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American comic book editor and writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terrence "Terry" Kavanagh (/ˈkævənɑː/ KAV-ə-nah) is an American comic book editor and writer.
| Terry Kavanagh | |
|---|---|
Kavanagh at the 2024 WonderCon | |
| Born | Terence Kavanagh |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Notable works | Marc Spector: Moon Knight Web of Spider-Man X-Man |
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Kavanagh was a Marvel Comics editor from 1985 to 1997.[1] Titles he edited during that time included Marvel Comics Presents and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Writer/artist Alan Davis, who Kavanagh edited on Excalibur, said "Terry Kavanagh spoiled me, gave me near total freedom, and encouraged me to experiment."[2]
In 1987, he began to write for Marvel with his first published story "Cry Vengeance!" appearing in Kickers, Inc. #4 (Feb. 1987).[3] He later wrote such titles as Marc Spector: Moon Knight, Avengers: Timeslide, X-Man and X-Universe. In Web of Spider-Man #100 (May 1993), Kavanagh and artist Alex Saviuk gave the lead character "Spider-Armor".[4] He wrote the Spider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes one-shot the following month.[5] Kavanagh was one of the writers on the "Maximum Carnage" storyline which ran through the various Spider-Man titles in 1993.[6] The first Black Cat limited series was co-written by Kavanagh and Joey Cavalieri in 1994.[7] Kavanagh pitched a storyline involving the return of Spider-Man's clone,[8] which then formed the basis of the "Clone Saga" which began in Web of Spider-Man #117 (Oct. 1994).[9] Kavanagh's last new comics project was the Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms limited series in 2000–2001.[3][10]
In 2011, Kavanagh co-founded the Internet startup company www.mybeanjar.com.[11]
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