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JRCarter
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July 1, 2025 at 1:59 am #139691

https://www.cbr.com/jim-shooter-comic-book-icon-dc-marvel-obituary/

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  • Dave
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    July 1, 2025 at 6:21 am #139693

    Whatever you thought of him, you can’t deny his legendary status in the industry.

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  • Martin Smith
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    July 1, 2025 at 8:32 am #139695

    I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that Marvel wouldn’t exist today (beyond maybe a bunch of rights and archives sold to another company, ala EC) without Shooter’s tenure as EIC. The editorial department in the 70s was a chaotic mess and he was the one that made it function. I think most of the problems* came later when he didn’t have as many fires to put out so got caught up in micro-managing things that could have been left alone.

     

    *as an editor. He obviously had some questionable tropes as a writer.

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  • Ulf
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    July 1, 2025 at 7:15 pm #139708

    The guy broke into comics at the age of 14. That’s insane. As is his legacy. Like Martin said: No Shooter, no more Marvel.

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  • lorcan_nagle
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    July 1, 2025 at 8:06 pm #139713

    A monumental figure in the history of comics to be sure.  He also created the backstory for the Transformers before handing it off to Bob Budiansky to flesh out.

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