Jim Shooter

Name	James Charles Shooter
Pseudonyms	Edward L. Norton; J. Shooter; James Shooter
Personal Information
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	September 27, 1951
Place of Birth	United States, Pennsylvania (State), Pittsburgh
Date of Death	June 30, 2025
Professional Information
Employers	Marvel; Epic; Star Comics; Marvel UK; DC Comics; Valiant; Dark Horse Comics; Defiant; Broadway; Acclaim
Titles	Writer, Penciler, Colorist, Cover Artist, Editor, Editor-in-Chief
First Work	Super-Villain Team-Up #3

For fictional versions of Jim Shooter as a character within comic books or other media, visit this disambiguation page.

Personal History

Jim Shooter (September 27, 1951 – June 30, 2025) was an American writer, occasional fill-in artist, editor, and publisher for various comic books.

James Charles Shooter was born September 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is known for his controversial but ultimately successful position as Marvels editor-in-chief from 1978 until 1987

Work History

• 330 subjects created by "Jim Shooter"
• 4851 works that were produced while "Jim Shooter" was Editor-in-Chief
• 2 works where "Jim Shooter" worked on a cover
• 243 works that "Jim Shooter" edited
• 152 works that "Jim Shooter" wrote
• 4 works that "Jim Shooter" penciled
• 6 works that "Jim Shooter" colored

Images

• 3 covers "Jim Shooter" worked on
• 5 images "Jim Shooter" worked on as penciler
• 18 images "Jim Shooter" worked on as colorist

Notes

• Used the name "Jim Shooter" through most of his Marvel work.

Trivia

• Lettered GI Joe under the name "Edward L. Norton".
• Jim Shooter tried to get work from Marvel back in 1969 and inked a rejected cover for Fantastic Four Vol 1 94

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) of Jim Shooter (Earth-1218)
• 1 image(s) of Jim Shooter (Earth-1218)
• 6 appearance(s) of Jim Shooter

Links and References

• Jim Shooter on Wikipedia.org
• An interview with Jim Shooter
• Evaluation of Shooter's tenure by former Marvel editor Christopher Priest
• Harbinger: The Beginning Hardcover Solicitation in Previews Magazine
• Harbinger: The Beginning article at The Splash page
• Harbinger: The Beginning article at Variety Online
• Harbinger: The Beginning Press Release at Newsarama
• Harbinger cover gallery at Valiantfans.com
• The Ten Most Important Comic Books of the 1990s (Harbinger by Jim Shooter is ranked #1)