Donald F. McGregor (born June 15, 1945, Rhode Island, United States) is an American comic book writer, and the author of one of the first graphic novels.
McGregor's first appearances in print were in the letters-to-the-editor columns of various Marvel Comics titles. After breaking in as a professional at Warren Publishing in 1971 with anthological science-fiction/horror stories for that company's black-and-white comics magazines, McGregor became ...
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Donald F. McGregor (born June 15, 1945, Rhode Island, United States) is an American comic book writer, and the author of one of the first graphic novels.
McGregor's first appearances in print were in the letters-to-the-editor columns of various Marvel Comics titles. After breaking in as a professional at Warren Publishing in 1971 with anthological science-fiction/horror stories for that company's black-and-white comics magazines, McGregor became a writer-editor at Marvel, beginning as a proofreader in late 1972. He soon became one of the 1970s wave of creators such as Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber and Doug Moench who took often minor characters and helped create a writerly Renaissance. Former Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas said in 2007,
McGregor established himself with two series that remain among comics' most acclaimed: "Killraven, Warrior of the Worlds", in Amazing Adventures vol. 2, #21-39 (Nov. 1973 - Nov. 1976, except for fill-in issues #33 and 38); and "Black Panther", in...
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