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Support Thinking Critical at Ko-fi. Monthly subscriptions receive bonus content and early access to some channel content. Ko-fi.com/thinkingcritical Thank you for supporting the channel! Thinking Critical Discord:   / discord   Twitch Channel   / thinking_critical_yt   Jim Shooter: The Trouble Shooter of Comics https://geekfrontiers.com/pittsburgh-... When people think of Marvel Comics, they inevitably conjure up images of such classic superheroes as Spider-Man, Captain America and the Hulk. Or maybe they think of the company’s long-serving editor-in-chief, Stan Lee, or the multitude of legendary artists that include Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby and Jim Steranko. One name that is seldom mentioned, however, is Jim Shooter, the Pittsburgh-born comic book writer who guided Marvel Comics for nine years in the late 1970s and early 80s. Shooter built upon the foundation of those who came before him – raising Marvel to even greater heights in the process – but his tenure was also filled with controversy that inevitably led to his ouster as editor-in-chief in 1987. Jim Shooter’s comic book career began in 1964 as a twelve-year-old boy recovering from minor surgery at Pittsburgh’s Mercy Hospital. While lying in his bed, Shooter began perusing the numerous comic books that were available in the children’s ward. The ones published by Marvel Comics appeared to have been read a multitude of times, while the DC Comics were still relatively untouched. After an uneventful four years of menial tasks and small pay, Shooter retired from the comic book industry and moved back to Pittsburgh. Without a college degree, however, his prospects weren’t much better and he eventually found himself as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in the area. By now Stan Lee had assumed the title of publisher at Marvel, however, and its new editor-in-chief, Marv Wolfman, eventually convinced Shooter to fly back to New York to discuss a staff job with the comic book giant. Stan Lee did eventually reach the conclusion that Shooter would make a better editor-in-chief than Archie Goodwin. Shooter thus took over the reins of Marvel Comics in December 1978 and immediately began creating order out of the chaotic atmosphere that surrounded the company. Marvel Comics experienced some of its most successful years under Shooter. Part of it was luck – Marvel, for instance, had bought the comic book rights to Star Wars and the graphic editions of George Lucas’ epic were just as popular as the film versions. The late 1970s also saw Chris Claremont and John Byrne breathing new life into an unsuccessful Stan Lee/Jack Kirby creation from the 1960s known as The X-Men, which quickly became one of Marvel’s most popular comics. It was also during Jim Shooter’s time as editor-in-chief, however, that many of the most talented writers and artists at Marvel jumped ship to rival DC because of the perceived totalitarian and unilateral control that Shooter wielded, as well as his increased interference in the creative process as the company became more successful. Despite his controversial reign as head of Marvel Comics, Jim Shooter left the company in stronger financial health than when he arrived, and even oversaw a resurgence in the quality of its content. For a Steel City native who entered the comic book industry in his early teens, that’s not a bad legacy to leave behind. #jimshooter #comicbooks #marvel Contact Thinking Critical: Twitter:   / wes_from_tc   Email wesdigscomics@gmail.com