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  1. Dale Gunn
    associate member of "the Justice League Of America", DC Comics

    #DCComics #JusticeLeagueOfAmerica #DaleGunn #Detroit
    #GerryConway #ChuckPatton

    1984 debut

    Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton created Dale Gunn, first appearing in Justice League of America Annual #2 in 1984.
    He was introduced as an architect and security specialist hired by Commander Steel, a World War II hero, and industrialist, to design and maintain the bunker in Detroit that served as the new headquarters of the reorganized Justice League.
    The team consisted of young and inexperienced heroes such as Vibe, Gypsy, Vixen, and Steel’s grandson Hank Heywood III, who inherited his grandfather’s cybernetic enhancements.
    Dale Gunn became a friend and mentor to the team and a love interest for Zatanna, the only veteran member of the group.

  2. Dale Gunn
    associate member of "the Justice League Of America", DC Comics

    #DCComics #JusticeLeagueOfAmerica #DaleGunn #Detroit
    #GerryConway #ChuckPatton

    1984 debut

    Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton created Dale Gunn, first appearing in Justice League of America Annual #2 in 1984.
    He was introduced as an architect and security specialist hired by Commander Steel, a World War II hero, and industrialist, to design and maintain the bunker in Detroit that served as the new headquarters of the reorganized Justice League.
    The team consisted of young and inexperienced heroes such as Vibe, Gypsy, Vixen, and Steel’s grandson Hank Heywood III, who inherited his grandfather’s cybernetic enhancements.
    Dale Gunn became a friend and mentor to the team and a love interest for Zatanna, the only veteran member of the group.

  3. The comic book guy you know even if you don't read comics.

    A remembrance of #GerryConway

    tcj.com/gerry-conway-1952-2026/

  4. The comic book guy you know even if you don't read comics.

    A remembrance of #GerryConway

    tcj.com/gerry-conway-1952-2026/

  5. A Look Back at Amazing Spider-Man #149 (1975)

    Disclaimer: This is my original work with details sourced from reading the comic book and doing personal research. Anyone who wants to use this article, in part or in whole, needs to secure first my permission and agree to cite me as the source and author. Let it be known that any unauthorized use of this article will constrain the author to pursue the remedies under R.A. No. 8293, the Revised Penal Code, and/or all applicable legal actions under the laws of the Philippines.

    Welcome back superhero enthusiasts, 20th century arts and culture enthusiasts, Marvel Comics fans and comic book collectors! Today we go back to the mid-1970s to examine a small part of the Marvel Comics shared universe through a tale of the Amazing Spider-Man monthly series.

    You heard about the notorious Clone Saga of the 1990s that dominated Spider-Man comic books for a few years? That was actually the 2nd saga about Spider-Man and cloning. The first one started in the mid-1970s and it was the result of a move by Marvel’s creative team to let Gwen Stacy return from the dead somehow. A new villain called the Jackal was eventually introduced and in his civilian form as Miles Warren (a character introduced much earlier), he had a personal obsession with Gwen Stacy whose death in Amazing Spider-Man #121 was too overwhelming for him to handle. Warren turned out to be an expert on cloning.

    With those details laid down, here is a look back at Amazing Spider-Man #149, published in 1975 by Marvel Comics with a story written by the late Gerry Conway and drawn by the late Ross Andru.

    The cover.

    Early story

    The story begins on top of a building just moments after the Jackal revealed his secret identity to a weakened Spider-Man in the presence of the Gwen Stacy clone and Ned Leeds. For Spider-Man, the revelation is shocking because in his private life as Peter Parker, Warren has been his biology and biochemistry professor at Empire State University (ESU) where he and Gwen Stacy studied. Recently, Parker and Leeds visited Warren to check on certain cell samples from which Gwen Stacy’s clone had been created. Warren claimed those samples had been stolen by a man named Anthony Serba. Spider-Man eventually loses consciousness.

    Some time later, Spider-Man awakens inside an abandoned tenement in lower Manhattan. He finds himself restrained on a wooden table and the Jackal starts talking to him. For the Jackal, what is going on is his moment of triumph.

    As the Jackal keeps talking, Spider-Man suddenly frees himself from the table to get back on his feet to fight him…

    Quality

    Can you tell who is the real Spider-Man here?

    Apart from historical significance of this original clone saga and the other one from the 1990s, this particular tale is finely written by Conway and the stakes were really raised high from the start (preceded by build-up of key events in prior issues). Clearly, what was presented here was a huge pay-off to the build-up of recent issues and the dialogue has lots of details that are thought-provoking.

    At the center of the story is Miles Warren who has gone to the extremes as the Jackal and he already knows that Spider-Man and Peter Parker are one and the same person. He has a burning hatred towards Parker because he is young, he was loved by Gwen Stacy, and was responsible for her death (which happened in Amazing Spider-Man #121). There is a lot of drama Conway wrote into Miles Warren’s transformation into the Jackal (first appearance was in Amazing Spider-Man #129 along with the Punisher) as a result of Gwen’s death and there are established connections with his ability to perform cloning. Conway’s presentation of the origin of the Jackal here is indeed a must-see!

    When it comes to the known feature of this comic book – Spider-Man’s physical encounter with his clone – this one was presented as a spectacle laced with suspense and intrigue for the readers. It was done to test the readers’ ability to determine who is truly Spider-Man as the fight with the clone (Ben Reilly without the name) went on. The fight itself is an extension of the madness, hatred and the lust for revenge of the Jackal. That being said, there is clearly a lack of impact behind the clone’s introduction as Conway created him only to bring closure to the cloning concept mandated by Stan Lee. The clone was never meant to return and replace Peter Parker as Spider-Man.

    Conclusion

    Some of the events that dramatized Miles Warren’s transformation into the Jackal.

    Amazing Spider-Man #149 (1975) is a very intense tale that has the engaging origin story of the Jackal who went on to become a very dangerous foe of Spider-Man. That said, Miles Warren here transformed into a freak sparked by the sudden death of the real Gwen Stacy, and the actions he committed really brought danger to Spider-Man.

    There is a lot of intrigue and compelling stuff in this comic book, especially when you ignore the Clone Saga of the 1990s (which itself should be treated as a convoluted follow-up reflecting the chaos behind closed doors at Marvel Comics during the time). In my opinion, this original Clone Saga stood the test of time and the creative stuff that Gerry Conway and Ross Andru came up with is pretty believable and dramatic to read again.

    Overall, Amazing Spider-Man #149 (1975) is highly recommended!

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  6. Better than Streaming: Fire and Ice 4K Blu-ray Coming Out On June 30

    Welcome back fellow geeks, Blu-ray collectors and movie buffs!

    If you love the animated works of director Ralph Bakshi (American Pop, The Lord of The Rings) and the artworks of Frank Frazetta (Conan The Barbarian, Vampirella), then you should watch out for their memorable collaboration in ultra high-definition as the 1983 animated movie Fire and Ice will be released on 4K Blu-ray format on June 30, 2026, exclusively via MVDshop.

    Fire and Ice 4K Blu-ray cover has the same classic artwork of the official movie poster.

    With a story co-written by Bakshi and Frazetta and the screenplay done by comic book legends Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, Fire and Ice is the story of a young warrior named Larn who wants revenge against the evil queen Juliana and her son Nekron. Larn also has the task to rescue their kidnapped princess Teegra. For your interest and reference, watch the classic movie trailer below.

    https://youtu.be/0u64CLs_yb4?si=Ys4OO4sKopU64-98

    Fire and Ice 4K Blu-ray will be in a Steelbook form containing the 4K Blu-ray disc and the Blu-ray disc. For the 4K enthusiasts reading this, the classic animated film has been restored in 4K and the visuals are rendered in native 4K.

    Posted below are the technical details from Fire and Ice’s Blu-ray.com page.

    Video

    Codec: HEVC / H.265

    Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)

    HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10

    Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

    Audio

    English: Dolby Atmos

    English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1

    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

    Subtitles – English, English SDH, French, Spanish

    Discs – 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Disc, Three-disc set (2 BD, 1 CD)

    Packaging – SteelBook

    Playback – 4K Blu-ray: Region free, 2K Blu-ray: Region A

    I personally am interested in replaying Fire and Ice in 4K Blu-ray format. I saw Fire and Ice a few times a very long time ago on a rented video tape and on cable TV (randomly viewed it) but I never actually got to watch it entirely. Fire and Ice 4K Blu-ray is on my list of 4K Blu-ray releases of this year. I can only wonder when it would get offered via Amazon.

    As for Ralph Bakshi, I admire his works on rotoscoped animation and how he visualized his concepts. His work on The Lord of the Rings animated film of 1978 was ambitious and he made the most out of their limited resources. I own a Blu-ray copy of his animated film American Pop and watching rotoscoped animated scenes and characters move in high-definition is enjoyable.

    Fire and Ice, to the best of my memory, has a fantasy concept that reminds me somewhat of Conan The Barbarian (and the sword-and-sandals fantasy elements) and it also the traditional concept of the heroic man who risks his life to save an important woman from the forces of evil. To replay Fire and Ice in 4K is something I desire as a 4K Blu-ray collector and enthusiast of traditional animation.

    Not to be outdone is the vocal cast that has William Ostrander, Maggie Roswell, Steve Sandor, Stephen Mendel and Susan Tyrell. The performances in Fire and Ice were strong.

    Larn and the Princess. (source: IMDB.com) Director Ralph Bakshi (covered in the background) with performers Cynthia Leake as the princess and Randy Norton as Larn during production. (source – IMDB.com) The classic movie poster of Fire and Ice. (source – IMDB.com)

    To order a copy of Fire and Ice 4K Blu-ray now, click https://mvdshop.com/products/fire-and-ice-steelbook-4k-uhd-exclusive

    If you wish to join a group of movie enthusiasts and talk about cinema, cinematic trends, Blu-ray releases and more relevant stuff, visit the Movie Fans Worldwide Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/322857711779576

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  7. Gerry Conway, Prolific Architect of Marvel Lore, Dies at 73

    Gerry Conway, who co-created The Punisher and wrote iconic Spider-Man stories, died Sunday at 73 from pancreatic cancer. His work inspired many.

    #GerryConway, #ThePunisher, #MarvelComics, #ComicBooks, #RIPGerryConway

    newsletter.tf/gerry-conway-pun

  8. Gerry Conway, a legendary comic book writer who co-created The Punisher, has died at 73. His influential career spanned decades, shaping characters like Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel.

    #GerryConway, #ThePunisher, #MarvelComics, #ComicBooks, #RIPGerryConway
    newsletter.tf/gerry-conway-pun

  9. Comic Legend Gerry Conway Dies Leaving a Lasting Legacy

    The Passing of a Comic Legend
    The comic world mourns the loss of Gerry Conway. He died at age 73 after a brave fight with cancer. Fans and creators alike feel the weight of his absence. Conway shaped both Marvel and DC stories for decades. He co created The Punisher, helped launch Ms Marvel, and built characters like Firestorm and Power Girl....

    #DCComics #GerryConway #MarvelComics #spiderman #ThePunisher

  10. Comic Legend Gerry Conway Dies Leaving a Lasting Legacy

    The Passing of a Comic Legend
    The comic world mourns the loss of Gerry Conway. He died at age 73 after a brave fight with cancer. Fans and creators alike feel the weight of his absence. Conway shaped both Marvel and DC stories for decades. He co created The Punisher, helped launch Ms Marvel, and built characters like Firestorm and Power Girl....

    #DCComics #GerryConway #MarvelComics #spiderman #ThePunisher

  11. Dois textos lembrando a Gerry Conway (criador do Castigador ou Hason Todd, roteirista da morte de Gwen Stacy e moito, moito mais).

    - bongop-leituras-bd.blogspot.co de Hugo Silva em Leituras de BD.

    - blog.adlo.es/2026/04/gerry-con de @pablofluiters em @adlo

    #GerryConway #LendoRSS

  12. Comic Legend Gerry Conway Dies Leaving a Lasting Legacy

    The Passing of a Comic Legend
    The comic world mourns the loss of Gerry Conway. He died at age 73 after a brave fight with cancer. Fans and creators alike feel the weight of his absence. Conway shaped both Marvel and DC stories for decades. He co created The Punisher, helped launch Ms Marvel, and built characters like Firestorm and Power Girl....

    #DCComics #GerryConway #MarvelComics #spiderman #ThePunisher

  13. Morre Gerry Conway, lenda dos quadrinhos do Homem-Aranha, aos 73 anos: Uma das maiores lendas da história da Marvel Comics, com uma passagem memorável pelo título do Homem-Aranha, Gerry Conway morreu aos 73 anos. ovicio.com.br/morre-gerry-conw #GerryConway #HomemAranha

  14. RIP Gerry Conway, one of the most defining voices in comic book history. He started writing 'The Amazing Spider-Man' at only 19, the same age as Peter Parker, and at 20 he wrote one of the character's most impactful storylines with the death of Gwen Stacy. He co-created the Punisher and Ms. Marvel, he also penned the historic 'Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man: The Battle of the Century' crossover, the first ever between two major comic book publishers, and is widely credited as one of the writers who brought darker, more consequential storytelling to the medium.

    #GerryConway #Comics #ComicBooks #Comic #Marvel #DC #Superman #SpiderMan

  15. RIP Gerry Conway, one of the most defining voices in comic book history. He started writing 'The Amazing Spider-Man' at only 19, the same age as Peter Parker, and at 20 he wrote one of the character's most impactful storylines with the death of Gwen Stacy. He co-created the Punisher and Ms. Marvel, he also penned the historic 'Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man: The Battle of the Century' crossover, the first ever between two major comic book publishers, and is widely credited as one of the writers who brought darker, more consequential storytelling to the medium.

    #GerryConway #Comics #ComicBooks #Comic #Marvel #DC #Superman #SpiderMan

  16. Gerry Conway, Marvel and DC Comics Writer and Co-Creator of Punisher, Ms. Marvel, Firestorm and Vixen, Dies at 73

    hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

    > He also penned the seminal 'Amazing Spider-Man' story "The Night Gwen Stacy Died" when he was just 20.

    #comics #GerryConway #RIP

  17. In honor of Gerry Conway, here's one of my absolute favorite episodes from the third season of the original Transformers:

    youtu.be/Z3r-Xtuha8s

    #transformers #GerryConway

  18. In honor of Gerry Conway, here's one of my absolute favorite episodes from the third season of the original Transformers:

    youtu.be/Z3r-Xtuha8s

    #transformers #GerryConway

  19. Self-Titled Summer | Fotheringay (1970, UK)

    Our next Self-Titled Summer spotlight is on number 280 on The List, submitted by baz. Fotheringay was a short-lived British folk rock quintet formed by Sandy Denny after she left Fairport Convention, along with Denny’s partner and Australian guitarist Trevor Lucas plus drummer Gerry Conway (both formerly of folk psych prog rock band Eclection), and American guitarist Jerry Donahue and Scottish bassist Pat Donaldson (both formerly of prog psych group Poet and The One Man Band). While the band members would work together again on solo projects and in Fairport Convention, this was the group's only studio album.

    Want to read more? See the full spotlight on the Fediverse at @1001otheralbums.com or on the blog: 1001otheralbums.com/2025/08/09

    Want to skip straight to the music? Here's a YouTube link: youtube.com/watch?v=5QmMr1RfdV. It's also on Dailymotion here: dailymotion.com/video/x263bv2

    Happy listening!

    #Fotheringay #SandyDenny #TrevorLucas #GerryConway #JerryDonahue #PatDonaldson #FairportConvention #BritishFolk #FolkRock #selftitled #music #1001OtherAlbums

  20. Self-Titled Summer | Fotheringay (1970, UK)

    Our next Self-Titled Summer spotlight is on number 280 on The List, submitted by baz. Here’s a quick rundown:

    • Point of origin(s): Fotheringay was a British folk rock quintet formed by Sandy Denny after she left Fairport Convention (following the release of their 1969 Liege & Leaf, which we looked at nearly a year ago in a SpaceAce Sunday), named after Denny’s song of the same name from the Fairport Convention album What We Did on Our Holidays. The other members were Denny’s partner and Australian guitarist Trevor Lucas plus drummer Gerry Conway (both formerly of folk psych prog rock band Eclection), and American guitarist Jerry Donahue and Scottish bassist Pat Donaldson (both formerly of prog psych group Poet and The One Man Band). This was their debut album.
    • Tasting notes: Folk rock with some jazzy bits, Sandy Denny’s remarkable voice, wistful longing
    • Standout track: Their cover of Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Way I Feel” – I want that song to last forever. The opener “Nothing More”, the first piano track Denny would write, is also fantastic (as it is on their live album, Essen 1970, released in 2011).
    • Where are they now?/RIP: This is the only album released while the original lineup was together. They disbanded in January 1971 during recording sessions for a second album. While some of this material would later be released in 2008 under the title 2, some was used for Denny’s debut solo album (the 1971 The North Star Grassman and the Ravens) and on a Fairport Convention album (the 1972 Rosie), as Conway, Donahue, and Lucas had all joined that band after Fotheringay broke up (Donahue and Lucas from 1972-5, Conway just briefly at the time as a session musician, but then again later from 1998-2022). Denny would go on to have a successful but short solo career (with her former bandmates appearing on some of her albums), and would also briefly rejoin Fairport Convention in 1974-5. She tragically died in 1978 at the age of 31. Lucas then returned to Australia and mainly worked as a producer and film score composer until his death in 1989. In addition to his long stint in Fairport Convention, Conway was also in Pentangle from 1987 until his death just last year (he was married to Pentangle’s singer, Jacqui McShee). Donahue has a rather lengthy CV, working as both a musician (including guitar trio The Hellecasters plus being in The Yardbirds around 2004-5) and producer, at least up until a stroke in 2016 that affected his ability to play guitar. Donaldson was also in a few other bands and worked as a session musician (including for John Cale and Stevie Nicks)[1] at least into the 2010s. Quite a group, this one.
    • Websites: Wikipedia

    Happy listening!

    1. Though a non-Fotheringay/Fairport Convention-related tidbit, a fun find for me in writing this up is Donaldson’s work on Mae McKenna’s Everything That Touches Me (1976). I know this album as McKenna is the mother of Jamie Woon, whose debut LP we’ll see in a future spotlight because I had added it to The List. ↩︎

    #1970s #BritishFolk #FairportConvention #folkRock #Fotheringay #GerryConway #JerryDonahue #music #musicDiscovery #PatDonaldson #SandyDenny #selftitled #TrevorLucas

  21. In addition to killing Gwen Stacy, #GerryConway was of course the drummer for Fotheringay ;) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Co

  22. Punisher vol 12 issue 13 - July 3, 2019

    Ussually when it comes to Punisher comics, I collect when it has a hero, villain, or crossover I follow. However, my interest in this issue can be found in two pages.

    The punisher pulls his logo off a cop car and tears it up, telling them if they need a role model to consider Captain America instead.

    The creator, Gerry Conway, considers Punisher a representation of a failure of justice.

    #GerryConway #punisher #marvel #marvelcomics #comics

  23. "That 'SNAP' came from a pure artistic impulse. It was not calculated or part of a master plan to mess with the readers' heads...That said, I'd sure like to believe she was already dead."
    —Gerry Conway, in 'Comic-Creators on Spider-Man' (2004)

    🖼️ 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (1973), by Gerry Conway and Gil Kane
    🔗 apaneladay.com/gwen-stacy-spid

    #SpiderMan #Marvel #GwenStacy #GerryConway #comics