Douglas Murray is an American

comic book writer A script is a document describing the narrative and dialogue of a comic book in detail. It is the comic book equivalent of a Television, television program teleplay or a film screenplay. In comics, a script may be preceded by a plot outline, and ...

and novelist. He served as a non-commissioned officer in the Army in

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

during the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...

. He worked as a writer for ''

The Monster Times ''The Monster Times'' was a horror film fan magazine created in 1972. Published by The Monster Times Publishing Co., it was intended as a competitor to ''Famous Monsters of Filmland''. Although the main editorial focus of the magazine was horror me ...

'' newspaper in the early 1970s, and later as a

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

writer from 1984 to 1991. He was the main writer on the popular 1980s comic book series ''

The 'Nam ''The 'Nam'' was a war comic book series detailing the U.S. war in Vietnam from the perspective of active-duty soldiers involved in the conflict. It was written by Doug Murray, initially illustrated by Michael Golden, edited by Larry Hama and p ...

'', published by Marvel. In the 1970s, Murray edited ''Heritage'', a 2-issue

fanzine A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by fan (person), enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) ...

dedicated to ''

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'' adve ...

'', a ''Neal Adams Index'' (1974) and two separate ''ACBA Sketchbook'' publications (in 1973 and 1975 respectively). Born and raised in New York, Doug grew up on Long Island in

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. He was always a mega-collector of science fiction books, pulps, monster magazines and all sorts of movie memorabilia. He moved to Florida in 1990 and resides there today with his wife Pam (married since November 1979).

Alex Raymond Alexander Gillespie Raymond Jr. (October 2, 1909 – September 6, 1956) was an American cartoonist who was best known for creating the '' Flash Gordon'' comic strip for King Features Syndicate in 1934. The strip was subsequently adapted into m ...

and Don Moore. ''Flash Gordon: The Fall Of Ming, Sundays 1941-44''. Introductions by Murray and

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story "For the Man ...

. London : Titan Books, 2013. (p.206).

Bibliography

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'' various articles in numerous issues (early to mid-1970s) * ''Heritage'' 1-A and 1-B (2-issue Flash Gordon fan publication) (1972) publisher/ editor * ''ACBA Sketchbook'' (1973) publisher * ''Neal Adams Index'' (1974) publisher * ''ACBA Sketchbook 2'' (1975) publisher * Two ''The Destroyer'' paperback novels (connected plotwise) (circa 1975) * '' Reel Fantasy'' Magazine # 1 (1978) * ''Savage Tales'' Magazine Vol. 2, #1 and #4 (1984) each contained a "Nam" prototype story by Doug Murray * ''

'' #1-45, 49–51, 75 (Dec. 1986 - Dec. 1990) * '' Mark Hazzard: Merc'' #5-12 (Mar. 1987 - Oct. 1987) * ''Mark Hazzard: Merc Annual'' #1 (Jan. 1987) * ''

Justice Machine The Justice Machine is a fictional team of superheroes originally created by Michael Gustovich and appearing in comic books from many small publishers in the 1980s and 1990s. Publication history Justice Machine debuted in Noble Comics' ''Justice ...

'' #14-26 (Comico, Feb. 1988–Feb. 1989) * ''Hearts and Minds: A Vietnam Love Story'', illustrated by

Russ Heath Russell Heath Jr. (September 29, 1926 – August 23, 2018), was an American artist best known for his comic book work, particularly his DC Comics war stories and his 1960s art for ''Playboy'' magazine's "Little Annie Fanny" feature. He also prod ...

;

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(1990) * '' The War'' #1-4 (June 1989 - Mar. 1990) * '' Savage Sword of Conan'' #171, 182 (Mar. 1990 - Feb. 1991) * '' What If?'' vol. 2 #10 (Feb. 1990) * ''Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Martian'' (1990) * '' Marvel Comics Presents'' #77-79 (1991) * ''Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' vol. 3 #24 (June 1991) * '' Medal of Honor Special'' (April 1994) * ''

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'' #1-4 (Oct. 2004 - Jan. 2005) * ''Savage

Red Sonja Red Sonja is a fictional sword and sorcery comic-book superheroine created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith for Marvel Comics in 1973, partially inspired by Robert E. Howard's character Red Sonya of Rogatino. Marvel Comics ...

: Queen of the Frozen Wastes'' #1-4 (Aug. 2006 - Oct. 2006) * ''

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'' #3 (Nov. 2007) * ''Jungle Girl Season 2'' #1-5 (Nov. 2008 - July 2009) * ''Athena'' #1-4 (Sept. 2009 - Mar. 2010)

References

External links

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Interview with Doug Murray - Slushfactory
1947 births Living people American comics writers United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War United States Army soldiers {{US-comics-writer-stub