Stan Woch (born July 8, 1959) is an

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who has worked on comic strips and

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Career

After attending the Pratt Institute and

The Kubert School The Kubert School, formerly the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art and Joe Kubert School, is a private, for-profit technical school focused on cartooning and located in Dover, New Jersey. It teaches the principles of sequential art a ...

, Stan Woch's early career included work as an assistant to

Gray Morrow Dwight Graydon "Gray" Morrow (March 7, 1934 – November 6, 2001).e., the Gilberton Company, publisher of the ''Classics Illustrated'' comic-book series of literary adaptations], and I was given a script. One thing led to another and I was soo ...

on the ''

Barbara Cartland Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) published as Barbara Cartland was an English writer, known as the Queen of Romance, who published both contemporary and historical romance novels, the latter set primarily duri ...

Romances'' and ''

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'' comic strips. He then worked in the

industry as a

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and inker. His first work for

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was published in ''

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'' #1 (Jan. 1984). His credits as a penciller include the 1980s ''

Airboy Airboy is a fictional aviator hero of an American comic book series initially published by Hillman Periodicals during the World War II-era time period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. He was created by writers Charles Bi ...

'' series for

Eclipse Comics Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market. It was ...

as well as

' ''

Swamp Thing The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or monster incarnations in v ...

'' and ''

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 ...

''. He was one of the contributors to the '' DC Challenge'' limited series and he drew part of the "

Fables & Reflections ''Fables & Reflections'' (1993) is an American fantasy comic book, the sixth collection of issues in the DC Comics series '' The Sandman''. It was written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Bryan Talbot, Stan Woch, P. Craig Russell, Shawn McMan ...

" collection of Neil Gaiman's '' The Sandman'' series. His credits as an inker include the ''Airboy'' series, '' Batman: Shadow of the Bat'', '' Black Orchid'', ''

Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...

'', and the '' Robin'' continuing series. Woch's last new work in the comics industry was published in 1999.

Awards and nominations

His work received a nomination for the 1986

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for Best Single Issue for ''Swamp Thing'' #43 with

Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including '' Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', '' The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and '' From He ...

Bibliography

DC Comics

* '' Batman and Robin Adventures'' #24 (1997) * '' The Batman Chronicles'' #4, 13 (1996–1998) * ''The Batman Chronicles Gallery'' #1 (one page) (1997) * ''Batman: Gotham Adventures'' #14 (1999) * '' Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files'' #1 (1999) * ''Batman: Poison Ivy'' #1 (1997) * '' Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #53–54, 56–64, 66–68, ''Annual'' #3–5 (1995–1997) * '' Black Orchid'' vol. 2 #1–5, 7–16, 18–22 (1993–1995) * ''

Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she is ...

'' vol. 2 #48 (1997) * '' DC Challenge'' #12 (1986) * '' Detective Comics'' #565, 567, 716 (1986–1997) * ''

'' vol. 2 #51, 54–57, 59–62, 64–66 (1992–1993) * '' Elvira's

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 ...

'' #3 (1986) * ''

Hellblazer ''John Constantine, Hellblazer'' is an American contemporary horror comic-book series published by DC Comics since January 1988, and subsequently by its Vertigo imprint since March 1993, when the imprint was introduced. Its central character is ...

'' #46–48 (1991) * '' Lobo'' #34 (1996) * ''

'' #1–4, 8, 13–14 (1984–1985) * '' The New Teen Titans'' vol. 2 #12 (1985) * '' Robin'' vol. 4 #18–31, 50–67, 1,000,000 (1995–1999) * '' The Saga of the Swamp Thing'' #38 (1985) * '' The Sandman'' #29–30, 36 (1991–1992) * '' Showcase '94'' #10 (1994) * ''Showcase '95'' #3 ( Eradicator) (1995) * ''Showcase '96'' #3 (

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) (1996) * '' Steel'' #7 (1994) * ''

Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...

'' vol. 3 #10, 14, 16, 35, ''Annual'' #1 (1994–1997) * '' Supergirl Annual'' #1 (1996) * '' Superman Adventures'' #20 (1998) * '' Superman Annual'' #6–7 (1994–1995) * ''Swamp Thing'' vol. 2 #43, 45, 47, 49, ''Annual'' #3 (1985–1987) * ''Talent Showcase'' #16–17 (1985) * ''Teen Titans Spotlight'' #14 ( Nightwing) (1987) * ''

Who's Who in the DC Universe ''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' (1985–87), usually referred to simply as ''Who's Who'', is the umbrella title for a number of comic book series which DC Comics published to catalogue the wide variety of fictional cha ...

'' #15 (1992) * ''Who's Who in the DC Universe Update 1993'' #2 (1993) * ''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #18, 21 (1986) * ''

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 ...

'' #318–320 ( Huntress) (1984) * ''

'' #310–315 (1984–1985)

Eclipse Comics

* ''

'' #3–10, 12–16, 33–37, 40–43, 45 (1986–1988) * '' James Bond 007: Licence to Kill'' (1989) * '' Miracleman: Apocrypha'' #1 (1991) * ''ORBiT'' #1–3 (1990) * '' Real War Stories'' #1 (1987) * '' Tapping the Vein'' #4 (1990) * ''

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'' #5 (backup story) (1989)

Marvel Comics

* ''

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: Pages from the Book of Sins'' #6 (1993) * ''

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe The ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications. The original 15-volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, followed by sporadic ...

Deluxe Edition'' #8, 10 (1986) * '' Savage Sword of Conan'' #99 (1984)

References

External links

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Stan Woch
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Woch, Stan 1959 births 20th-century American artists 21st-century American artists American comics artists DC Comics people Living people Pratt Institute alumni The Kubert School alumni