Summary
Mary Jo Duffy (born February 9, 1954)[1] is an American comic book editor and writer, known for her work for Marvel Comics in the 1980s and DC Comics and Image Comics in the 1990s.
| Jo Duffy | |
|---|---|
 Comic-Con 1982 | |
| Born | Mary Jo Duffy February 9, 1954 New York City, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
| Pseudonym(s) | Jo Duffy |
Notable works | Power Man & Iron Fist Star Wars comics Glory |
Biography edit
A native of the New York City area, Duffy attended Wellesley College. As a young woman, she had letters published in Marvel Comics letter columns in the mid-1970s.[2][3] She made an in-comic appearance as an autograph seeker in Iron Man #103 (Oct. 1977). Her first credit as editor appeared in The Defenders #61 cover dated July 1978.[4]
Her writing work for Marvel, which began as an assistant to Archie Goodwin,[5] included Conan the Barbarian, Fallen Angels, Power Man and Iron Fist, Star Wars, Wolverine,[6] and a St. Francis of Assisi biography Francis, Brother of the Universe.[7] Her run on Power Man and Iron Fist was the longest and most successful of the series, and was noted for using a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach at a time when Marvel was pushing darker and more serious stories.[8]
In the 1990s, she worked for other publishers, including DC Comics, where she wrote the first 14 issues of Catwoman. For Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios imprint of Image Comics, she wrote every issue of the first Glory series, between March 1995 and April 1997,[6] the last six of which were released by Liefeld's Maximum Press after his departure from Image. She also worked on the screenplays for the horror films Puppet Master 4 (1993) and Puppet Master 5 (1994) for Full Moon Features.
In the early 2000s, she co-wrote the last issue of Marvel's Defenders vol. 2 and the six issues of the follow-up series The Order with Kurt Busiek,[6] while working at a financial services company in Lower Manhattan. Her work at that company included meeting planning, editing, proofreading, and packaging for a comic book published by the company.[9] From 2003 to 2006, she also wrote the English script adaptations of Naruto for Viz Media.
She now works as a receptionist at the U.S. Immigration Office in New York and has been largely absent from the publishing scene. She made multiple announcements on her Facebook page that she created a new company to self-publish her work and incorporated Armin Armadillo Publishers in 2008. As of 2013, the company is listed as inactive.[10]
Bibliography edit
Aria Press edit
- A Distant Soil (backup story) #2, 9 (1992–1994)
Beyond edit
- Writer's Block 2003 (2003)
Blue Sky Blue (self-published) edit
- Nestrobber #1–2 (1992–1994)
Claypool Comics edit
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #1–6, 111 (1993, 2002)
Dark Horse Comics edit
- Dark Horse Presents #56, 58, 67–69 (1991–1993)
DC Comics edit
- 9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember, Volume Two (2002)
- Batman #413 (1987)
- Batman Black and White #4 (1996)
- Catwoman #1–14 (1993–1994)
- Detective Comics #582 (1988)
Eclipse Comics edit
- Night Music #3 (1985)
Image Comics edit
- Bloodpool #2, Special #1 (1995–1996)
- Glory #1–15, #0 (1995–1996)
- Glory/Celestine: Dark Angel #1 (1996)
Marvel Comics edit
- Akira #1–37 (English adaptation) (1988–1996)
- The Amazing Spider-Man #278 (1986)
- Bizarre Adventures #27–28 (1981)
- Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos #1–3 (1987)
- Classic X-Men #18, 20 (backup stories) (1988)
- Conan the Barbarian #146 (1983)
- Daredevil #157 (1979)
- Defenders #69 (1979)
- Defenders vol. 2 #12 (with Kurt Busiek) (2002)
- Doom 2099 #25 (1995)
- Epic Illustrated #18–19, 21, 25, 30 (1983–1985)
- Fallen Angels #1–8 (1987)
- Francis, Brother of the Universe #1 (1980)
- Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men #1 (1985)
- The Incredible Hulk Annual #11 (backup story) (1982)
- Kickers, Inc. #3 (with Tom DeFalco) (1987)
- Marvel Comics Presents #14, 42, 56, 80 (1989–1991)
- Marvel Fanfare #10–11, 14, 38, 50 (1983–1990)
- Marvel Graphic Novel: The Punisher Assassins' Guild (1989)
- Marvel Graphic Novel: Willow (1988)
- Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 2 #5–6 (with Steve Ditko) (1991)
- Marvel Team-Up #125 (Doctor Strange and the Scarlet Witch) (1983)
- Marvel Treasury Edition #24 (Hercules backup story), #26 (Hercules and Wolverine backup story) (1980)
- Marvel Two-in-One #49 (The Thing and Doctor Strange) (1979)
- Memories one-shot (English adaptation) (1992)
- Moon Knight vol. 2 #5 (1985)
- The Order #1–6 (with Kurt Busiek) (2002)
- Power Man and Iron Fist #56–84 (1979–1982)
- The Saga of Crystar, Crystal Warrior #1–11 (1983–1985)
- Savage Sword of Conan #83 (1982)
- Speedball #3, 5–10 (1988–1989)
- Star Wars #24, 70–77, 79–82, 85, 87–88, 90–97, 99–107, Annual #3 (1979–1986)
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #8 (with Chris Claremont) (1984)
- What If...? #27 (X-Men), #34 (1981–1982)
- Wolverine vol. 2 #25–30 (1990)
- X-Factor Annual #2 (1987)
Maximum Press edit
- Glory #17–22 (1996–1997)
- Glory/Celestine: Dark Angel #3 (1996)
Viz Media edit
- Naruto #1–10 (English adaptation) (2003–2006)
WaRP Graphics edit
- Elfquest #21 (text article) (1985)
References edit
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ Thompson, Jason (n.d.). "Interview: Jo Duffy (part 1)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004.
My name started appearing on comics on a series of gushy but extremely sincere fan letters around '72 or '73.…That was before e-mail so if you got a letter printed you were like 'Oh cool!' and you'd exponentially send many more letters.
- ^ "From Fanboys to Pros: Mary Jo Duffy". Josh Neufeld Comix & Stories. n.d. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ^ Jo Duffy (editor) at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Vintage Interview: Mary Jo Duffy; by Mark Newbold
- ^ a b c Jo Duffy at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ DeFalco, Tom; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2008). "1980s". Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 198. ISBN 978-0756641238.
With the aid of Father Roy Gasnick, writer Mary Jo Duffy and artists John Buscema and Marie Severin produced this biography of St. Francis of Assisi.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Callahan, Timothy (December 2010). "Power Man and Iron Fist". Back Issue! (45). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 3–11.
- ^ Thompson, Maggie; Duffy, Jo (October 19, 2001). "Jo Duffy". Comics Buyer's Guide (1457). Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications: 14, 16, and 18.
- ^ "Armin Armadillo Incorporated". Incomus.com. n.d. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016.
External links edit
- Jo Duffy at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Jo Duffy at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
- Thompson, Jason (n.d.). "Interview: Jo Duffy (part 2)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 14, 2004.
- Thompson, Jason (n.d.). "Interview: Jo Duffy (part 3)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 14, 2004.
- Thompson, Jason (n.d.). "Interview: Jo Duffy (part 4)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 14, 2004.