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Elliot S! Maggin (born 1950) was the lead writer of the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comics during UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks.MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks. He also wrote two original Superman novels, ''Literature/LastSonOfKrypton'' and ''Literature/MiracleMonday'', as well as the {{novelisation}} of ''ComicBook/KingdomCome''.
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Elliot S! Maggin (born 1950) was the lead writer of the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comics during UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks. He also wrote two original Superman novels, ''Literature/LastSonOfKrypton'' and ''Literature/MiracleMonday'', as well as the {{novelisation}} of ''ComicBook/KingdomCome''.
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* AmbiguouslyJewish: Maggin's backstory for SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor had him as a non-observant Jew, but he wasn't allowed to be unambiguous about it.
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'''Elliot S! Maggin''' was the lead writer of the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comics during UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks. He also wrote two original Superman novels, ''LastSonOfKrypton'' ''Literature/LastSonOfKrypton'' and ''MiracleMonday'', ''Literature/MiracleMonday'', as well as the {{novelisation}} of ''ComicBook/KingdomCome''.
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'''Elliot S! Maggin''' was the lead writer of the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comics during TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks.UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks. He also wrote two original Superman novels, ''LastSonOfKrypton'' and ''MiracleMonday'', as well as the {{novelisation}} of ''ComicBook/KingdomCome''.
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The idiosyncratic punctuation of his middle initial has its origins in the days when [[EmphasizeEverything comic books habitually used exclamation marks at the end of every sentence]]. After typing out an entire script full of exclamation points replacing periods, he did the same to his own name out of force of habit, and it stuck.
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The idiosyncratic punctuation of his middle initial has its origins in the days when [[EmphasizeEverything comic books habitually used exclamation marks at the end of every sentence]]. After typing out an entire script full of exclamation points replacing periods, he did the same to his own name out of force of habit, and (with a bit of prodding from editor Julius Schwartz) it stuck.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In spite of being one of the best writers Creator/DCComics has ever had, the company's been unusually reticent to collect his ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' run, or reprint any of his books. Fortunately, [[http://superman.nu/theages/Maggin/maggin.php Superman Through The Ages]] has quite a few issues, as well as most of his books, including [[WhatCouldHaveBeen an unpublished chapter]] from his ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' book.
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* AllThereInTheManual: In the interests of richer characterization, Maggin invented a lot of background details that never made it into the stories -- including some that he'd never have been ''allowed'' to mention explicitly, like what religion each of the main characters was.[[note]]Which included such details as Clark Kent and Superman following different religions -- each, according to Maggin, followed the religion of his parents.[[/note]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: In the interests of richer characterization, Maggin invented a lot of background details that never made it into the stories -- including some that he'd never have been ''allowed'' to mention explicitly, like what religion each of the main characters was.[[note]]Which included such details as Clark Kent and Superman following different religions -- each, according to Maggin, each followed the religion of his parents.[[/note]]
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* AmbiguouslyJewish: Maggin's backstory for Lex Luthor SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor had him as a non-observant Jew, but he wasn't allowed to be unambiguous about it.
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'''Elliot S! Maggin''' was the lead writer of the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comics during TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks. He also wrote two original Superman novels, ''LastSonOfKrypton'' and ''MiracleMonday'', as well as the {{novelisation}} of ''ComicBook/KingdomCome''.
One of his earliest and best-known comic book stories is "Must There Be A Superman?", in which the [[Franchise/GreenLantern Guardians of the Universe]] take Superman aside and suggest to him that his readiness to help everybody may be doing harm as well as good, by letting people get into a habit of relying on him to do things they could and should do themselves.
The idiosyncratic punctuation of his middle initial has its origins in the days when [[EmphasizeEverything comic books habitually used exclamation marks at the end of every sentence]]. After typing out an entire script full of exclamation points replacing periods, he did the same to his own name out of force of habit, and it stuck.
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!!Works that Elliot S! Maggin wrote or contributed to with their own trope pages include:
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
* ''LastSonOfKrypton''
* ''MiracleMonday''
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''
* ''ComicBook/StarRaiders''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}''
!!Other works by Elliot S! Maggin provide examples of:
* AllThereInTheManual: In the interests of richer characterization, Maggin invented a lot of background details that never made it into the stories -- including some that he'd never have been ''allowed'' to mention explicitly, like what religion each of the main characters was.[[note]]Which included such details as Clark Kent and Superman following different religions -- each, according to Maggin, followed the religion of his parents.[[/note]]
* AmbiguouslyJewish: Maggin's backstory for Lex Luthor had him as a non-observant Jew, but he wasn't allowed to be unambiguous about it.
* DidTheyOrDidntThey: Lois Lane and Clark Kent, in "Who Took the Super Out of Superman?"
* DistantFinale: The prose story "Luthor's Gift," and the comics story, "The Ghost Of Superman Future."
* {{Expy}}: Captain Strong, [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} a sailor who got incredibly strong after eating a green plant and had a skinny girlfriend]].
* HoldingOutForAHero: "Must There Be A Superman?"
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In spite of being one of the best writers Creator/DCComics has ever had, the company's been unusually reticent to collect his ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' run, or reprint any of his books. Fortunately, [[http://superman.nu/theages/Maggin/maggin.php Superman Through The Ages]] has quite a few issues, as well as most of his books, including [[WhatCouldHaveBeen an unpublished chapter]] from his ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' book.
* NobleDemon: SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor. Maggin clearly had a soft spot for Lex and viewed him as a TragicVillain who might actually see redemption some day.
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'''Elliot S! Maggin''' was the lead writer of the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comics during TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks. He also wrote two original Superman novels, ''LastSonOfKrypton'' and ''MiracleMonday'', as well as the {{novelisation}} of ''ComicBook/KingdomCome''.
One of his earliest and best-known comic book stories is "Must There Be A Superman?", in which the [[Franchise/GreenLantern Guardians of the Universe]] take Superman aside and suggest to him that his readiness to help everybody may be doing harm as well as good, by letting people get into a habit of relying on him to do things they could and should do themselves.
The idiosyncratic punctuation of his middle initial has its origins in the days when [[EmphasizeEverything comic books habitually used exclamation marks at the end of every sentence]]. After typing out an entire script full of exclamation points replacing periods, he did the same to his own name out of force of habit, and it stuck.
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!!Works that Elliot S! Maggin wrote or contributed to with their own trope pages include:
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
* ''LastSonOfKrypton''
* ''MiracleMonday''
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''
* ''ComicBook/StarRaiders''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}''
!!Other works by Elliot S! Maggin provide examples of:
* AllThereInTheManual: In the interests of richer characterization, Maggin invented a lot of background details that never made it into the stories -- including some that he'd never have been ''allowed'' to mention explicitly, like what religion each of the main characters was.[[note]]Which included such details as Clark Kent and Superman following different religions -- each, according to Maggin, followed the religion of his parents.[[/note]]
* AmbiguouslyJewish: Maggin's backstory for Lex Luthor had him as a non-observant Jew, but he wasn't allowed to be unambiguous about it.
* DidTheyOrDidntThey: Lois Lane and Clark Kent, in "Who Took the Super Out of Superman?"
* DistantFinale: The prose story "Luthor's Gift," and the comics story, "The Ghost Of Superman Future."
* {{Expy}}: Captain Strong, [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} a sailor who got incredibly strong after eating a green plant and had a skinny girlfriend]].
* HoldingOutForAHero: "Must There Be A Superman?"
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In spite of being one of the best writers Creator/DCComics has ever had, the company's been unusually reticent to collect his ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' run, or reprint any of his books. Fortunately, [[http://superman.nu/theages/Maggin/maggin.php Superman Through The Ages]] has quite a few issues, as well as most of his books, including [[WhatCouldHaveBeen an unpublished chapter]] from his ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' book.
* NobleDemon: SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor. Maggin clearly had a soft spot for Lex and viewed him as a TragicVillain who might actually see redemption some day.
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