Murray Boltinoff
Murray Boltinoff | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | January 3, 1911
Died | May 6, 1994 Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged 83)
Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Pseudonym(s) | Woody Adams, Blair Bolton, Ray Bolton, Al Case, Anne Case, Bill Dennehy, Bob Donnely, Evan Douglas, Wesley Marsh, and Sam Meade[1][2] |
Murray Boltinoff (January 3, 1911 – May 6, 1994) was an American writer and editor of
Biography
A graduate of
As an editor, he oversaw the creation of the Doom Patrol[6] in My Greatest Adventure,[7] and came up with their tagline, "The World's Strangest Heroes".[8] When the Doom Patrol series was canceled in 1968, Boltinoff and artist Bruno Premiani appeared in the story to urge readers to keep the series alive.[9][10] Boltinoff revived
While editing
Murray Boltinoff retired from the comics industry in 1988. His final editing credit was Sgt. Rock #422 (July 1988).[10]
Bibliography
As editor unless noted:
DC Comics
- Action Comics #393–418 (1970–1972)
- Adventure Comics #66–81 (1941–1942)
- The Adventures of Bob Hope #87–109 (1964–1968)
- The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #83–124 (1964–1971)
- All-Out War#1–6 (1979–1980)
- Blackhawk #196–198 (1964)
- The Brave and the Bold #50–51, 53–54, 78–131 (1963–1964, 1968–1976)
- Challengers of the Unknown #28–77 (1962–1970)
- DC Special #2, 10, 22–25 (1968–1971, 1976)
- DC Special Series #4, 7, 22 (1977–1980)
- Doom Patrol #86–121 (1964–1968)
- Falling in Love #106–121 (1969–1971)
- 1st Issue Special #3 (1975)
- The Fox and the Crow#86–108 (1964–1968)
- Ghosts #1–72 (1971–1979)
- G.I. Combat #174–288 (1974–1987)
- Girls' Romances #139–155 (1969–1971)
- Hawkman #26–27 (1968)
- House of Secrets #57–65 (1962–1964)
- Limited Collectors' Edition #C–32 (1974)
- The Losers Special #1 (1985)
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis #25–26 (1964)
- My Greatest Adventure #71–85 (1962–1964)
- Our Fighting Forces #163–181 (1976–1978)
- Plastic Man #1–10 (1966–1968)
- Secret Six #1 (1968)
- Secrets of Sinister House #16–18 (1974)
- Sgt. Rock #410–422 (1986–1988)
- Showcase #41–44, 46–47, 73, 82–84, 104 (1962–1963, 1968–1969, 1978)
- Stanley and His Monster #109 (1968)
- Star Spangled War Stories #131–133 (1952)
- Star Spangled War Stories vol. 2 #3–17 (1952–1954)
- Sugar and Spike #53–93 (1964–1970)
- Super DC Giant #S–16, S–19, S–23, S–25 (1970–1971)
- Superboy #149–155, 157–164, 166–173, 175–184, 186–223 (1968–1977)
- The Superman Family #164, 166–167, 169–170, 172–173, 175–176, 178–179, 181 (1974–1976)
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133–135, 154–163 (1970–1971, 1972–1974)
- Tales of the Unexpected #103–104 (1967)
- Teen Titans #32–43 (1971–1973)
- Tomahawk#82–130 (1962–1970)
- The Unexpected #105–188 (1968–1978)
- The Witching Hour #14–85 (1971–1978)
- World's Finest Comics #215–222, 224–242 (1972–1976)
References
- ^ Bails, Jerry; Snyder, Robin (2006). "Boltinoff, Murray". Who's Who of American Comics Books 1928–1999. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ Index to the Comic Art Collection: "Boltinoff, Murray" to "Bolvin" at Michigan State University; retrieved July 12, 2016
- ISBN 978-0-86719-653-5.
- ^ Markstein, Don (2002). "Henry Boltinoff". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ Klein, Todd (July 9, 2013). "The DC Comics Offices 1930s-1950s Part 2". KleinLetters.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ Chen, Ken (Summer 2008). "Doom Patrol, Volumes 1-6". Rain Taxi. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.)
Writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, joined by artist Bruno Premiani...[created] a super hero title for editor Murray Boltinoff amid a fledgling period for anthology comics such as My Greatest Adventure.
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- ^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 131
- ^ a b Murray Boltinoff at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Stroud, Bryan (May 2013). "Metamorpho in Action Comics". Back Issue! (64). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 22–27.
- ISBN 978-0-7808-0772-3.
- Fantagraphics Books. Archivedfrom the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ Arndt, Richard J. (January 2016). ""The Kid Who Wrote Comic Books" Speaks Out! Jim Shooter On His First Decade In The Biz – And Then Some!" (PDF). Alter Ego. 3 (137). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 8, 2018.
- ^ Vaughn, J. C. (June 2009). "Jim Shooter's First Day at Marvel Comics". Back Issue! (34). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 14–19.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (July 20, 2006). "Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #60". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014.
- ^ Chan, Suzette (December 10, 2012). "Adapting Arrow / Mike Grell". Sequential Tart. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ Wells, John (2001). "The Racial Justice Experience – Diversity In The DC Universe: 1961–1979". Fanzing #32. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018. excerpting Comics Scene #9 (1983)
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60549-056-4. excerpting Cadigan, Glen (2003). The Legion Companion. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing.
External links
- Murray Boltinoff at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- "DC Profiles #4: Murray Boltinoff" at the Grand Comics Database
- Murray Boltinoff at Mike's Amazing World of Comics