Mary Jo Duffy (born February 9, 1954)
is an
American
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comic book editor and writer, known for her work for
Marvel Comics
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in the 1980s and
DC Comics
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and
Image Comics
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in the 1990s.
Biography
A native of the New York City area, Duffy attended
Wellesley College
Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial g ...
. As a young woman, she had letters published in
Marvel Comics
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letter columns in the mid-1970s. She made an
in-comic appearance as an autograph seeker in ''
Iron Man
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'' #103 (Oct. 1977). Her first credit as editor appeared in ''The
Defenders
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* ''The Defender'' (1994 f ...
'' #61 cover dated July 1978.
Her writing work for Marvel, which began as an assistant to
Archie Goodwin, included ''
Conan the Barbarian
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'', ''
Fallen Angels A fallen angel is an angel that has been exiled or banished from Heaven.
Fallen Angels may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Fallen Angels'' (1948 film), a Greek film by Nikos Tsiforos
* Fallen Angels (1985 documentary film) by Gregory Dark
* ...
'', ''
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 ...
'', ''
Star Wars
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'', ''
Wolverine
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'',
and a
St. Francis of Assisi
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biography ''Francis, Brother of the Universe''. Her run on ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' was the longest and most successful of the series, and was noted for using a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach at a time when Marvel was pushing darker and more serious stories.
In the 1990s, she worked for other publishers, including
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
, where she wrote the first 14 issues of ''
Catwoman
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''. For
Rob Liefeld
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's
Extreme Studios
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imprint of
Image Comics
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, she wrote every issue of the first ''
Glory'' series, between March 1995 and April 1997,
the last six of which were released by Liefeld's
Maximum Press
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after his departure from Image. She also worked on the screenplays for the horror films
''Puppet Master'' 4 (1993) and
''Puppet Master'' 5 (1994) for
Full Moon Features
Full Moon Features is an American motion picture production and distribution company headed by B-movie veteran Charles Band. It is known for the direct-to-video series '' Puppet Master'', ''Trancers'', and ''Subspecies'', as well as the film ''C ...
.
In the early 2000s, she co-wrote the last issue of Marvel's ''
Defenders
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**Defender (association football)
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* ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary
* ''The Defender'' (1994 f ...
'' vol. 2 and the six issues of the follow-up series ''
The Order'' with
Kurt Busiek
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,
while working at a financial services company in
Lower Manhattan
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. Her work at that company included meeting planning, editing, proofreading, and packaging for a comic book published by the company. From 2003 to 2006, she also wrote the English script adaptations of ''
Naruto
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'' for
Viz Media
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.
She now works as a receptionist at the
U.S. Immigration Office in New York and has been largely absent from the publishing scene. She made multiple announcements on her Facebook page that she created a new company to self-publish her work and incorporated Armin Armadillo Publishers in 2008. As of 2013, the company is listed as inactive.
Bibliography
Aria Press
* ''
A Distant Soil
''A Distant Soil'' is an epic space opera comic book series published by American company Image Comics, combining science fiction and fantasy with Arthurian themes. It is written and illustrated by Colleen Doran.
"A forerunner of queer-friendly c ...
'' (backup story) #2, 9 (1992–1994)
Beyond
* ''Writer's Block 2003'' (2003)
Blue Sky Blue (self-published)
* ''Nestrobber'' #1–2 (1992–1994)
Claypool Comics
* ''
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark'' #1–6, 111 (1993, 2002)
Dark Horse Comics
* ''
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 ...
'' #56, 58, 67–69 (1991–1993)
DC Comics
* ''
9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember, Volume Two'' (2002)
* ''
Batman
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'' #413 (1987)
* ''
Batman Black and White
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'' #4 (1996)
* ''
Catwoman
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'' #1–14 (1993–1994)
* ''
Detective Comics
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'' #582 (1988)
Eclipse Comics
* ''
Night Music'' #3 (1985)
Image Comics
* ''
Bloodpool
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'' #2, ''Special'' #1 (1995–1996)
* ''
Glory'' #1–15, #0 (1995–1996)
*''Glory/
Celestine: Dark Angel'' #1 (1996)
Marvel Comics
* ''
Akira'' #1–37 (English adaptation) (1988–1996)
* ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
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'' #278 (1986)
* ''
Bizarre Adventures
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Publica ...
'' #27–28 (1981)
* ''
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'' #1–3 (1987)
* ''
Classic X-Men
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'' #18, 20 (backup stories) (1988)
* ''
Conan the Barbarian
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'' #146 (1983)
* ''
Daredevil'' #157 (1979)
* ''
Defenders
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*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)
* ''Defenders'' vol. 2 #12 (with Kurt Busiek) (2002)
* ''
Doom 2099
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'' #25 (1995)
* ''
Epic Illustrated'' #18–19, 21, 25, 30 (1983–1985)
* ''
Fallen Angels A fallen angel is an angel that has been exiled or banished from Heaven.
Fallen Angels may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Fallen Angels'' (1948 film), a Greek film by Nikos Tsiforos
* Fallen Angels (1985 documentary film) by Gregory Dark
* ...
'' #1–8 (1987)
* ''
Francis, Brother of the Universe'' #1 (1980)
* ''
Heroes for Hope
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Starring the X-Men'' #1 (1985)
* ''
The Incredible Hulk Annual'' #11 (backup story) (1982)
*''
Kickers, Inc.'' #3 (with Tom DeFalco) (1987)
* ''
Marvel Comics Presents
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Volume 1
The first volume ...
'' #14, 42, 56, 80 (1989–1991)
* ''
Marvel Fanfare
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Volume one
''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and settings ...
'' #10–11, 14, 38, 50 (1983–1990)
* ''
Marvel Graphic Novel
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: The
Punisher
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Assassins' Guild'' (1989)
* ''Marvel Graphic Novel:
Willow
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'' (1988)
* ''
Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #5–6 (with Steve Ditko) (1991)
* ''
Marvel Team-Up
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'' #125 (
Doctor Strange
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and the
Scarlet Witch
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) (1983)
* ''
Marvel Treasury Edition
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'' #24 (
Hercules
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The Romans adapted the Gr ...
backup story), #26 (Hercules and
Wolverine
The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for "gluttony, glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is ...
backup story) (1980)
* ''
Marvel Two-in-One'' #49 (The
Thing
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and Doctor Strange) (1979)
*''Memories'' one-shot (English adaptation) (1992)
* ''
Moon Knight
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The son of a rabb ...
'' vol. 2 #5 (1985)
* ''
The Order'' #1–6 (with Kurt Busiek) (2002)
* ''
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 ...
'' #56–84 (1979–1982)
* ''
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'' #1–11 (1983–1985)
* ''
Savage Sword of Conan'' #83 (1982)
* ''
Speedball'' #3, 5–10 (1988–1989)
* ''
Star Wars
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'' #24, 70–77, 79–82, 85, 87–88, 90–97, 99–107, ''Annual'' #3 (1979–1986)
* ''
Uncanny X-Men Annual'' #8 (with Chris Claremont) (1984)
* ''
What If...?'' #27 (X-Men), #34 (1981–1982)
* ''
Wolverine
The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for "gluttony, glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is ...
'' vol. 2 #25–30 (1990)
* ''
X-Factor Annual'' #2 (1987)
Maximum Press
* ''Glory'' #17–22 (1996–1997)
*''Glory/Celestine: Dark Angel'' #3 (1996)
Viz Media
* ''
Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
'' #1–10 (English adaptation) (2003–2006)
WaRP Graphics
* ''
Elfquest'' #21 (text article) (1985)
References
External links
*
Jo Duffyat the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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1954 births
American comics writers
Comic book editors
Female comics writers
Living people
Marvel Comics writers
Wellesley College alumni
Writers from New York City