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Glynis Wein

colorist
Known forThor
Issues credited1,300
Active1972–1982
Primary rolecolorist
The Incredible Hulk #181
The Incredible Hulk #181 (1974)

Glynis Oliver — long recognized under her married name Glynis Wein — built one of the most quietly prolific careers in mainstream comics coloring, accumulating credits on roughly 1,300 issues across a span that stretches from 1972 into the 2020s. Specific details about her birth date and place are not recorded in available sources.

Giant-Size X-Men #1
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)

She came to the industry during a formative period for Marvel Comics, and her work became closely associated with some of the publisher's flagship titles. Her coloring graced the pages of *The Amazing Spider-Man*, *The Uncanny X-Men*, *Fantastic Four*, and *Star Wars*, among many others; she also contributed to *X-Men Classic* and the German-language series *Die Spinne*. For a significant stretch of her career she worked alongside, and was married to, writer and editor Len Wein, one of the architects of the modern X-Men. She reverted to her maiden name, Oliver, in 1985.

The Amazing Spider-Man #252
The Amazing Spider-Man #252 (1984)

Colorists of her era worked under tight technical constraints — limited printing palettes, demanding schedules — yet Oliver's sustained presence on high-profile titles speaks to a reliability and craft that editors trusted across decades. Though she never received the same spotlight as the writers and pencilers she supported, her contribution to the visual identity of Marvel's most celebrated runs remains a substantial part of their history.

Known for

Full bibliography (first 500) · 118 series

The Eternals (1976) · 16
The Defenders (1972) · 9
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) · 9
Jungle Action (1972) · 8
Strange Tales (1973) · 6
Strange (1970) · 6
Nova (1976) · 6
Power Man (1974) · 5
Marvel Premiere (1972) · 5
Detective Comics (1937) · 5
John Carter (1978) · 5
Batman Poche (1976) · 5
Werewolf by Night (1972) · 4
Tomb of Dracula (1972) · 4
Frankenstein (1973) · 4
Man-Thing (1974) · 4
What If? (1977) · 4
Die Spinne (1980) · 4
Supernatural Thrillers (1972) · 3
Marvel Spotlight (1971) · 3
Justice League of America (1960) · 3
Marvel Two-in-One (1974) · 3
Le Tombeau de Dracula (1973) · 3
Spécial Strange (1975) · 3
Iron Man (1968) · 3
Howard the Duck (1976) · 3
DC Special Series (1977) · 3
Spider-Woman (1978) · 3
Adventure Comics (1938) · 3
Batman Taschenbuch (1978) · 3
Batman Sonderheft (1976) · 3
The Untold Legend of the Batman (1980) · 3
L'Uomo Ragno Gigante (1976) · 3
The Avengers (1963) · 2
Creatures on the Loose (1971) · 2
Varulven (1972) · 2
Worlds Unknown (1973) · 2
Giant-Size Defenders (1974) · 2
Captain Marvel (1968) · 2
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) · 2
2001, A Space Odyssey (1976) · 2
Thor Annual (1966) · 2
Super Special (1978) · 2
John Carter, Warlord of Mars (1977) · 2
Namor (1979) · 2
La Masa (1975) · 2
Spider-Man Comic (1979) · 2
Kamandi (1980) · 2
X-Men Annual (1970) · 2
Läderlappen (1976) · 2
Supermann (1977) · 2
Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) · 2
Conan de barbaar (1981) · 2
Swamp Thing (1972) · 1
#2
Amazing Adventures (1970) · 1
#16
The Outlaw Kid (1970) · 1
#16
Sub-Mariner (1968) · 1
#64
Marvel Feature (1971) · 1
#11
Kull, the Destroyer (1973) · 1
#12
Giant-Size Spider-Man (1974) · 1
#1
Spider-Man Annual (1974) · 1
Giant-Size X-Men (1975) · 1
#1
Dead of Night (1973) · 1
#11
Giant-Size Man-Thing (1974) · 1
#5
L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] (1970) · 1
Édition de Trésors (1976) · 1
The Incredible Hulk Annual (1976) · 1
#5
Captain America (1968) · 1
The Champions (1975) · 1
#14
The Eternals Annual (1977) · 1
#1
Ms. Marvel (1977) · 1
#11
Black Panther (1977) · 1
#8
The Human Fly (1977) · 1
#12
DC Comics Presents (1978) · 1
#4
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977) · 1
Aventuras do Homem Aranha [Spider-man] (1978) · 1
#4
Batman Pocketbook (1978) · 1
#5
Marvel Presents the Superheroes Annual (1979) · 1
Master of Kung Fu (1974) · 1
#72
Micronauts (1979) · 1
#1
Superman Jubiläumsband (1979) · 1
#1
Spindelmannen (1978) · 1
Une Aventure des Fantastiques (1973) · 1
#20
Les Micronautes (1980) · 1
#1
Rom (1979) · 1
#2
Spider-Man Pocket Book (1980) · 1
#1
Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · 1
Green Lantern (1960) · 1
Battlestar Galactica (1979) · 1
#23
De Silver Surfer (1981) · 1
De Verdedigers (1980) · 1
#9
Die großen Superhelden (1981) · 1
#2
Gigant (1976) · 1
Grüne Leuchte (1979) · 1
Marvel Superhelden (1981) · 1
#3
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (1974) · 1
Dazzler (1981) · 1
#1
Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) · 1
#28
Marvel Tales (1966) · 1
ElfQuest (1981) · 1
#1
Superman y el Asombroso Hombre Araña (1981) · 1
#1
Batman Annual (1979) · 1
Der unglaubliche Hulk (1980) · 1
#6
Super Héros (1979) · 1
#12
Starlord, The Special Edition (1982) · 1
#1
Fantastic Four Roast (1982) · 1
#1

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