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| Birth name | Gerard F. Conway |
| Born | September 10, 1952 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
| Notable works | Punisher, Spider-Man |
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Biography
Early career
Born in New York City, New York, United States, Conway published his first professional comic-book work while still in his mid-teens,[1] with the 6 1/2-page horror story "Aaron Philips' Photo Finish" in DC Comics' House of Secrets #81 (Sept. John Romita Sr (better known as simply John Romita) (born January 24, 1930) is an Italian-American Comic-book artist best known The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience The House of Secrets is the name of several mystery -suspense Anthology Comic book series published by DC Comics. 1969). He continued selling such anthological stories for that series and for Marvel's Chamber of Darkness and Tower of Shadows through the end of 1970, by which time he had also published one-page, text short stories in DC's All-Star Western #1 (Sept. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such 1970) and Super DC Giant #S-14 (Oct. 1970). He published his first continuing-character story in DC's semi-anthological occult comic The Phantom Stranger #10 (Dec. The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" The Phantom Stranger is a Fictional character of unspecified Paranormal origins who battles mysterious and Occult forces in various titles published 1970).
Conway broke into Marvel Comics through Marvel editor Roy Thomas:
| “ | I'd been writing for DC Comics for two or three years . Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Roy Thomas (born November 22 1940, Missouri, United States) is a Comic book Writer and editor, and . . but to paraphrase the joke about the actor's ambitions to be a director, what I really wanted to do was write superheroes — specifically Marvel heroes. Through friends I'd become acquainted with Roy Thomas, who was Stan Lee's right-hand man at the time, and Roy offered me a shot at the Marvel 'writing test'. Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Stan wasn't impressed, but Roy liked what I did, and began throwing some short assignments by way, including scripting over his plot on an early Ka-Zar [story]. Ka-Zar is the name of two Jungle -dwelling Fictional characters The first appeared in Pulp magazines of the 1930s and was adapted for his second iteration . . . [2] | ” |
Following his first continuing-character story for Marvel, with his script for the jungle lord Ka-Zar in Astonishing Tales #3 (Dec. Astonishing Tales was the name of an Anthology Comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1970-1976 1970), Conway's began writing superhero stories with Daredevil #72 (Jan. Daredevil is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. 1971). He quickly went on to assignments on Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and both "The Inhumans" and "The Black Widow" features in the split book Amazing Adventures. Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. This article is about the comic book character and series For all other media appearances see Hulk in other media. The Inhumans are a fictional race of Superhumans created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The Black Widow is the name of two fictional super-spy characters in the Marvel Comics universe. Amazing Adventures is the name of several Anthology Comic book series all but one published by Marvel Comics. Conway would eventually script virtually every major Marvel title, as well as co-create (with writers Roy & Dann Thomas and artist Mike Ploog) the lycanthropic lead character of the feature "Werewolf by Night", in Marvel Spotlight #2 (Feb. Roy Thomas (born November 22 1940, Missouri, United States) is a Comic book Writer and editor, and Michael G Ploog (born 1942, Minnesota, United States) is an American Storyboard and Comic book Artist, and a visual 1972); and write the premiere issue of Marvel's Tomb of Dracula, introducing the longstanding literary vampire into the Marvel universe. Tomb of Dracula is a horror Comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979 Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place He scripted the first Man-Thing story, in 1971, sharing co-creation credit with Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. The Man-Thing is a Fictional character in the, created by writers Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Roy Thomas (born November 22 1940, Missouri, United States) is a Comic book Writer and editor, and
Superman and Spider-Man
At 19, Conway began scripting The Amazing Spider-Man, one of Marvel's flagship titles. Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925) is an American Comic book Artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age Ross Andru ( June 15, 1927 - November 9, 1993) was an American Comic book Artist and editor. Dick Giordano (born Richard Joseph Giordano on July 20, 1932) is an American Comic book Artist and editor His run, from issues #111-149 (Aug. 1972 - Oct. 1975), included the landmark death of Gwen Stacy story in #121 (June 1973). "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" is a Story arc of the Marvel Comics Comic book series Eight issues later, Conway and Andru introduced the Punisher as a conflicted antagonist for Spider-Man. An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or The character went on to become a popular star of numerous comic books and to be adapted into two movies. Conway additionally scripted Marvel's other flagship, Fantastic Four, from #133-152 (April 1973 - Nov. The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. 1974)
Conway succeeded Marv Wolfman as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics in mid-1976, but held the job only briefly, relinquishing the post before the year was out and succeeded in turn by Archie Goodwin. Marvin A "Marv" Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an award-winning American Comic book Writer. Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media Archie Goodwin ( September 8, 1937 &ndash March 1, 1998) was an American Comic book writer editor and artist
Conway returned to DC Comics in mid-1975, beginning with three books cover-dated Nov. 1975: Hercules Unbound #1, Kong the Untamed #3, and Swamp Thing #19. Hercules is the Roman name for the Mythical Greek hero Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena. Kong the Untamed is a Comic book series published by DC Comics that ran for five issues The Swamp Thing is a Fictional character created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson for DC Comics and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy Shortly afterward, he was chosen by Marvel and DC editors to script the historic intercompany crossover Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man #1, a 96-page, tabloid-sized, $2 one-shot, at a time when comic books sold for 25 cents. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest
He continued writing for DC, on titles including Superman, Detective Comics (starring Batman), Metal Men, Justice League of America, and that of the licensed character Tarzan, yet briefly returned to Marvel as editor in mid-1976. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Detective Comics is an American comic book published monthly by DC Comics since 1937 best-known for introducing the iconic Superhero Batman Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created The Metal Men are Fictional characters, a team of Robot Superheroes created by writer Robert Kanigher, pencilled by Ross Andru and The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to For a time, a confluence of publishing schedules resulted in Conway stories appearing in both Marvel and DC comics in the same month: The prolific Conway's comic books with January 1977 cover-dates alone, for example, are Marvel's The Avengers, The Defenders, Captain Marvel, Iron Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man and the premiere issues of Ms. Marvel and Logan's Run, and DC's flagships Superman and Action Comics (starring Superman). The Avengers is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Defenders is a name of a number of Marvel Comics Superhero group — usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders" each Captain Marvel is the name of several Fictional characters Superheroes appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Ms Marvel ( Carol Susan Jane Danvers) also known as Binary and Warbird is a Fictional character, a Comic book superheroine Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term
After leaving Marvel's editorship, he again wrote exclusively for DC, writing both major and lesser titles — from those featurng Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Legion of Super-Heroes to such books as Weird Western Tales, Atari Force and Sun Devils — through mid-1986. This is about the DC Comics superhero team For the animated television series based on this see Legion of Super Heroes (TV series. Weird Western Tales is a Western genre Comic book title published by DC Comics which ran from June-July 1972 to August 1980. Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. Sun Devils is the title of a Science fiction " Space opera " Comic book series published by DC Comics for 12 issues between His co-creation Firestorm, "the nuclear man", debuted in the eponymous Firestorm #1 (March 1978), which lasted five issues before being canceled during a 1978 DC retrenchment. Firestorm ( Ronald "Ronnie" Raymond) is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero. The DC Implosion is the popular label for the sudden cancellation of more than two dozen ongoing and planned DC Comics series in 1978 The character then starred in a backup feature in The Flash before again receiving his own series, The Fury of Firestorm (later Firestorm the Nuclear Man), from June 1982 - Aug. 1990; Conway wrote most of the first half of the run, plus four of its five annuals.
Conway returned to Marvel in the 1980s and served as the regular writer of both The Spectacular Spider-Man and Web of Spider-Man from 1988 until 1990. The Spectacular Spider-Man is the name of several Comic books and one Magazine series starring Marvel Comics ' Spider-Man. Web of Spider-Man is the name of a Comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 129 issues between 1985 and He relinquished writing duties on both titles when he became the script-editor of TV's Father Dowling Mysteries. Father Dowling Mysteries (also known as Father Dowling Investigates in the UK) is an American Television mystery series
Conway's last recorded comics credit is Topps Comics' "Kirbyverse" one-shot NightGlider[3] #1 (April 1993), scripting from a Roy Thomas plot. Topps Comics is a division of the American Trading card publisher and gum / Candy distributor the Topps Company Inc
Books, comic strips, screenplays
In addition to comics, Conway published two science-fiction novels: The Midnight Dancers (Ace, 1971, ISBN 0-441-52975-5; this is not the same-name book by Anne Maybury, nor Midnight Dancer by Emily Bradshaw) and Mindship (DAW, 1974, ISBN 0-87997-095-2). A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story He also wrote the Feb. 14 - Dec. 3, 1983 dailies of the syndicated newspaper comic strip Star Trek, based upon the 1960s TV series. Print syndication is a form of syndication in which News articles columns, or Comic strips are made available to Newspapers, Magazines A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist
Conway as well moved into screenwriting in the 1980s, starting with the animated feature Fire and Ice (1983), co-written with Roy Thomas, based on characters created by Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta. See also Pre-production Screenplay Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for Film, Television or Video games Ralph Bakshi (born October 29 1938 is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films Frank Frazetta (born February 9, 1928) is an American fantasy and Science fiction Artist, noted for his Buck Rogers
Conway went on to write, and eventually produce, for such TV series as Diagnosis Murder, Matlock, Jake and the Fatman, Father Dowling Mysteries, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Baywatch Nights, Pacific Blue, Silk Stalkings, Perry Mason telefilms, Law & Order, The Huntress, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and an episode of Batman: The Animated Series. Diagnosis Murder is a mystery / medical / Crime drama Television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr Matlock was a long-running American Television Legal drama. The show ran from September 23, 1986 to May Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J Father Dowling Mysteries (also known as Father Dowling Investigates in the UK) is an American Television mystery series Baywatch Nights was a Spin-off from the popular television series Baywatch. Silk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime Perry Mason is an Emmy -winning American TV series that ran from 1957 to 1966. Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. The Huntress is an American TV series that appeared on the USA Network over subsequent summers of the 2000 and 2001 television seasons Law & Order Criminal Intent is an American Television series set in New York City. Batman The Animated Series (often shortened Batman TAS or BTAS) is an American, two time Emmy Award winning Conway and Thomas wrote the story basis for Stanley Mann's screenplay for the film Conan the Destroyer (1984). Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 film directed by action/fantasy veteran Richard Fleischer ( 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Vikings
Personal
Conway married Karen Britten, a psychologist who works with autistic children, in 1992. Mental health professional A psychologist is a practitioner of Psychology, the systematic investigation of the mind including Behavior, Cognition, Language development. The terminology The couple have a child, Rachel Conway (born 1995). As of 2006, they reside in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles, California. The San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized Valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles California, United States Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Conway is also the father of Cara Conway, born Nov. 30, 1979; her mother, Carla Conway, has a "story assist" credit in Ms. Marvel #1 (Jan. 1977; reprinted in the trade paperback The Superhero Women by Stan Lee, published by Fireside Books on Nov. Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters 15, 1977, ISBN 0-671-22928-1).
Conway's ancestral family background is Irish, as he described in his since-discontinued blog:
| “ | In my case, on my mother's side, I'm a second-generation immigrant. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of My grandparents were born in Ireland. They came to America in the late 'teens of the last century and lived a life not very different from the life my housekeeper and her husband live today. My grandfather was a day laborer in the Brooklyn ship yards. My (step)-grandmother washed floors at Hunter College in Manhattan. Hunter College High School|Hunter College Elementary School Hunter College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York (My biological grandmother died when my mother was eight years old, so I've no idea what she did to earn a living, but I assume it was either piece work or domestic work of some kind. ) Because they were lower-class Irish, they were the Hispanics of their day — tolerated, but not embraced, by the larger society, and viewed with scorn by the WASP upper class. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, commonly abbreviated to the Acronym WASP, is a sociological and cultural Ethnonym . . . Even my father felt that anti-Irish prejudice, real or imagined. In the 1950s he once spoke, rather bitterly, about being one of the two 'token Irishmen' working at his company. [4] | ” |
Trivia
A letter from Conway appears in Fantastic Four #50 (May 1966). The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Footnotes
- ^ Conway's autobiographical capsule on the Internet Movie Database says he was 15; his since-discontinued blog said 16. Conway's earliest recorded credit bears a September 1969 cover date, meaning newsstand availability in summer 1969 and a typical deadline of two to three months earlier. Cover date refers to the date displayed on the covers of Periodical publications such as Magazines and Comic books However this is not necessarily the true This gives the age of 16 more credence; however, it is not unusual for a novice's story to be held indefinitely before being published (c. f. comics writer Mike Friedrich). Mike Friedrich (born March 27, 1949) is an American Comic book Writer and Publisher best known for his work at Marvel
- ^ Harvey, Allan. "Black Widow: The Gloria Steinem of the Jump-Suit Set". Back Issue #26 (Feb. 2008), p. 4
- ^ Sources disagree on the spelling, sometimes even within the same source: The cover of the single issue itself appears to spell it "NightGlider". The cover of Victory #1 likewise spells it as one word, though in an all-caps typeface. The Jack Kirby Museum site spells it "Night Glider". The Grand Comics Database entry spells it as both "Nightglider" and "Night Glider".
- ^ Gerry Conway blog, last accessed May 29, 2006; site discontinued sometime between then and Nov. 29, 2006.
References
- Gerry Conway interview, Alter Ego #14 (April 2002)
- Women in Refrigerators: "Gerry Conway Responds"
- Grand Comic Book Database: Gerry Conway
- The New York Times- Movies: Gerry Conway
External links
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