
Mike W. Barr is an American writer of comic books, and mystery, and science fiction novels. Barr's debut as a comics professional came in DC Comics' Detective Comics #444 (Dec. 1974-Jan. 1975), for which he wrote an 8-page back-up mystery feature starring the Elongated Man. Another Elongated Man story followed in Detective Comics #453 (November 1975). He wrote text articles and editorial replies in letter columns for the next few years. By mid-1980 he was writing regularly for both DC and Marvel, including stories for Marvel Team-Up, Mystery in Space, Green Lantern, and various Batman titles. Legion of Super-Heroes #277 (July 1981) saw him take on editorial duties at DC, while writing issues of DC's Star Trek comic, for whom he created the native American character Ensign Bearclaw and a pacifist Klingon named Konom. In December 1982, he and artist Brian Bolland began Camelot 3000, a 12 issue limited series that was one of DC Comics' first direct market projects. In August 1983, Barr created what may well be his most enduring work, the monthly title Batman and the Outsiders with art by Jim Aparo. Barr wrote every issue of the original series, and its Baxter paper spinoff, The Outsiders. His other comics work includes Mantra and Maze Agency as well as the 1987 OGN hardcover book Batman: Son of the Demon (with art by Jerry Bingham), proceeds from which reputedly "restored DC Comics to first place in sales after fifteen years." This title, and Barr's work on Batman with artist Alan Davis have been cited by Grant Morrison as key inspirations for his recent (2006) run on the Batman title. In 2007, he wrote a two-part story for the pages of DC's JLA: Classified (#47-48, Jan-Feb 2008), returned to the Outsiders with Outsiders: Five of a Kind—Katana/Shazam #1 (Oct 2007), contributed to Tokyopop's Star Trek: The Manga, and relaunched Maze Agency at IDW Publishing. He has also scripted many of Bongo Comics' Simpsons titles, including a Christmas story for 2010. In May 2010, the Invisible College Press published Barr's science fiction/fantasy novel, Majician/51, about the discoveries of a scientist working at Area 51.
Series
Books

Green Lantern #161
1983

Camelot 3000 #1
1982

Star Trek
Marvel Comics Part 3
2018

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #44
1989

Batman
Reign of Terror
1999

Camelot 3000 #10
1984

The Looking Glass War
2023

Marvel Fanfare #6
1983

DC Star Trek
TNG: Convergence
2020

Batman
El nacimiento del Demonio Parte 1
2016

Detective Comics (1937-2011) #578
1970

Best of Star Trek
1991

Star Wars
The Clone Wars - The Starcrusher Trap
2011

New Teen Titans (1980-1988) #1
1980

Batman '66 #56
2015

The Landmark Crossover
1995

Showcase Presents
Batman and the Outsiders, Vol. 1
2007

Dr. Strange
What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen?
1997

Batman
Dark Knight Dynasty
1998

Captain America Epic Collection, Vol. 9
Dawn's Early Light
2014

Gemini
2003

Batman (1940-2011) #1
Special
1984

Batman
Year Two: Fear the Reaper
1990

Batman
In Darkest Knight
1994

Batman '66 #57
2015

DC Star Trek
The Wormhole Connection
2023

Green Lantern #165
1983

DS9
Stowaway
2023

Camelot 3000 #8
1983

Legends of the Dark Knight (2012-2015) #65
2013

Star Trek
The Centre Cannot Hold
2006

Captain America Masterworks Vol. 14
2022

Elseworlds
Batman Volume One
2016

Camelot 3000
1982

Batman (1940-2011) #329
1980

Detective Comics (1937-2011) #490
1980

Batman
Son of the Demon
1987

What If? (1977-1984) #26
2015

Camelot 3000 #3
1983

Secret Origins (1986-1990) #6
1986

Captain America (1968-1996) #257
1981

Star Trek
All Those Years Ago
2020

Camelot 3000 #5
1983

Camelot 3000 #11
1984

Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson, Vol. 3
2007

Camelot 3000 #7
1983

Batman
Bride of the Demon
1990

Camelot 3000 #4
1983

Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, Vol. 1
2009

Batman
Legends of the Dark Knight #22
1991

DS9
Requiem
2023

Showcase Presents
The Spectre, Vol. 1
2012

Star Trek
Marvel Comics Part 1
2017

Detective Comics (1937-2011) #488
1980

Detective Comics (1937-2011) #494
1980

Star Trek Archives
The Best of Deep Space Nine
2009

The Creature Commandos
2013

Detective Comics (1937-2011) #507
1981

JLA
Classified #47
2007