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Mike Carlin
Mike Carlin at San Diego ComicCon 2007Born Michael Carlin
October 6, 1958Nationality American Area(s) Writer, Penciller, Editor Notable works Superman Awards "Best Editor" Eisner Award (1994) Michael Carlin (b. October 6, 1958)[1]> is a comic book writer and editor. He has worked principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics since the 1970s.
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Career
Mike Carlin started out in the business at DC Comics as a summer intern in 1974.[2] He was hired by Marvel Comics as a writer and artist on Crazy magazine. He later became an assistant editor under Mark Gruenwald,[3] and also wrote a short run of stories in Captain America as well as the Assistant Editors Month issue of Marvel Team-Up (Aunt May and Franklin Richards vs. Galactus). Carlin moved to DC in 1986, where he became Superman group editor. From 1996-2002, he served as an executive editor at DC Comics.
Awards
- 1992: Nominated for "Best Editor" Eisner Award, for Superman titles and The Psycho[citation needed]
- 1994: Won "Best Editor" Eisner Award, for Superman titles
Appearances within comics
The Batman Adventures -- the first DC Comics spinoff of Batman: The Animated Series -- features a screwball trio of incompetent super-villains: the Mastermind (a caricature of Mike Carlin), The Perfessor (a caricature of Dennis O'Neil), and Mr. Nice (a caricature of Archie Goodwin), a super-strong but childishly-innocent super-villain.
Notes
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comic Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ Superman vol. 2, #4 (April 1987) letters column
- ^ Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated February 1984.
References
- Mike Carlin at the Grand Comics Database
- Mike Carlin at the Comic Book DB
External links
Preceded by
Andy HelferAction Comics editor
1987–1996Succeeded by
K.C. CarlsonPreceded by
Andy HelferAdventures of Superman editor
1987–1996Succeeded by
K.C. CarlsonPreceded by
J.M. DeMatteisCaptain America writer
1984–1985Succeeded by
Mark GruenwaldPreceded by
Dick GiordanoDC Universe Executive Editor
1996-2002Succeeded by
Dan DiDioPreceded by
Andy HelferSuperman (vol. 2) editor
1987–1996Succeeded by
K.C. CarlsonPreceded by
Andy HelferSuperman: The Man of Steel editor
1991–1996Succeeded by
K.C. CarlsonCategories:- 1958 births
- American comics artists
- American comics writers
- Comic book editors
- Eisner Award winners
- Living people
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