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Doug Moench
Born February 23, 1948 (1948-02-23) (age 61)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer
Notable works Master of Kung Fu
Batman
Awards Eagle Award, 1977
Inkpot Award, 1981

Douglas "Doug" Moench (born 1948) is an American comic book writer, probably best known for his Batman work and as the creator of Moon Knight.

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Biography

Doug Moench was born on February 23, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. Married to Debra, with a son (Derek), Moench has in addition to his prolific comics writing also written novels, short stories, newspaper feature articles, weekly newspaper comic strips, film screenplays, and teleplays. His first published work was My Dog Sandy, a comic strip printed in his elementary school newspaper. He began his professional writing career reviewing films and music for the Chicago Sun-Times; once he made the shift to comics, he moved to New York City. He currently lives in Pennsylvania.

Over the years Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. In 1973 Moench became the de facto lead writer for the Marvel black-and-white magazine imprint Curtis Magazines. He contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes, Rampaging Hulk (continuing on the title when it changed its name to The Hulk!), and Doc Savage, while also serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint's existence. Moench is perhaps best known for his work on Batman, whose title he wrote from 1983–1986 and then again from 1992–1998. (He also wrote the companion title Detective Comics from 1983–1986.)

Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, which they worked on together from 1974–1977. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud, and S.C.I. Spy, and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond.

Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.

Comics bibliography (selected)

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Curtis Magazines

Marvel's black-and-white magazine-sized imprint

Epic Comics

Marvel's creator-owned imprint started in 1982

Malibu Comics

Acquired by Marvel in 1996
  • Rune: Hearts of Darkness #1-3
  • Terror on the Planet of the Apes #1-4 (reprints from Marvel's Planet of the Apes magazine)

Eclipse Comics

TSR Comics

  • R.I.P. Brasher: Avenger of the Dead #1-4

Skywald Comics

  • Psycho #5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16
  • Nightmare #9-12, 14, Annual #1, Yearbook 1974

Dark Horse Comics

Warren Publishing

  • Eerie #29-30, 35-45, 47, 50, 53-55, 57-58, 72, 78, 109-112
  • Creepy #37, 46-47, 49-54 56-59 64-66 68, 71-72, 76, 80, 82, 88
  • Vampirella volume 1 #7, 9, 14-15, 17-20, 24-29, 31, 34, 39

Smashout Comics

Smashout Comics is currently distributing, via the internet, several creator-owned comics that were previously released in comic book format. These comics can be downloaded through Wowio.com

Non-comics bibliography (selected)

Moench has written for many men's magazines including Adam, Knight, Fling, and Man to Man.

While writing for various magazines and the Chicago Sun-Times, he has interviewed The Who, The Monkees and The Seeds. Moench also wrote an article called "23 on the 23rd" (a true story about Moench's 23rd birthday).

  • Batman Masters Collection — Set of 120 trading cards, with front art by artists Scott Hampton, Carl Critchlow, Duncan Fegredo, and Dermot Power. The flip sides of the first 90 cards, when read in order, form a cohesive story line in which Batman fakes his own death. The set also provides a look at the posthumous feelings of the residents of Gotham City and Arkham Asylum towards the Dark Knight. A special collector's binder was also released for the card set. This card set was re-printed as a 208-page coffee table book entitled Batman Masterpieces. It contains full-page reproductions of the card art opposite the card's text (so one can still follow the story), art concepts (instructions to the artists), and comments by the artist. Additionally, early sketches have been printed for most of the cards.
  • Batgirl: To Dare The Darkness — A young-reader novel that was released with the marketing blitz for the Batman & Robin movie.
  • The Forensic Files of Batman — A short story collection about how Batman uses clues found at crime scenes to foil the plans of his most famous villains. Each chapter is a different case presented from the notes, journals, and case files of the Batman, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, and Jim Gordon.
  • The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse — Story editor and head writer for the 1980s cartoon.
  • Red Sonja — Original screenplay for the Red Sonja movie. The movie was later rewritten and changed quite a bit from Moench's version.

Awards

Trivia

 Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (January 2008)

A fan letter praising Steve Ditko's pencilling and inking was written by a high school-aged Douglas Moench and published in the October 1964 (#17) issue of The Amazing Spider-Man comic book.

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External links

Preceded by
Mike Friedrich		 Werewolf by Night writer
1974–1977		 Succeeded by
N/A
Preceded by
Steve Englehart		 Master of Kung Fu writer
1974–1983		 Succeeded by
Alan Zelenetz
Preceded by
John Byrne		 Fantastic Four writer
1980–1981		 Succeeded by
John Byrne
Preceded by
Mark Gruenwald & Ralph Macchio		 Thor writer
1981–1983		 Succeeded by
Alan Zelenetz
Preceded by
Gerry Conway		 Detective Comics writer
1983–1986		 Succeeded by
Mike W. Barr
Preceded by
Gerry Conway		 Batman writer
1983–1986		 Succeeded by
Barbara Randall
Preceded by
Len Wein		 Mister Miracle writer
1990–1991		 Succeeded by
N/A
Preceded by
Alan Grant		 Batman writer
1992–1998		 Succeeded by
Chuck Dixon
Preceded by
Chuck Dixon		 Catwoman writer
1997–1998		 Succeeded by
Devin Grayson

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