What comic creators would deserve a credit for a character they didn't create but molded them into what we know...... 2 2

[Jeffcmeadows]

Englehart and Staton. Guy Gardner was as generic as it got until they shaped him into the gigantic @ss he is now. And it made him interesting.

[RobHW]

On 8/5/2024 at 8:17 AM, AJD said:

Carl Barks with Donald Duck is going to be hard to beat.

Boom! - Game over.

[Ken Aldred]

On 8/5/2024 at 7:27 PM, Jeffcmeadows said:

Englehart and Staton. Guy Gardner was as generic as it got until they shaped him into the gigantic @ss he is now. And it made him interesting.

Yup. They made the Green Lantern title interesting again, after a fairly long period of, at best, mediocrity.

Edited August 5 by Ken Aldred

[EastEnd1]

Off the top of my head, I'd say:

Claremont / Cockrum / Byrne -- X-Men

Frank Miller -- Daredevil and Batman

David Michelinie -- Iron Man

Peter David -- Hulk

Alan Moore -- Swamp Thing (and mature comics in general)

Marv Wolfman / George Perez -- Teen Titans

Barry Smith -- Conan

I'm sure there are many more.

 

 

[Ken Aldred]

Miracleman / Marvelman for Alan Moore as well.

Animal Man - Grant Morrison

Edited August 5 by Ken Aldred

[143ksk]

John Stanley

[RCheli]

Wally Wood on Daredevil.

Neal Adams on Deadman.

 

[royaluglydudes]

Michael Fleisher with The Spectre.

[Ken Aldred]

On 8/6/2024 at 9:04 PM, royaluglydudes said:

Michael Fleisher with The Spectre.

I’d considered that, but it was only really a throwback to the original More Fun characterisation, as was Ostrander’s. Great series, though. A favourite.

Edited August 6 by Ken Aldred

[Ken Aldred]

On 8/6/2024 at 8:39 PM, RCheli said:

Neal Adams on Deadman.

He took over art only on Strange Adventures from the character’s second issue, so not really a revamp. No change in characterisation.

Edited August 6 by Ken Aldred

[aszumilo]

Bob Layton - Iron Man

(plus I heard he created the character )

[Buzzetta]

On 8/6/2024 at 11:07 PM, aszumilo said:

Bob Layton - Iron Man

(plus I heard he created the character )

He blocked me for asking about that.  

[DougC]

Dan DeCarlo - Millie the Model

Stan may have originally "scripted" the book but it was DeCarlo's art and later writing direction that changed the character into what people recognize her as. His entire run through the Atlas and Marvel years on "good girl art" comics kept Marvel afloat prior to the 60's superhero invasion.

[GawkHawk]

John Byrne redefined She Hulk with his FF run and later series.  At least during the 80s.  No idea what the character is now.

[Readcomix]

On 8/6/2024 at 5:31 PM, Ken Aldred said:

I’d considered that, but it was only really a throwback to the original More Fun characterisation, as was Ostrander’s. Great series, though. A favourite.

Bringing a character back around after it was bandied about aimlessly by various others for a long period ought to be worth at least an honorable mention, no? 

[Ken Aldred]

On 8/9/2024 at 2:38 AM, Readcomix said:

Bringing a character back around after it was bandied about aimlessly by various others for a long period ought to be worth at least an honorable mention, no? 

That’s true.