An award-winning writer since 1973, Marv Wolfman succeeded mentor
Roy Thomas as Marvel's editor in chief. Well-remembered for his
Tomb of Dracula scripts, he also enjoyed runs on Dr. Strange,
Fantastic Four and Nova, among other titles. New Teen Titans, his
1980s collaboration with George Perez, became DC Comics' biggest
hit in years. Wolfman and Perez literally rewrote DC history with
Crisis on Infinite Earths. He subsequently penned episodes for such
animated TV series as G.I. Joe, Transformers and others.
Roy Thomas joined the Marvel Bullpen as a writer and editor under
Stan Lee, scripting key runs of nearly every title of the time-
Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Daredevil, Doctor Strange,
Sub-Mariner, Thor, X-Men and more. He wrote the first 10 years of
Marvel's Conan the Barbarian and Savage Sword of Conan; and
launched such series as Defenders, Iron Fist, Invaders and Warlock.
At DC, he developed All-Star Squadron, Infinity Inc. and related
titles, proving instrumental in reviving the Golden Age Justice
Society of America. Thomas later became editor of Alter Ego, a
magazine devoted to comic-book history, and co-scripted the
sword-and-sorcery films Fire and Ice and Conan the Destroyer.
Bill Mantlo began his Marvel career on Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, in
which he introduced White Tiger, one of the industry's earliest
Hispanic super heroes. Eventually writing stories for almost every
Marvel title, he did some of his most fondly remembered work on
Incredible Hulk and Spectacular Spider-Man. He also launched Cloak
and Dagger in a pair of miniseries and guided Alpha Flight through
some of its most harrowing ordeals. Mantlo excelled at integrating
licensed properties into the Marvel Universe, as demonstrated by
Micronauts and Rom- Spaceknight, both of which he wrote from start
to finish. At DC, he wrote the Invasion miniseries for one of the
company's biggest crossover events.
Ron Wilson began penciling the Thing's Two-in-One adventures in
1975 and remained for most of the title's run. He subsequently
illustrated follow-up series Thing until its end in 1986. Wilson
also contributed art for Avengers, Captain Britain, Power Man and
other titles, including the entire run of Marvel's licensed Masters
of the Universe series. At DC, he provided character designs for
the Milestone imprint.
After a start as inker to his older brother John, Sal Buscema
penciled Captain America, Defenders, Incredible Hulk and more.
Famed for his ability to meet tight deadlines, he spread his
talents across multiple genres. His 1970s work ranged from Ms.
Marvel and Nova to Sub-Mariner and Spider-Woman's first appearance
in Marvel Spotlight. He was the uninterrupted artist on Spectacular
Spider-Man for more than one hundred issues and penciled the
web-slinger's adventures in Marvel Team-Up, in which he and writer
Bill Mantlo introduced Captain Jean DeWolff. After handling more
team-ups in the Thing's Marvel Two-in-One, he reunited with brother
John on Steve Englehart's Fantastic Four. He later provided inks
for Tom DeFalco's Spider-Girl titles and Thunderstrike
miniseries.
John Buscema (1927-2002) literally wrote the book on being a Marvel
artist - namely, How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way - and few were
better qualified. His career dated back to the Timely/Atlas era of
the late '40s and early '50s. Soon after beginning the Marvel Age
of Comics, Stan Lee recruited Buscema from the advertising field to
the Marvel Bullpen. Buscema followed a long run on Avengers with
the long-anticipated first Silver Surfer series. He subsequently
succeeded Jack Kirby on Fantastic Four, Thor and other titles. By
the time of his retirement in 1996, Buscema had penciled nearly
every Marvel title - including his personal favorite, Conan the
Barbarian.
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