Cary Bates
| Cary Bates | |
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 Bates during an interview in 1974. |
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| Born | 1948 [1] Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
| Notable works | Action Comics Captain Atom Flash Superman |
Cary Bates (born 1948 in Pennsylvania) is an American comic book, animation television and film writer.
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[edit] Biography
Bates began submitting ideas for comic book covers to DC Comics at the age of 13, and a number of them were bought and published, the first as the cover to Superman #167 (February 1964). Bates began to sell stories to DC when he was 17.[2]
Bates is best known for his work for DC Comics on such titles as Action Comics, Captain Atom, The Flash, Legion of Super-Heroes and Superman. He began working for the publisher in 1963 and continued to do so up until the early 1990s. His other work includes the comic strips The Lone Ranger (1980–1983), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1981–1983), and Disney's Gargoyles during the 1990s. In 2008 he returned after a more than 15 year absence to write True Believers, a limited series for Marvel Comics, about a team trying to get to the bottom of secrets and rumours in the Marvel Universe.[3]
Bates appeared in his own comics several times, along side superheroes like the Silver Age version of The Flash and the Justice League of America.
He also was head scriptwriter on the 1980s-1990s live action Superboy television series, and co-wrote (with Mario Puzo and John Briley) the 1992 film Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, produced by Superman: The Movie producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind.
Bates made a return writing Superman, this time as an Elseworlds story called Superman: The Last Family of Krypton, which was published in August 2010. Bates collaborated in the DC Comics nostalgic event DC Retroactive writing stories for the one-shot specials The Flash: the 1970s (with art by Benito Gallego and Sal Buscema), and Justice League of America: The 1970s (drwan by Gordon Purcell and Andy Smith), both released with September 2011 cover dates.[4]
[edit] Bibliography
Comics work include:
[edit] DC
- Action Comics (Superman): #354, 356, 358, 366-370, 383-390, 392, 401, 403, 405, 407-408, 410, 412, 414-416, 419, 421-423, 425-428, 430-425, 438-439, 441-442, 444-446, 450, 453-454, 456, 460-466, 468-476, 480-485, 487-499, 501-512, 544, 548-549, 581 (1967–86)
- Adventure Comics (Supergirl): #381-382, 384, 386, 388-389, 391-392, 394, 396; (Vigilante): #426-427; (Flash): #459-466 (1969–79)
- Captain Atom #1-46, 50, Annual #1-2 (1987–91)
- DC Challenge, limited series, #11 (1986)
- DC Comics Presents #10-11, 15, 73, 82 (1979–85)
- DC Comics Presents: Hawkman #1 (2004)
- DC Retroactive: The Flash - The '70s (2011)
- DC Retroactive: JLA - The '70s (2011)
- DC Retroactive: Superman - The '70s (2011)
- DC Special Series (The Flash): #1, 11; (Superman): #5, 23 (1977–81)
- DC Super Stars #12 (1977)
- Detective Comics #500 (1981)
- The Flash #179, 206, 209-212, 216, 218-292, 294-305, 307-312, 314-350 (1968–85)
- Hercules Unbound #10-12 (1977)
- House of Mystery #240, 282 (1976–80)
- House of Secrets #144 (1977)
- Justice League of America #116, 120-121, 123-124, 138-139 (1975–77)
- The New Adventures of Superboy #1-23, 26- 30, 32-33 (1980–82)
- New Guardians #2-12 (1988–89)
- Secret Origins #34, 40 (1988–89)
- Silverblade #1-12 (1987–88)
- Strange Sports Stories #4 (1974)
- Superboy, vol. 1, (Superboy): #148; (Legion of Super-Heroes): #173, 183-184, 188, 190-193, 195, 197-209, 211, 214-216, 218, 220, 222 (1965–76)
- Supergirl #1-4, 7-10 (1972–74)
- Superman #198, 200-201, 204, 209, 213, 214, 219, 200-221, 223, 230-231, 238, 240, 243, 246, 249-250, 255-259, 261, 263-264, 269, 275, 278-279, 281, 283-284, 288-289, 291, 294, 296-300, 327, 329, 353-369, 372-375, 379-386, 388-392, 401-402, 410, 412-413, 415, 418, 421, Annual #9, 12 (1967–86)
- Superman Family #166, 169-173, 176-183, 195-198 (1974–1979)
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #96, 108-109, 112, 120-121, 123-127, 130-132, 134-137 (1969–1974)
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #107, 109, 111, 157 (1967–1973)
- Superman: The Last Family of Krypton, #1-3 miniseries (2010)
- V #1-6, 9-16 (1985–86)
- Weird Western Tales #12-13, 15-17, 19 (1972–1973)
- Wonder Woman #206, 213, 215 (1973–1975)
- Wonder Woman vol. 2 #26 (1989)
- World's Finest Comics #151, 167-169, 174, 176, 178, 180-182, 184, 189-191, 302 (1965–1970, 1984)
[edit] Marvel
- Codename: Spitfire #10 (1987)
- Fantastic Four Cosmic-Size Special (2009)
- Nightmask #3, 5 (1987)
- Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #6-9 (1987)
- Star Brand #8-9 (1987)
- True Believers, miniseries, (2008–09) ISBN 0-7851-2600-7
- Video Jack #1-6 (1987–1988)
[edit] Warren
- Creepy #83, 89, 92, 95, 99-100, 102, 109-111 (1976–79)
- Eerie #81, 96, 99-105, 107-109, 117 (1977–80)
- Vampirella #59, 67, 75, 79-80, 82, 111 (1977–1983)
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Batdance" to "Bateson," Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections Division.
- ^ Cronin, Brian. "Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed" #1, Comic Book Resources, June 3, 2005
- ^ Keep 'Em Honest: Bates on "True Believers", Comic Book Resources, July 21, 2008
- ^ Cary Bates Flash-es back in Newsarama
[edit] References
- Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.
- Cary Bates at the Grand Comics Database
- Cary Bates at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Leo Dorfman |
Action Comics writer 1972–1980 |
Succeeded by Marv Wolfman |
| Preceded by Len Wein |
The Flash writer 1972–1985 |
Succeeded by Mike Baron (The Flash vol.2) |
| Preceded by Elliot S! Maggin |
Superman writer 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by Gerry Conway |
| Preceded by Dennis O'Neil |
Justice League writer 1975 |
Succeeded by Elliot S! Maggin |
| Preceded by Gerry Conway |
Superman writer 1980–1984 |
Succeeded by Elliot S! Maggin & Bob Rozakis |
| Preceded by N/A |
Captain Atom writer 1987–1991 |
Succeeded by Kelly Puckett |
