Paul Kupperberg
Encyclopedia
Paul Kupperberg is a former editor
for DC Comics
, and a prolific writer
of comic book
s and newspaper strips
.
. Paul (with Paul Levitz
) produced the comics fanzine
The Comic Reader between 1971–1973, and Etcetera between 1972-1973.
-edited Superman
, Action Comics
, Supergirl
, and Superboy
titles, as well as the new Doom Patrol
, Vigilante
, Green Lantern
, The Brave and the Bold
, Showcase
, Superman Family
, House of Mystery
, Weird War Tales
, Justice League of America, Ghosts, Star Trek
, Aquaman
, Adventure Comics
, The Savage Sword of Conan, and many others. Kupperberg created the comic book series Arion Lord of Atlantis
(1981–1985), Checkmate!
(1988–1992), and Takion
(1996). He wrote the syndicated Superman newspaper comic strip
(with Jose Delbo) from 1981–1985 and the Tom and Jerry
newspaper strip from 1990-1991.
(with Mike Mignola
and P. Craig Russell
), Power Girl
, Peacemaker, Super Powers (with Jack Kirby
), and the first comic book adaptation of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
. He has also written movie parodies and humor for Marvel’s Crazy Magazine (1977–1983), the series Trash for Britain’s 2000 AD, with artist Nigel Dobbyn, and The Online Multipath Adventures of Superman web-animation (1998). Most of his current comic book writing appears in the DC-published Cartoon Network
licensed comics on such characters as Johnny Bravo
, I.M. Weasel, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
, and Scooby-Doo
.
, 1992), The Doom Patrol Sourcebook (Mayfair Games, 1993), and the Spider-Man
novels Crime Campaign and Murdermoon (both Pocket Books
, 1979). He has had short stories published in the anthologies The Further Adventures of Batman Featuring Catwoman (Bantam Books
, 1993), Fear Itself (Warner Books, 1995), Superheroes (Ace Books
, 1995, edited by John Varley
) and Oceans of Magic (DAW Books
, 2001). His adult novel, JSA: Ragnarok, was scheduled to be published in 2006 but has been indefinitely delayed due to the bankruptcy of its publisher, iBooks.
His other published work includes the young adult novel Wishbone Mysteries: The Sirian Conspiracy (co-written with Michael Jan Friedman
, Big Red Chair Books, 1999), as well as color and activity books featuring Firehouse Tales. In 2005, Kupperberg began writing for the weekly satiric and humor tabloid, Weekly World News
.
, editing such DC Universe titles as The Flash, Wonder Woman
, Jack Kirby
's Fourth World, Impulse
, Peter Cannon Thunderbolt and others. He also edited in DC’s Licensed Publishing department, overseeing such titles as MADvertising: A MAD Look at 50 Years of MADison Avenue by David Shayne, Marv Wolfman
's novelization of his landmark comics series Crisis On Infinite Earths
, a trilogy of Green Lantern
novels by Christopher Priest
, Mike Baron
and Mike Ahn (both novel and trilogy were published by iBooks
), and dozens of MAD reprints, kids storybooks, young adult novels and children’s color and activity books based on DC Comics properties.
. In 2007, he contributed to the Doctor Who
short-story collection Short Trips: Destination Prague
, and The Avenger Chronicles from Moonstone Books
. The Weekly World News ceased publication in August 2007, and in January 2008, Kupperberg became senior editor of WWE KIDS for World Wrestling Entertainment
. He is currently freelancing and consulting for DC Comics, Archie Comics, Moonstone Publishing, Stone Arch Books, Bongo Comics, GIT Corp, and others.
He is currently writing two new ongoing series for Archie Comics which will appear beginning in August 2010 in the second issue of Life With Archie: The Married Life, in magazine format. The series continue the Michael Uslan/Stan Goldberg best-selling Archie wedding series, two ongoing series each featuring one of Archie's two possible futures, one married to Betty and another married to Veronica. He is also writing Captain Action Classified, a new quarterly from Moonstone Comics featuring the 1960s adventures of the original Captain Action, as well children's books based on Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman for Stone Arch Books, and numerous color and activity books based on DreamWorks properties for Dalmatian Press.
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
for DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, and a prolific writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s and newspaper strips
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
.
Biography
Kupperberg entered the comics field from comics fandom, as had his brother, writer/artist Alan KupperbergAlan Kupperberg
Alan Kupperberg is an American comic artist known for working in both comic books and newspaper strips.-Career:Kupperberg began writing and drawing for Marvel Comics in 1974, mostly doing fill-ins and one-shots...
. Paul (with Paul Levitz
Paul Levitz
Paul Levitz is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. The president of DC Comics from 2002–2009, he has worked for the company for over 35 years in a wide variety of roles...
) produced the comics fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
The Comic Reader between 1971–1973, and Etcetera between 1972-1973.
Comics
Kupperberg has written an estimated 600 comic book stories, primarily at DC, for the Julius SchwartzJulius Schwartz
Julius "Julie" Schwartz was a comic book and pulp magazine editor, and a science fiction agent and prominent fan. He was born in the Bronx, New York...
-edited Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
, Action Comics
Action Comics
Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined...
, Supergirl
Supergirl
Supergirl is a female counterpart to the DC Comics Superman. As his cousin, she shares his super powers and vulnerability to Kryptonite. She was created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino in 1959. She first appeared in the Action Comics comic book series and later branched out...
, and Superboy
Superboy
Superboy is the name of several fictional characters that have been published by DC Comics, most of them youthful incarnations of Superman. These characters have also been the main characters of four ongoing Superboy comic book series published by DC....
titles, as well as the new Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol
The Doom Patrol is a superhero team appearing in publications from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80...
, Vigilante
Vigilante (comics)
Vigilante is the name used by several fictional characters appearing in DC Comics. The original character was one of the first DC Comics characters adapted for live-action film, beating Superman by one year.-Greg Saunders:...
, Green Lantern
Green Lantern
The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
, The Brave and the Bold
The Brave and the Bold
The Brave and the Bold is the title shared by many comic book series published by DC Comics. The first of these was published as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983...
, Showcase
Showcase (comics)
Showcase has been the title of several comic anthology series published by DC Comics. The general theme of these series has been to feature new and minor characters as a way to gauge reader interest in them, without the difficulty and risk of featuring "untested" characters in their own ongoing...
, Superman Family
Superman Family
Superman Family was a DC Comics comic book series which ran from 1974 to 1982 featuring stories starring supporting characters in the Superman comics...
, House of Mystery
House of Mystery
The House of Mystery is the name of several horror-mystery-suspense anthology comic book series. It had a companion series, House of Secrets.-Genesis:...
, Weird War Tales
Weird War Tales
Weird War Tales was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics which ran from September 1971 to June 1983.-Background:...
, Justice League of America, Ghosts, Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
, Aquaman
Aquaman
Aquaman is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in More Fun Comics #73 . Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles, Aquaman later starred in several volumes of a solo title...
, Adventure Comics
Adventure Comics
Adventure Comics was a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 and then revamped from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues , making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind Detective Comics, Action Comics, Superman, and Batman...
, The Savage Sword of Conan, and many others. Kupperberg created the comic book series Arion Lord of Atlantis
Arion (comics)
Arion is a fictional sword and sorcery hero published by DC Comics. He debuted in Warlord #55 , and was created by Paul Kupperberg and Jan Duursema.-Publication history:...
(1981–1985), Checkmate!
Checkmate (comics)
Checkmate, a division of Task Force X, is a fictional covert operations agency within the DC Comics universe. It first appeared in Action Comics #598 and proceeded to have its own ongoing title in Checkmate!...
(1988–1992), and Takion
Takion
Takion is a fictional character in the DC Comics comic book series which ran for 7 issues in 1996, and of the lead character of that series...
(1996). He wrote the syndicated Superman newspaper comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
(with Jose Delbo) from 1981–1985 and the Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...
newspaper strip from 1990-1991.
Miniseries
Kupperberg wrote the first comic book miniseries, The World of Krypton (1979); his other mini-series include The Phantom StrangerPhantom Stranger
The Phantom Stranger is a fictional character of unspecified paranormal origins who battles mysterious and occult forces in various titles published by DC Comics, sometimes under their Vertigo imprint.-Publication history:...
(with Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola
Michael Joseph "Mike" Mignola is an American comic book artist and writer who created the comic book series Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics. He has worked for animation projects such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire and the adaptation of his one shot comic book, The Amazing Screw-On Head.-Career:Mignola...
and P. Craig Russell
P. Craig Russell
Philip Craig Russell , also known as P. Craig Russell, is an American comic book writer, artist, and illustrator. His work has won multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards...
), Power Girl
Power Girl
Power Girl is a DC Comics superheroine, making her first appearance in All Star Comics #58 ....
, Peacemaker, Super Powers (with Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
), and the first comic book adaptation of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's successful toy line Masters of the Universe...
. He has also written movie parodies and humor for Marvel’s Crazy Magazine (1977–1983), the series Trash for Britain’s 2000 AD, with artist Nigel Dobbyn, and The Online Multipath Adventures of Superman web-animation (1998). Most of his current comic book writing appears in the DC-published Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
licensed comics on such characters as Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The series stars a muscular beefcake young man named Johnny Bravo who dons a pompadour hairstyle and an Elvis Presley-like voice and has a forward, woman-chasing personality...
, I.M. Weasel, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
is an American-Japanese animated series from Cartoon Network, produced by Renegade Animation. The show was created by Sam Register, who also serves as the series' executive producer....
, and Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is an American media franchise based around several animated television series and related works produced from 1969 to the present day. The original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears in 1969...
.
Prose
Kupperberg's prose credits include The Atlas to the DC Universe (Mayfair GamesMayfair Games
Mayfair Games is a publisher of board, card, and roleplaying games. They also license German-style board games and publish them in English throughout the world...
, 1992), The Doom Patrol Sourcebook (Mayfair Games, 1993), and the Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
novels Crime Campaign and Murdermoon (both Pocket Books
Pocket Books
Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
, 1979). He has had short stories published in the anthologies The Further Adventures of Batman Featuring Catwoman (Bantam Books
Bantam Books
Bantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by Random House, the German media corporation subsidiary of Bertelsmann; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine...
, 1993), Fear Itself (Warner Books, 1995), Superheroes (Ace Books
Ace Books
Ace Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by Aaron A. Wyn, and began as a genre publisher of mysteries and westerns...
, 1995, edited by John Varley
John Varley (author)
John Herbert Varley is an American science fiction author.-Biography:Varley grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, moved to Port Arthur in 1957, and graduated from Nederland High School. He went to Michigan State University on a National Merit Scholarship because, of the schools that he could afford, it...
) and Oceans of Magic (DAW Books
DAW Books
DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
, 2001). His adult novel, JSA: Ragnarok, was scheduled to be published in 2006 but has been indefinitely delayed due to the bankruptcy of its publisher, iBooks.
His other published work includes the young adult novel Wishbone Mysteries: The Sirian Conspiracy (co-written with Michael Jan Friedman
Michael Jan Friedman
Michael Jan Friedman is an author of nearly sixty books of fiction and nonfiction, more than half of which are in the Star Trek universe. Ten of his titles have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list...
, Big Red Chair Books, 1999), as well as color and activity books featuring Firehouse Tales. In 2005, Kupperberg began writing for the weekly satiric and humor tabloid, Weekly World News
Weekly World News
The Weekly World News was a supermarket tabloid published in the United States from 1979 to 2007, renowned for its outlandish cover stories often based on supernatural or paranormal themes and an approach to news that verged on the satirical. Its characteristic black-and-white covers have become...
.
Magazine work
From 1981-1982 Kupperberg was assistant editor on Video Action Magazine, one of the first newsstand magazines to focus on the then burgeoning home video market. He also wrote numerous articles for the magazine. Among his other non-fiction work are many introductions and historic prefaces to various DC collected editions and Archives ('The Essential Showcase', The Flash Archives Volume 1, Action Comics Archives Volume 2, etc.), as well as essays for the anthology You Did What?: Mad Plans And Great Historical Disasters (Harper Paperbacks, 2004). Since 2003, Kupperberg has written numerous non-fiction books for young adults, including: Spy Satellites, The Tragedy Of The Titanic, Astronaut Biographies: John Glenn (a Society Of School Librarians International Honor Book, 2004), Critical Perspectives On The Great Depression, The Nature Of Disease, Edwin Hubble And The Big Bang, The History Of The New York Colony, Rodeo Clowns, Origins Of The Action Heroes: Spider-Man, Cutting Edge Careers In Robotics, and In The News: Hurricanes for Rosen Publishing.DC Editorial
From 1991-2006, Kupperberg was on staff at DC ComicsDC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, editing such DC Universe titles as The Flash, Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....
, Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
's Fourth World, Impulse
Impulse (comics)
Impulse, in comics, may refer to:* Impulse , one of three comic book superheroes published by DC Comics* Impulse , the former name of the character Pulsar* Impulse , a member of Marvel Comics' Psionex...
, Peter Cannon Thunderbolt and others. He also edited in DC’s Licensed Publishing department, overseeing such titles as MADvertising: A MAD Look at 50 Years of MADison Avenue by David Shayne, Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman
Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.-1960s:...
's novelization of his landmark comics series Crisis On Infinite Earths
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Crisis on Infinite Earths is a 12-issue American comic book limited series and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 to simplify its then 50-year-old continuity...
, a trilogy of Green Lantern
Green Lantern
The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
novels by Christopher Priest
Christopher Priest (comic book writer)
Christopher James Priest is a writer of comic books who is at times credited simply as Priest. He changed his name legally circa 1993.-Biography:...
, Mike Baron
Mike Baron
Mike Baron is the creator of comic books Badger and Nexus. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.-Biography:Mike Baron broke into comics with an illustrated text piece in the 1974 debut issue of Marvel Comics's Comix Book...
and Mike Ahn (both novel and trilogy were published by iBooks
IBooks
iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States...
), and dozens of MAD reprints, kids storybooks, young adult novels and children’s color and activity books based on DC Comics properties.
Currently...
In early 2006, Kupperberg left DC to become senior editor at the Weekly World NewsWeekly World News
The Weekly World News was a supermarket tabloid published in the United States from 1979 to 2007, renowned for its outlandish cover stories often based on supernatural or paranormal themes and an approach to news that verged on the satirical. Its characteristic black-and-white covers have become...
. In 2007, he contributed to the Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
short-story collection Short Trips: Destination Prague
Short Trips: Destination Prague
Short Trips: Destination Prague is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Steven Savile and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The collection features stories set in the future of Prague.-Stories:...
, and The Avenger Chronicles from Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales....
. The Weekly World News ceased publication in August 2007, and in January 2008, Kupperberg became senior editor of WWE KIDS for World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
. He is currently freelancing and consulting for DC Comics, Archie Comics, Moonstone Publishing, Stone Arch Books, Bongo Comics, GIT Corp, and others.
He is currently writing two new ongoing series for Archie Comics which will appear beginning in August 2010 in the second issue of Life With Archie: The Married Life, in magazine format. The series continue the Michael Uslan/Stan Goldberg best-selling Archie wedding series, two ongoing series each featuring one of Archie's two possible futures, one married to Betty and another married to Veronica. He is also writing Captain Action Classified, a new quarterly from Moonstone Comics featuring the 1960s adventures of the original Captain Action, as well children's books based on Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman for Stone Arch Books, and numerous color and activity books based on DreamWorks properties for Dalmatian Press.
Prose Fiction
- Crime Campaign (Pocket Books, 1979)
- Murder Moon (Pocket Books, 1979)
- “Creature of Habit," in The Further Adventures Of Batman: Featuring Catwoman (Bantam Books, 1993)
- “Food for the Beast," in Fear Itself (Warner Books, 1995)
- “Reflected Glory," in Superheroes (Ace Books, 1995)
- Wishbone Mysteries: The Sirian Conspiracy (Big Red Chair Books, 1999)
- “Walk Upon the Waters,” in Oceans of Magic (DAW Books, 2001)
- The Powerpuff Girls: Buttercup’s Terrible Temper Tantrums (Scholastic Books, 2002)
- "Sargasso Sector," in Star Trek Corps Of Engineers: Grand Design (Simon & Schuster, 2007)
- “Strange Attractor,” in Doctor Who, Short Trips: Destination Prague (Big Finish Books, 2007)
- “The Cloud of Doom,” in The Avenger Chronicles (Moonstone Books, 2008)
- “Man Bites Dog,” in Vampires (Moonstone Books, 2009)
- Jewjitsu: The Hebrew Hands Of Fury (Citadel Books, November 2008)
- JSA: Ragnarok Book 1 (of 3) (DC Comics publishing partner, forthcoming)
- Hey, Sophie! (publication TBD)
Non-Fiction
- DC Comics — introductions and historic forewords for collected editions of classic comic books, including Action Comics Archive Vol. 2, The Flash Archives Vol. 1, Challengers of The Unknown Archives Vol. 1, Superman: Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?, The Essential Showcase, The Doom Patrol Archives Col. 3, Superman: The World Of Krypton, and Superman: The Bottle City Of Kandor.
- Spy Satellites (Rosen Publishing, 2003)
- The Tragedy of the Titanic (Rosen Publishing, 2003)
- You Did What?: Mad Plans and Great Historical Disasters (Harper Paperbacks, 2004)
- Astronaut Biographies: John Glenn (Rosen Publishing, 2004 — Society of School Librarians International Honor Book, 2004)
- Critical Perspectives On The Great Depression (Rosen Publishing, 2005)
- The Nature of Disease (Rosen Publishing, 2005)
- Edwin Hubble and the Big Bang (Rosen Publishing, 2005)
- The History of the New York Colony (Rosen Publishing, 2005)
- Rodeo Clowns (Rosen Publishing, 2006)
- Origins of the Action Heroes: Spider-Man (Rosen Publishing, 2006)
- Cutting Edge Careers in Robotics (Rosen Publishing, 2007)
- In the News: Hurricanes (Rosen Publishing, 2007)
- Great Historic Disasters: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 (Facts On File, 2008)
- Building America, Then and Now: The Alaska Highway (Facts On File, 2008)
Comic books and syndicated newspaper strips
- Over 600 stories featuring Batman, Justice League of America, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Star Trek, Jimmy Olsen, He-Man and The Masters of the Universe, Peacemaker, The Phantom Stranger, Power Girl, Green Arrow, Super Powers, Captain America, Conan The Barbarian, The Simpsons, Cartoon Network Characters (including Scooby Doo, Johnny Bravo, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Ed, Edd & Eddy, and I.M. Weasel)
- The World’s Greatest Superheroes Presents Superman (Tribune Company, 1981–1985)
- Superman — Superman, Action Comics, and DC Comics Presents (DC Comics, 1980–1985)
- Arion, Lord of Atlantis — creator and writer (DC Comics, 1981–1985)
- Superboy (DC Comics, 1982–1985)
- Supergirl (DC Comics, 1982–1985)
- Vigilante (DC Comics, 1984–1988)
- The New Doom Patrol — creator and writer (DC Comics, 1987–1989)
- Checkmate! — creator and writer (DC Comics, 1988–1992)
- Tom & Jerry — syndicated newspaper strip (Editors Press Service, 1990–1991)
- Trash — creator and writer, (in 2000 AD, 1991–1992)
- Takion — creator and writer (DC Comics, 1996)
- The Multi-Path Adventures of Superman: Bizarro — 6-part animated series for the Internet (BDE, 1998)
Micellaneous
- Specialty advertising and custom comic books for clients including Radio Shack, Power Tool Institute, Bariatric Health Institute, Silly Putty, Mattel Toys, Fruit-of-the-Loom, NASCAR, Schering-Plough Pharmaceutical
- Role playing game manuals for Mayfair Games
- Color and activity books for Scholastic, Simon Scribbles (Simon & Schuster), Dalmatian Publishing, Meredith Books
Magazines
- Video Action Magazine — Various articles on topics including emerging video technology, hardware, legal issues and reviews (1980–1981)
- Crazy Magazine — Movie parodies and humor articles (Marvel Comics, 1977–1983)
- Weekly World News — Satiric and humorous articles on politics and social issues for weekly tabloid
- WWE Kids Magazine — Wrote articles, comic strips and features for World Wrestling Entertainment’s magazine for children (2008)