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Steve Parkhouse
Steve Parkhouse is a writer, artist and letterer who has worked for many British comics, especially '' 2000 AD'' and ''Doctor Who Magazine''. Biography Parkhouse has worked in comics since 1967, when he drew the occasional "Power House Pin-Up" of Marvel superheroes for the back covers of ''Fantastic'' and '' Terrific'', two British weeklies published by Odhams. In 1969 his first professional writing assignments appeared when he co-wrote two Marvel Comics stories, one starring the jungle lord Ka-Zar in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' No. 19 (March 1969), and the other starring the eponymous superspy in '' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' No. 12 (May 1969). He also contributed a story for ''Western Gunfighters'' #4 (February 1970), pencilled by Barry Windsor-Smith Since then he has worked on a wide range of titles from '' 2000 AD'' to ''Warrior'' and various Marvel UK titles. In 1982, Parkhouse wrote a comic book adaptation of the ''Time Bandits'' film which was drawn by David Lloyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Raven
Night Raven is a fictional superhero appearing primarily in Marvel UK Comics, a division of Marvel Comics. Night Raven first appeared in ''Hulk Comic'' #1 (March 7, 1979 in comics, 1979). Publication history Originally created by editors Dez Skinn and Richard Burton (comics), Richard Burton, the early Night Raven stories were written by Steve Parkhouse, with art by David Lloyd (comic artist), David Lloyd. Dez Skinn's immediate superior, Stan Lee, did not like David Lloyd's "blocky" artwork, and thus John Bolton (comics), John Bolton became Lloyd's replacement artist towards the end of the strip's initial run. The original Night Raven strip was greatly influenced by the pulp characters of the 1930s (the time period in which the strip was set), especially The Shadow and The Spider. Night Raven was one of the few original characters created for Marvel UK in the 1980s, and quickly became a fan favorite, with his appearance in ''Hulk Weekly'' #2 being voted "Favourite Single Story" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |