Alan Weiss (born March 7, 1948 in

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, Illinois) is an

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and writer known for his work for

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and

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Career

Alan Weiss began his professional comics career at

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by drawing the story "Gunsmoke Charly!" in ''

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'' #35 (Sept. 1970). The following year, he began working for Marvel Comics as well where he drew '' The Avengers'', ''

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'', '' Daredevil'', '' Sub-Mariner'', and ''

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''. Weiss recalled in a 2006 interview there was a "

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story, which if completed would have been reminiscent of the

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novel ''

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''. Portions of it were printed in the second volume of ''

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: Warlock''. The remainder of the artwork was lost in a New York City taxicab in 1976. In 1977, Weiss was one of the artists on the first issue of ''

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'' which featured the rock band

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in a 40-page fictional adventure written by

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. Kiss reappeared in an occult adventure in issue #5 (1978) which was co-written by Weiss. In April 1978, Weiss and writer E. Nelson Bridwell revamped the Captain Marvel character for DC with Weiss providing more realistic art for the series.

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and Weiss created the character Calypso in ''

'' #209 (Oct. 1980). Weiss created the '' Steelgrip Starkey and the All-Purpose Power Tool'' limited series for

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comics line in 1986 and ''

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'' for

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in 1994. Weiss has worked on DC Comics' alternate universe series ''

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'', co-writing and pencilling the

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graphic novel ''The Blue, the Grey and the Bat'' as well as

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'' series, doing many pages on a variety of historical topics. From 2002 to 2005, he contributed work to ''

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's Terrific Tales'' published by

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. His work has appeared in the comic books ''The Human Drama'', ''

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Tales of Mystery'', and ''

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''; in

's black-and-white

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magazines ''

'' and ''

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''; and the satirical magazines '' National Lampoon'' and ''Blast''. Inker

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called Weiss "the most difficult guy in the business to ink, without exception." He added that this also made him one of his favorite artists to ink, because Weiss's work was so intricate that he couldn't tell what the final art would look like until he had finished inking it.

Bibliography

Archie Comics

* '' Lancelot Strong, the Shield'' #1 (1983)

Atlas/Seaboard Comics

* ''Brute'' #3 (1975)

Big Apple Productions

* ''

'' #1 (1975): "The Battery's Down" pencils and inks

DC Comics

* ''

All-Star Western ''All-Star Western'' was the name of three United States, American comic book series published by DC Comics, each a Western fiction omnibus featuring both continuing characters and anthological stories. The first ran from 1951 to 1961, the second ...

'' (

El Diablo Diablo or El Diablo may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Diablo (Disney), a raven in ''Sleeping Beauty'' * Diablo (Marvel Comics), a Fantastic Four villain * El Diablo (comics), several fictional characters from DC Comics * ...

) (1971) #5 "The Devil Rides for Vengeance!" pencils; #7 "The Gypsy Curse" pencils * '' Armageddon: Alien Agenda'' #3 (1992) "The West Years of Our Lives" pencils * '' Batman: The Blue, the Grey, and the Bat'' graphic novel (1993) co-writer, pencils * ''

Heroes Against Hunger ''Heroes Against Hunger'' is a 1986 all-star benefit comic book for African famine relief and recovery. Published by DC Comics in the form of a "comic jam" or exquisite corpse, the book starred Superman and Batman. Spearheaded by Jim Starlin and B ...

'' #1 (

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and

) (1986) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets''. It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. First serie ...

'' #205 (1972) "Over the High Side" pencils * '' House of Secrets'' (1971) #92 "It's Better to Give" pencils; #94 "A Bottle of Incense...A Whiff of the Past!" pencils and co-inks * ''

Korak, Son of Tarzan Korak, a fictional character, is the ape name of John "Jack" Clayton III, the son of Tarzan and Jane Porter. History Jack first appeared in the original ''Tarzan'' novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He was introduced as an infant in the non-Tarzan ...

'' #46 (1972) * ''

Mystery in Space ''Mystery in Space'' is the name of two science fiction American comic book series published by DC Comics, and of a standalone Vertigo anthology released in 2012. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 to 1966, with a further seven issues c ...

'' #112 (1980) "Howl" pencils * ''

Richard Dragon Richard Dragon (or simply Dragon) is the alias of two fictional, comic book characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Although both incarnation differ in alignment, they're portrayed as extremely accomplished martial arti ...

, Kung-Fu Fighter'' #2 (1975) "If You've Got to Die...Die Fighting!" "A Dragon Fights Alone" pencils * ''

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 ...

'' vol. 2 #34 (

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); #50 (1988–1990) * '' Shazam'' #34 (1978) * ''

The Superman Family ''The Superman Family'' was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1974 to 1982 featuring supporting characters in the ''Superman'' comics. The term "Superman Family" is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters o ...

'' #186 (

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) (1977) "Rendezvous with Reality" penciller * ''

Super-Team Family ''Super-Team Family'' is a comic book anthology series published by DC Comics from 1975 to 1978 that lasted for 15 issues. It included a mix of original and reprinted stories. Publication history ''Super-Team Family'' began publication with an O ...

'' #11 (The

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and Supergirl) (1977) * '' Weird Worlds'' #1–3 (1972) * '' Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #4 (1985) * '' Young Love'' #94, 124 (1972–1977)

America's Best Comics

* ''

'' #8 (2000) cover and "Riders of the Lost Mesa" pencils and inks * ''Tom Strong's Terrific Tales'' #1–12 (2002–2005) "Young Tom Strong" series: pencils and inks #1–7, 12; pencils #8–12, covers #3, #11

Paradox Press

* ''

The Big Book of ''The Big Book Of'' is a series of graphic novel anthologies published by American company DC Comics imprint Paradox Press. Publication history The ''Big Books'' were published between 1994 and 2000. Just over half of them (ten out of seventeen) ...

Urban Legends'' (1994) "The Bullet Through the Balls" pencils and inks * ''The Big Book of Freaks'' (1996) "Omi the Great" pencils and inks * ''The Big Book of Little Criminals'' (1996) "The Royal Moll" pencils and inks * ''The Big Book of Losers'' (1997) "The Dalton Gang's Last Raid" pencils and inks * ''The Big Book of Scandal'' (1997) "Death of a Mystery Man" pencils and inks * ''The Big Book of the Weird Wild West'' (1998) "Ned Buntline: King of the Dime Novelists" pencils and inks

Defiant

* ''Defiant Genesis'' #1 (1993) cover pencil and ink * ''War Dancer'' #1–6 (1994–1995) creator, writer #1–6; pencils #1–3, #5–6, covers #1–6

Gold Key Comics

* ''

Tales of Mystery'' #36 (1971) "Troll Bridge" pencil and ink * ''

'' #39 (1971)

Marvel Comics

* '' Amazing High Adventure'' #2 (1985) "Palm Sunday" pencils and inks * ''

'' #209 (1980) cover and "To Salvage My Honor" pencils * '' The Avengers'' #215 (1982) cover and "All the Ways of Power!" pencils; #216 (1982) cover and "...To Avenge the Avengers!" pencils * ''

'' #164 (1973) "Queen of the Werewolves" pencils and inks * '' The Cat'' #4 (1973) * '' Daredevil'' #83 (1972) "The Widow Accused" pencils * ''

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'' #2 (1974) * ''

Dracula Lives ''Dracula Lives!'' was an American black-and-white horror comics magazine published by Magazine Management, a corporate sibling of Marvel Comics. The series ran 13 issues and one '' Super Annual'' from 1973 to 1975, and starred the Marvel version o ...

'' #1 (1973) "Suffer Not A Witch" pencils; #3 (1973) "Castle of the Undead" pencils * ''

Heroes for Hope ''Heroes for Hope: Starring the X-Men'' is a 1985 Marvel comic book designed to raise awareness about hunger in Africa. Proceeds from the comic went to the American Friends Service Committee, to assist in their work on behalf of African famine r ...

Starring the X-Men'' #1 (1985) * ''

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'' #136 (1980) * ''

John Carter, Warlord of Mars ''John Carter, Warlord of Mars'' is a comics series published from 1977 by American company Marvel Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman (writer) and Gil Kane (penciller), it was based on the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs and featured the epo ...

Annual'' #3 (1979) * '' Kull and the Barbarians'' #2–3 (

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) (1975) * ''

'' #1 (penciller), #5 (writer) (

) (1977–1978) * ''

Marvel Fanfare ''Marvel Fanfare'' was an anthology comic book series published by American company Marvel Comics. It was a showcase title featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe. Volume one ''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and settings ...

'' #14 (

Inhumans The Inhumans are a fictional superhuman race of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many peop ...

); #49 (

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) (1984–1990) * ''

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'' #3, 8–10 (1983) * ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition'' #3, 9 (1986) * ''Our Love Story'' #15–17 (1972) * ''

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 ...

'' #69 (1981) * ''

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Annual'' #3 (1981) * '' Sub-Mariner'' #54 (1972) * '' What If...?'' #37 ( Beast) (1983)

Epic Comics

* ''Steelgrip Starkey'' #1–6 (1986–1987) creator, writer; pencils #1–2, #6, covers #1–6 * ''Video Jack'' #5 (1988) "Wipeout Wipeout Wipeout" pencils

Image Comics

* ''Daring Escapes featuring Houdini'' #1–4 (1998–1999) pencils, covers #1–4 * ''

Next Issue Project The Next Issue Project is a series of American comic-book anthology one-shots published by Image Comics beginning in February 2008. The multi-title project, edited by Erik Larsen, creator of Savage Dragon, features comic book characters that have ...

: Silver Streak Comics #24"'' (2009) "Captain Battle" pencils and inks * ''

: Crack Comics #63"'' (2011) "Captain Triumph" writer and pencils, alternate cover * ''

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'' #75 (1998) "Daring Escapes Preview" pencils

National Lampoon

* '' National Lampoon'' November 1982 "Robbers of the Lost Crock" pencils and inks

Warrant Publishing

* ''The Creeps'' #4 (2015) "Off to Feed the Wizard" writer, pencils and inks

Warren Publishing

* ''

'' #35 (1970) "Gunsmoke Charly" writer, pencils and inks * ''

'' #34 (1971) "Lair of the Horned Men" writer, pencils and inks

References

External links

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Surreal Deal Studios
Alan Weiss art commissions web site.
Alan Weiss
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

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