daredevil and Sub-Mariner, and the newly created Man-Thing, the latter of which pegged him as having a strong personal style—intellectual, introspective, and literary. In one issue, he introduced an anthropomorphic duck into a horror fantasy, because he wanted something weird and incongruous, and Thomas made the character, named for Gerber's childhood friend Howard, fall to his apparent death in the following issue. Fans were outraged, and the character was revived in a new and deeply personal series. Gerber said in interview that the joke of Howard the Duck is that "there is no joke." The series was existential and dealt with the necessities of life, such as finding employment to pay the rent. Such unusual fare for comicbooks also informed his writing on The Defenders. Other works included Morbius, the Lving Vampire, The Son of Satan, Tales of the Zombie, The Living Mummy, Marvel Two-in-One, Guardians of the Galaxy, Shanna the She-Devil, and Crazy Magazine for Marvel, and Mister Miracle, Metal Men, The Phantom Zone , and The Immortal Doctor Fate for DC. Gerber eventually lost a lawsuit for control of Howard the Duck when he was defending artist Gene Colan's claim of delayed paychecks for the series, which was less important to him personally because he had a staff job and Colan did not. He left comics for animation in the early 1980s, working mainly with Ruby-Spears, creating Thundarr the Barbarian with Alex Toth and Jack Kirby and episodes of The Puppy's Further Adventures, and Marvel Productions, where he was story editor on multiple Marvel series including Dungeons & Dragons, G.I. Joe, and The Transformers. He continued to dabble in comics, mainly for Eclipse, including the graphic novel Stewart the Rat, the two-part horror story "Role Model: Caring, Sharing, and Helping Others," and the seven-issue Destroyer Duck with Jack Kirby, which began as a fundraiser for Gerber's lawsuit. In the early 1990s, he returned to Marvel with Foolkiller, a ten-issue limited series featuring a new version of a villain he had used in The Man-Thing and Omega the Unknown, who communicated with a previous version of the character through internet bulletin boards. An early internet adopter himself, he wrote two chapters of BBSs for Dummies with Beth Woods Slick, with whom he also wrote the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Contagion." During this period, he also wrote The Sensational She-Hulk and Cloak and Dagger for Marvel, Cybernary and WildC.A.T.s for Image, and Sludge and Exiles for the writer-driven Malibu Ultraverse, and Nevada for DC's mature readers Vertigo line. In 2002, he returned to the Howard the Duck character for Marvel's mature readers MAX line, and for DC created Hard Time with Mary Skrenes, with whom he had co-created the cult hit Omega the Unknown for Marvel. Their ending for Omega the Unknown remains a secret that Skrenes plans to take to the grave if Marvel refuses to publish it. Suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ("idiopathic" meaning of unknown origin despite having been a heavy smoker much of his life), he was on a waiting list for a double lung transplant. His final work was the Doctor Fate story arc, "More Pain Comics," for DC Comics'

David Anthony Kraft
Author · 27 books

David Anthony Kraft was an American comic book writer, publisher, and critic. (source: Wikipedia)

Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas
Author · 334 books

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel—After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes—particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America—and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles. Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Author · 470 books

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Rich Buckler
Rich Buckler
Author · 9 books
Richard Buckler was an American comics illustrator.
Peter B. Gillis
Peter B. Gillis
Author · 22 books
Peter B. Gillis (born December 19, 1952) is an American comic book writer best known for his work at Marvel Comics and First Comics in the mid-1980s, including the series Strikeforce: Morituri and the digitally drawn comic series Shatter.
Rob Liefeld
Rob Liefeld
Author · 43 books

Rob Liefeld is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. A prominent artist in the 1990s, he has since become a controversial figure in the medium. In the early 1990s, self-taught artist Liefeld became prominent due to his work on Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and later X-Force. In 1992, he and several other popular Marvel illustrators left the company to found Image Comics, which rode the wave of comic books owned by their creators rather than by publishers. The first book published by Image Comics was Rob Liefeld's Youngblood #1. He is married to actress Joy Creel.

Michael Fleisher
Michael Fleisher
Author · 19 books
Michael Lawrence Fleisher's comic-book writing career spanned two decades in which he authored approximately 700 stories for DC, Marvel, and other comics publishers. His work on series such as The Spectre and Jonah Hex is still highly regarded, as is his work on the Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes. After a widely reported libel case his comic output declined, with his last published comic assignment appearing in the UK anthology 2000AD in 1995.
Steve Englehart
Steve Englehart
Author · 206 books

See also John Harkness. Steve Englehart went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After a stint in the Army, he moved to New York and began to write for Marvel Comics. That led to long runs on Captain America, The Hulk, The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and a dozen other titles. Midway through that period he moved to California (where he remains), and met and married his wife Terry. He was finally hired away from Marvel by DC Comics, to be their lead writer and revamp their core characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern). He did, but he also wrote a solo Batman series (immediately dubbed the "definitive" version) that later became Warner Brothers' first Batman film (the good one). After that he left comics for a time, traveled in Europe for a year, wrote a novel (The Point Man™), and came back to design video games for Atari (E.T., Garfield). But he still liked comics, so he created Coyote™, which within its first year was rated one of America's ten best series. Other projects he owned (Scorpio Rose™, The Djinn™) were mixed with company series (Green Lantern [with Joe Staton], Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four). Meanwhile, he continued his game design for Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Brøderbund. And once he and Terry had their two sons, Alex and Eric, he naturally told them stories. Rustle's Christmas Adventure was first devised for them. He went on to add a run of mid-grade books to his bibliography, including the DNAgers™ adventure series, and Countdown to Flight, a biography of the Wright brothers selected by NASA as the basis for their school curriculum on the invention of the airplane. In 1992 Steve was asked to co-create a comics pantheon called the Ultraverse. One of his contributions, The Night Man, became not only a successful comics series, but also a television show. That led to more Hollywood work, including animated series such as Street Fighter, GI Joe, and Team Atlantis for Disney.

Jim Starlin
Jim Starlin
Author · 94 books

James P. "Jim" Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for Ghost Rider; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for The Rampaging Hulk magazine. In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974). When Marvel Comics wished to use the name of Captain Marvel for a new, different character,[citation needed] Starlin was given the rare opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by the company itself. ( In the late 1980s, Starlin began working more for DC Comics, writing a number of Batman stories, including the four-issue miniseries Batman: The Cult (Aug.-Nov. 1988), and the storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family", in Batman #426-429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989), in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. For DC he created Hardcore Station.

Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis
Author · 509 books

A comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts. Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man. Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce. Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly. Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six. Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion. He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.

Doug Moench
Doug Moench
Author · 150 books

Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. In 1973, Moench became the de facto lead writer for the Marvel black-and-white magazine imprint Curtis Magazines. He contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes, Rampaging Hulk (continuing on the title when it changed its name to The Hulk!) and Doc Savage, while also serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint's existence. Moench is perhaps best known for his work on Batman, whose title he wrote from 1983–1986 and then again from 1992–1998. (He also wrote the companion title Detective Comics from 1983–1986.) Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, which they worked on together from 1974–1977. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud, and S.C.I. Spy, and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond. Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.

Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek
Author · 143 books

Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer notable for his work on the Marvels limited series, his own title Astro City, and his four-year run on Avengers. Busiek did not read comics as a youngster, as his parents disapproved of them. He began to read them regularly around the age of 14, when he picked up a copy of Daredevil #120. This was the first part of a continuity-heavy four-part story arc; Busiek was drawn to the copious history and cross-connections with other series. Throughout high school and college, he and future writer Scott McCloud practiced making comics. During this time, Busiek also had many letters published in comic book letter columns, and originated the theory that the Phoenix was a separate being who had impersonated Jean Grey, and that therefore Grey had not died—a premise which made its way from freelancer to freelancer, and which was eventually used in the comics. During the last semester of his senior year, Busiek submitted some sample scripts to editor Dick Giordano at DC Comics. None of them sold, but they did get him invitations to pitch other material to DC editors, which led to his first professional work, a back-up story in Green Lantern #162 (Mar. 1983). Busiek has worked on a number of different titles in his career, including Arrowsmith, The Avengers, Icon, Iron Man, The Liberty Project, Ninjak, The Power Company, Red Tornado, Shockrockets, Superman: Secret Identity, Thunderbolts, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, JLA, and the award-winning Marvels and the Homage Comics title Kurt Busiek's Astro City. In 1997, Busiek began a stint as writer of Avengers alongside artist George Pérez. Pérez departed from the series in 2000, but Busiek continued as writer for two more years, collaborating with artists Alan Davis, Kieron Dwyer and others. Busiek's tenure culminated with the "Kang Dynasty" storyline. In 2003, Busiek re-teamed with Perez to create the JLA/Avengers limited series. In 2003, Busiek began a new Conan series for Dark Horse Comics, which he wrote for four years. In December 2005 Busiek signed a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. During DC's Infinite Crisis event, he teamed with Geoff Johns on a "One Year Later" eight-part story arc (called Up, Up and Away) that encompassed both Superman titles. In addition, he began writing the DC title Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis from issues 40-49. Busiek was the writer of Superman for two years, before followed by James Robinson starting from Superman #677. Busiek wrote a 52-issue weekly DC miniseries called Trinity, starring Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. Each issue (except for issue #1) featured a 12-page main story by Busiek, with art by Mark Bagley, and a ten-page backup story co-written by Busiek and Fabian Nicieza, with art from various artists, including Tom Derenick, Mike Norton and Scott McDaniel. Busiek's work has won him numerous awards in the comics industry, including the Harvey Award for Best Writer in 1998 and the Eisner Award for Best Writer in 1999. In 1994, with Marvels, he won Best Finite Series/Limited Series Eisner Award and the Best Continuing or Limited Series Harvey Award; as well as the Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story (for Marvels #4) in 1995. In 1996, with Astro City, Busiek won both the Eisner and Harvey awards for Best New Series. He won the Best Single Issue/Single Story Eisner three years in a row from 1996–1998, as well as in 2004. Busiek won the Best Continuing Series Eisner Award in 1997–1998, as well as the Best Serialized Story award in 1998. In addition, Astro City was awarded the 1996 Best Single Issue or Story Harvey Award, and the 1998 Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited Series. Busiek was given the 1998 and 1999 Comics Buyer's Guide Awards for Favorite Writer, with additional nominations in 1997 and every year from 2000 to 2004. He has also received numerous Squiddy Awards, having been selected as favorite writer four years in a row from 1995 to 1998,

Chris Claremont
Chris Claremont
Author · 248 books

Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties. Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman. Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.

Jim Valentino
Jim Valentino
Author · 22 books

Jim Valentino is an American writer, penciler, editor and publisher of comic books. He is a co-founder of Image Comics and served as the company's publisher from 1999-2004. Jim created such diverse series as normalman, A Touch of Silver, Vignettes and ShadowHawk. He also wrote and drew Guardians of the Galaxy for Marvel Comcs. He currently heads his own imprint at Image called Shadowline which publishes Rat Queens, Faster Than Light, Jimmie Robinson, Ted McKeever and more.

548 Market St PMB 65688, San Francisco California 94104-5401 USA
© 2025 Paratext Inc. All rights reserved