Bob Harras

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Bob Harras
BornRobert Harras
(1959-01-11) January 11, 1959 (age 65)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Editor
Notable works
X-Men titles
The Avengers
Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.

Robert Harras (born January 11, 1959[1][2]) is an American comics writer and editor, who was editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1995 to 2000 and editor-in-chief of DC Comics from 2010 to 2020.

Career

Harras started his career at Marvel as assistant editor for

Tolkienesque epic.[6]

Harras's tenure as editor-in-chief occurred during the time which Marvel teetered on bankruptcy around 1996 and 1997 (financial trouble became significantly worse during his time at Marvel). During his tenure, Harras oversaw titles such as

George Perez
.

However, the Spider-Man "Clone Saga", in which Norman Osborn was brought back as the Green Goblin despite the opposition of many of the writers, received enough negative reception that it overshadowed his critical successes.[7]

After leaving Marvel, Harras joined WildStorm as contributing editor on November 15, 2001. Harras worked from his New Jersey home office, and reported to Jim Lee, WildStorm's editorial director. Until late September 2010, he was the group editor for DC Comics collected editions and editor of DC's new Who's Who series.[8]

On September 27, 2010, DC Comics named Bob Harras as the company's new editor-in-chief and Vice President.

Vertigo publications. He became DC's first Editor-in-Chief after Jenette Kahn, who had held the position from 1989 to 2002.[9] He was laid off from DC on August 10, 2020.[10]

Bibliography

Marvel Comics

  • The Avengers #280, #334-339, #343-351, #355-369, #372-375, #378-382, #384-395 (1987-1996)
  • Avengers: The Crossing #1 (1995); one-shot
  • Avengers: Strikefile #1 (1994); one-shot
  • Avengers: Timeslide #1 (1996); one-shot, co-written with Terry Kavanagh
  • Defenders of the Earth #1 (1987); co-written with Stan Lee
  • Fantastic Four Annual #23 (1990); co-written with Walt Simonson
  • The Incredible Hulk #360 (1989)
  • Iron Man #178, Annual #7-8 (1984-1986)
  • Marvel Comics Presents #17-24 (1989)
  • Namor, the Sub-Mariner #33-40 (1992-1993)
  • Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #1-6 (1988)
  • Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
     (vol. 3) #1-6, #12-14 (1989-1990)
  • RoboCop #1 (1987); film adaptation one-shot issue
  • Rom: Spaceknight #50 (1984); second story
  • The Thing #18 (1984)
  • The Mighty Thor
     #356 (1985)
  • Vision #1-4 (1994-1995)

References

  1. ^ Comics Buyer's Guide #1650; February 2009; page 107
  2. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
  3. cover-dated
    February 1984.
  4. ^ Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated November 1983.
  5. Fictioneer Books
    . p. 13.
  6. ^ Lantz, James Heath (September 2016). "Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner: Scion of the Deep or Royal Pain?". Back Issue! (91). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 59–60.
  7. ^ GrayHaven Magazine.
  8. ^ The Week in Review Archived October 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. BobGreenberger.com (2010-03-07). Retrieved on September 9, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Robert Harras Named Editor-in-Chief, VP DC Comics". dcu.blog.dccomics.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  10. ^ McMillan, Graeme, Borys Kit. "DC Comics, DC Universe Hit By Major Layoffs," The Hollywood Reporter (AUGUST 10, 2020).

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Preceded by The Avengers writer
1991–1996
(with Terry Kavanagh in 1995–1996) 		Succeeded by
Terry Kavanagh
Preceded by
Namor the Sub-Mariner
 writer
1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Editor-in-Chief of Marvel
1995–2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by JLA writer
2005–2006 		Succeeded by
Justice League of America
vol. 2)
Preceded by Editor-in-Chief of DC Comics
2010–2020 		Succeeded by
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