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James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor and publisher for various comic books. He started professionally in the medium at the age of 14, and he is most notable for his successful and controversial run as
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' ninth editor-in-chief, and his work as editor in chief of
Valiant Comics Valiant Comics is an American comic books, comic book publisher. The company was founded in 1989 by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter along with lawyer and businessman Steven Massarsky. In 1994, the company was sold to Acclaim E ...
.


Early life

Jim Shooter was born in
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,
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, to parents Ken and Eleanor "Ellie" Shooter,Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins", Marvel comics cover-dated August 1982. who are of
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descent. Shooter read comics as a child, though he stopped when he was about eight years old. His interest in the medium was rekindled in 1963, at the age of twelve, through the comics in the children's ward of the hospital where he convalesced after undergoing minor surgery. He found the
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stories to be similar to the DC stories he had previously read, but was impressed with the style of the Marvel Comics, which had only begun publication two years earlier. Thinking that if he learned to write the types of stories that Marvel published, he would be an asset to DC Comics – whose books, Shooter felt, "needed the help" – Shooter spent about a year reading and studying comics from both companies.


Career


DC Comics

At age 13, in mid-1965, Shooter wrote and drew stories featuring the
Legion of Superheroes 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 ...
, and sent them in to
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. On February 10, 1966, he received a phone call from
Mort Weisinger Mortimer Weisinger (; April 25, 1915 – May 7, 1978) was an American magazine and comic book editor best known for editing DC Comics' ''Superman'' during the mid-1950s to 1960s, in the Silver Age of comic books. He also co-created such features a ...
, who wanted to purchase the stories Shooter had sent, and commissioned Shooter to write
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and
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 ...
stories. Weisinger eventually offered Shooter a regular position on ''Legion'', and wanted Shooter to come to New York to spend a couple of days in his office. Shooter, who was 14 and lived in Pittsburgh, had to wait until school was in recess, after which he went to New York with his mother, spurred in part by the need to support his financially struggling parents. According to Shooter, his father earned very little as a steelworker, and Shooter saw comic-book writing as a means of helping economically. Shooter reflected in a 2010 interview: At 14, Shooter began selling stories to DC Comics, writing for both ''
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'' and '' Adventure Comics'', beginning with ''Adventure Comics'' No. 346 (July 1966), and providing pencil breakdowns as well. With considerable study of the writing style of
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and of the recently rising
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Shooter created several characters for the ''
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 ...
'' that benefited by Shooter being one of the few writers at DC to understand the competitor's successful character-based narrative approach.Irving, Christopher (July 20, 2012)
"Jim Shooter's Secret Origin, in his Own Words – Part One"
. Graphic NYC.
This included
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, a teenage superhero who predated the martial arts fad of the 1970s;
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, a teenage superhero who can transform to living iron; and
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, who could cast realistic illusions; as well as the Sun-Eater and the group of ultra-powerful villains known as
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. He also created the Superman villain the
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in ''Action Comics'' No. 340 (Aug. 1966). Shooter and artist
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devised the first race between the
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and
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, two characters known for their super-speed powers, in "Superman's Race with the Flash!" in ''
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'' No. 199 (Aug. 1967). Shooter wrote the first issue of ''
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'' (Oct.-Nov. 1968), which was DC's first toy
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. In 1969 Shooter was accepted into
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, but after graduating from high school he successfully applied for a job at
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. Unable to pursue both his studies and work for Marvel, he decided against going to New York University and quit working for DC as well. While at Marvel he worked as an editor and occasional co-plotter, taking his residence at the
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, but after only three weeks his financial situation compelled him to give up the post and return home to Pittsburgh. After leaving Marvel, Shooter took up work in advertising concepts, writing, and illustration for several years, supporting himself through an assortment of menial jobs during periods when advertising work was unavailable. An interview for a ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' fanzine led to his again applying to both Marvel and DC. Though both companies offered him work, Shooter opted to return to DC because they had offered him more prestigious assignments: ''Superman'' and a chance to again write Legion of Super-Heroes, now in their own book, ''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes''. However, his relationships with both Superman editor
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and Legion editor
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were unpleasant, and Shooter claims that for varying reasons the two editors forced him to do a number of unnecessary rewrites. In December 1975, Marvel editor-in-chief
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called to offer him an editorial position.


Marvel Comics

In the mid-1970s, Marvel Comics was undergoing a series of changes in the position of Editor-in-Chief. After
Roy Thomas Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibl ...
stepped down from the post to focus on writing, a succession of other editors, including Len Wein,
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,
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, and Archie Goodwin, took the job during a relatively short span of time, only to find the task too daunting as Marvel continued to grow and add new titles and a larger staff to turn out material.
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(May 2002)
"Chapter Two: Oswald: Why I Never Discuss Spider-Man"
, Adventures in the Funnybook Game.
On January 2, 1976, Shooter joined the Marvel staff as an assistant editor and writer. With the quick turnover at the top, Shooter rapidly found himself rising in the ranks, and on the first working day of January 1978, he succeeded Archie Goodwin to become Marvel's ninth editor-in-chief. During this period, publisher
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relocated to Los Angeles to better oversee Marvel's animation, television and film projects, leaving Shooter largely in charge of the creative decision-making at Marvel's New York City headquarters. Although there were complaints among some that Shooter imposed a dictatorial style on the "Bullpen", he cured many of the procedural ills at Marvel, successfully managed to keep the line of books on schedule (ending the widespread practice of missed deadlines), add new titles, and develop new talent.Rozanski, Chuck
"Tales From the Database: Meeting with Jim Shooter in May of 1979," ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (Feb 2004).
Accessed April 11, 2009.
Shooter in his nine-year tenure as editor-in-chief oversaw Chris Claremont and John Byrne's run on the ''
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'', Byrne's work on ''
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'',
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's series of '' Daredevil'' stories,
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's crafting of Norse mythology with the Marvel Universe in ''
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'', and
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's runs on both ''
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'' and ''
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''. In 1981, Shooter brought Marvel into the lucrative comic book specialty shop market with '' Dazzler'' #1. Featuring a disco-themed heroine with ties to the
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(based upon an unproduced motion picture set to star
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), the first issue of this series was sold only through
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, bypassing the then-standard newsstand/
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distribution route altogether, as recognition by Marvel of the growing comics shop sector. Subsequent issues of ''Dazzler'', however, were sold through newsstand /nowiki>returnable/nowiki> accounts as well. ''Dazzler'' was the first direct sales-only ongoing series from a major publisher; other Marvel titles, such as ''
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'' and '' Ka-Zar'', soon followed. Later that same year, Shooter wrote ''
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'' No. 28 which featured the second Superman and Spider-Man
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. Additionally in 1981, Shooter was recognized as one of six "New Yorkers of the Year" by the New York chapter of the JayCees, for his "contributions toward revitalizing the comics industry and helping Marvel Comics achieve a new pinnacle of success." Shooter also institutionalized creator royalties, starting the Epic imprint for
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material in 1982; introduced company-wide crossover events, with ''
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'' and ''
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''; and launched a new, albeit ultimately unsuccessful, line named ''
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'', to commemorate Marvel's 25th anniversary, in 1986. Despite his success in revitalizing Marvel, Shooter angered and alienated a number of long-time Marvel creators by insisting on strong editorial control and strict adherence to deadlines. Although he instituted an art-return program, and implemented a policy giving creators royalties when their books passed certain sales benchmarks or when characters they worked on were licensed as toys, Shooter occasionally found himself in well-publicized conflicts with some writers and artists. Creators such as
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,
Marv Wolfman Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's '' The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade, and DC Comics's ''The New Te ...
,Wolfman, Marv
"What Th--?: Comments about Marvel from a former EIC," SuperHeroHype.com (July 30, 2003).
Accessed April 11, 2009.
Barkley, Chris

Accessed April 11, 2009.
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at the Social Security Death Index via ...
, John Byrne, and
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left to work for DC (Encouraged by its new publisher,
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, aggressively taking advantage of the opportunity) or other companies. During Shooter's tenure, he enforced a policy forbidding the portrayal of gay characters in the Marvel universe. According to John Byrne, he initially had to conceal
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's sexuality, since Shooter personally told him that portraying a gay character would not be allowed. Marvel nonetheless published the first gay-themed story in mainstream superhero comics during this time, written by Shooter himself; in it, two gay men attempt to rape the
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in the shower at the YMCA. Comics historian
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says that Marvel under Shooter's tenure "was widely considered homophobic." Roy Thomas, who left Marvel following a contract dispute with Shooter, reflected in 2005 on Shooter's editorial policies:
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said: John Byrne said similarly: Shooter was fired from Marvel on April 15, 1987.


Valiant Comics

Shooter and his investors then founded a new company, Voyager Communications, which published comics under the
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banner, entering the market in 1989 with comics based on
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and WWF licensed characters. Two years later Valiant entered the superhero market with a relaunch of the
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character
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. Another Gold Key character,
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was also relaunched later in the same year. Shooter brought many of Marvel's creators to Valiant, including
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and
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, as well as industry veterans such as
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. Valiant also established "knob row", in which creators were taught how to render the company's comics in the Valiant style.McLelland, Ryan
"Valiant Days, Valiant Nights"; Sequart Organization
/ref> Occasionally over the years, Shooter was required to fill in as penciller on various books he wrote and/or oversaw as editor. During his period as Valiant's publisher, money and talent were often at a premium, and Shooter was sporadically forced to pencil a story. To conceal this fact, he drew under the pseudonym of Paul Creddick, which is the name of his brother-in-law.Petrilak, Joe
"THE Jim Shooter Interview"; The Valiant Era Online; July 22, 1998. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
/ref>


Defiant and Broadway Comics

After being ousted from Valiant in 1992, Shooter and several of his co-workers went on to found
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in early 1993. Despite some initial success with the first title, the new company failed to secure an audience in the increasingly crowded direct sales market and went out of business after thirteen months of publishing. In 1995, Shooter founded
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, which was an offshoot of
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, the production company that produces ''
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'', but this line ended after its parent sold the properties to
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. In 1998, he spoke of a planned self-publishing, Daring Comics, with a projected eight titles including ''Anomalies'' and ''Rathh of God'', with artist Joe James scheduled to draw at least one. Shooter returned to Valiant, by now called
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, briefly in 1999 to write ''
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'' (an attempt to combine and revitalize the older and newer
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s) but Acclaim went out of business after the completion of only three of the planned six issues.


2000–2010s

In 2003, Jim Shooter joined custom comics company Illustrated Media as creative director and editor in chief. In 2005, former Marvel Comics
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Denise Wohl approached Shooter to create ''Seven'', a series based on the
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. Writer Shooter created a team of seven characters, one from each continent, who are brought together in New York because they share a higher consciousness. The project, which was to be self-published by Wohl, was announced at the 2007
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, to debut in July of that year, and was projected to "evolve into television and film projects, video games, blogs, interactive Q&A, animation, trading cards, apparel, accessories, ndschool supplies." Wohl was to donate a portion of her proceeds to the "Spirituality for Kids Foundation." Only the first issue of the series has been published. In September 2007, DC Comics announced that Shooter would be the new writer of the ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 5 series, beginning with issue #37. Shooter's return to the ''Legion'', a little over 30 years from his previous run, was his first major published comic book work in years. Shooter co-created the new Legionnaire
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with artist
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while on the title. His run on the series ended with issue No. 49, one issue before the book was canceled. Shooter was hired by Valiant Entertainment, a company that bought Valiant's
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in a bankruptcy auction of
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, to write from the end of 2008 into the summer of 2009.Johnston. (October 6, 2009)
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In July 2009
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announced at the
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that Shooter would oversee the publication of new series based on
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characters from the
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, such as
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, Doctor Solar, and Magnus: Robot Fighter, and write some of them as well. Valiant sued Shooter over his moving to write the Gold Key characters for Dark Horse as they expected to get the rights and that he interfered with their ability to license the Key characters by indicating that he would write them for Dark Horse. As of January 2010, Valiant had given up the lawsuit against Shooter. He subsequently wrote the relaunched ''Magnus: Robotfighter'', ''Turok'' and ''Dr. Solar'' series as well as ''
Mighty Samson ''Mighty Samson'' was a comic book series published Gold Key Comics. A post-apocalyptic adventure, it was set in the area around New York City, now known as "N'Yark", on an Earth devastated by a nuclear war. The series was created by writer Otto B ...
'', another Gold Key character (that had not been picked up by Valiant Comics), for Dark Horse, beginning in 2010. As of 2017, Shooter still works as consulting editor and freelance writer for custom comics company Illustrated Media. Jim Shooter is the subject of a volume of the University Press of Mississippi's ''Conversations with Comic Artists'' series, published in 2017.


Awards and recognition

*1979 Eagle Award for Best Continuing Story (with
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,
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and
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for ''The Avengers'' No. 167, 168, 170–177) *1980
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*January 2012
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Bibliography

As writer unless otherwise noted.


Acclaim Comics

*''
Unity 2000 Unity is an 18-issue crossover story published by Valiant Comics in the summer of 1992. It was conceived by Valiant's Editor-in-Chief, Jim Shooter, who wanted to revolutionize the crossover concept in comics. The ''Unity'' story was serialized in ...
'' #1–3 (#4–6 unpublished) (1999–2000) *''The Valiant Deaths of Jack Boniface'' #1–2 (flip-book with ''Shadowman'' vol. 3 #3–4) (1999)


American Mythology Productions

*''Bedtime Stories for Impressionable Children'' #1 (2017)


Beyond Comics

*''The Writer's Block'' #1 (2001)


Broadway Comics

* '' Fatale'' #1–6 (1996) * ''Fatale Preview Edition'' #1 (1995) * ''Knights on Broadway'' #1 (1996) * ''Powers That Be'' #1–6 (1995–1996) * ''Powers That Be Preview Edition'' #1–2 (1995) * ''Shadow State'' #1–5 (1995–1996) * ''Shadow State Preview Edition'' #1–2 (1995) * ''Star Seed'' #7–9 (1996)


Dark Horse Comics

* '' Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom'' #1–8 (2010–2011) * ''
Magnus, Robot Fighter Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional superhero, appearing in comic books created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963.Steve Holland, ''Sci-Fi Art : a graphic history''. Lewes : ILEX, 2009. (pp. 102-3) Magnus first appeared in ''Magnus Robot Fight ...
'' #1–4 (2010–2011) * ''
Mighty Samson ''Mighty Samson'' was a comic book series published Gold Key Comics. A post-apocalyptic adventure, it was set in the area around New York City, now known as "N'Yark", on an Earth devastated by a nuclear war. The series was created by writer Otto B ...
'' #1–4 (2010–2011) * ''
Predator Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ...
vs. Magnus Robot Fighter'' #1–2 (1992) * ''
Turok Turok is a fictional character who first appeared in American comic books published by Western Publishing through licensee Dell Comics. He first appeared in ''Four Color Comics'' #596 (October/November 1954). After a second ''Four Color'' appear ...
, Son of Stone'' #1–4 (2010–2011)


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 ...
'' #339–340, 342–345, 348, 361, 378, 380–382, 384, 451–452 (1966–1975) * '' Adventure Comics'' #346–349, 352–355, 357–380 (as writer/artist) (1966–1969) * ''
Captain Action Captain Action was an action figure created in 1966, equipped with a wardrobe of costumes and facial masks allowing him to become Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Captain America, Aquaman, the Phantom, The Lone Ranger (and Tonto), Flash Gordon, Buc ...
'' #1–2 (1968) * ''
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 ...
'' vol. 5 #37–49 (2008–2009) * ''
Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...
'' #135, 140–141, 209–215, 217, 219–224 (1967–1977) * ''
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 ...
'' #190–191, 195, 199, 206, 220, 290 (1966–1975) * ''
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from September–October 1954 until March 1974, spanning a total of 163 issues. Featuring the adventures of Superman supporting character Jimmy Olsen, it co ...
'' #97, 99, 106, 110, 121, 123 (1966–1969) * ''
World's Finest Comics ''World's Finest Comics'' was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael ...
'' #162–163, 166, 172–173, 177 (1966–1968)


Defiant Comics

* ''
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'' #1 (1994) * ''
Dark Dominion ''Dark Dominion'' is an American comic book series that was published monthly by Defiant Comics from October of 1993 until July of 1994. It spanned a total of 10 issues until Defiant ceased publication. There was one #0 issue published as a tra ...
'' #0, 3–4, 6 (1993–1994) * '' Dogs of War'' #1 (1994) * '' The Good Guys'' #1, 3–6 (1993–1994) * ''Plasm'' #0 (1993) * '' War Dancer'' #1–3 (1994) * ''
Warriors of Plasm ''Warriors of Plasm'' was the flagship title of Jim Shooter's Defiant Comics comic book company. Besides the original first issue (#1) of the comic (1993), there was also a zero issue (#0) of ''Warriors of Plasm'' which was released as an insert i ...
'' #1–7 (1993–1994)


Intrinsic Comics

*''Seven'' #1 (2007)


Marvel Comics

*''
The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bim ...
''Annual'' #21 (1987) *'' The Avengers'' #151, 156, 158–168, 170–177, 188, 200–202, 204, 211–222, 224, 266 (1976–1986) *'' Black Panther'' #13 (1979) *''
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 ...
'' #232, 259 (1979–1981) *'' Daredevil'' #141, 144–151, 223 (1977–1985) *'' Dazzler'' #29, 31–32, 35 (1983–1985) *''The
Defenders Defender(s) or The Defender(s) may refer to: *Defense (military) *Defense (sports) **Defender (association football) Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary * ''The Defender'' (1994 f ...
'' #69 (1979) *''
Dreadstar ''Dreadstar'' was the first comic-book series published by American publisher Epic Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics, in 1982. It was centered on Vanth Dreadstar, sole survivor of the entire Milky Way galaxy, and an ensemble cast of crewmates, i ...
'' #1 (text article) (1982) *''
Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...
'' #182–183, 296 (1977–1986) *''Fantastic Four Roast'' #1 (1982) *''
Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of multiple antiheroes and superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider. The first s ...
'' #19, 23–27, 57 (as layout artist for #57) (1976–1981) *''
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) *'' The Hulk!'' #23 (1980) *''
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 ...
'' #90, 129 (1976–1979) *''Marvel Chillers'' #7 (1976) *''
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 ...
'' No. 1, 4–7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19 (text articles for all and one page illustration for #11) (1982–1985) *''Marvel Fumetti Book'' #1 (1984) *''
Marvel Graphic Novel ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' (''MGN'') is a line of graphic novel trade paperbacks published from 1982 to 1993 by Marvel Comics. The books were published in an oversized format, 8.5" x 11", similar to French albums. In response, DC Comics establi ...
'' No. 12, 16 (1984–1985) *'' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #11 (1992) *''
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 ...
'' #107, 126 (1981–1983) *''
Marvel Treasury Edition ''Marvel Treasury Edition'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1974 to 1981. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an oversi ...
'' #28 (1981) *'' Marvel Two-in-One'' #23–24 (1977) *''
Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. M ...
'' #5 (1977) *''
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe The ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications. The original 15-volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, followed by sporadic u ...
'' #6 (one page illustration) (1983) *'' Phoenix: The Untold Story'' #1 (1984) *''
The Saga of Crystar ''The Saga of Crystar, Crystal Warrior'' was an 11-issue fantasy-based comic book published by American company Marvel Comics in 1983. It was associated with a toy line from Remco, consisting of seven figures, some vehicles and accessories. Produ ...
, Crystal Warrior'' #1 (text article) (1983) *''
Secret Wars ''Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars'', commonly known as ''Secret Wars'' for short, is a twelve-issue American comic book crossover limited series published from May 1984 to April 1985 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Jim Shooter, with ...
'' #1–12 (1984–1985) *''
Secret Wars II ''Secret Wars II'' is a nine-issue comic book limited series and crossover published from 1985 to 1986 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Marvel's then editor-in-chief Jim Shooter and primarily pencilled by Al Milgrom. The series was a ...
'' #1–9 (1985–1986) *''
The Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...
'' vol. 2, #3, 56–57, 59 (as layout artist for #56–57 and 59) (1977–1981) *''
Star Brand The Star Brand is the name of a number of similar objects of power in the world of the Marvel Comics. The name "Star Brand" is also often adopted by the wielders of these objects. Three of these Star Brands have been prominently featured in seri ...
'' #1–7 (1986–1987) *''
Super-Villain Team-Up ''Super-Villain Team-Up'' is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Both series featured supervillains as the protagonists. Publication history The first series started in 1975 with two giant-size issues before ...
'' #3, 9 (as artist for #9) (1975–1976) *'' Team America'' #1–2, 8, 11, 12 (1982–1983) *''
Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...
'' #385 (1987) *''
The Tomb of Dracula ''The Tomb of Dracula'' is an American horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. The 70-issue series featured a group of vampire hunters who fought Count Dracula and other supernatural menaces. On rare ...
'' vol. 2 #6 (1980) *''
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 ...
'' #22, 34 (1987–1988) *'' What If ... ?'' #3, 34 (1977–1982) *''
X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...
vs. The Avengers'' #4 (plotter) (1987)


Valiant Comics

* ''
Archer & Armstrong ''Archer & Armstrong'' is a superhero duo in the Valiant Comics universe. The two were originally created by writer and artist Barry Windsor-Smith and introduced in their own self-titled comic book series in 1992. After Acclaim Entertainment bough ...
'' #0, 1–2 (1992) * ''
Eternal Warrior Gilad Anni-Padda, also known as the Eternal Warrior, is a List of Valiant Comics characters, character/Superhero published by Valiant Comics and originally created by Jim Shooter and Don Perlin. Introduced originally in 1992, he was then rebooted ...
'' #1–3 (1992) * ''
Harbinger A harbinger is a forerunner or forewarning, but may also refer to: Companies * Harbinger Corp., an Internet-oriented business * Harbinger Capital, a hedge fund * Harbinger Knowledge Products, an eLearning products and content services compan ...
'' #1–10 (1992) * ''
Magnus, Robot Fighter Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional superhero, appearing in comic books created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963.Steve Holland, ''Sci-Fi Art : a graphic history''. Lewes : ILEX, 2009. (pp. 102-3) Magnus first appeared in ''Magnus Robot Fight ...
'' #0, 1–16, 18–20 (as writer/artist for #5) (1991–1993) * ''Nintendo Comics System'' #1 (as artist) (1991) * ''
Rai RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many ter ...
'' #1–4 (insert in ''Magnus, Robot Fighter'' #5–8) (1991–1992) * ''Rai'' vol. 2 #7, 0 (1992) * '' Shadowman'' #1–2, 4–6 (1992) * ''
Solar, Man of the Atom Solar is an American fictional comic book superhero created by writer Paul S. Newman, editor Matt Murphy, and artist Bob Fujitani. The character first appeared in ''Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom'' #1 in 1962 by Gold Key Comics and has since appea ...
'' #1–15 (1991–1992) * ''
Unity Unity may refer to: Buildings * Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building * Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper * Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England * Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; a h ...
'' #0–1 (1992) *''
World Wrestling Federation World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...
: Lifestyles of the Brutal and Infamous'' (1991) * ''
X-O Manowar X-O Manowar (Aric of Dacia) is a fictional superhero co-created by writers Jim Shooter and Steve Englehart, and artists Bob Layton and Barry Windsor-Smith. The eponymous comic book series published by Valiant Comics has sold more than 8 million ...
'' #1–3, 5–6 (1992)


Valiant Entertainment

* ''Harbinger: The Beginning'' HC (new short story) (2007) * ''Archer & Armstrong: First Impressions'' HC (new short story) (2008)


References


External links

* Retrieved August 31, 2015
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from the original on August 13, 2015. * Retrieved August 31, 2015
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from the original on July 9, 2015. * * * English version follows Italian version on site. * of framing content around podcast. {{DEFAULTSORT:Shooter, Jim 1951 births American comics writers Comic book editors Inkpot Award winners Living people Marvel Comics editors-in-chief Silver Age comics creators Writers from Pittsburgh American people of Polish descent