Joe Staton ( born January 19, 1948) is an American comics artist and writer. He co-created the

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Huntress (Helena Wayne) The Huntress, also known as Helena Wayne, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is the daughter of the Batman and Catwoman (Selina Kyle) of an alternate universe established in the early 1960s a ...

, as well as the third

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, Kilowog and the

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for

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. He was the artist of the ''

Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (character), Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''De ...

'' comic strip from 2011 to October 2021.

Early life

Joe Staton grew up in Tennessee and graduated from

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in 1970.

Career

Staton started his comics career at

Charlton Comics Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...

in 1971 and gained notability as the artist of the

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series ''

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''. Staton produced art for various comics published by Charlton,

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book 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 Comics'' in 19 ...

, and

Warren Publishing Warren Publishing was an American magazine company founded by James Warren, who published his first magazines in 1957 and continued in the business for decades. Magazines published by Warren include '' After Hours'', '' Creepy'', '' Eerie'', '' F ...

during the 1970s. Hired initially by

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to work for Marvel, Staton was then recruited by Paul Levitz to work on

' revival of the

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in ''

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'' and later ''

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''. In these titles he illustrated stories including the origin of the JSA in ''

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'' #29 and the death of the

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. Staton also illustrated the solo adventures of two female JSA members created during the JSA revival – drawing

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in '' Showcase'' and the Huntress. During that time, Staton additionally drew ''

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'', the 1970s revival of the

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in ''Showcase'', and the ''

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''. In 1979, Staton began a two-and-a-half-year run on ''

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'', during which he co-created the

with writer

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Staton served as art director for

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for three years in the 1980s. He returned to DC Comics afterwards for a second run on ''Green Lantern'' and with writer

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, oversaw the title's name change to ''Green Lantern Corps''. Staton and Englehart also created the DC weekly crossover series ''

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'' (Jan.–Feb. 1988). Staton was one of the contributors to the '' DC Challenge'' limited series in 1986. In addition, he illustrated '' Guy Gardner'', '' The Huntress'', ''The New Guardians'', and '' Superman & Bugs Bunny''. In the early 1990s, Staton provided the artwork on the ''Mike Danger'' Sunday comic strip, written by

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. From the late 90s to the late 2000s, Staton drew DC's ''

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'' title for younger readers, as well as the more mature-themed ''

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'' for Ape Entertainment. On January 19, 2011,

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announced that Staton and writer Mike Curtis would replace Dick Locher as the creative team of the ''

'' comic strip. The new creative team has worked together on ''Scooby-Doo'', '' Richie Rich'', and ''

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'' and started on March 14, 2011. He pencilled ''DC Retroactive: Green Lantern – The '80s'' #1, written by

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, published the same year. Staton also illustrated Charles Santino's

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adaptation of

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's ''

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'' (2011).

Awards

Joe Staton received an

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in 1983. Staton and writer Mike Curtis received the Best Syndicated Strip

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for ''

'' in 2013, 2014, and 2015.

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AC Comics

* '' Femforce'' #121 (Femme Noir) (2003)

Alpha Productions

* ''The Detectives'' #1 (Michael Mauser, Private Eye) (1993) * ''

'' #1 (1993) * ''E-Man Returns'' #1 (1994)

Ape Entertainment

* ''Ape Entertainment's Cartoonapalooza'' #2 (Femme Noir) (2009) *''Femme Noir: The Dark City Diaries'' #1–4 (2008)

Apple Press

* '' ElfQuest: Siege at Blue Mountain'' #1–5 (inker) (1987–1988) * ''The New Crime Files of Michael Mauser, Private Eye'' #1 (1992)

Archie Comics

* '' Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine'' #1–5 (2011) * ''Archie's Super Teens'' #1 (1994) * '' Jughead's Double Digest'' #139–142 (2008)

Bill Spicer

* ''Fantasy Illustrated'' #2 (1964)

Caliber Press

* ''Dominique: Protect and Serve'' #1 (1995) * '' Negative Burn'' #18, 20, 33, 49 (1995–1997)

Century Comics For Action Hero

* ''Actor Comics Presents'' #1 (2006)

CFD Productions

* ''Noir'' #2 (Michael Mauser, Private Eye) (1995)

Charlton Comics

* '' Charlton Bullseye'' #4 (E-Man) (1976) * ''

'' #1–10 (1973–1975) * ''

Ghost Manor ''Ghost Manor'' is a horror video game that was released by Xonox in 1983 for the Atari 2600 and VIC-20. It was generally packaged in a double ended cartridge and a cassette tape along with one of three other games in an effort to appeal t ...

'' #5–6, 10, 13 (1972–1973) * ''Ghostly Haunts'' #28, 32, 35–36 (1972–1973) * '' Ghostly Tales'' #104, 117 (1973–1975) * '' Haunted'' #11–12, 18, 21–22, 26 (1973–1976) * ''

Haunted Love ''Haunted Love'' was a horror-romance anthology comic book series published by American company Charlton Comics from 1973 to 1975. It was part of the Gothic Romance comic book mini-trend of the era, which included the short-lived DC Comics series ...

'' #1–5 (1973) * ''

I Love You I Love You, I Love U, or I Luv U may refer to: Film and television Films * ''I Love You'' (1918 film), a silent drama written by Catherine Carr * ''I Love You'' (1925 film), a German silent drama film * ''I Love You'' (1938 film) a German ...

'' #91, 110 (1971–1975) * ''Love and Romance'' #6 (1972) * ''Love Diary'' #79, 88 (1972–1974) * '' The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves'' #30, 36–37, 41, 43, 47 (1972–1974) * ''

Midnight Tales ''Midnight Tales'' was an American horror-suspense anthology comic book series created by Wayne Howard and published by Charlton Comics from 1972 to 1976. The book was "hosted" by Professor Coffin (a.k.a. the Midnight Philosopher) and his niece Ar ...

'' #1–11, 13–14 (1972–1975) * ''Monster Hunters'' #1 (1975) * '' Primus'' #1–7 (1972) * '' Scary Tales'' #1, 4 (1975–1976) * ''Secret Romance'' #21 (1972) * ''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is r ...

'' #1–6 (1976–1978) * '' Space 1999'' #1–3, 5 (1975–1976) * '' Sweethearts'' #133 (1973) * ''Teen-Age Love'' #87 (1972) * ''Teen Confessions'' #78 (1973) * ''Vengeance Squad'' #1–6 (Michael Mauser, Private Eye) (1975–1976) * '' Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch'' #1, 4–5 (1975–1976)

Charlton Neo

* '' Paul Kupperberg's Secret Romances'' #2 (2015) * ''The Charlton Arrow'' vol. 2 #1–3 (E-Man) (2017–2018)

Comico

* ''E-Man'' #1–3 (1989–1990) * '' Johnny Quest'' #2 (inker), #11 (penciller) (1986–1987) * '' Maze Agency'' #6 (1989)

CPL/GANG Publications

* ''The Charlton Bullseye'' #4 (E-Man) (1976)

CrossGen

* ''Crossovers'' #7–9 (2003)

Dark Horse

* '' Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist'' #2 (2004)

DC Comics

* ''9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember, Vol. 2'' (2002) * ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/ 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 Publication ...

'' #525–526, 531, 535–536 (1981–1982) * ''

'' #445–447 (inker); #456–478 (penciller) (1976–1980) * ''

All-Star Comics ''All Star Comics'' is an American comic book series from All-American Publications, one of three companies that merged with National Periodical Publications to form the modern-day DC Comics. While the series' cover-logo trademark reads ''All St ...

'' #66–74 (1977–1978) * ''

'' #334 (1981) * ''Batman 80-Page Giant'' #3 (2000) * ''Batman & Superman Adventures: World's Finest'' #1 (1997) * ''

Batman and Robin Adventures ''The Batman Adventures'' is a DC Comics comic book series featuring Batman. It is different from other ''Batman'' titles because it is set in the continuity (and style) of '' Batman: The Animated Series'', as opposed to the regular DC Universe. ...

'' #17, 21, ''Annual'' #2 (1997) * ''Batman and Robin Adventures: Sub-Zero'' #1 (1998) * ''

Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaborati ...

'' #4–6 (1999) * '' Batman Chronicles'' #15 (1999) * ''

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'' #18–20 ( Huntress) (1978) * ''Batman: Blackgate'' #1 (1997) * '' Batman: Death of Innocents'' #1 (1996) * '' Batman: Gotham Adventures'' #29 (2000) * '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #65–68, ''Annual'' #4 (1994–1995) * ''Batman: Penguin Triumphant'' #1 (1992) * '' Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #14–15, 42, ''Annual'' #2 (1993–1995) * ''Batman: Two-Face Strikes Twice'' #1–2 (1993) * '' Blackhawk'' #271 (1984) * '' Brave & the Bold'' #148, 197 (1979, 1983) * '' DC Challenge'' #7 (1986) * ''

DC Comics Presents ''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring ba ...

'' #9–11, 15–16, 21, 23, 39, 96 (1979–1981, 1986) * '' DC Retroactive: Green Lantern – The '80s'' #1 (2011) * ''

'' #29 (1977) * '' DC Special Series'' #10 (

Doctor Fate Doctor Fate (also known as Fate) is the name of multiple superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version of the character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, debuting in ''More F ...

) (1978) * ''

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'' #2 (2008) * '' DC Super Stars'' #17 (Huntress) (1977) * ''DCU Holiday Bash'' #3 (1998) * ''

'' #21 (1990) * ''Family Man'' #1–3 (1995) * ''Green Lantern'' vol. 2 #123–155, 188–205 (1979–1982, 1985–1986) * ''Green Lantern'' vol. 3 #9–13, 18–19, 25 (1991–1992) * ''

Green Lantern Corps Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic law enforcement organization appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residi ...

'' #206–217, 221–222 (1986–1988) * ''Green Lantern Corps Quarterly'' #1 (1992) * ''Green Lantern Secret Files'' #2 (1999) * ''Gross Point'' #2, 4–7, 9–12 (1997–1998) * '' Guy Gardner'' #1–14, 44, ''Annual'' #2 (1992–1993, 1996) * ''Guy Gardner Reborn'' #1–3 (1992) * ''

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 ...

'' #1 (inker) (1986) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror comics, horror, fantasy comics, fantasy, and mystery fiction, mystery comics anthology, Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets (DC Comic ...

'' #300 (1982) * '' Huntress'' #1–19 (1989–1990) * ''

Karate Kid ''The Karate Kid'' is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the '' Karate Kid'' franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shu ...

'' #1–9 (inker) (1976–1977) * ''

Justice League Adventures While Batman and Superman had their own animated series and comic book follow-ups, the rest of the characters in the would appear in the following comics often. ''The Batman Adventures'' ''The Batman Adventures'' was created as a comic book ti ...

'' #7 (2002) * ''

Justice League of America The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceive ...

'' #244 (1985) * '' Justice League International Special'' #2 (1991) * ''

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 cent ...

'' #259–260 (1980) * ''The Life Story of the Flash'' HC (with

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) (1998) * ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. ...

'' #140 (2006) * ''

'' #50–56 (1977–1978) * ''

'' #1–8 (1988) * '' Mystery in Space'' #113 (1980) * '' New Guardians'' #1–9 (1988–1989) * '' Outsiders'' #4 (

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story) (1986) * '' Power Company: Skyrocket'' #1 (2002) * ''

Power of Shazam ''The Power of Shazam!'' is a 1994 hardcover graphic novel, written and painted by Jerry Ordway for DC Comics. The 96-page story, depicting the revamped origins of former Fawcett Comics superhero Captain Marvel, was followed by an ongoing seri ...

'' #19 (1996) * ''

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 ...

'' #36, 50 (1989–1990) * ''

'' #3, 5, 10–14, 16–23, 26–39, 41–48, 50, 52–67, 69, 71, 73–75, 77–78, 80–89, 91, 93, 95–100, 102–107, 109, 111–112, 119, 125–126, 143, 158 (#16 also writer) (1997–2010) * '' Showcase'' #94–96 (

); #97–99 (

); #100 (1977–1978) * ''Showcase '95'' #10 (1995) * '' Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes'' #227, 243–249, 252–258 (1976, 1978–1979) * '' Superman & Bugs Bunny'' #1–4 (2000) * ''

Superman Adventures ''Superman Adventures'' is a DC Comics comic book series featuring Superman. It is set in the continuity (and style) of '' Superman: The Animated Series''. It ran for 66 issues between 1996 and 2002. Writers on the series included Paul Dini, Mark E ...

'' #41, ''Annual'' #1 (1997, 2000) * ''Superman Adventures: Dimension of the Dark Shadows'' #1 (promo) (1998) * '' Superman Family'' #191–194 (Superboy) (1978–1979) * ''

Super Friends ''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League ...

'' #43, 45 (

Plastic Man Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a superhero first appearing in '' Police Comics'' #1, originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by cartoonist Jack Cole, Plastic Man was one of the first superheroes t ...

) (1981) * ''

Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic law enforcement organization appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians of the Universe, Guardians, a ...

'' #1–3 (1981) * ''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #3–4, 7 (1985) * ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being ...

'' #241; #271–287, 289–290, 294–299 (Huntress feature) (1978, 1980–1983) * ''

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. Michae ...

'' #262, 273 (1980–1981)

Digital Webbing

* ''E-Man Recharged'' #1 (2006) * ''E-Man: Course of the Idol'' oneshot (2009) * ''E-Man: Dolly'' #1 (2007) * ''Digital Webbing Jam 2007'' oneshot (E-Man) (2007)

Disney

* '' Disney Adventures'' #4 (1997)

EC

* '' Mad'' #340 (1995)

Eclipse Comics

* '' Destroyer Duck'' #1 (1982)

First Comics

* '' American Flagg!'' #28–32, 39–40 (1986–1987) * '' Badger Goes Berserk'' #3 (1989) * ''Crossroads'' #3 (1988) * ''E-Man'' #1–25 (#9, 11–23 also writer) (1983–1985) * ''Gift'' #1 (1990) * '' Grimjack'' #5, 33 (1984, 1987) * ''Meta-4'' #3 (inker) (1991) * ''P.I.'s: Michael Mauser and Ms. Tree'' #1–3 (1984–1985) * ''

Warp Warp, warped or warping may refer to: Arts and entertainment Books and comics * WaRP Graphics, an alternative comics publisher * ''Warp'' (First Comics), comic book series published by First Comics based on the play ''Warp!'' * Warp (comics), a ...

'' #1 (inker) (1983)

Hamilton Comics

* ''Captain Cosmos, The Last Starveyer'' #0 (1997) * ''Grave Tales'' #1–3 (1991–1992) * ''Maggots'' #1, 3 (1991–1992)

Innovation Comics

* ''Maze Agency Special'' #1 (1990)

IPC

* '' 2000 AD and Tornado'' #133 (1979)

Kitchen Sink Press

* ''

The Spirit The Spirit is a fictional masked crimefighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner. He first appeared June 2, 1940, as the main feature of a 16-page, tabloid-sized, newsprint comic book insert distributed in the Sunday edition of Register and Tri ...

'' #30 (penciller, two pages) (1981)

Malibu Comics

* ''

Dinosaurs for Hire ''Dinosaurs for Hire'' is an American comic book series created by Tom Mason in 1988. It was first published by Eternity Comics and ran nine issues until 1990 when it was cancelled. The title returned to publication in 1993 by Malibu Comics, which ...

'' #8 (1993) * ''

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'' #21 (1995)

Marvel Comics

* ''

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 mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...

'' #150 (layouts, with

) (1975) * ''

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'' #127–134 (inker) (1974–1975) * '' Avengers: Celestial Quest'' #7 (2002) * '' Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' #28, 31–32 (1976–1977) * '' Fallen Angels'' #5–6, 8 (1987) * '' Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe'' #1 (inker, with

Vince Colletta Vincenzo CollettaColletta, Vince, in (October 15, 1923 – June 3, 1991) was an American comic book artist and art director best known as one of Jack Kirby's frequent inkers during the 1950s-1960s period called the Silver Age of comic books. T ...

) (1989) * '' Incredible Hulk'' #187–189, 191–209 (inker) (1974–1977) * ''

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

'' #4 (1987) * ''

Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics originally from 1988 to 1995. It returned for a second volume in 2007–2008, and a third volume that started in 2019. Volume 1 The first volum ...

'' #74 (1991) * '' Marvel Fanfare'' #39, 50 (1988, 1990) * ''

Silver Surfer The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first ...

'' vol. 3 #11, 13–14, ''Annual'' #1 (1988) * '' Toxic Crusaders'' #2, 4 (1992) * '' Vampire Tales'' #8 (1974) * '' What The--?!'' #21–22 (1992)

Ni-Cola Productions

* ''Captain Cosmos, The Last Starveyer'' #2, 4 (2001–2006)

Penguin (New American Library)

* ''

'' GN (2011)

Star*Reach

* '' Star*Reach'' #5–7 (1976–1977)

Topps Comics

* '' Exosquad'' #0 (1994) * '' Return to Jurassic Park'' #1–4 (1995)

Warren Publishing

* '' Creepy'' #42, 136 (1971, 1982)

Wonderful Publishing Company

* ''

Witzend ''witzend'', published on an irregular schedule spanning decades, is an underground comic showcasing contributions by comic book professionals, leading illustrators and new artists. ''witzend'' was launched in 1966 by the writer-artist Wallace Woo ...

'' #10 (1976)

Ybor City Publishers

* ''Captain Cosmos, The Last Starveyer'' #1 (1998)

References

External links

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"DC Profiles #51: Joe Staton"
at the Grand Comics Database
Joe Staton
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

on

.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Staton, Joe 1948 births 20th-century American artists 21st-century American artists American art directors American comics artists Artists from North Carolina Comics inkers DC Comics people Dick Tracy Inkpot Award winners Living people Marvel Comics people Murray State University alumni

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