Kevin Dooley (born January 7, 1953) is a former editor at

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Biography

During his time at DC, he served as the assistant editor to

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, and then took over many of the titles following Helfer's promotion. Dooley edited the various ''

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'' books and ''

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''. He also dabbled with writing comics, including ''

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'' (third series-1996), a stint on '' Green Arrow'',

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, Justice League America #50, as well as an issue of ''

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'' (''The Adventures of Superboy'' #21) and a ''

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'' mini-comic. Perhaps Dooley's most notable accomplishment during his time at DC was overseeing the '' Emerald Twilight'' storyline, which marked a major shift in

, specifically the Hal Jordan Green Lantern, a long-standing marquee character for DC comics, who was replaced by a younger character,

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. Beyond

, Dooley also oversaw the ''

'' series, wherein Aquaman had his left hand chewed off by piranha to be replaced by a hook. Among the other titles Dooley edited were ''

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'' and ''

Vext V V'lana * Vakox, Professor (also known as Va-Kox) *Val Armorr (also known as Karate Kid) * Val Colby * Valda * Vale, Emmet * Vale, Jimmie (''Columbia Pictures'') *Vale, Lance (also known as Nickel) ('' Amalgam Comics'') * Valentina Armorr * ...

''. Before Dooley came to DC, from 1986 to 1988 he edited

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' ''

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''. Eury, Michael, "Inside DC" #26, '' The New Titans'' #86 (May 1992). Dooley left the employ of DC Comics in 1999.

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''Fanzing'' interview in 1998
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dooley, Kevin 1953 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people)