April 27, 2026

GERRY CONWAY DEAD AT 73

 


You can read the full story here.


Best known for his character-defining run on The Amazing Spider-Man, Conway had long tenures at both Marvel and DC comics.  Characters he’s co-created have appeared in various adaptations, including:
 
DC: Atomic Skull in Superman (1988) and Young Justice; Black Spider in Young Justice; Firestorm in Super Friends and Justice League Action; Hamilton Hill in Batman: The Animated Series, The Batman and Young Justice; Killer Croc in Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, The Batman, Beware the Batman, and Teen Titans Go!; Killer Frost in Young Justice and Justice League Action; Jason Todd in Young Justice and the New Teen Titans shorts; Count Vertigo in Batman: The Animated Series, The Batman, and Young Justice; Vibe in DC Nation, Teen Titans Go! and Young Justice; Vixen in Teen Titans Go! and Justice League Action.
 
Marvel: Marvel’s Dracula in Spider-Woman and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Glory Grant in Spider-Man: The Animated Series; Hammerhead in Spider-Man (1981), Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and The Spectacular Spider-Man; The Jackal in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man; Man-Wolf in Spider-Man Unlimited and The Spectacular-Spider-Man; The Punisher in Spider-Man: The Animated Series and X-Men: The Animated Series; Spider-Man clone Ben Reilly in X-Men: The Animated Series and Spider-Man: The Animated Series; Tarantula in Marvel’s Spider-Man; Tombstone in Spider-Man: The Animated Series and The Spectacular Spider-Man.
 
For the screen, Conway wrote for Dino-Riders, Batman: The Animated Series and Spider-Man: The Animated Series.


No comments: