Gerry Conway

Gerry Conway
Conway at the 2019 Phoenix Fan Fusion
BornGerard Francis Conway
(1952-09-10) September 10, 1952 (age 72)
New York City, U.S.
Area(s)Writer, Editor
Notable works
Punisher, Spider-Man, Justice League of America, Firestorm, Batman, Jason Todd, Killer Croc
AwardsInkpot Award (2013)[1]
Spouse(s)Carla Conway (divorced)
Karen
Laura Conway
Children2

Gerard Francis Conway[2] (born September 10, 1952)[3] is an American comic book writer, comic book editor, science fiction writer,[4] screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. He is known for co-creating the Marvel Comics vigilante antihero the Punisher as well as the Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly), and the first Ms. Marvel and also writing the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on The Amazing Spider-Man in the story arc "The Night Gwen Stacy Died".

At DC Comics, he is known for co-creating the superheroes Firestorm, Power Girl, Jason Todd, and the villain Killer Croc, and for writing the Justice League of America for eight years. Conway wrote the first major, modern-day intercompany crossover, Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man.

  1. ^ Inkpot Award
  2. ^ Thomas, Roy. "Roy's Rostrum" ("Bullpen Bulletins") in Marvel Super-Heroes #43 and other Marvel Comics cover-dated May 1974.
  3. ^ "Gerard Conway". FOOM. No. 1. Spring 1973. p. 4. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019 – via Best, Daniel, ed., 20th Century Danny Boy.
  4. ^ https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ch.cgi?3287 Retrieved August 19, 2024.