Joe Staton ( born January 19, 1948) is an American

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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 (arts), character is the daughter of the Batman (Earth-Two), Batman and Catwoman#Earth-Two, Catwoman (Selina Kyle) ...

, as well as the third

Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) The Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli) is a antiheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the third DC character to bear the name Huntress. Originally introduced as a new interpretation of Helena Wayne, no longer de ...

, Kilowog and the

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for

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. He was the artist of the '' Dick Tracy'' comic strip from 2011 to October 2021.

Early life

Joe Staton grew up in Tennessee and graduated from Murray State University in 1970.

Career

Staton started his comics career at

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in 1971 and gained notability as the artist of the super-hero series ''

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

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 ...

, and

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during the 1970s. Hired initially by Roy Thomas to work for Marvel, Staton was then recruited by

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to work on

' revival of the

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in ''

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'' and later '' Adventure Comics''. In these titles he illustrated stories including the origin of the JSA in ''

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'' #29 and the death of the Earth-Two Batman. Staton also illustrated the solo adventures of two female JSA members created during the JSA revival – drawing

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in ''

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'' and the Huntress. During that time, Staton additionally drew '' Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'', 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 ''

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'', '' The Huntress'', ''The

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

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announced that Staton and writer Mike Curtis would replace

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as the creative team of the '' Dick Tracy'' 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 Len Wein, published the same year. Staton also illustrated Charles Santino's

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adaptation of Ayn Rand's '' Anthem'' (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 '' Dick Tracy'' in 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Bibliography

AC Comics

* ''

Femforce ''Femforce'' is a comic book published by AC Comics that began publication in 1985, detailing the adventures of the titular team: the "Federal Emergency Missions Force" or "Femforce", some of them original creations, while others originated in th ...

'' #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 ''Jughead's Double Digest'' is an American comic digest magazine published by Archie Comics. It began as a companion publication to the '' Jughead'' 32-page comic book and ''Jughead With Archie Digest'' magazine. Publication history The Double ...

'' #139–142 (2008)

Bill Spicer

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

Caliber Press

* ''Dominique: Protect and Serve'' #1 (1995) * ''

Negative Burn ''Negative Burn'' is a black-and-white anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing. Edited by Joe Pruett, ''Negative Burn'' is noted for its eclectic range of genres, ...

'' #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 to ...

'' #5–6, 10, 13 (1972–1973) * ''Ghostly Haunts'' #28, 32, 35–36 (1972–1973) * ''

Ghostly Tales ''Ghostly Tales'' was a horror-suspense anthology comic book series published by Charlton Comics from 1966 to 1984 (though it was primarily a reprint title from 1978 onward). The book was "hosted" by Mr. L. Dedd (later changed to I. M. Dedd), a m ...

'' #104, 117 (1973–1975) * ''

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'' #11–12, 18, 21–22, 26 (1973–1976) * '' Haunted Love'' #1–5 (1973) * '' I Love You'' #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'' #1–11, 13–14 (1972–1975) * ''Monster Hunters'' #1 (1975) * '' Primus'' #1–7 (1972) * ''

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'' #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 re ...

'' #1–6 (1976–1978) * ''

Space 1999 ''Space: 1999'' is a British science-fiction television programme that ran for two series from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, set in the year 1999, nuclear waste stored on the Moon's far side explodes, knocking the Moon out of orbit an ...

'' #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 ''Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch'' is an American animated television series, produced by Hanna-Barbera, which originally aired for one season on NBC from September 7 to November 30, 1974. The show aired for 13 half-hour episodes. With an ensem ...

'' #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) * ''

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'' #2 (inker), #11 (penciller) (1986–1987) * ''

Maze Agency ''The Maze Agency'' is an American mystery comic book series created by Mike W. Barr and first professionally published in 1988. It revolves around a pair of detectives (Jennifer Mays and Gabriel Webb) and their adventures solving puzzling murders. ...

'' #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 Publications ...

'' #525–526, 531, 535–536 (1981–1982) * '' Adventure Comics'' #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) * '' Batman'' #334 (1981) * ''Batman 80-Page Giant'' #3 (2000) * ''Batman & Superman Adventures: World's Finest'' #1 (1997) * '' Batman and Robin Adventures'' #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 ''The Batman Chronicles'' is a series of comics published by DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comic ...

'' #15 (1999) * '' Batman Family'' #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) * ''

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'' #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 bac ...

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

'' #29 (1977) * ''

DC Special Series ''DC Special Series'' was an umbrella title for one-shots and special issues published by DC Comics between 1977 and 1981. Each issue featured a different character and was often in a different format than the issue before it. ''DC Special Serie ...

'' #10 (

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) (1978) * ''

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'' #2 (2008) * ''

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'' #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'' #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) * ''

'' #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 B ...

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

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strang ...

'' #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 Shue and ...

'' #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 t ...

'' #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 c ...

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

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versio ...

) (1998) * '' Looney Tunes'' #140 (2006) * ''

'' #50–56 (1977–1978) * ''

'' #1–8 (1988) * ''

Mystery in Space ''Mystery in Space'' is the name of two science fiction American comic book series published by DC Comics, and of a standalone Vertigo anthology released in 2012. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 to 1966, with a further seven issues ...

'' #113 (1980) * ''

'' #1–9 (1988–1989) * ''

Outsiders Outsider(s) may refer to: Film * Outsider (1997 film), ''Outsider'' (1997 film), a 1997 Slovene-language film * Outsider (2012 film), ''Outsider'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language Indian film * Outsiders (1980 film), ''Outsiders'' (1980 film), a ...

'' #4 (

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story) (1986) * '' Power Company: Skyrocket'' #1 (2002) * '' Power of Shazam'' #19 (1996) * '' Secret Origins'' #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) * ''

'' #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'' #41, ''Annual'' #1 (1997, 2000) * ''Superman Adventures: Dimension of the Dark Shadows'' #1 (promo) (1998) * ''

Superman Family 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'' Action Comics 1, #1 (cover-dated June ...

'' #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 of ...

'' #43, 45 (

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) (1981) * '' Tales of the Green Lantern Corps'' #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 Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

'' #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. Michael ...

'' #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 (magazine), Mad'' #340 (1995)

Eclipse Comics

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

First Comics

* ''American Flagg!'' #28–32, 39–40 (1986–1987) * ''Badger (comics), 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!#In other media, Warp'' #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 (comics), 2000 AD and Tornado'' #133 (1979)

Kitchen Sink Press

* ''Spirit (comics character), The Spirit'' #30 (penciller, two pages) (1981)

Malibu Comics

* ''Dinosaurs for Hire'' #8 (1993) * ''Prime (comics), Prime'' #21 (1995)

Marvel Comics

* ''The Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man'' #150 (layouts, with

) (1975) * ''Avengers (comics), Avengers'' #127–134 (inker) (1974–1975) * ''Avengers: Celestial Quest'' #7 (2002) * ''The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu'' #28, 31–32 (1976–1977) * ''Fallen Angels (comics), Fallen Angels'' #5–6, 8 (1987) * ''Fred Hembeck, Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe'' #1 (inker, with Vince Colletta) (1989) * ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), Incredible Hulk'' #187–189, 191–209 (inker) (1974–1977) * ''Justice (New Universe), Justice'' #4 (1987) * ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #74 (1991) * ''Marvel Fanfare'' #39, 50 (1988, 1990) * ''Silver Surfer (comic book), Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #11, 13–14, ''Annual'' #1 (1988) * ''Toxic Crusaders#Other media, 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)

* ''Anthem (novella)#Adaptations, Anthem'' GN (2011)

Star*Reach

* ''Star Reach, Star*Reach'' #5–7 (1976–1977)

Topps Comics

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

Warren Publishing

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

Wonderful Publishing Company

* ''Witzend'' #10 (1976)

Ybor City Publishers

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

References

External links

* *
"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

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