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- Birth nameJames Charles Shooter
- Jim Shooter was born on September 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for Faith, Eternal Warrior and Harbinger. He was married to Michele Minor. He died on June 30, 2025 in Nyack, New York, USA.
- SpouseMichele Minor (divorced)
- Became a professional comic book writer at the age of 14 for National Periodical Publications, now known as DC Comics.
- Shooter was Marvel Comics Group/Marvel Comics' Editor-in-Chief from 1978 to 1987. Under his editorship, he imposed more professional discipline to the business with consistent adherence to publishing schedules and expanding into new retail areas to consolidate Marvel's dominance in the North American comic book medium. However, Shooter was resented for the heavy-handed methods he felt were necessary for these business achievements. That in turn inadvertently lead to the business revitalization of Marvel's major rival, DC Comics, since its Publisher, Jenette Kahn, took advantage of the situation to lure away many Marvel talents to her company to its benefit.
- He was an American writer, editor, and publisher in the comics industry.
- Shooter took over Marvel Comics Group/Marvel Comics in the late 1970s when the comics industry was transitioning from mass market newsstand distribution to direct market sales to comic shops.
- Shooter worked in 2023 as consulting editor and freelance writer for custom comics company Illustrated Media.
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