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Active in fandom before he broke into professional comics at DC in 1968, he often collaborated (particularly in his early years) with friend Len Wein.
In 1974 Wein and Wolfman moved to Marvel Comics as protegés of then-editor Roy Thomas. When Thomas stepped down, Wein and Wolfman took over as editors, the former initially in charge of the color comics, the latter black and white titles. They too stepped down in 1976, while staying on as writer/editors.
During his time at Marvel Wolfman wrote memorable runs on Amazing Spider-Man (where he co-created
The Black Cat), Fantastic FourThe Fantastic Four is a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 ( November 1961). One of the most important comics of the Silver Age of comic books, this is and Doctor StrangeStrange is a comic book sorcerer in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Strange Tales #110 (July 1963). While he is not, strictly speaking, a superhero, he is most commonly associated with superheroes; nev, and co-created the "teen hero" title NovaNova is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. The first Nova is Richard Rider a teenager who was chosen at random by the alien Rhomann Dey, last surviving centurian of the planet Xandar's elite Nova Corps. who had been mortal, which tried to recapture the sense of fun and wonder of the early Stan LeeStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922) is an American writer and editor, who with several artists/co-creators, especially Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko introduced complex characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic bo/ Jack KirbyJack "King" Kirby ( August 28, 1917 February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable and prolific artists in United States comic books. Born Jacob Kurtzburg in New York City, he was also a comic book writer and artist. Early Career He worke years of Marvel.His finest writing, however, was done for Tomb of Dracula, a run-of-the-mill horror comic which Wolfman turned into a rich, complex piece of high gothicBesides its original meaning, "of or relating to the Goths, a Germanic tribe" and thus the Gothic language and the Gothic alphabet, and aside from its Early Modern connotations of "rough, barbarous," the word Gothic has been used since the 18th century to, well matched with the moody shade-and-light pencilling of Gene Colan. Taking Bram Stoker's basic story, Wolfman created his own vampire mythology and a slew of new characters, including Blade. This title might have influenced Joss Whedon, a comics fan and creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
In 1980, Wolfman moved back to DC after a dispute with new Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter. Teaming up with penciller George Pérez, he proposed a relaunch of DC's band of twice-cancelled teenage sidekicks: the Teen Titans.
The New Teen Titans, which added Wolfman/Pérez creations Raven, Starfire and Cyborg to the old team's Robin, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash and Beast Boy (renamed Changeling), became DC's first bona fide hit in years, and its first serious competitor to Marvel since the late 1960s. It was DC's most successful title in the early 1980s, and helped spark the DC revolution throughout the decade which led to the company challenging Marvel for primacy in the industry.
During the early 1980s Wolfman also collaborated with artist Gil Kane on a run on Superman, and rejoined Colan (who had also moved to DC) on the short-lived Night Force.
In 1985 Wolfman and Pérez launched Crisis on Infinite Earths, a 12-issue mini-series 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 DC continuity, and re-wrote 50 years of history to start over again.
After Pérez left the Titans in 1986, Wolfman continued with other collaborators - including pencillers Jose Luis Garcia Lopez , Eduardo Barreto and Tom Grummett - but certainly at least some of the magic was gone.
Like Chris Claremont on X-Men, Wolfman probably stayed on Titans a little too long (and he reportedly suffered an extended bout of writer's block later in his run). Increasingly, Wolfman was doing better writing on other titles (such as Batman), and New Titans (as it was by then known) was eventually cancelled in 1996.
Since then Wolfman's writing for comics has decreased as he has turned to other areas, particularly animation and television. His mid- 1990s series The Man Called A-X was an interesting take on the idea of cyborgs and what it means to be human.
Wolfman's major publicity in recent years has come from a lawsuit against Marvel Comics seeking ownership of Blade, by then the subject of two highly successful films. The judge eventually ruled in favor of Marvel.