Line #22 Creator/TomDeFalco


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4	Tom [=DeFalco=] (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor known for his association with Marvel Comics, and in particular his run on ComicBook/SpiderMan. He also created a whole host of iconic characters for the company which endure to this day. [=DeFalco=] is known for his laid back style, having a less-powerful personal vision compared to others while being open to his co-worker's ideas.
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6	From 1987 to 1994, [=DeFalco=] replaced the infamous Creator/JimShooter as Editor-In-Chief. His run is well-regarded, even if the era (the speculation boom) was less so, and instead Marvel's problems were primarily blamed on Ron Perelman. He resigned from his position after disagreements with the upper management, but stayed on with Marvel as a writer.
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8	In addition to his work on Spider-Man, he's also known for overseeing the ComicBook/Marvel2099 line, creating the ComicBook/NewWarriors, ComicBook/{{Thunderstrike}}, ComicBook/{{Darkhawk}}, and creating and penning ComicBook/SpiderGirl, an AlternateUniverse story starring Mayday Parker (daughter of Peter and Mary Jane).
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10	Outside of his large involvement with Marvel, he got his start at Creator/ArchieComics, and has still worked with them on occasion. Notably, he is at least partially responsible for the line of digest-sized Archie comics which have been a mainstay of American supermarket checkout aisles for decades, having proposed the idea early on in his career.
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14	!!Notable Works:
15	* ''ComicBook/{{Darkhawk}}'' (1991): Co-created the character, though he wasn't officially credited for it at the time.
16	* ''ComicBook/KidColt2009'': A revival of the Western hero for one of Marvel's early digital comic lines.
17	* ''ComicBook/Marvel2099'' (1992): Oversaw the futuristic line, which was his attempt to try something different and capture new readers.
18	* ''ComicBook/NewWarriors'' (1989): Assembled the team, and created Night Thrasher, they were introduced in an issue of ''Thor'', though he never personally wrote for them in their own books.
19	* ''ComicBook/MachineMan'' (1980): His first major title, though it only last four issues before cancellation.
20	* ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage'' (1993): A BatFamilyCrossover of Spider-Man titles, of which he served a major part in the writing.
21	* ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'' (1998-2009): An AlternateUniverse created to entice younger, female readers in a male-centric industry. Starring May "Mayday" Parker, daughter of Peter and Mary Jane, in a possible future where she becomes the next Spider hero in the family. While never quite reaching A-list status, ''Spider-Girl'' holds the distinction of being the longest-running continuous superhero comic lead by a female protagonist, at ''11 years''.
22	* ''ComicBook/SpiderHam'' (1983): The humorous cartoon pig with Spidey's powers debuted under his writing, and has become beloved in his own right.
23	* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' (1984-1987): Notable in this era is that he expanded Mary Jane's backstory, introduced the Symbiote that would lead to ComicBook/{{Venom}}, and created the ComicBook/SilverSable, which endure to this day. Also, infamously, [=DeFalco=] penned ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #270, wherein Spider-Man fought, and ''won'', against Firelord, a former Herald of ComicBook/{{Galactus}}. It's still held to this day as a supreme example of PopularityPower though Spider-Man fans and writers genuinely love it for being one of Peter's all-time great underdog triumphs. [=DeFalco=] returned in the '90s as part of a writing team and wrote stories for ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' and the crossover ''Web of Death'' that significantly developed the character of ''ComicBook/DoctorOctopus'' notably expanding on his childhood and backstory and early life. Much of his work on Doc Ock helped to define the character in later series and adaptations. Ironically during ComicBook/TheCloneSaga he was the hatchet man required to write the issue that killed Doc Ock off, though he made a point to bring him back as soon as he could.
24	* ''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'' (1988-1993): In this run, he introduced ComicBook/{{Thunderstrike}} and the ComicBook/NewWarriors.
25	* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderstrike}}'' (1993-1995): Created the character in an issue of ''Thor'' and later penned his solo series for two years.
26	* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour1961'': He wrote ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' during the mid-90s, during which he did some things that caused grief for both fans (temporarily killing off Mr. Fantastic and Dr. Doom; putting the Invisible Woman in a {{Stripperific}} outfit; retconning that the Human Torch had really married a Skrull named Lyja, not Alicia Masters; and having the Thing get his face mauled by ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}) and staff (the higher-up were annoyed by a scene of [[ComicBook/AntMan Scott Lang]] slamming ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries'').

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