Roger McKenzie (comics)
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| Roger McKenzie | |
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| Born | November 8 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
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Notable works
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Daredevil |
Roger McKenzie (born November 8)[1] is an American comic book writer best known for his work on Daredevil with Frank Miller.
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Biography
McKenzie's first comics work was a seven page short story title "Ground Round" in Vampirella #50 (April 1976) published by Warren Publishing.[2] He wrote stories for Warren's black and white magazine titles Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella from 1976–1982. He worked for DC Comics as well, creating the western character Cinnamon and several stories for the company's horror titles.[2]
McKenzie and Frank Miller's first collaboration was on a two-page story entitled "Slowly, painfully, you dig your way from the cold, choking debris..." published in DC Comics' Weird War Tales #68 (October 1978).[2] McKenzie became the writer on Marvel Comics' Daredevil with issue #151 (March 1978), and gave the series a dark tone reminiscent of his horror writings. Miller joined McKenzie on the series starting with #158 (May 1979).[3]
Other Marvel Comics titles McKenzie contributed to include Battlestar Galactica (1979–1980) and Captain America (1978–1980).[2] McKenzie and artist Don Perlin developed the idea of Captain America running for the office of President of the United States.[4] Marvel originally rejected the idea but it would be used later by Roger Stern and John Byrne[5] in Captain America #250 (October 1980).[6] McKenzie and Perlin received credit for the idea on the letters page at Stern's insistence.[7] McKenzie and Perlin would also receive credit in the follow-up story in What If? #26 (April 1981).[2]
McKenzie has written for a variety of independent publishers such as Pacific Comics, Comico Comics, Pied Piper Comics, and Eclipse Comics.[2]
In 2014 McKenzie founded Checkmate Comics. He also serves as Executive Editor of the Charlton Neo line of comics, where he writes for The Charlton Arrow[8] and Charlton Wild Frontier.[9] Since February 2015, he has been writing the Spookman weekly comic strip with Sandy Carruthers for Pix-C, a web comics site.[10]
Bibliography
Charlton Neo
- Charlton Wild Frontier #1 (2015)
- The Charlton Arrow #1-4 (2014-2015)
Checkmate Comics
- Bud Colbert Time-Travelin' Janitor (editor)
- Big Busty Broads of WWII (editor)
DC Comics
- Batman #325 (1980)
- Black Lightning #11 (The Ray backup story) (1978)
- Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #1 (1978)
- Doorway to Nightmare #3 (1978)
- House of Mystery #259, 299 (1978–1981)
- House of Secrets #151 (1978)
- Men of War #5-11 (Gravedigger)(1978)
- The Unexpected #187, 191 (1978–1979)
- Weird War Tales #61-64, 68 (1978)
- Weird Western Tales #48-49 (Cinnamon) (1978)
- Welcome Back, Kotter #9 (1978)
Marvel Comics
- Battlestar Galactica #1-7, 11-16 (1979–1980)
- Captain America #226-237, 243-245, 250 (1978–1980)
- Captain Marvel #57 (1978)
- Daredevil #151-161, 163-166, 183 (1978–1980,1982)
- Epic Illustrated #6, 10 (1981–1982)
- Ghost Rider #28-34 (1978–1979)
- Iron Man #159 (1982)
- Marvel Super Special #8 (Battlestar Galactica) (1978)
- Marvel Fanfare #1-2, 5, 14-15, 18, 22-23, 32 (1982–1987)
- Marvel Team-Up #98, 104 (1980–1981)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #124 (1987)
- Tomb of Dracula (black and white magazine) #4-5 (1980)
- What If? #26 (1981)
Pacific Comics
- Sun Runners #1-3 (1984)
Warren Publishing
- Creepy #81, 84-87, 89-90, 92-95, 99, 104-105, 114-115, 120, 122, 124-125, 127, 129, 132, 134, 140 (1976–1982)
- Eerie #81, 83, 85, 87, 90, 92, 96, 102 (1977–1979)
- U.F.O. and Alien Comix #1 (1977)
- Vampirella #50, 53, 57-59, 63, 65-67, 82, 91, 94 (1976–1981)
- Warren Presents #1, 6 (1979)
Collections
- Daredevil/Punisher: Child's Play includes Daredevil #183, 70 pages, February 1988, ISBN 978-0871353511
- Daredevil: Marked for Death collects Daredevil #159-161, 163-164, 96 pages, March 1991, ISBN 978-0871356345
- Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson Omnibus collects Daredevil #158-161, 163-166, and 183, 840 pages, March 2007, ISBN 978-0785123439
References
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- Roger McKenzie at the Comic Book DB
- "DC Profiles #34: Roger McKenzie" at the Grand Comics Database
- Roger McKenzie at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Roger McKenzie at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
| Preceded by | Captain America writer 1978–1980 |
Succeeded by Peter B. Gillis |
| Preceded by | Ghost Rider writer 1978–1979 |
Succeeded by Michael Fleisher |
| Preceded by
n/a
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Battlestar Galactica writer 1979–1980 |
Succeeded by Steven Grant and Walt Simonson |
| Preceded by | Captain America writer 1980 |
Succeeded by John Byrne and Roger Stern |
| Preceded by
Jim Shooter
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Daredevil writer 1978–1980 (with Frank Miller in late 1980) |
Succeeded by Frank Miller |
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