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.
Steven Grant has written Captain America, Incredible Hulk, Master
of Kung Fu, Spidey Super Stories and more. In 1985, he penned the
first Punisher miniseries, revisiting the character in several
Holiday Special stories and the graphic novel Return to Big
Nothing. Grant has also written First Comics' American Flagg,
Shatter and his creator-owned Whisper.
Following Golden Age work at Marvel predecessor Timely Comics - as
well as at Fawcett, Hillman and others - Carmine Infantino (d.
2013) made history at DC Comics, helping usher in the industry's
Silver Age with the re-introduction of the Flash, within whose
title he cocreated the Elongated Man and several members of the
hero's famed Rogues' Gallery. His 1961 story "Flash of Two Worlds,"
which literally reshaped the DC Universe by introducing the
Earth-1/Earth-2 concept, won Infantino two of his eventual 12 Alley
Awards. After serving as DC's art director and publisher, Infantino
returned to penciling on several titles; for Marvel he provided
notable runs on Nova, Spider-Woman and Star Wars, along with brief
stints on Daredevil, Ghost Rider and Iron Man. He also drew
Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man, the historic first Marvel/DC
crossover.
Frank Springer (1929-2009) provided artwork for multiple Dell
Comics series before joining the Marvel Bullpen. He illustrated
several stories for the black-and-white magazines of the 1970s, and
then moved from title to title to pencil Avengers, Captain America,
Spider-Woman and others. He later worked on Marvel tie-in
properties Conan the Barbarian, G.I. Joe and Transformers. At DC,
he co-created the Secret Six in House of Mystery, later returning
to the concept in Action Comics Weekly. Springer also drew several
comic strips, including Adventures of Hedley Kase, Rex Morgan MD,
The Virtue of Hedley Kase and Marvel's own Incredible Hulk.
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