Doug Moench

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Doug Moench

Birth name Douglas Moench
Born February 23, 1948 (1948-02-23) (age 60)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer
Notable works Batman

Douglas "Doug" Moench (b. 1948) is an American comic book writer, probably best known for his Batman work.

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[edit] 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. Perhaps best known for his work on Batman, Moench has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight.

Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator of comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair is probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu. 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.

[edit] Partial comics bibliography

[edit] DC Comics

[edit] Marvel Comics

[edit] Eclipse Comics

[edit] TSR Comics

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

[edit] Epic Comics

[edit] Skywald Comics

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

[edit] Malibu Comics

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

[edit] Dark Horse Comics

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Partial non-comics bibliography

Doug 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. Doug also wrote an article called 23 on the 23rd (a true story about Doug's 23rd birthday).

  • Batman Masters Collection

Set of 120 trading cards, with front art by artists Scott Hampton, Carl Critchlow, Duncan Segredo, 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.

A young reader novel that was released with the marketing blitz for the Batman & Robin movie.

Teleplay for one episode.

Series bible for the cartoon released by DiC Entertainment.

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.

Story editor and head writer for the 1980s cartoon.

Original Screenplay for the Red Sonja movie. The movie was later rewritten and changed quite a bit from its original form.

[edit] Trivia

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  • 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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Preceded by
Mark Gruenwald & Ralph Macchio		 Thor writer
1981–1983		 Succeeded by
Alan Zelenetz
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