Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (65 page)

Cross, 335

Crowley, Aleister, 143

Crypt of Terror
, 28

Crystal, 71

Cuban Missile Crisis, 358

Cuneo, Peter, 403, 404, 417, 421, 426

Curtis Circulation, 91–92, 100, 104, 169

Curtiz, Michael, 84

Cyclops (Scott Summers), 47, 48n, 99, 155, 210, 211, 224, 225, 230, 235, 286, 287, 326, 351

Dali, Salvador, 84

Danvers, Carol.
See
Ms. Marvel

Daredevil (Matt Murdock), 51–52, 75n, 87, 145n, 233, 292, 352, 407, 419

animated cartoon of, 232

artists for, 51–53, 57–58, 82, 127, 223, 233–35, 240–42, 247, 265, 266, 290, 316

Black Widow and, 115, 129n, 189n

creation of, 3, 51

crossovers, 81, 280, 281

Elektra and, 240–42, 246, 351

film projects, 216, 244, 392, 415, 417, 426

graphic novel, 285

in Marvel Knights line, 396, 397

in “Marvelution” strategy, 363

New York City setting for, 70–71, 240

television show, 261

writers for, 57–58, 79, 114–15, 135, 234–35, 240, 247, 393, 405

Daring Mystery Comics,
16

Darkhawk
, 332

Dark Horse Comics, 315, 329, 347, 350–51, 355, 371

David, Peter, 252, 268, 343, 346, 418–19

Day, Gene, 257, 259–60

Dazzler, 222–23, 233, 236–38, 243, 267, 268, 282n, 287, 327

DC Comics, 68–69, 100, 121, 142, 233, 234, 250, 284n, 320, 366, 384, 392, 397, 401, 425, 429

and Academy of Comic Book Arts, 112

big-event issues produced by, 349–50

characters created for, 154

corporate culture of, 176

crossover ventures of Marvel and, 164, 166, 244, 266, 277, 292 (
see also specific titles
)

decentralization of creative control at, 236

distribution methods of, 32, 70, 87, 88, 169, 216, 368

editorial hierarchy at, 200

former Marvel artists and writers at, 88, 111, 153n, 157, 177, 183, 185, 186, 191, 198–99, 218, 226–27, 229, 238, 259, 265, 283, 289, 307, 371, 372, 422, 423

freelancing by Timely employees for, 22–23

horror comics of, 125

Image crossover with, 346, 347

independent companies’ challenge to, 314–15, 331

iterations of characters of, 221

Kinney National merger with, 88, 89

Kirby and, 34, 35, 91, 103, 118, 150, 163, 194, 263

lack of African-American characters in, 97

letters from fans to, 59

market share surpassed by Marvel, 116–17, 123

Marvel’s recruitment of employees from, 152, 165, 173, 183, 185, 212, 220, 223, 255, 413

Marvel trash talk about, 418, 419n

merchandising success of, 344

merger resulting in formation of, 12

rates paid by, 50, 57, 148

royalties for creators at, 246–48

sales numbers for, 14, 88

Superman copyright held by, 45, 75, 134, 209, 245

Superman relaunched by, 289, 290

team of superheroes created by (
see
Justice League of America)

tours for fans of offices of, 126

Vertigo line, 406

Warner Bros. as parent company of, 144, 272, 295, 395

Deadpool, 330, 351

Deathlok, 154, 314, 346, 421

Death Wish
(film), 143, 294

DeBeck, Billy, 17

DeFalco, Tom, 250, 260, 293, 298–99, 319, 328, 350

Darkhawk series generated by, 332

Dazzler
scripted by, 222, 237

direct market strategy of, 313–14, 325

as editor in chief, 303–4, 306–8, 325, 326, 331, 336–37, 341–42, 352–54, 362–64

on New Universe project, 291

and New World Pictures, 294, 296–97

and
Secret Wars
project, 273

at Shooter roast, 271–72

and Shooter’s Big Bang start-over concept, 256, 259, 279

Spider-Man titles written by, 237–38, 243, 271

Defenders, 126, 142, 143, 157–59, 188–89, 194, 196, 207, 212, 213, 255, 258, 269, 276, 380

original members of, 116, 159 (
see also specific characters
)

spin-offs, 286, 342

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