Peter B. Gillis

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Peter B. Gillis
Born Peter B. Gillis
(1952-12-19) December 19, 1952 (age 72)
White Plains, New York
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer
Notable works
 Shatter
Warp
Strikeforce: Morituri
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Peter B. Gillis (born December 19, 1952)[1] is an American comic book writer best known for his work at Marvel Comics and First Comics in the mid-1980s, including the series Strikeforce: Morituri and the digitally drawn comic series Shatter.

Biography

Gillis' first work in the comics industry was as a freelance writer for Marvel Comics. His first published comics story was "Saturday Night Furor" in Captain America #224 (Aug. 1978).[2] He then wrote various issues of Marvel Two-In-One, What If...?, and Super-Villain Team-Up from 1978 to 1980. The irregular publishing frequency of the final issues of Super-Villain Team-Up was due to a legal maneuver to prevent DC Comics from trademarking the term "supervillain".[3] Gillis then worked as an editor for the Florida-based publisher New Media Publishing; he left that position in June 1981.[4]

Gillis is best known for the digital comic Shatter (1985–1988) and First Comics' Warp (1983–1985). Gillis co-created Strikeforce: Morituri (1986–1988) with artist Brent Anderson. Gillis wrote the entire runs of Micronauts: The New Voyages (1984–1986)[5] and Strange Tales vol. 2 (1987–1988); other Marvel work included numerous issues of What If (1980–1984), The Defenders (1984–1986),[6] The Eternals vol. 2 (1985–1986), Doctor Strange vol. 2 #76–81 (1986–1987) and Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1–4 (1988–1989).

His creations for other companies include Blaze Barlow and the Eternity Command and the Black Flame for First; and Gammarauders, a tie-in to the Gamma World role-playing game, for DC Comics' short-lived TSR Games line. For DC Comics, he also wrote the science-fiction miniseries Tailgunner Jo with art by Tom Artis.

Gillis returned to comics in 2010 when he wrote the six-issue comic adaptation of Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn for IDW Publishing.[7]

Bibliography

Comico

DC Comics

  • Gammarauders #1-10 (1989)
  • Tailgunner Jo #1-6 (1988-1989)
  • Teen Titans Spotlight #20 (Cyborg) (1988)

First Comics

Marvel Comics

References

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