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John Warner (comics)
John Warner (born December 3, 1952) is an American comic book writer and editor, known for his stories of horror and the supernatural. He lists as his influences Arthur Rackham, N.C. Wyeth, Gerry Anderson, Maxfield Parrish, Chuck Jones, Jay Ward, Ray Bradbury, and Jorge Luis Borges.John Warner at Who's Who of American Comics Books, 1928–1999. Accessed Nov. 8, 2008. Warner's most prolific period in the comic book field was from 1973 to 1979. During that time, he wrote many issues of ' '' |
Warren Publishing
Warren Publishing was an American magazine company founded by James Warren, who published his first magazines in 1957 and continued in the business for decades. Magazines published by Warren include '' After Hours'', '' Creepy'', '' Eerie'', '' Famous Monsters of Filmland'', '' Help!'', and ''Vampirella''. Initially based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company moved by 1965 to New York City. Publishing history Founding Begun by James Warren, Warren Publishing's initial publications were the horror-fantasy--science fiction movie magazine ''Famous Monsters of Filmland'' and ''Monster World'', both edited by Forrest J Ackerman. Warren soon published '' Spacemen'' magazine and in 1960 '' Help!'' magazine, with the first employee of the magazine being Gloria Steinem.The James Warren Interview ''Comic Book Artist'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain America (comic Book)
''Captain America'' is the name of several comic book titles featuring the character Captain America and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original ''Captain America'' comic book series which debuted in 1968. Publication history Captain America was starring in the title '' Tales of Suspense'', which was retitled ''Captain America'' with issue #100 (April 1968). The new title ''Captain America'' continued to feature artwork by Jack Kirby, as well as a short run by Jim Steranko, and work by many of the industry's top artists and writers. It was called ''Captain America and the Falcon'' from #134 (Feb. 1971) to #222 (June 1978), although the Falcon's name was not on the cover for issues #193, 200, and 216. The 1972–1975 run on the title by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema saw the series become one of Marvel's top-sellers. In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked Englehart and Buscema's run on ''Captain America'' fourth on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Drake
Arnold Drake (March 1, 1924 – March 12, 2007) was an American comic book writer and screenwriter best known for co-creating the DC Comics characters Deadman and the Doom Patrol, and the Marvel Comics characters the Guardians of the Galaxy, among others. Drake was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008. Biography Early life and career Arnold Drake was the third child of Max Druckman, a Manhattan furniture dealer who died in June 1966 at his home in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, and Pearl Cohen. His eldest brother, Ervin Drake, born Ervin Maurice Druckman, and the middle brother, Milton, both became notable songwriters. His family was Jewish. At age 12, Drake contracted scarlet fever, confining him to bed for a year, a time he spent drawing his own comic strip creations. Years later, turning to writing, he studied journalism at the University of Missouri and later at New York University. Collaborating with co-writer Leslie Waller (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established '' Buck Rogers'' adventure strip. Creation The ''Buck Rogers'' comic strip had been commercially very successful, spawning novelizations and children's toys, and King Features Syndicate decided to create its own science fiction comic strip to compete with it. At first, King Features tried to purchase the rights to the '' John Carter of Mars'' stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs. However, the syndicate was unable to reach an agreement with Burroughs. King Features then turned to Alex Raymond, one of their staff artists, to create the story. One source for Flash Gordon was the Philip Wylie novel '' When Worlds Collide'' (1933). The themes of an approaching planet threatening the Earth, and an athletic hero, his girlfriend, and a scientist traveling to the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Macchio (comics)
Ralph Macchio ( ; born December 28, 1950) 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 Ultimate Marvel line. Macchio is not related to the actor Ralph Macchio, but is nicknamed " Karate Kid" after that actor's famous role. Early life As a young man, Macchio was a comics fan and " letterhack," and had many letters printed in Marvel comic books. His background, however, was in English literature, and he considered teaching as a career. In no hurry to get such a job, Macchio happened to meet ''Killraven'' writer Don McGregor at a comic book convention. Knowing Macchio from his many letters, McGregor asked Macchio if he wanted a tour of the Marvel offices. During the tour, Macchio was asked by writer Chris Claremont to interview editor-in-chief Roy Thomas for '' FOOM'' (Marvel's self-produced fanzine). During the course of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Presents
''Marvel Presents'' was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. Twelve issues were published from October 1975 to August 1977. Publication history Bloodstone ''Marvel Presents'' began publication with an October 1975 cover date. The first two issues featured Ulysses Bloodstone, a character created by Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, and John Warner for the ''Where Monsters Dwell'' series."Of Helixes and Hexes," written by John Warner, published in the "Reader's Space" section of ''Marvel Presents'' #2 (December 1975). Mike Vosburg was the artist assigned to the first installment, and then Pat Boyette was to draw the rest of the series. ''Where Monsters Dwell'' was cancelled and "Bloodstone" was moved to ''Marvel Presents''. The first two chapters were finished and were printed in issue #1. Due to the publishing delays, Boyette was unavailable for the second issue, which was drawn by Sonny Trinidad instead. Guardians of the Galaxy ''Marvel Presents'' is nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulysses Bloodstone
Ulysses Bloodstone is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an immortal monster-hunter. Ulysses Bloodstone appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe / Disney+ television special '' Werewolf by Night'', voiced by Richard Dixon. Publication history Ulysses Bloodstone first appeared in ''Marvel Presents'' #1 (Oct 1975) and was created by Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, and John Warner. John Warner has explained the development of Ulysses Bloodstone: "Len Wein and Marv Wolfman came up with the spark that would become Bloodstone—the premise of a man who fights monsters—and together he and I began to develop a series idea to take up ten pages of ''Where Monsters Dwell."'' "Of Helixes and Hexes," written by John Warner, published in the "Reader's Space" section of ''Marvel Presents'' #2, for December 1975. Mike Vosburg was the artist assigned to the first installment, and then Pat Boyette was to do the rest of the series. Warner develope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modular Man
The Modular Man is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Rampaging Hulk'' #2 (April 1977) and was created by John Warner and Val Mayerik. Fictional character biography Stephen Weems was a physicist employed by the Brand Corporation (a subsidiary of Roxxon Energy Corporation) to perform experiments using microwaves to induce molecular dissolution. There was an accident during one of the experiments, and Weems was gravely injured by a burst of microwaves, which caused his molecules to start drifting apart. He quickly designed an exoskeleton for himself that would hold him together, keeping his atoms from drifting apart entirely, although his body itself could only be maintained in an intangible form. An organization known as The Conspiracy promised to cure Weems of his affliction if he aided them in their plans. They gave Weems the code name "Modular Man" because of his ability take his body apart and put it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Shrike
Killer Shrike is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Simon Maddicks version of Killer Shrike first appeared in ''The Rampaging Hulk'' #1 (Jan. 1977) and was created by John Warner and John Buscema. Fictional character biography Simon Maddicks Simon Maddicks was born in Williamsburg, Virginia. He began his career as a soldier in the United States Army. After that, he recalls little of his own past for some reason. When he was selected to be a special agent of the Roxxon Oil Company, Maddicks became a mercenary and professional criminal, more specifically a special agent in covert operations. He was sent to the Mutagenics Laboratory of the Brand Corporation, where he underwent extensive conditioning which increased his human abilities. He also underwent surgery which implanted a miniature anti-gravity generator in his spine. Roxxon later gave Maddicks his super-villain costume and the codename "K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampaging Hulk
''The Rampaging Hulk'' is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The first volume was a black and white magazine published by Curtis Magazines (an imprint of Marvel) from 1977–1978. With issue #10, it changed its format to color and its title to ''The Hulk!'', and ran another 17 issues before it was canceled in 1981. It was a rare attempt by Marvel to mix their superhero characters with the "mature readers" black-and-white magazine format. With the change to color and the title to ''The Hulk!'', the magazine became Marvel's attempt to cash in on the popularity of ''The Incredible Hulk'' TV series, starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, both of whom were prominently featured and interviewed over the course of the magazine's run, as was executive producer Kenneth Johnson. The series had a second run of six issues from August 1998 to January 1999. Publication history ''The Rampaging Hulk'' ran for nine issues from January 1977 to June 1978. With issue #10 (Aug. 1978), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Preview
''Marvel Preview'' is a black-and-white comics magazine published by Magazine Management for fourteen issues and the affiliated Marvel Comics Group for ten issues. The final issue additionally carried the imprint Marvel Magazines Group. Publication history An umbrella title that showcased a different heroic-adventure, science-fiction, or sword-and-sorcery character in virtually every issue. The title introduced the Marvel Comics characters Dominic Fortune in issue #2, Star-Lord in #4, and Rocket Raccoon in #7. The vigilante character the Punisher, introduced as an antagonist in the comic book ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', had his first solo story in issue #2. The magazine experienced scheduling difficulties, with various "Next Issue" announcements proving unreliable. Issue #2 promised an adventure of the Marvel superhero Thor in #3, but a Blade story appeared, with the Thor story remaining unseen until #10. As well, two different issues, #20 and 24, are dated "Winter 1980, at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
