Alan Gordon (born June 22, 1953) is an American

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creator primarily known as an

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and

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. He is best known for his 1990s work on

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' ''

Legion of Super Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st cent ...

'' and the ''

Justice League of America The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...

'',

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' ''

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'', and

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' creator-owned '' WildStar''. He is not to be confused with another Al Gordon who illustrated comics in the 1950s.

Biography

Early life

Gordon was born in

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.Bierbaum, Tom & Mary. "Legion Outpost," ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 4, #3 (Jan. 1990).

Early career

Gordon's career began in the mid-1970s as

of the story "A Christmas Carol", starring

Michael T. Gilbert Michael Terry Gilbert (born May 7, 1951) is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked for both mainstream and underground comic book companies. Education Gilbert attended the State University of New York at New Paltz, graduating i ...

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detective the Wraith, in ''

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'' #6 (Dec. 1977), from the early

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publisher Star Reach. The following year, Gordon began freelance inking for

, working with

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and

Steve Leialoha Steve Leialoha (born January 27, 1952) is an Americans, American comics artist whose work first came to prominence in the 1970s. He has worked primarily as an inker, though occasionally as a penciller, for several publishers, including Marvel Comi ...

, respectively, on a backup story each in ''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...

'' #220-221 (April–May 1978). He was the regular inker on ''

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'', with penciler

Carmine Infantino Carmine Michael Infantino (; May 24, 1925 – April 4, 2013) was an American comics artist and editing, editor, primarily for DC Comics, during the late 1950s and early 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comic Books. Among his character creat ...

from #7-16 (Oct. 1978 - July 1979), and worked as well on at least one issue each of '' The Avengers'', ''

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'', ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Marvel Team-Up ''Marvel Team-Up'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as ...

'', '' Marvel Two-in-One'', '' Master of Kung Fu'', ''

Power Man and Iron Fist ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (originally ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' then ''Luke Cage, Power Man'') was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the superheroes Power Man and Iron Fist. Publication history ''He ...

'', ''

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'', '' Thor Annual'' and " What If..." through 1982.

1980-1990s

In 1982, Gordon left Marvel for

to ink writer-penciler-co-creator

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and fill-in penciler

Stan Goldberg Stan Goldberg (May 5, 1932 – August 31, 2014) was an American comic book artist, best known for his work with Archie Comics and as a Marvel Comics colorist who in the 1960s helped design the original color schemes of Spider-Man, the Fantastic F ...

on the series ''

Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew ''Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!'' is a DC Comics series about a team of talking animal superheroes called the Zoo Crew. The characters first appeared in a 16-page special insert in '' The New Teen Titans'' #16 (February 1982), follo ...

''. In 1983, Gordon did a year-and-a-half run at the independent

Eclipse Comics Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market. It was ...

, inking

Will Meugniot Will Meugniot is an American writer, storyboard and comics artist, film producer and director. He is known for his work on animated shows in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Partial list of works * ''The Adventures of Corduroy'' (storyboard artist ...

on Will and Mark Evanier's ''

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'', as well as inking Rick Hoberg for the company's spin-off series ''Surge'' and its

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''Eclipse Monthly''. Afterward, he returned to Marvel to become the regular inker on the company's flagship series ''

'', and on the

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adventure

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'' (with

Mike Mignola Mike Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', '' Abe Sapien'', '' Lobster Johnson'', '' Wit ...

penciling). Other work around this time includes issues of ''

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'' and ''

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'', and Marvel's licensed series '' Thundercats'' and ''

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''. Freelancing once again for DC, Gordon in 1987 began inking Kevin Maguire while working with plotter/thumbnail artist

Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comics artist and writer. He is known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo. Biography K ...

on ''

Justice League International Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...

''. Two years later, Gordon, this time inking Giffen, also began cowriting with Giffen and Tom and

Mary Bierbaum Tom and Mary Bierbaum are an American husband-and-wife writing team, known for their work on the DC comic book ''Legion of Super-Heroes''. Biography The Bierbaums entered the world of professional comic book writing through Legion fandom. Tom Bie ...

for DC's revamped ''

''. Gordon took over the complete writing and scripting chores for issues #21 though 24 (Aug. 1991), while continuing to ink Giffen. In 1992 he began '' WildStar'' with

Jerry Ordway Jeremiah Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books. He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining ''Crisis on Infinite Earths' ...

for

. The ''WildStar: Sky Zero'' miniseries was written, inked, edited (with the help of Billy "Bud" Shakespeare) and produced by Gordon with pencils by

. A continuing WildStar series followed with penciler Chris Marrinan. Other late 1980s and 1990s work includes issues of Marvel's ''

Sensational She-Hulk She-Hulk (Jennifer "Jen" Walters) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk'' #1 (cover-dated February ...

'' and ''

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'' and a run over penciler

Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...

on ''

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''; DC's ''Valor'' and ''Timber Wolf'' (the latter of which he also wrote and thumbnailed);

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' ''Champions'';

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's "Supreme" series and ''Judgment Day Alpha'' both written by

Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and ''From Hell' ...

; ''

Tom Strong ''Tom Strong'' is a comic book created by writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse, initially published bi-monthly by America's Best Comics, an imprint of DC Comics' Wildstorm division. Tom Strong, the title character, is a "science hero", wi ...

'' written by Alan Moore for DC's

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;

' ''

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'' and others.

2000s-2010s

He continued his working relationship with Ordway, inking Marvel's '' The Avengers'' vol. 2. Other 2000s work for Marvel includes '' Captain Marvel'' #25 (Sept. 2004) and ''Marvel Holiday Special'' #1 (Jan. 2006).

Other media

Outside of comics, Gordon has also done commercial and advertising art,

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and commercial voice overs including audiobooks, and played in

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bands.

Awards

Gordon has received two

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and several Eisner Award and

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nominations: Awards * Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story 2000 - ''Tom Strong'' #4–7 (ABC Comics), by Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse, Al Gordon, and guest artists * Eisner Award for Best Single Issue 2000 - ''

'' #1 (ABC Comics): "How Tom Strong Got Started," by

Chris Sprouse Chris Sprouse (born July 30, 1966) is an Americans, American comics artist. Sprouse has worked for multiple publishers and has won two Eisner Awards for his work on ''Tom Strong'', a series he created with writer Alan Moore. Early life Chris Spro ...

, and Al Gordon Nominations * Harvey Award for Best Inker 1988 - ''

'' #1,

* Harvey Award for Best New Series 1988 - ''Justice League International'', by

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, Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon, DC Comics * Eisner Award for Best Art Team 1988 - Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon, for ''Justice League International'' #1, DC Comics * Harvey Award for Best Inker 2000 - ''Tom Strong'', ABC Comics (Tom Strong also nominated for Best New Series 2000 and Best Continuing or Limited Series 2000) * Harvey Award for Best Inker 2001 - ''Tom Strong'', ABC Comics

Bibliography

Inker

* '' New Men (Image Comics)'' (1996) * ''

's Awesome Universe Handbook'' (1999) * ''

'' (1963) * ''

Ambush Bug Ambush Bug is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. His real name is supposedly Irwin Schwab, but he has mental problems that prevent him from truly understanding reality around him, so even his true identity might ...

: Nothing Special'' (1992) * ''

'' (2004) * ''America's Best Comics Preview ''(1999) * ''America's Best Comics Primer'' (2008) * ''America's Best Comics Special'' (2001) * ''Avengers Assemble'' (2004) * '' The Avengers''(1963) * ''The Avengers'' (1998) * ''Back Issue'' (2003) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

'' (1968) * ''Captain America'' (1998) * ''Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!'' (1982) * ''Captain Carrot and the Final Ark'' (2007) * ''Captain Marvel'' (2002) * ''Comics Feature'' (1980) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of

Adam Hughes Adam Hughes (born May 5, 1967) is an American comics artist and illustrator best known to American comic book readers for his renderings of pinup-style female characters, and his cover work on titles such as ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Catwoman''. H ...

'' (2010) * ''

Danny Fingeroth Daniel Fingeroth (; born September 17) is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for a long stint as group editor of the Spider-Man books at Marvel Comics. Early life Fingeroth was born in New York City, New York. Career As a write ...

's Write Now!'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...

'' (1937) * ''

DNAgents ''The DNAgents'' is a comic-book series created by writer Mark Evanier and artist Will Meugniot and published by Eclipse Comics in 1983. It was later picked up briefly by Antarctic Press. In June 2006, reprinted issues were collected into ''DNAgen ...

'' (1983) * ''DNAgents'' (2004) * ''

Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...

'' (1987) * ''Eclipse Monthly'' (1983) * ''Essential Marvel Team-Up'' (2002) * ''Essential Marvel Two-In-One'' (2005) * ''Essential Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man'' (2005) * ''Essential Spider-Woman'' (2005) * ''Essential

X-Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...

'' (2005) * ''Essential X-Men'' (1999) * '' Eternals'' (1985) * ''Excalibur Visionaries:

Alan Davis Alan Davis (born 18 June 1956) is an English artist and writer of comic books, known for his work on titles such as ''Captain Britain'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''ClanDestine'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Excalibur'', '' JLA: The Nail'' and '' JLA: ...

'' (2009) * ''Excalibur: Air Apparent'' (1991) * ''Excalibur: XX Crossing'' (1992) * ''

'' (1961) * ''Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne'' (2005) * ''Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine'' (2001) * ''

Farscape ''Farscape'' is an Australian-American science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. It premiered in the US on Sci-Fi Channel's SciFi Friday, 19 March 1999, at 8:00 pm EST as their anchor series. The series was c ...

: War Torn'' (2002) * ''

The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

'' (1987) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Gen13'' (1995) * ''Giant Size Spider-Man'' (1998) * ''Glory'' (1995) * ''Glory'' (1996) * ''Glory'' (1999) * ''

Green Lantern Corps Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic law enforcement organization appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residin ...

Quarterly'' (1992) * ''Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps Secret Files'' (2008) * ''Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men'' (1985) * ''Highbrow Entertainment'' (1994) * ''Infinity Inc.'' (1984) * ''Invasion!'' (1988) * ''The Invincible Iron Man DVD-ROM'' (2007) * ''The Invincible Iron Man'' (2007) * ''

'' (1968) * ''Judgment Day'' (1997) * ''Judgment Day Sourcebook'' (1997) * ''

Justice League The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...

'' (1987) * ''

'' (1987) * ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (1984) * ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (1989) * '' Lobo's Greatest Hits'' (1991) * ''Marvel Age'' (1983) * ''

Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics originally from 1988 to 1995. It returned for a second volume in 2007–2008, and a third volume that started in 2019. Volume 1 The first volume ...

'' (1988) * ''Marvel Holiday Special'' (1991) * ''Marvel Premiere'' (1972) * ''

'' (1972) * ''Marvel Two-In-One'' (1974) * '' Master of Kung Fu'' (1974) * ''Mek'' (2003) * ''Miracleman'' (1985) * ''New Men'' (1994) * ''Orion'' (2000) * ''Phantom Force'' (1993) * ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (1978) * ''

'' (1984) * ''Powerline'' (1988) * ''Quack!'' (1976) * ''Reload/Mek'' (2004) * ''

'' (1985) * ''Sabretooth Classic'' (1994) * ''

The Savage Dragon The Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character first appear ...

'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1974) * ''Secret Origins'' (1986) * '' The Sensational She-Hulk'' (1989) * ''

'' (1987) * ''Soulsearchers and Company'' (1993) * ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' (1976) * ''Spider-Man Comics Weekly'' (UK) (1973) * ''Spider-Man Visionaries:

Roger Stern Roger Stern (born September 17, 1950) is an American comic book author and novelist. Biography Early career In the early 1970s, Stern and Bob Layton published the fanzine ''CPL'' (''Contemporary Pictorial Literature''), one of the first platfor ...

'' (2007) * ''Spider-Man: Birth of

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'' (2007) * ''Spider-Man: The Cosmic Adventures'' (1993) * ''Spider-Woman'' (1978) * ''

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

Savage Dragon The Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character first appeared ...

: Chicago'' (2002) * '' Supreme'' (1992) * ''Supreme'' (1997) * ''Supreme: The New Adventures'' (1996) * ''Supreme: The Return'' (1999) * ''Surge'' (1984) * ''Tales Of The

New Gods The New Gods are a fictional extraterrestrial race appearing in the eponymous comic book series published by DC Comics, as well as selected other DC titles. Created and designed by Jack Kirby, they first appeared in February 1971 in ''New Gods'' ...

'' (2008) * ''Tales of the

Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

'' (1984) * ''

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...

'' (1966) * ''Thundercats'' (1985) * ''Timber Wolf'' (1992) * ''

'' (1999) * '' The Transformers'' (UK) (1984) * ''The Transformers'' (1984) * ''The Transformers: Generations'' (2006) * ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X ...

'' (1963) * ''

Valor Valor, valour, or valorous may mean: * Courage, a similar meaning * Virtue ethics, roughly "courage in defense of a noble cause" Entertainment * Valor (band), a Christian gospel music group * Valor Kand, a member of the band Christian Death * ' ...

'' (1992) * ''

Web of Spider-Man ''Web of Spider-Man'' is the name of two different monthly comic book series starring Spider-Man that have been published by Marvel Comics since 1985, the first volume of which ran for 129 issues between 1985 and 1995, and the second of which ran f ...

'' (1985) * '' What If?'' (1977) * ''

What The--?! ''What The--?!'' is a Marvel Comics comic book series self-parodying the Marvel Universe, similar in vein to the 1960s series '' Not Brand Echh''. It was billed as "The Marvel mag of mirth and mayhem!" The series ran for 26 issues, from August 19 ...

'' (1988) * ''Who's Who in

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'' (1987) * ''Who's Who in the

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'' (1990) * ''Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes'' (1988) * ''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' (1985) * ''Who's Who: Update '87'' (1987) * ''Who's Who: Update '88'' (1988) * ''Who's Who: Update '93'' (1992) * ''Wildstar'' (1995) * ''Wildstar: Sky Zero'' (1993) * ''Women of Marvel'' (2006) * ''

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: Mutant Massacre'' (1999) * ''X-Men: The Asgardian Wars'' (1989) * '' Youngblood Super Special'' (1997)

Writer

* ''

Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st c ...

'' (1989) * ''Timber Wolf'' (1992) * ''Who's Who: Update '93'' (1992) * ''Wildstar: Sky Zero'' (1993) * '' WildStar'' (1995) * "

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

" feature in ''

Dark Horse Presents ''Dark Horse Presents'' was a comic book published by American company Dark Horse Comics from 1986. Their first published series, it was their flagship title until its September 2000 cancellation. The second incarnation was published on MySpace, r ...

'' (2012) * "The Once and Future

" (2012)

Penciller

* ''The DC Comics Encyclopedia'' (2004) * ''Judgment Day'' (2003) * ''

'' (1985) * '' What If?'' (1977)

Cover artist

* ''The Adventures of The New Men'' (1996) * ''Amazing Heroes'' (1981) * ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (1963) * ''Ambush Bug Nothing Special'' (1992) * ''America's Best Comics Preview'' (1999) * ''America's Best Comics Primer'' (2008) * ''DNAgents'' (1983) * ''Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' (1988) * ''Doom Patrol'' (1987) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

'' (1973) * ''

Infinity Inc. Infinity, Inc. is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first incarnation is mostly composed of the children and heirs of the Justice Society of America (JSA), making them the Society's analogue to t ...

'' (1984) * ''

'' (1987) * ''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' (1989) * ''League of Champions'' (1990) * ''

'' (1989) * ''Legion: Secret Files'' (1998) * ''

Legionnaires The French Foreign Legion (french: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, airborne troops. It was created in 1831 to allow foreign nationals into the French Army. It ...

'' (1993) * ''The Malibu Sun'' (1992) * ''

'' (1988) * ''The New DNAgents'' (1985) * ''

New Men New men is a term referring to various groups of social mobility, the socially upwardly mobile in Kingdom of England, England during the House of Lancaster, House of York and Tudor period, Tudor periods. The term may refer to the new aristocrac ...

'' (1994) * ''

Nova A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...

'' (1999) * ''The Official

Index'' (1985) * ''The Outsiders'' (1985) * ''Rocket Raccoon'' (1985) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...

'' (1986) * ''Shadow Reavers'' (2001) * ''Surge'' (1984) * ''Timber Wolf'' (1992) * ''

'' (1999) * ''The Trouble with Girls'' (1989) * ''Valor'' (1992) * ''Who's Who in the DC Universe'' (1990) * ''Wildstar'' (1995) * ''Wildstar: Sky Zero'' (1993) * '' Youngblood'' (1998) * ''Youngblood Super Special'' (1997)

Editor

* '' WildStar: Sky Zero'' * '' WildStar'' * '' WildStar: Sky Zero'' (The Collected Trade Paperback). * ''

Fred Hembeck Fred Hembeck (born January 30, 1953) is an American cartoonist best known for his parodies of characters from major American comic book publishers. His work has frequently been published by the firms whose characters he spoofs. His characters are ...

's The Near Complete Essential Hembeck Archives Omnibus.'' "Official Unofficial Editor." * ''

Timespirits ''Timespirits'' was an eight-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics as part of its Epic Comics imprint in 1984. It was created by writer Stephen Perry and Tom Yeates. In a report published by Folha de S.Paulo, many have pointe ...

'' (The Collected Trade Paperback).

References

External links

Al Gordon's Facebook page
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Al Artists from San Francisco People from Pacifica, California Living people 1953 births American comics artists