Elliot S. Maggin, also spelled Elliot S! Maggin (born 1950), is an American writer of comic books, film, television, and novels. He was a main writer for

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during the

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and early Modern ages of comics in the 1970s and 1980s. He is particularly associated with the character of

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. He has been active with the

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, twice running for the nomination of his party for the

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—once from

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in 1984 and from

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in 2008.

Career

DC Comics

Maggin started working as a professional writer in his teens, selling historical stories about the

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to a boys' magazine. He attended

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, where he wrote a term paper titled "What Can One Man Do?" for a class during his junior year. When it received a grade of B−, Maggin disagreed with the assessment, remade it as a comic book script, and sent his script to

. It was passed around the DC offices, and

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chose to draw the script. The story was published in ''

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'' #87 (Dec. 1971-Jan. 1972). ''Green Lantern'' editor

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commented that "I’ve been a comix editor for over 27 years and never... have I ever come across a ‘first-time’ script... that can come within a light-year of equaling ‘What Can One Man Do?’ in professional slickness and comix know-how. ... Indeed, to equalize this thrilling experience, I must go back three decades when, as a literary agent, I sold the very first story of a young

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!" Though the initial grade was not amended, Maggin became a writer for DC. During Maggin's time at Brandeis, he befriended the university's vice-president, meeting his family. During one of the meetings, the vice-president's stepson (and future comic book writer)

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suggested a story that would eventually be called "Must There Be a Superman?". Maggin used the idea, which became his initial foray into the Superman franchise, and it was published in ''

'' #247 (Jan. 1972). He wrote

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stories as well, where his sense of humor was allowed far more freedom in the loose dialogue of the main character. ''Superman'' #300 (June 1976) featured an out-of- continuity story by Maggin and

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which imagined the infant Superman landing on Earth in 1976 and becoming a superhero in 2001. The tale was an inspiration for

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's '' Superman: Red Son'' limited series published in 2003. He was the initial writer of the ''

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'' title and paired

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and Robin together as a team in the first issue (Sept.-Oct. 1975) Maggin wrote a

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'' comic book series which was based on the popular

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. His credits for

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include an adaptation of ''The

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'' in ''

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'' #26 (1977), and two superhero tales, ''

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'' #16 (March 1978) and ''

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'' #230 (Dec. 1978). The first issue of ''

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'' featured an adaptation of the ''

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by Maggin and artist

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. Maggin wrote ''Superman'' #400 (Oct. 1984) which featured work by several popular comics artists including the only major DC work by

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as well as an introduction by noted science-fiction author

. Maggin's contributions to the

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include

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and Lexcorp. His last Superman story, "...And We Are the Dreamers of the Dreams!", appeared in ''Superman'' #420 (June 1986) and he was one of the contributors to the ''

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'' limited series in that same year. Maggin served as an editor for DC from 1989 to 1991 and oversaw the licensed TSR titles ''

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'', ''Avatar'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He edited the ''

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'' limited series which was written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale.

Origin of professional name

Because comic book scripts tend to favor the

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as the punctuation of choice, Maggin routinely used it instead of a

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. Out of habit, he once signed his own name "Elliot S! Maggin" and editor Julius Schwartz liked the distinctive rhythm of the name, insisting that Maggin's name henceforth be written that way. Explaining in an interview:

Beyond comic books

In addition to the hundreds of stories Maggin wrote for the DC comics universe, he has written television scripts, stories for film, animation and journalistic pieces. Many of them have continued to show his allegiance to comic book characters. He wrote two Superman novels, '' Last Son of Krypton'' and ''

Miracle Monday ''Miracle Monday'' is a novel written by Elliot S. Maggin, starring the DC Comics superhero Superman. It was published in 1981. A revised edition was published in 2017. This is Elliot S. Maggin's second Superman novel, following '' Superman: Las ...

''. He wrote the novelization of the graphic novel '' Kingdom Come'' based on the story by

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, and a novel featuring the Marvel mutant superhero team ''

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''. He has occasionally sold scripts to non-print versions of superheroes, including ''Spider-Man'' (1994), ''X-Men'' (1992), and '' Batman: The Animated Series''. Besides his work in comics, he has received compensation for raising horses,

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instruction, teaching at various high schools and colleges, writing stories for

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video games, and working on websites. As of 2008, he had worked for several years as a developmental learning consultant for

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Politics

In 1984, Maggin first ran for political office as a candidate for the

but was defeated in the Democratic primary. After the election, the campaign was the subject of a lawsuit brought by the

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, in which his campaign treasurer and the committee itself had to pay fines for failing to submit a 1984 quarterly report. Maggin was the Democratic nominee for a seat in the

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in 1990. He was defeated by the Republican incumbent. On May 21, 2007, Maggin announced that he would be running for the 2008 Democratic party nomination for

seat. On February 1, 2008, Maggin posted on the main page of his website that he had decided not to run after all, effectively ending his 2008 campaign. In an essay written the following day, he cited principally financial reasons for his withdrawal. It appears that at no point during this campaign did he ever officially file with the

. Maggin's campaign received the endorsement of fellow comics writer

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Electoral history

New Hampshire District 2 September 11, 1984 Democratic primary election result New York State Assembly District 19 November 6, 1990

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E-publishing

Several of his works of fiction are available exclusively online, including the short story ''Luthor's Gift'' and the novella ''Starwinds Howl'', both of which take place in his Superman continuity. He has presented a novel-in-progress, ''Lancer'', on his personal website. He also setup a podcast called "Elliot Makes Stuff Up", where he did audiobook readings of his Superman novels.

Personal life

In 1983, Maggin married Pamela King. The two subsequently divorced in 1988, though they re-married three years later in 1991. They were divorced again in 2011. The couple has two children together, Sarah and Jeremy Maggin.

Comic book appearances

Maggin is himself a character in the

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. During the

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, Maggin was a known resident of

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and a major character in ''

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'' issues #123-124. In the

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, Maggin cameoed as

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's campaign manager in '' 52'' issue #24. This appearance references a term paper which had been awarded a B− at Brandeis University and was subsequently Maggin's first sale to DC, which posited

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al campaign in Star City.

Awards

Maggin received an

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at the

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in 2013. In 2016, he received the Bill Finger Award.

Bibliography

Comic books

Continuity Comics

* ''Revengers Trade Issue'' #1 (1992)

DC Comics

* ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...

'' #420–421, 424–431, 433–437, 440–441, 443–452, 455–460, 568, 571 (1973–1985) * ''Action Comics Weekly'' #642 (1989) * ''

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'' #244–245, 248–250, 252, 254 ( Robin backup stories) (1972–1974) * ''

'' #1, 3–7 (1975–1976) * ''Batman: The Blue, the Grey, and the Bat'' #1 (1993) * '' Blackhawk Annual'' #1 (1989) * ''

'' #6 (1986) * ''

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'' #87, ''Annual'' #2, 4 (1983–1985) * ''DC Comics Presents: Mystery in Space'' #1 (

Adam Strange Adam Strange is a fictional space adventurer appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by editor Julius Schwartz with a costume designed by Murphy Anderson, he first appeared in ''Showcase (comics), Showcase'' #17 (November ...

) (2004) * ''

'' #1 (

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) (1983) * ''

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'' #432, 436, 449–450, 455–456, 458 (1973–1976) * ''

'' #87, 100 (1971–1978) * ''

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Quarterly'' #5 (1993) * ''

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 (1986) * '' JLA 80-Page Giant'' #1 (1998) * ''

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'' #4, 7–9 (1975–1976) * ''

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Quarterly'' #8–9 (1992) * ''

'' #117–119, 123–124 (1975) * ''

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, the Last Boy on Earth'' #49 (1977) * ''

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'' #14 (1976) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #38 (

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); #50 (

Johnny Thunder Johnny Thunder is the name of three fictional superheroes appearing in comics published by DC Comics. A fourth character has the variant name Jonni Thunder. The character appeared in the second season of '' Stargirl'' on The CW network played ...

) (1989–1990) * ''

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'' #24 (1980) * ''

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Strikes'' #20 (1991) * '' Shazam'' #2–6, 9–13, 16, 18–20 (1973–1975) * '' Showcase '93'' #8 (1993) * '' Starfire'' #3–5 (1976–1977) * ''Strange Sports Stories'' #3, 6 (1974) * ''

'' #247, 251, 257, 260, 262–268, 270–271, 273–277, 279–280, 282–283, 285–287, 290, 292–293, 295–300, 302, 376, 390–392, 394–395, 400, 411, 414, 416–417, 419–420, ''Annual'' #9–10 (1972–1986) * ''

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'' #165, 168, 171, 174, 177 (

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...

) (1974–1976) * ''

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'' #66 (1976) * ''

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'' #5 (1980) * '' Total Recall'' #1 (1990) * '' The Unexpected'' #208 (1981) * '' Unknown Soldier'' #219 (1978) * ''

'' #1–2 (1976–1977) * ''

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'' #214, 216–217, 225 (1974–1976) * ''

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'' #210, 213, 255 (1972–1979)

Marvel Comics

* ''

'97'' #1 (1997) * ''

'' #230 (1978) * ''

'' #26 (''The

'') (1977) * ''

'' #16 (1978)

Novels

* '' Superman: Last Son of Krypton'' December 1978, 238 pages, * '' Superman: Miracle Monday'' May 1981, 205 pages, * ''

'' (with

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) June 1997, 288 pages, * '' Kingdom Come'' March 1998, 352 pages,

Television credits

* '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1996)

Notes

References

External links

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