The first one to do it was Al Milgrom.
My candidate would also be Bill Mantlo.
The first one to do it was Al Milgrom.
My candidate would also be Bill Mantlo.
Jim Owsley/C. Priest needs to come back for some projects- ideally as an ongoing series, but certainly for some mini-series and one-shots at the least.
I do agree with all the Mantlo references. He's had three distinct Spider-Man runs, and the second on Spectacular was really good (the debut of Cloak/ Dagger, the Owl/ Octopus war, the street-level crime stores with Ed Hannigan channeling Frank Miller.)
That reminds me: Ed Hannigan's a forgotten creator. Yeah, he was imitating Miller's Daredevil, but it was a good imitation.
Spider-Man VS Wolverine is one of the best Spider-Man stories ever. But I don't think his other work is as good.
He's kind of like of Dennis O'Neil, in that most of the work is subpar, but a few of the one-shots are memorable.
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Thomas Mets
I can see were you would get that impression from, but he was actually more than a copycat, he had a real interest in composition, probably more focused on the panel than on the page, which is why he'd often come across as a Miller knock-off. His covers, on the other hand, were unmistakable:
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I think the way DeFalco's run ended, coupled with his run's lack of staying power, you could argue he is a forgotten creator.
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Bill Mantlo for sure.
Bill Mantlo is my #1 pick among "forgotten" or even less-high profile creators for Spidey. His PP:SSM is very good and often great but he also wrote quite a few issues of Marvel Team-Up during that title's 1970's heyday. It really is a shame his work is not referenced more often and I urge any Spidey fan unfamiliar with his work to seek out his work on PP:SSM and MTU.
I'll say Bill Mantlo as well. Nothing spectacular, but he was a solid writer for the series in one of the most underrated period of Spider-Man's history (the late '70/early'80). His stories were always fun to read.
Another name that isn't mentioned a lot is Howard Mackie. Some of his Clone Saga work is forgettable, but he was at helm of the series for so long that definitely is worth to mention. Unfortunately for him, he left with some pretty bad stories (co-plotted with Byrne).