Robert Loren Fleming (born November 5, 1956) is an American comic book writer. He is best known as the co-creator of '' Thriller'' with Trevor Von Eeden and for his collaborations with

Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comics artist and writer. He is known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo. Biography ...

Career

Robert Loren Fleming worked for DC Comics initially as a proofreader and later as a writer. His first published comics story was "String-Out" in ''

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'' #316 (May 1983). He and artist Trevor Von Eeden created '' Thriller'' in 1983. Fleming left the series as of its seventh issue due to difficulties with DC Comics' management. He has frequently worked with

. They produced two ''

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'' limited series in 1985 and 1986 and an ''

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'' one-shot special and a limited series in 1989. In 1991, Fleming and Giffen collaborated on a '' Ragman'' limited series. The following year, the Fleming/Giffen team produced the '' Eclipso: The Darkness Within'' miniseries with artist

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. The duo reunited for 2008's '' Ambush Bug: Year None''. Fleming has worked in the animation field as well. He wrote for ''

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'' series produced by

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in 1986.

Bibliography

* "String-Out" (with Trevor Von Eeden, in ''

'' #316,

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, May 1983) * '' Thriller'' #1–7 (with Trevor Von Eeden, DC Comics, November 1983 – June 1984) * ''

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'' #560, 563, 565, 577 (with co-author and penciller

and inker

Bob Oksner Bob Oksner (October 14, 1916 in Paterson, New Jersey – February 18, 2007) was an American comics artist known for both adventure comic strips and for superhero and humor comic books, primarily at DC Comics. Biography Oksner's early work i ...

); #580 (with artist Kurt Schaffenberger) (DC Comics, October 1984, January 1985, March 1985, March 1986, June 1986) * "Flash Force 2000" an advertising promotion for a

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toyline inserted into various DC Comics (with

Denys Cowan Denys B. Cowan (born January 30, 1961) is an American comics artist, television producer, media executive and one of the co-founders of Milestone Media. Early life Denys Cowan was first inspired by superheroes as a child from reruns of the 1950s ...

and Sal Trapani, DC Comics, November 1984)List of DC Comics containing th
''Flash Force 2000''
insert at the Grand Comics Database * ''

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'' #81 (with co-author and penciller

and inker

, DC Comics, May 1985) * ''

'' #1–4 (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker Bob Oksner, mini-series, DC Comics, June – September 1985) * '' DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel'' #1 (comics adaptation of "Hell on Earth" by

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; with penciller Keith Giffen and inkers

Greg Theakston Greg Allen Theakston (November 21, 1953 – April 22, 2019) was an American comics artist and illustrator who worked for numerous publishers. He is known for his independent publications as a comics historian under his Pure Imagination imp ...

and Bill Wray, DC Comics, 1985) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #13–14 (with co-author Keith Giffen, penciller

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, and inkers

Karl Kesel Karl Kesel (born January 7, 1959, Victor, New York) is an American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics. He is a member of Periscope Studio and is best known for his collaborations with fellow ar ...

and Bob Smith, DC Comics, February – April 1986) * ''Son of Ambush Bug'' #1–6 (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker Bob Oksner, limited series, DC Comics, July – December 1986) * ''Underworld'' #1–4 (with artist Ernie Colón, mini-series, DC Comics, December 1987 – March 1988) * ''

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'' vol. 3 ** #27 ( Zatanna story with co-author

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, penciller Tom Artis and inker P. Craig Russell, DC Comics, June 1988) ** #35 (

Maxwell Lord Maxwell Lord IV is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Justice League'' #1 (May 1987) and was created by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire (artist), Kevin Magui ...

story with co-author Keith Giffen and artist

Eduardo Barreto Luis Eduardo Barreto Ferreyra (1954 – December 15, 2011) was a Uruguayan artist who worked in the comic book and comic strip industries including several years of prominent work for DC Comics. All of his children are artists. Two of them, ...

, DC Comics, 1988) ** #47 ( Chemical King story with penciller

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and inker Al Gordon, DC Comics, February 1990) ** #48 (Ambush Bug story with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker Robert Lewis, DC Comics, April 1990) ** ''Annual'' #2 (The Flash story with penciller

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and inker Murphy Anderson, DC Comics, 1988) * ''

'' #1–5 (with co-author Keith Giffen, pencils by

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and inker Al Vey, limited series, DC Comics, June – October 1989) * '' Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again'' #1 (with pencillers

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at the Stan Goldberg and inker Mike Esposito,

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Pat Broderick Pat Broderick (born November 26, 1953) is an American comics artist, known for his work on the ''Micronauts'' and '' Alpha Flight'' for Marvel Comics, and ''Legion of Super-Heroes'', ''Captain Atom'' and ''Green Lantern'' for DC Comics. Broderic ...

, limited series, DC Comics, October 1991 – May 1992) * '' Eclipso: The Darkness Within'' #1–2 (with co-author Keith Giffen, pencils by

and inkers Randy Elliott and Mark Pennington, mini-series, DC Comics, July – October 1992) * '' Superman: The Man of Steel Annual'' #1 (with co-author

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, penciler Chris Wozniak, and inker Brad Vancata, DC Comics, 1992) * '' The Adventures of Superman Annual'' #4 (with artist Bob McLeod, DC Comics, 1992) * '' Eclipso'' #1–18 (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and various artists, DC Comics, November 1992 – April 1994) * '' The Big Book of Urban Legends: Adapted from the Works of Jan Harold'' (with co-authors Robert F. Boyd and

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, 1994) * '' Valor'' #1–8, 10 (DC Comics, November 1992 – June 1993, August 1993) * '' Cyberpunx'' (

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, March 1996) * "Too Smart to Date" (in ''Marvel Romance Redux: Restraining Orders Are for Other Girls'' #1, one-shot,

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, June 2006) * "Tall Tale" (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker

Mike Allred Michael Dalton Allred is an American comic book artist and writer most famous for his independent comics creations, ''Madman'' and ''iZombie''. His style is often compared to pop art, as well as commercial and comic art of the 1950s and 1960 ...

, in ''Marvel Westerns: The Two-Gun Kid'', one-shot, Marvel Comics, August 2006) * '' Ambush Bug: Year None'' #1–5, 7 (with co-author Keith Giffen, DC Comics, September 2008 – January 2009, December 2009)

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