Joey Cavalieri is an American writer and editor of comic books. He is best known for his work on the characters Green Arrow and Huntress as well as the co-creation of Helena Bertinelli, the third Huntress, for

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Career

Joey Cavalieri attended the

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, graduating with a BFA in Media Arts in 1979. Cavalieri first joined

full-time in 1982 after working three years as a freelancer. His writing credits for DC include the Green Arrow back-up feature in '' Detective Comics''; both the pre-

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version of the '' Huntress'' in a back-up feature in ''

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'' and the post-Crisis version of the character in an ongoing series; ''

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'' and its spinoff ''The Oz-Wonderland War''; ''

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''; and ''

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''. A ''

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'' drug awareness comic book sponsored by IBM and scripted by Cavalieri was published in cooperation with The President's Drug Awareness Campaign in 1984. That same year, he scripted the '' Super Powers'' limited series which tied-in with the

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toyline of the same name. Cavalieri and artist Jerome K. Moore introduced a new costume for the Black Canary character in ''Detective Comics'' #554 (Sept. 1985). In 1985, Cavalieri was one of the contributing writers for the company's 50th anniversary publication ''

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''. He was group editor of the

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series from 1992 until 1996 and wrote stories for several Marvel titles like ''

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'', '' Marvel Comics Presents'' and '' The Avengers'' before returning to DC. The first '' Black Cat'' limited series was co-written by Cavalieri and

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in 1994. Cavalieri has been recognized for his work with nominations for the

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for Favorite Editor every year from 1997 through 2000, and again from 2002 to 2004. In 2005, DC promoted him to Senior Editor. He also teaches cartooning classes at the

Bibliography

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 ...

'' #575 (1986) * '' Adventures of Superboy'' #19, 22 (1991–1992) * ''

Atari Force ''Atari Force'' is the name of two comic book series published by DC Comics from 1982 to 1986. Both were loosely based on trademarks of Atari, Inc. Publication history The first ''Atari Force'' title was a series of minicomics created in 198 ...

'' #13 (1985) * ''

Blue Beetle Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes who appear in a number of American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939. The most recent of the companies to own rights to Blue Beetle is DC Comics, which bought the ri ...

'' #12 (1987) * ''

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and Voice acting, voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring role ...

'' #1–3 (1990) * ''

'' #19–20 (1983) * '' Daring New Adventures of Supergirl'' #9–12 (1983) * ''

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 ...

Annual'' #3 (1984) * ''DCU Holiday Special 2010'' #1 (2010) * '' Detective Comics'' #521–525, 527–548, 551–554, 556–557, 560–567 ( Green Arrow backup stories); #568 (

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

) (1982–1986) * '' Elvira's House of Mystery'' #1–3, 5–6, ''Special'' #1 (1986–1987) * ''

'' #330–331 (1984) * ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #227–230 (2005–2006) * ''

The Flintstones ''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighb ...

and

the Jetsons ''The Jetsons'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, on ABC, then later aired in reruns via syndication, with new episodes produced ...

'' #19 (1999) * ''

The Fury of Firestorm Firestorm is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Ronnie Raymond (character), Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein fused together debuted as the first incarnation in ''Firestorm, the Nucl ...

'' #28–30, 37 (1984–1985) * ''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

'' vol. 2 #166–169, 173, 182–183 (1983–1984) * ''

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 residin ...

'' #224, ''Annual'' #3 (1987–1988) * ''

Heroes Against Hunger ''Heroes Against Hunger'' is a 1986 all-star benefit comic book for African famine relief and recovery. Published by DC Comics in the form of a "comic jam" or exquisite corpse, the book starred Superman and Batman. Spearheaded by Jim Starlin and B ...

'' #1 (1986) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets''. It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. First serie ...

'' #292, 301, 305–306, 308–309, 315 (1981–1983) * '' Huntress'' #1–19 (1989–1990) * ''Joker/Daffy Duck'' #1 (2018) * ''

Justice League International Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...

Special'' #2 (1991) * ''

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 conceived ...

'' #225–227 (1984) * ''

Justice League Quarterly ''Justice League Quarterly'' (''JLQ'') was a quarterly American comic book series published by DC Comics from Winter 1990 to Winter 1994; it lasted 17 issues. It had a variable cast, pulling from the Justice League membership. The title centred o ...

'' #5 (1991) * ''Looney Tunes'' #147, 149–150, 178, 187 (2007–2010) * ''Looney Tunes Magazine'' #1 (1990) * '' Lost World of the Warlord'' #1 (

Remco Remco Industries, Inc. was a toy company in the United States founded in the 1940s. It was best known for toys marketed and sold in the late 1950s and early 1960s, like the 'Johnny Reb Cannon', 'Mighty Matilda Atomic Aircraft Carrier', 'Remco Voi ...

toy giveaway) (1983) * '' Ms. Tree Quarterly'' #8 (1992) * '' The New Teen Titans'' (The President's Drug Awareness Campaign) #3 (1984) * ''

Omega Men The Omega Men are a fictional team of extraterrestrial superheroes who have appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. They first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #141 (June 1981), and were created by Marv Wolfman and Joe ...

'' #16 (1984) * ''Oz-Wonderland Wars'' #1–3 (1986) * '' The Saga of the Swamp Thing'' #9–10 (

Phantom Stranger The Phantom Stranger is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, of unspecified paranormal origins, who battles mysterious and occult forces, sometimes under their Vertigo imprint. The character first appeared in an ...

backup stories) (1983) * '' Secret Origins'' vol. 2 #43 ( Chris KL-99) (1989) * ''

Secrets of Haunted House ''Secrets of Haunted House'' was a horror-suspense comics anthology series published by American company DC Comics from 1975 to 1978 and 1979 to 1982. Publication history The series began in April–May 1975. Like its predecessor '' Secrets of ...

'' #46 (1982) * '' Super Powers'' #1–4 (1984) * '' Supergirl Movie Special'' #1 (1985) * ''

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 ...

'' #393, 396, 398–399 (1984) * ''Superman Adventures: Dimension of the Dark Shadows'' #1 (video game promo) (1998) * '' Tiny Toon Adventures Magazine'' #1–2 (1990) * ''

Weird War Tales ''Weird War Tales'' was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September–October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was ...

'' #104 (1981) * ''

'' #296–299, 301–321 ( Huntress backup stories) (1982–1984) * ''Wonder Woman'' vol. 2 #65 (1992) * ''

'' #279–281 (Green Arrow backup stories); #310–321, 323 (Superman and Batman team-up stories) (1982–1986)

Marvel Comics

* '' The Avengers'' #376–377 (1994) * ''Disney Comic Hits'' #2 (1995) * '' Excalibur Annual'' #1 (1993) * '' Felicia Hardy: The Black Cat'' #1–4 (1994) * '' Ghost Rider Annual'' #1 (1993) * '' Marvel Action Hour, Featuring the Fantastic Four'' #1–6, 8 (1994–1995) * '' Marvel Comics Presents'' #111, 113–118, 125–132, 137 (1992–1993) * ''

Namor Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc ...

, the Sub-Mariner'' #27 (1992) * ''Real Heroes'' #3 (promo) (1994) * ''Spider-Man Magazine'' #1 (1994) * ''

'' #109, 114, ''Annual'' #10 (1994)

Pacific Comics

* ''Vanguard Illustrated'' #6 (1984)

References

External links

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Joey Cavalieri
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavalieri, Joey American comics writers American art educators Comic book editors Living people School of Visual Arts faculty American people of Italian descent Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)