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Gray Morrow moved to New York in 1955 and by the following spring had met fellow artists Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, and Wally Wood. He recalled in 1973 that, "Comic art was certainly the first artform I remember being impressed with.” Colors by Scott Dutton.

Illustration by John Byrne.

Gil Kane’s career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s. At DC, he co-created the modern-day versions of Green Lantern and the Atom. At Marvel, he co-created Iron Fist and Adam Warlock.

William Burnside was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema in Captain America #153–156 (1972) to explain discrepancies in Marvel’s timeline. Englehart’s story revealed that the 1950s Captain America was a different person from the original Captain America.

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The Flash: Rebirth (2009) features characters from throughout the nearly seventy-year-long history of Flash comics. The storyline follows the "rebirth" of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen, after his initial return in DC's “Final Crisis" (2008).

Miracleman is a British superhero created by Mick Anglo. He first appeared in Marvelman #25 (February 1954).

Daredevil and Miracleman by Marco Checchetto @MChecC

Zatanna by Bruce Timm.

Source: Patrick Brosseau

John Byrne’s She-Hulk is fully aware she's in a comic book, directly addressing the audience and commenting on the story and her creator. Byrne’s stories are known for being funny, with a mix of action, parody, and bizarre, tongue-in-cheek plots.

Mad Love (1994), the definitive origin story of Harley Quinn, explores her tragic, chaotic relationship with the Joker.

Doug Mahnke's work includes The Mask, JLA, Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein, and Batman, including the story "Under the Red Hood,” which detailed how the previously deceased Jason Todd was alive and actively working against Batman's interests as the Red Hood.

Marvel sold 200,000 copies of GODZILLA #1. After two years of minimal communication, Toho abruptly raised their licensing fee. Wary of the impact and unwilling to sink more money into a property they didn’t own, Marvel canceled the series after 24 issues.

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Curt Swan is widely considered the definitive Superman artist of the Silver Age and Bronze Age. From the mid-1950s until the mid-1980s, his clean style transformed Superman into an aspirational figure with a more human and expressive face.

Marvel artist Dan Adkins suggested that his assistant, Paul Gulacy, prepare a six-page sample for Marvel editor Roy Thomas. Two weeks later Gulacy was hired.

Sgt Rock by Gary Frank.

The Marvel Knights imprint began in 1998 when Marvel allowed Event Comics, founded by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti, to curate and manage a line of books, offering full creative control.

Art Adams illustrated the “New Fantastic Four" storyline in Fantastic Four #347–349 featuring Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Hulk. Written by Walter Simonson, this three-issue arc was created to allow Simonson time to catch up on deadlines.