by Sean Howe
Defiant Comics, 347, 371
Deitch, Kim, 122
De Laurentis, Dino, 244
Dell Comics, 24, 32
DeMatteis, J. M., 255, 274–75
Democratic National Convention (Chicago, 1968), 96
Demon Hunter, 168
DePatie-Freleng studio, 214, 215, 231, 239
Depp, Johnny, 414
Derek, Bo, 222
Destroyer, the (Keen Marlowe), 21
Destroyer Duck, 239, 244–45, 283, 382–84
Detective Comics, 12, 198
Diamond Distribution, 368, 371, 387
Diana, Princess, 421
Diehard, 335
Diller, Barry, 324
Dirty Harry (film), 224n
Disco Queen, 221–22
Ditko, Steve, 33, 34, 50, 52, 69, 82–84, 96, 315, 336, 405, 428–29
at Atlas Comics, 148
character ownership and creative control problems of, 99, 117, 231, 273, 318, 319, 351
characters created by, 5, 46, 143, 213, 282
at Charlton Comics, 70
at DC Comics, 88
departure from Marvel of, 66, 74, 81, 111
estrangement of Lee and, 53–57, 62–63, 400–401
original artwork of, 278, 338n, 429
Rand’s influence on politics of, 55, 63
Spider-Man created by Lee and, 2, 5, 41–43, 64, 210, 262, 401
at Topps comics, 348
Doctor Doom, 40, 44, 46, 75, 87, 90, 106, 190, 238, 243, 275, 341, 425
Doctorow, E. L., 358
Dr. Spectrum, 101
Doctor Strange, 3, 60, 71, 84, 89, 93, 145, 177–78, 266
artists for, 66–67, 142–44, 147
cancellation of, 100, 105, 373
creation of, 5, 46
crossovers, 47, 234, 342
enemies of, 63n, 74–75, 178
film projects, 261, 310, 356, 392
high-quality reprint, 252
television shows, 196, 215, 231
writers for, 142–43, 186, 197, 280, 283
See also Defenders
Dr. Who (television show), 236
Domino, 330
Donenfeld, Alice, 222
Dormammu, 74–75
Dracula Lives, 123
Drax the Destroyer, 141
Dreadstar, 237, 284, 315
Drexel Burnham Lambert, 312, 313
Droom, 35
Druidry, 143
Duckateer, the, 183
Duffy, Jo, 200, 223, 235, 265, 342, 349
Dunst, Kirsten, 415
Dylan, Bob, 4
Dynamo, 87
Dynomutt, 197
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, 413
Eastern Color Printing Company, 11
Eastern Distributing, 9, 14
East Village Other, 97, 98
Eastwood, Clint, 224n
Easy Rider (film),125
EC Comics, 28, 30, 31, 52, 80–81, 84, 234, 345
Eclipse Comics, 232, 314
Edelman, Scott, 153, 177
Eichinger, Bernd, 356
Eisner, Will, 84, 122, 234, 235, 247, 262, 335
Elektra, 235, 240–42, 246–48, 285, 315, 317, 351, 410, 426
Ellenbogen, Eric, 400
Ellington, Duke, 85
Ellison, Harlan, 277
Eminem, 411, 412
Emmanuelle (film), 170
Englehart, Steve, 125–26, 140, 157, 171, 173, 179, 197, 243, 318, 429
Avengers scripts by, 157, 160–61, 180
Captain America scripts by, 126, 146, 276, 380
collaboration with Brunner, 142–43, 252
collaboration with Starlin, 144–46, 177, 422
creators’ rights advocacy of, 209, 293, 348
conflicts with corporate management, 184–86, 188, 314, 406
crossovers scripted by, 126
at DC Comics, 186, 248
departure from Marvel of, 186, 189, 232, 248
and drug culture, 134, 138, 143, 283
politics of, 136, 142, 150, 159, 162, 210, 397
return to Marvel, 265, 284, 315
Entertainment Tonight (television show), 309, 353
Entourage (television show), 430
Epic, 216, 220
Epic Comics, 248, 265, 283, 284, 285, 291, 292, 315, 337, 351, 420
Eros, 141
Esposito, Mike, 156, 251, 277
Esquire magazine, 4, 80
Eternals, the, 164, 194, 267
Eternity, 74, 213, 282
Everett, Bill, 12–14, 21, 22, 24, 29, 32, 51–52, 57, 75n, 125, 127, 155, 289, 397
Excalibur, 307, 308
Excelsior: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee, 415
Excelsior Comics, 373, 380
Executioner novels (Pendleton), 138
Executioners, the, 330, 335
Existential Psychiatry, 69
Exxon, 150
Fagan, Tom, 143
Fago, Vince, 23, 26
Falcon (Sam Wilson), 97, 98, 115, 129, 131, 267
Family Circle magazine, 88
Famous Funnies, 11
Fantastic Four, 3, 5, 41, 57, 85, 124, 224, 360, 363, 373
African-American character in, 85–86, 133
ancient aliens visitors in (see Kree)
animated cartoons, 77n, 89, 101, 208, 214, 222, 239
annuals, 56, 59, 76, 90
artists for, 61, 127, 147, 251, 265, 288–90, 327, 329
creation of, xi, 2, 118, 164, 262, 278–79, 293, 318, 358
credits on, 64–65
crossovers, 46, 47, 287–88, 375
enemies of, 40, 71–73, 106, 131, 269
film projects, 244, 261, 356, 392, 426
first issue of, 36–39, 155
and Kirby’s departure from Marvel, 108, 111
at Lee and Liefeld’s California studio, 375
letters page, 39, 44, 63
merchandising of, 263, 397
in New York City setting of, 60, 70–72
plot development process for, 64–65
relaunch of, 394
roast, 252, 266
spin-offs, 365, 406
subplots of, 210
twentieth anniversary of, 238–39, 273
uniforms of, 39, 42
What If? takeoff of, 208
writers for, 114, 115, 125, 136, 139, 157, 198, 218–19, 235, 236, 265, 329, 422–23
See also specific characters
Fantasy Masterpieces, 77, 86
Fass, Myron, 75, 86, 87
Fawcett Publications, 75, 101
Fear, 115
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 246
Federal Reserve Bank, 50
Feiffer, Jules, 31
Feinberg, Sheldon, 104–5, 120–21, 128–29, 169–70, 191, 225, 264, 291, 311, 313
Fellini, Federico, 61, 63, 69, 113, 171
Feral, 330
Fiery Mask, 16
Fight Club (film), 420
Fighting American, The, 34, 389
Film International magazine, 170
Fin, the, 116
Fingeroth, Danny, 331, 343
First Comics, 272, 284
Fistful of Dollars, A (film), 224n
Fite, Linda, 84, 129, 130, 140
Flash, the, 68, 101
Flash Gordon, 11, 17
Fleer Corporation, 344–45, 367, 368, 390, 400, 404
Fleischer brothers, 17
Flexo the Rubber Man, 16
Fly, the, 41
FOOM (fanzine), 165n, 180, 252
Forever People, The, 118, 163
For Men Only magazine, 29, 36
Fortune, Dominic, 168
Fortune magazine, 324
Foster, Hal, 17
Fountainhead, The (Rand), 55n
Fourth World mythology, 118, 194
Fox, Gardner, 142–43
Fox Publications, 16, 17
Fox Studios, see Twentieth Century-Fox
Fox Television, 324
Kids network, 344, 355, 407
Fraction, Matt, 424
Franklin, Benjamin, 186
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (cartoon), 214
Free Comic Book Day, 417
Freedland, Nat, 63–65
Freedom Force, 286
Freemasons, 186
French, Daniel Chester, 143
Frenz, Ron, 271
Friedman, Bruce Jay, 29, 33, 44
Friedrich, Gary, 80, 90, 114, 124, 126, 148, 348, 428
Friedrich, Mike, 140, 147, 153–54, 183, 237, 249
Fries, Chuck, 195
Froehlich, Monroe, Jr., 30, 32
Fugs, the, 85
Fu Manchu, 145, 146, 258
Funnies, Inc., 12, 14, 16, 18–19, 21
Funnies on Parade, 11
Fury, Nick, 56n, 73, 77n, 79, 81, 84, 89, 97, 100, 162–63, 177, 409, 413, 414, 416, 421, 425, 427
Futurians, The (graphic novel), 255n, 285
Gabelli, Mario, 264
Gagarin, Yuri, 38
Gaines, William, 30, 345
Galactus, 72–74, 238, 269n, 282, 358
Gale, Bob, 310
Gallagher Report, The, 91
Galton, Jim, 169–70, 182, 199, 231n, 244, 253, 264, 294, 311
budget concerns of, 169, 231n
and contacts with creators approved by, 212, 226
distribution deals of, 216–17
Hobson hired by, 237
licensing operations of, 193, 215–16, 219, 254
retirement of, 323
Shooter’s conflicts with, 290, 295, 296n, 303, 304
special publishing events encouraged by, 273
unionization resisted by, 191, 209
Geneen, Harold, 91
Generation X, 380, 383
Gerber, Steve, 165, 173, 269, 283, 308, 315, 353, 400, 402, 412, 419n
arrival at Marvel of, 126
characters created by, 132, 282 (see also Howard the Duck)
corporate management’s antagonism toward, 184, 185, 189, 201
creators’ rights advocacy of, 209, 211, 212, 239, 244–45, 317
death of, 428
Kiss and, 191–93, 196
at Malibu, 348, 367, 379
McGregor and, 133–35
subversiveness of, 162
titles written by, 127, 130, 157–59, 189, 207, 213, 276, 314, 380
Ghost Rider, 124, 158, 185, 188, 244, 260, 266, 314, 323, 332, 341, 342, 426
Giacoia, Frank, 121, 124, 251
Giambologna, 13
Giant-Man (Henry Pym), 50, 56, 99, 358, 414
Giant-Size Man-Thing, 172
Gibbons, John, 395
Gillette Corporation, 312
Gillis, Peter, 280–81
Giordano, Dick, 87, 125
Gladiator, 241
Godard, Jean-Luc, 77n
Godfather, The (Puzo), 46
Godzilla (film), 193, 197
Goetz, Bernhard, 285
Golan, Menahem, 380–81
Goldberg, Stan, 36, 39, 42, 49, 55, 111
Golden, Michael, 391
Golfers Anonymous, 1
Goliath, 83
Gooden, Dwight, 309n
Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 415
Goodman, Chip, 61, 92, 101, 111, 112, 119–21, 128–29, 148, 149, 166, 168, 170, 191
Goodman, Dan, 195
Goodman, Isaac, 9, 25
Goodman, Jean Davis, 10, 11, 19, 92, 128
Goodman, Martin, 3, 32, 35, 53, 55, 63, 70, 80, 85, 93, 103, 130, 262, 398, 415
Atlas Comics founded by, 148, 149, 166, 168
competition with DC, 1–2, 36, 116–17
and copyright challenges, 75, 77, 86, 105
creative control limited by, 99–101, 111, 113, 121, 122
death of, 345
hiring and layoffs cycles of, 28, 32, 46, 409
Lee hired by, 1, 19–21
magazine publishing business of, 9–11, 25, 29, 68, 69, 128
management style of, 28, 100–101
marriage of, 10, 312
Marvel sold by, 5, 91–92
retirement of, 120
son Chip brought into family business by, 61
and television and film projects, 69, 89
Timely Comics line of (see Timely Comics)
titles canceled by, 39, 100, 120, 123
wealth of, 25, 27
and Wertham’s crusade against comics, 29–31
during World War II, 24–25
Goodman, Roberta, 120, 128
Good Morning America (television show), 309
Goodwin, Archie, 80–81, 93, 114, 115, 125, 149, 167, 188, 190–91, 194, 198, 200–202, 216, 226n, 265, 283, 291, 315
Gordy, Berry, 195
Gore, Al, 398
GQ magazine, 223
Graeme, Lynn, 218
Graham, Billy, 132
Grant, Steven, 221n
Grantray-Lawrence Animation, 61, 66, 77n
Great Depression, 9, 12
Green, Robin, 106, 107, 117
Green Arrow, 34, 112
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn), 81, 381
Green Lantern, 1, 2, 68, 101, 112, 117, 272
Grey, Jean. See Marvel Girl; Phoenix
Grimm, Benjamin. See Thing, the
Grim Reaper, 284
Groening, Matt, 293
Groot, 35
Grosset & Dunlap, 237
Groth, Gary, 135n, 277, 346
Grottu, 35
Grow, Lenny, 205
Gruenwald, Mark, 206, 209, 233, 249, 253–56, 258, 265–66, 272, 281, 299, 300, 306, 313, 363, 375, 384–85
Guardians of the Galaxy, 314, 336
Guerrilla Marketing (Levinson), 267
Guice, Jackson, 286, 288–90
Guinness Book of World Records, 120
Gulacy, Paul, 257, 265, 308, 315, 412
Gulf + Western, 91
Gunther, Lee, 231
Gustavson, Paul, 14
Haldeman, H. R., 146
Haley, Bill, and His Comets, 78
Hall, Bob, 206
Hama, Larry, 212
Hamilton, Chico, 119
Hamilton, Edith, 71
Hammond, Jim. See Human Torch, original
Hanna-Barbera cartoons, 193, 208, 214
Hannigan, Ed, 247
Harper & Row, 214
Harras, Bob, 289, 317, 320–21, 325–30, 332, 336, 340, 343, 353, 363, 365, 366, 369, 372, 375, 379, 381–83, 393, 394, 403–4, 406
