Tony Isabella (born December 1951) is an American comic book writer and commentator, best known as the creator and writer of Marvel Comics' Black Goliath, as well as Black Lightning, DC Comics' first major African American superhero.
Before he joined Marvel Comics, Isabella had many letters published in the company's comic book letter columns. He began his career at Marvel as an editorial assistant in 1972. He also served for a time as an editor ...
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Tony Isabella (born December 1951) is an American comic book writer and commentator, best known as the creator and writer of Marvel Comics' Black Goliath, as well as Black Lightning, DC Comics' first major African American superhero.
Before he joined Marvel Comics, Isabella had many letters published in the company's comic book letter columns. He began his career at Marvel as an editorial assistant in 1972. He also served for a time as an editor for Curtis Magazines, Marvel's black-and-white magazine line.
As a writer, Isabella scripted Ghost Rider, It, the Living Colossus in Astonishing Tales, Luke Cage in Hero for Hire and Power Man, Tigra in Marvel Chillers, The Champions, and Captain America.
During his mid-1970s run on Ghost Rider, Isabella wrote a story arc in which Johnny Blaze became a Christian, and in doing so, freed himself of the curse. In May 2007, Isabella said, "I’d written a story wherein, couched in mildly subtle terms, Blaze accepted Jesus as his savior and freed...
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