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Jim Shooter

James Charles Shooter (September 27, 1951 – June 30, 2025) was an American writer, editor and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, and launched comics publishers Valiant, Defiant, and Broadway.

Infobox

Born
James Charles Shooter(1951-09-27)September 27, 1951Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
June 30, 2025(2025-06-30) (aged 73)Nyack, New York, U.S.
Area
Writer, Penciller, Editor, Publisher
Pseudonym
Paul Creddick
Notable works
mw- Adventure ComicsSecret WarsSolar: Man of the Atom
Awards
Eagle Award (1979)Inkpot Award (1980)

Tables

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Adventure Comics writer 1966–1969
Adventure Comics writer 1966–1969
Preceded byArchie Goodwin
Preceded byE. Nelson Bridwell
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief 1978–1987
Adventure Comics writer 1966–1969
Succeeded byTom DeFalco
Succeeded byCary Bates
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes writer 1975–1977
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes writer 1975–1977
Preceded byArchie Goodwin
Preceded byCary Bates
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief 1978–1987
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes writer 1975–1977
Succeeded byTom DeFalco
Succeeded byPaul Levitz
Avengers writer 1977–1978
Avengers writer 1977–1978
Preceded byArchie Goodwin
Preceded byGerry Conway
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief 1978–1987
Avengers writer 1977–1978
Succeeded byTom DeFalco
Succeeded byTom DeFalco
Daredevil writer 1977–1978(with Gerry Conway in early 1977)
Daredevil writer 1977–1978(with Gerry Conway in early 1977)
Preceded byArchie Goodwin
Preceded byMarv Wolfman
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief 1978–1987
Daredevil writer 1977–1978(with Gerry Conway in early 1977)
Succeeded byTom DeFalco
Succeeded byRoger McKenzie
Avengers writer 1981–1982
Avengers writer 1981–1982
Preceded byArchie Goodwin
Preceded byBob Budiansky & Danny Fingeroth
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief 1978–1987
Avengers writer 1981–1982
Succeeded byTom DeFalco
Succeeded bySteven Grant
Dazzler writer 1984
Dazzler writer 1984
Preceded byArchie Goodwin
Preceded byFrank Springer
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief 1978–1987
Dazzler writer 1984
Succeeded byTom DeFalco
Succeeded byMike Carlin
Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 5 writer 2008–2009
Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 5 writer 2008–2009
Preceded byArchie Goodwin
Preceded byMark Waid
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief 1978–1987
Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 5 writer 2008–2009
Succeeded byTom DeFalco
Succeeded byJustin Thyme
Preceded byArchie Goodwin
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief 1978–1987
Succeeded byTom DeFalco
Preceded byE. Nelson Bridwell
Adventure Comics writer 1966–1969
Succeeded byCary Bates
Preceded byCary Bates
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes writer 1975–1977
Succeeded byPaul Levitz
Preceded byGerry Conway
Avengers writer 1977–1978
Succeeded byTom DeFalco
Preceded byMarv Wolfman
Daredevil writer 1977–1978(with Gerry Conway in early 1977)
Succeeded byRoger McKenzie
Preceded byBob Budiansky & Danny Fingeroth
Avengers writer 1981–1982
Succeeded bySteven Grant
Preceded byFrank Springer
Dazzler writer 1984
Succeeded byMike Carlin
Preceded byMark Waid
Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 5 writer 2008–2009
Succeeded byJustin Thyme

References

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    https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot
  2. Comics Buyer's Guide
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  3. Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins", Marvel comics cover-dated August 1982.
  4. Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated October 1982.
  5. Shooter, Jim (w). "Bullpen Bulletins" The Fantastic Four, no. 241, p. 22 (April 1982). Marvel Comics.
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  68. Rodimus Primal Interviews The Legendary Jim Shooter
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  69. AiPT!
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  73. ""Inkwell Awards Ambassadors""
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150915161835/http://www.inkwellawards.com/?page_id=413
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