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Marv Wolfman
Wolfman at the 2023WonderCon
BornMarvin Arthur Wolfman
(1946-05-13)May 13, 1946(age 78)
Brooklyn,New York City,U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Editor
Notable works
The Tomb of Dracula
Blade
The Amazing Spider-Man
Daredevil
Nova
The New Teen Titans
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Adventures of Superman
Nightwing
AwardsShazam Award,1973
Inkpot Award,1979
Eagle Award,1982, 1984
Jack Kirby Award,1985 and 1986
Scribe Award, 2007
National Jewish Book Award,2008
Spouse(s)Michele Wolfman (divorced)
Noel Watkins
Children1

Marvin Arthur Wolfman[1](born May 13, 1946)[2]is an American comic book andnovelizationwriter. He worked onMarvel Comics'sThe Tomb of Dracula,for which he and artistGene Colancreated the vampire-slayerBlade,andDC Comics'sThe New Teen Titansand theCrisis on Infinite Earthslimited series withGeorge Pérez.

Among the many characters Wolfman created or co-created areCyborg,Raven,Starfire,Deathstroke,Tim Drake,Rose Wilson,Nova,Black Cat,Phobia,Bullseye,Vigilante (Adrian Chase)and theOmega Men.

Early life

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Marv Wolfman was born inBrooklyn,New York City, the son of police officer Abe and housewife Fay.[3]He has a sister, Harriet, 12 years older.[3]When Wolfman was 13, his family moved toFlushing, Queens,in New York City, where he attended junior high school.[4]He went on to New York'sHigh School of Art and Design,inManhattan,hoping to become a cartoonist.[5]Wolfman isJewish.[6][7]

Career

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1960s

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Marvin Wolfman was active infandom[8]before he began his professional comics career atDC Comicsin 1968. Wolfman was one of the first to publishStephen King,with "In A Half-World of Terror" in Wolfman'shorrorfanzineStories of SuspenseNo. 2 (1965). This was a revised version of King's first published story, "I Was a Teenage Grave Robber",which had been serialized over four issues (three published and one unpublished) of the fanzineComics Reviewthat same year.[9]

Wolfman's first published work for DC Comics appeared inBlackhawkNo. 242 (Aug.–Sept. 1968).[10]He and longtime friendLen Weincreated the characterJonny DoubleinShowcaseNo. 78 (November 1968) plotted by Wolfman and scripted byJoe Gill.[11]The two co-wrote "Eye of the Beholder" inTeen TitansNo. 18 (Dec. 1968), which would be Wein's first professional comics credit.Neal Adamswas called upon to rewrite and redraw aTeen Titansstory which had been written by Wein and Wolfman. The story, titled "Titans Fit the Battle of Jericho!", would have introduced DC's first African American superhero, but was rejected by publisher Carmine Infantino.[12]The revised story appeared inTeen TitansNo. 20 (March–April 1969). Wolfman andGil Kanecreated an origin forWonder GirlinTeen TitansNo. 22 (July–Aug. 1969) which introduced the character's new costume.[13]

1970s

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He and artistBernie Wrightsonco-createdDestinyinWeird Mystery TalesNo. 1 (July–Aug. 1972), a character which would later be used in the work ofNeil Gaiman.[14]

In 1972, Wolfman moved toMarvel Comicsas aprotégéof then-editorRoy Thomas.When Thomas stepped down, Wolfman eventually took over as editor, initially in charge of thepublisher's black-and-white magazines,then finally the color line of comics.[15]Wolfman said in 1981 that, "Marvel never gave [its] full commitment to" the black-and-white line. "No one wanted to commit themselves to the staff." He added, "We used to farm the books out toHarry Chester Studios[sic] and whatever they pasted up, they pasted up. I formed the first production staff, hired the first layout people, paste-up people. "[16]Wolfman stepped down as editor-in-chief to spend more time writing.[17]

He and artistGene ColancraftedThe Tomb of Dracula,a horror comic that became "one of the most critically-acclaimed horror-themed comic books ever".[18][19]During their run on this series, they createdBlade,[20]a character who would later be portrayed by actorWesley Snipesina film trilogy.In addition, the editorship of Marvel could not resist the opportunity to assign a writer with such a surname to contribute a few stories to their concurrent monster title,Werewolf by Night,with a playful editor's comment: "At last -- WEREWOLF -- written by a WOLFMAN."[21]

Wolfman co-createdBullseyeinDaredevilNo. 131 (March 1976).[22][23]He and artistJohn BuscemacreatedNovain that character's eponymous first issue.[24] Wolfman andGil KaneadaptedEdgar Rice Burroughs'Barsoomconcepts into comics in Marvel'sJohn Carter, Warlord of Marsseries.[25]Wolfman wrote 14 issues ofMarvel Two-in-Onestarting with issue No. 25 (March 1977).[26]TheSpider-Womanseries was launched in April 1978 by Wolfman and artistCarmine Infantino.[27]As the first regular writer onSpider-Woman,he redesigned the character, giving her a human identity as Jessica Drew.[28]Wolfman succeeded Len Wein as writer ofThe Amazing Spider-Manand in his first issue, No. 182 (July 1978), hadPeter Parkerpropose marriage toMary Jane Watsonwho refused, in the following issue.[29]Wolfman andKeith Pollardintroduced the likable rogue theBlack Cat(Felicia Hardy) inThe Amazing Spider-ManNo. 194 (July 1979).[30]

In 1978, Wolfman and artistAlan Kupperbergtook over theHoward the Ducksyndicated newspapercomic strip.[31][32]While writing theFantastic Four(which Wolfman stated to be his favorite comic),[33][34]Wolfman andJohn Byrneintroduced a new herald forGalactusnamedTerraxin No. 211 (Oct. 1979).[35]AGodzillastory by Wolfman andSteve Ditkowas changed into aDragon Lordstory published inMarvel Spotlightvol. 2 No. 5 (March 1980).[36]The creature that the Dragon Lord battled was intended to be Godzilla but since Marvel no longer had the rights to the character (which lapsed the previous year) the creature was modified to a dragon called The Wani.[37]

1980s

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The New Teen Titans

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In 1980, Wolfman returned to DC after a dispute with Marvel.[15]Teaming with pencillerGeorge Pérez,Wolfman relaunched DC'sTeen Titansin aspecial previewinDC Comics PresentsNo. 26 (October 1980).[38]The New Teen Titansadded the Wolfman-Pérez creationsRaven,StarfireandCyborgto the old team'sRobin,Wonder Girl,Kid Flash,andBeast Boy(renamed Changeling). The series became DC's first new hit in years;[39][40]Christopher J. PriestcalledDeathstroke,another new character, "the first modern supervillain".[41]Wolfman wrote a series ofNew Teen Titansdrug awareness comic books which were published in cooperation with The President's Drug Awareness Campaign in 1983–1984. The first was pencilled by Pérez and sponsored by theKeebler Company,[42]the second was illustrated byRoss Andruand underwritten by theAmerican Soft Drink Industry,[43]and the third was drawn byAdrian Gonzalesand financed byIBM.[44][45]In August 1984, a second series ofThe New Teen Titanswas launched by Wolfman and Pérez.[46]

Other projects by Wolfman for DC during the early 1980s included collaborating with artistGil Kaneon a run on theSupermanfeature inAction Comics;a revival ofDial H for Hero[10][47]withCarmine Infantino;launchingNight Force,a supernatural series drawn by Gene Colan;[48]and a nearly two-year run onGreen Lantern[10]withJoe Staton.During their collaboration on that series, Wolfman and Staton created theOmega MeninGreen LanternNo. 141 (June 1981).[49]Wolfman briefly wroteBatmanand co-created theElectrocutionerin issue No. 331 (Jan. 1981).[50]Wolfman was one of the contributors to theDC Challengelimited series in 1986.[51]

After Pérez leftThe New Teen Titansin 1985, Wolfman continued for many years with other collaborators – including pencillersJosé Luis García-López,[52]Eduardo BarretoandTom Grummett.In December 1986, Wolfman was informed by Marvel writerChris Claremontthat a DC executive had approached Claremont at a holiday party and offered him the position of writer onThe New Teen Titans.[53]Claremont immediately declined the offer and told Wolfman that apparently the publisher was looking to replace him on the title. When Wolfman confronted DC executives about this, he was told it was "just a joke", although Claremont reiterated that he took it to be a credible and official offer.

Crisis on Infinite Earths

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In 1985, Wolfman and Pérez launchedCrisis on Infinite Earths,a 12-issuelimited series[54]celebrating DC's 50th anniversary. Featuring a cast of thousands and a timeline that ranged from the beginning of the universe to the end of time, it killed scores of characters, integrated a number of heroes from other companies to DCcontinuity,and re-wrote 50 years ofDC universehistory to streamline it. After finishingCrisis,Wolfman and Pérez produced theHistory of the DC Universelimited series to summarize the company's new history.[55]

Wolfman was involved in the relaunch of theSupermanline as well, reinventing nemesisLex Luthorand initially scripting theAdventures of Supermantitle withJerry Ordwayas the artist. During this period they introducedBibbo BibbowskiandProfessor Emil Hamilton.[56]

Ratings dispute

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Wolfman got into a public dispute with DC over a proposed ratings system,[57]which led to his being relieved of his editorial duties by the company.[58]DC offered to reinstate Wolfman as an editor provided he apologize for making his criticism of the ratings system public, rather than keeping them internal to the company, but he declined to do so.

1990s

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Wolfman returned to the Dark Knight for another brief run onBatmanandDetective Comics,[10]writing "Batman: Year Three",[59]creating Robin IIITim Drake[60]as well asAbattoir[61]and a new version of theElectrocutioner,[62]and writing an anniversary adaptation of the first ever Batman story, which was printed along with two other adaptations and the original.[63]He continued asThe New Titanswriter and revitalized the series with artistTom Grummett.[64]Wolfman wrote the series until the title's last issue.[10]Wolfman's writing for comics decreased as he turned to animation and television, though he wrote the mid-1990s DC seriesThe Man Called A-X.[65]

Disney career

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In the early-1990s, Wolfman worked atDisney Comics.He wrote scripts for a seven partDuckTalesstory ( "Scrooge's Quest"),[66]as well as several others – with the characters from theMickey Mouse universe– that appeared inMickey Mouse Adventures.[1]He was editor of the comics section on theDisney Adventuresmagazine for the early years of the publication.[67]

Marvel lawsuit

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In 1997, on the eve of the impending release of theBlademotion picture,Wolfman sued Marvel Characters Inc. over ownership of all characters he had created for Marvel Comics.[68]A ruling in Marvel's favor was handed down on November 6, 2000.[68]Wolfman's stance was that he had not signed work-for-hire contracts when he created characters including Blade and Nova. In a nonjury trial, the judge ruled that Marvel's later use of the characters was sufficiently different to protect it from Wolfman's claim of copyright ownership.[69]

Beast Machines

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In the late 1990s, Wolfman developed theTransformersTV seriesBeast Machines,which aired onFox Kidsfor two seasons from 1999 to 2000. The program was a direct continuation of theBeast Warsseries, which itself was a continuation of the originalGeneration OneTransformers show.Beast Machineswas met with mixed reviews, as the show was praised for its story, but was criticized for its focus on spirituality. Previously, in the 1980s, Wolfman wrote the story for Optimus Prime's return in "The Return of Optimus Prime"of the third season ofTransformers.[70][71]

2000s

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Wolfman in 2007

A decade later, Wolfman began writing in comics again, scriptingDefex,the flagship title ofDevil's Due Productions' Aftermath line. He wrote an "Infinite Crisis" issue of DC's "Secret Files", and consulted with writerGeoff Johnson several issues ofThe Teen Titans.Wolfman wrote a novel based onCrisis on Infinite Earths,but rather than following the original plot, he created a new story starring theBarry AllenFlashthat takes place during the original Crisis story. Wolfman wrote the novelization of the filmSuperman Returns,and worked on adirect-to-videoanimated film,The Condor,forStan Lee's Pow Entertainment.[72]

In 2006, Wolfman was editorial director of Impact Comics (no relation to the DC Comics imprint), publisher of educationalmanga-style comics for high school students. That same year, starting with issue No. 125, Wolfman began writing DC'sNightwingseries. Initially scheduled for a four-issue run, Wolfman's run was expanded to 13 issues, and finished with No. 137. During the course of his run, Wolfman introduced a new Vigilante character. Following Wolfman's departure from the pages ofNightwing,the Vigilante was spun off into his own short-lived title, which Wolfman wrote. He wrote a miniseries starring the Teen TitanRaven,a character he and George Pérez co-created during their run onThe New Teen Titans,helping to revamp and update the character. He worked with Pérez on a direct-to-DVD movie adaptation of the popular "Judas Contract" storyline from their tenure onTeen Titans.[72]

2010s

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In 2011, he and Pérez completed theNew Teen Titans: Gamesgraphic novel,which they had begun working on in the late 1980s.[73]Wolfman revived hisNight Forceseries with artistTom Mandrakein 2012.[74]He served as writing consultant on the video gameEpic Mickey 2: The Power of Two,which he was nominated for aWriters Guild of America Awardfor Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing.[75]In 2015, Wolfman wrote a novelization of the videogameBatman: Arkham Knight.[76] And in 2016 he published the novelization of theSuicide Squad filmthrough Titan Books.[77]He received theHero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Awardin 2017. That year also marked Wolfman's first work for Marvel since 1998: a backup story forBullseye#1, starring the titular character that he had co-created in 1976. In 2019, he wrote the main story for theDC Primal Age 100-Page Giant.[78]Also in 2019, DC published the oversized, 100-page comic bookMan and Superman,Marv Wolfman's retelling of Superman's origin story, to high acclaim.[79][80]

2020s

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On the occasion of theCrisis on Infinite EarthsArrowversecrossover, Marv Wolfman co-wrote an episode ofThe CWseriesArrowwithMarc Guggenheimthat aired in January 2020.[81]He also made a cameo appearance in the crossover finale in an episode ofLegends of Tomorrow.[82]In 2021, he and George Perez voiced cartoon versions of themselves on two episodes ofTeen Titans GO!.[83]

In 2023, Wolfman returned to Marvel Comics for the oneshotWhat If…? Dark: Tomb of Draculafeaturing his character Blade.[84]In April 2024, Wolfman co-wrote the final two pages of the landmark 300th issue ofNightwingalongsideTom Taylor.

Writing credit pioneer

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Wolfman, on the panel "Marvel Comics: The Method and the Madness" at the 1974 New York CityComic Art Convention,told the audience that when he first began working forDC Comics,he received DC's first writing credit on its mystery magazines.Gerry Conway,who wrote the horror-host interstitial pages between stories, wrote in one issue,House of SecretsVol. 1 Issue 83, that the following story, "The Stuff that Dreams are Made of" was told to him by a "wandering Wolfman." TheComics Code Authority,which did not permit the mention ofwerewolvesor wolfmen at that time, demanded it be removed. DC informed the Authority that "Wolfman" was the writer's last name, so the Authority insisted he be given a credit to show the "Wolfman" was a real person. Once Wolfman was given a credit, other writers demanded them as well. Shortly, credits were given to all writers and artists.[85]

Personal life

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Wolfman is married toNoel Watkins.Wolfman was previously married toMichele Wolfman,for many years acoloristin the comics industry. They have a daughter, Jessica Morgan.[86]

Awards

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Filmography

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Screenwriting credits

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(series head writer denoted in bold)

Video games

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Acting credits

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Legends of Tomorrow[95] Autograph Seeker Marv Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five"(S5 special episode)
2021 Teen Titans Go! Himself Episode: "Marv Wolfman and George Pérez"

Bibliography

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Bongo Comics

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Chaos Comics

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Dark Horse Comics

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DC Comics

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WildStorm

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Devil's Due Publications

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  • Defex#1–6 (2004–2005)

Disney Comics

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Eclipse Comics

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First Comics

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  • Sable#1–7, 9–10, 12–23 (1988–1990)

Gladstone Publishing

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IDW Publishing

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  • Gene PoolOGN (with Len Wein) (2003)

Image Comics

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Malibu Comics

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  • Codename: Firearm#0, 2, 4–5 (1995)
  • Man Called A-X#1–4, #0 (1994–1995)
  • Ultraforce#8–9 (1995)
  • Ultraforce/Spider-Man#1A-B (1996)
  • Witch#1 (1989)

Marvel Comics

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Epic Comics

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  • The Tomb of Draculavol. 3 #1–4 (1991–1992)

Moonstone

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Nachshon Press

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  • HomelandOGN (2007)

Now Comics

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  • Mirror Walker#1 (1989)

Renaissance Press

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  • The Forbidden BookVol. 1 (2001)

S.Q.P. Inc.

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  • Phase#1 (1971)

Skywald Publications

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TSR, Inc.

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  • R.I.P.#1–2, 4 (1990)

Zenescope

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  • Mankind: The Story of All of UsVol. 1 (2012)

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  20. ^Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 160: "Early in their collaboration onThe Tomb of Dracula,writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan co-created Blade, a black man who stalked and killed vampires with the wooden blades after which he named himself. "
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  23. ^Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 175 "In March [1976], writer Marv Wolfman and artist Bob Brown co-created one of the Man Without Fear's greatest nemeses, Bullseye."
  24. ^Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 176: "Seeking to create a new teenage Marvel super hero in the tradition of Spider-Man, writer Marv Wolfman and artist John Buscema presented Richard Rider, alias Nova."
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  26. ^Ewbank, Jamie (August 2013). "Idol of Millions: The Thing inMarvel Two-in-One".Back Issue!(66). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 29–30.
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  30. ^Manning "1970s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 107: "Spider-Man wasn't exactly sure what to think about his luck when he met a beautiful new thief on the prowl named the Black Cat, courtesy of a story by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard."
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  38. ^Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 188 "[The New Teen Titans] went on to become DC's most popular comic team of its day. Not only the springboard for the following month'sThe New Teen TitansNo. 1, the preview's momentous story also featured the first appearance of future DC mainstaysCyborg,Starfire,andRaven."
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  46. ^Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 209: "As one of DC's most popular team books,The New Teen Titanswas a natural choice to receive the deluxe paper quality and higher price point of the new Baxter format. With the regular newsstand title having already changed its name toTales of the Teen Titanswith issue No. 41, the path was clear for a new comic to once again be titledThe New Teen Titans.Featuring the trademark writing of Marv Wolfman and the art of George Pérez, this second incarnation was a success from the start, providing readers with the perfect blend of high-quality paper with high-quality storytelling. "
  47. ^Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 192Legion of Super-HeroesNo. 272 "Within a sixteen-page preview inLegion of Super-Heroes#272...was "Dial 'H' For Hero," a new feature that raised the bar on fan interaction in the creative process. The feature's story, written by Marv Wolfman, with art by Carmine Infantino, saw two high-school students find dials that turned them into super-heroes. Everything from the pair's civilian clothes to the heroes they became was created by fans writing in. his concept would continue in the feature's new regular spot withinAdventure Comics."
  48. ^Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 197The New Teen TitansNo. 21 "[T]his issue...hid another dark secret: a sixteen-page preview comic featuring Marv Wolfman's newest team – Night Force. Chronicling the enterprise of the enigmatic Baron Winters and featuring the art of Gene Colan, Night Force spun out into an ongoing title of gothic mystery and horror the following month."
  49. ^Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 193Green LanternNo. 141 "DC's newest science-fiction franchise, a band of over one hundred aliens called the Omega Men." "They gave Green Lantern a run for his money in this issue written by Marv Wolfman, with art by Joe Staton, and the Omega Men went on to gain their own ongoing series in 1983."
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  55. ^Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 220: "In an effort to organize the status quo of the DC Universe after the events of theCrisis on Infinite Earthsmaxiseries, artist George Pérez and writer Marv Wolfman collaborated on a two-part prestige-format history of the DCU. "
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Further reading

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  • Thompson, Kim(January 1979). "An interview with Marv Wolfman".The Comics Journal(44). Seattle, Washington: Fantagraphics Books: 34–51.
  • Decker, Dwight (January 1982). "The New Teen Titans".The Comics Journal(79). Seattle, Washington: Fantagraphics Books: 86–98.
  • Groth, Gary;MacDonald, Heidi D.(March 1983). "Marv Wolfman OnThe New Teen TitansPart 2 ".The Comics Journal(80). Seattle, Washington: Fantagraphics Books: 70–85.
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