Jim Starlin, Philip Craig Russell, 1979-01 Starlin/Russel: Batman Detective Comics #481 p14 - Comic Strip
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1979-01 Starlin/Russel: Batman Detective Comics #481 p14

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"That's 'cause this masterpiece of macabre (...) was written and laid by editor Al Milgrom's pal and our fave cozmik creator Jim Starlin...finished and inked by a certain comicbook virtuoso by the handle of P. Craig Russell. Yeah. Starlin and Russell at DC doing Batman in 1978. The mind boggles, huh?"
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About Jim Starlin

James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Personal life In the 1960s, Jim Starlin served as an aviation photographer in the US Navy in Vietnam. During his off duty time, he drew and submitted various comics. After leaving the Navy, he sold two stories to DC Comics. Early career After writing and drawing stories for a number of fan publications, Jim Starlin entered the comics industry in 1972, working for Roy Thomas and John Romita at Marvel Comics. Brought in by fellow artist Rich Buckler, Starlin was part of the generation of artists and writers who grew up as fans of Silver Age Marvel Comics. At a Steve Ditko-focused panel at the 2008 Comic-Con International, Starlin said, "Everything I learned about storytelling was [due to] him or Kirby. [Ditko] did the best layouts.