Joey Cavalieri is an American writer and editor of comic books. He is best known for his work on the characters

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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

back-up feature in ''

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''; both the pre- Crisis 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

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character in ''Detective Comics'' #554 (Sept. 1985). In 1985, Cavalieri was one of the contributing writers for the company's 50th anniversary publication '' Fifty Who Made DC Great''. He was group editor of the Marvel 2099 series from 1992 until 1996 and wrote stories for several Marvel titles like '' Web of Spider-Man'', ''

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'' and '' The Avengers'' before returning to DC. The first ''

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'' 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 Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award 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'' #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 1982 t ...

'' #13 (1985) * '' Blue Beetle'' #12 (1987) * ''

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merr ...

'' #1–3 (1990) * ''

'' #19–20 (1983) * '' Daring New Adventures of Supergirl'' #9–12 (1983) * '' DC Comics Presents Annual'' #3 (1984) * ''DCU Holiday Special 2010'' #1 (2010) * ''

'' #521–525, 527–548, 551–554, 556–557, 560–567 (

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 the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...

) (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'' #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 and Martin Stein fused together debuted as the first incarnation in ''Firestorm, the Nuclear Man'' #1 (March 1978) a ...

'' #28–30, 37 (1984–1985) * '' Green Lantern'' 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 residing ...

'' #224, ''Annual'' #3 (1987–1988) * '' Heroes Against Hunger'' #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 se ...

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

'' #225–227 (1984) * '' Justice League Quarterly'' #5 (1991) * ''Looney Tunes'' #147, 149–150, 178, 187 (2007–2010) * ''Looney Tunes Magazine'' #1 (1990) * '' Lost World of the Warlord'' #1 ( Remco toy giveaway) (1983) * '' Ms. Tree Quarterly'' #8 (1992) * ''

The New Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

'' (The President's Drug Awareness Campaign) #3 (1984) * '' Omega Men'' #16 (1984) * ''Oz-Wonderland Wars'' #1–3 (1986) * ''

The Saga of the Swamp Thing The fictional character the Swamp Thing has appeared in five American comic book series to date, including several specials, and has crossed over into other DC Comics titles. The series found immense popularity upon its 1970s debut and during th ...

'' #9–10 ( Phantom Stranger backup stories) (1983) * ''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the Origin story, origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a One-shot ( ...

'' vol. 2 #43 ( Chris KL-99) (1989) * '' Secrets of Haunted House'' #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 pu ...

'' #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) * ''

'' #111, 113–118, 125–132, 137 (1992–1993) * '' Namor, the Sub-Mariner'' #27 (1992) * ''Real Heroes'' #3 (promo) (1994) * ''Spider-Man Magazine'' #1 (1994) * '' Web of Spider-Man'' #109, 114, ''Annual'' #10 (1994)

Pacific Comics

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

References

External links

*
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)