Mark Evanier

Mark Stephen Evanier (born March 2, 1952) is an American comic book and television writer, particularly known for his humor work. Evanier is of ethnic Jewish heritage. He chose to be a writer after witnessing the misery his father felt from working for the Internal Revenue Service and contrasting that with the portrayal of a writer's life on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He made his first professional sale in 1969 and almost immediately was taken on as... more

Mark Stephen Evanier (born March 2, 1952) is an American comic book and television writer, particularly known for his humor work. Evanier is of ethnic Jewish heritage. He chose to be a writer after witnessing the misery his father felt from working for the Internal Revenue Service and contrasting that with the portrayal of a writer's life on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He made his first professional sale in 1969 and almost immediately was taken on as a production assistant to the legendary Jack Kirby. Several years later Evanier began writing foreign comic books for the Walt Disney Studio Program, then from 1972 to 1976 wrote scripts for Gold Key Comics, along with comics for the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate. In 1974 he teamed with writer Dennis Palumbo and wrote for a number of television series, including The Nancy Walker Show, The McLean Stevenson Show and Welcome Back, Kotter. After the cancellation of Kotter, on which he was one of the story editors, Evanier and Palumbo amicably ended... less