DAZZLER OMNIBUS

(Hardback)

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Whos got disco fever We do! Marvel presents the entire 1980s DAZZLER run in a single, massive, oversized Omnibus. Leaping from the pages of X-MEN and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Alison Blaire, A.K.A. Dazzler, charted one of the comic-book direct markets first exclusive offerings in her solo series. Equal parts pop star and super hero, Dazzlers stories feature drama, romance, adventure and action in the mighty Marvel manner. But being the hardest-working mutant in show business isnt as glamorous as youd think! She faces prison, family intrigue, the Sisterhood of Evil Mutants, a vengeful Rogue during her villain days and even Galactus! Complete with letters pages and more! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #130-131, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #203, DAZZLER (1981) #1-42, MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL (1982) #12, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST #1-4, SECRET WARS II #4, and material from WHAT IF (1977) #33 and MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #38.

Author Bio

Tom DeFalcos earliest comic-book scripts were for Archie and DC; he soon moved to Marvel, where he wrote Avengers, Machine Man and other titles, also launching Dazzler, a hit series of the early 80s. In addition to writing long and well-received runs on Amazing Spider-Man and Thor, DeFalco edited many titles, eventually becoming editor in chief. During the 1980s, he headed the creative team that provided fictional biographies for G.I. Joe members, originally included with Hasbros toys and later used as the basis for multiple storylines on the animated series. Perhaps his best-known work is multi-title character Spider-Girl, whom he introduced in 1998. DeFalco has authored multiple books, including Ultimate Guides for Avengers, Fantastic Four, Hulk and Spider-Man.

From a start at short-lived Atlas/Seaboard, Danny Fingeroth moved to Marvel to edit multiple Spider-Man titles; and write for Avengers, Dazzler and What If During the 1990s, he scripted all fifty issues of Darkhawk, as well as Spider-Mans Deadly Foes and Lethal Foes miniseries. Leaving Marvel in 1995, he became Virtual Comics editor in chief, and then Visionary Medias senior vice president for creative production; he has also taught comic-book writing courses at select universities. In the prose field, he has written several nonfiction books about the comic-book field, as well as childrens books on noted actors.

Jim Shooter entered the comic-book field at age 14 as writer and penciler of the Legion of Super-Heroes feature in Adventure Comics. Later moving to Marvel, he wrote Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Marvel Team-Up, Marvel Two-in-One and other titles. As editor in chief, he tightened Marvels publishing schedule; added new titles; nurtured fresh talent; launched the New Universe; and wrote the 12-issue Secret Wars and its sequel, Secret Wars II. Eventually leaving Marvel, Shooter wrote for Valiant, Defiant and Broadway Comics before entering different creative fields at Phobos Entertainment and TGS Inc. Later returning to DC to write Legion of Super-Heroes, he subsequently helped revamp Gold Key heroes at Dark Horse.

John Romita Jr. is a modern-day comic-art master, following in his legendary fathers footsteps. Timeless runs on Iron Man, Uncanny X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man and Daredevil established him as his own man artistically, and his work on Wolverine and World War Hulk is among the most explosive comic art of the 21st century. In addition to Eternals with writer Neil Gaiman, JRJR teamed with Mark Millar on the creator-owned Kick-Ass, later developed into a blockbuster feature film starring Nicolas Cage. Spidey fans rejoiced at the artists return to Amazing Spider-Man with the Brand New Day storylines New Ways To Die and Character Assassination. He later helped relaunch Avengers with writer Brian Michael Bendis and Captain America with Rick Remender, and contributed to the blockbuster crossover Avengers vs. X-Men. For DC Comics, he has drawn big-name characters such as Superman, Batman and the Suicide Squad.

Frank Springer (1929-2009) provided artwork for multiple Dell Comics series before joining the Marvel Bullpen. He illustrated several stories for the black-and-white magazines of the 1970s, and then moved from title to title to pencil Avengers, Captain America, Spider-Woman and others. He later worked on Marvel tie-in properties Conan the Barbarian, G.I. Joe and Transformers. At DC, he co-created the Secret Six in House of Mystery, later returning to the concept in Action Comics Weekly. Springer also drew several comic strips, including Adventures of Hedley Kase, Rex Morgan MD, The Virtue of Hedley Kase and Marvels own Incredible Hulk.

A creative stalwart that put his all into his work on long-running series like Ghost Rider and Defenders, Don Perlin plied his talents in virtually every discipline in the comic-book field penciling, inking, creating new characters and sometimes editing and writing. A student of Burne Hogarths, Perlin launched his career in 1951, drawing horror comics for various publishers and also penciling Will Eisners The Spirit. After serving in the Army, Perlin returned to comics with Harvey in the late 50s as well as Charlton in the 60s. In 1973, he began his long association with Marvel, finishing John Buscemas art on Thor and inking several titles. He took over Werewolf by Night from Mike Ploog, penciling and inking the book for much of the next two years. He also penciled and inked the supernatural adventures of Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider, his name becoming very closely identified with Marvels monster biker. In the 80s, he drew Defenders for a long run before turning his attention to Marvels adaptation of Hasbros Transformers. His early 90s work on Valiants Solar, Man of the Atom and Bloodshot was extremely popular, after which Perlin went into semiretirement.