Jim Starlin — comics creator

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Known forDreadstar

Issues credited746

Active1967–1990

Primary rolecover pencils

Born on October 9, 1949, Jim Starlin entered comics in the early 1970s and quickly carved out a distinctive niche in cosmic storytelling, bringing a philosophical weight and operatic scale to superhero narratives that few writers of his era matched.

Starlin made his mark at Marvel by fundamentally reimagining Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, transforming both into vehicles for existential drama set against galactic backdrops. More consequentially, he co-created several characters who would reshape the Marvel universe: Thanos, the death-obsessed Titan; Drax the Destroyer; Gamora; and Shang-Chi, the martial arts master. His obsession with Thanos culminated in the landmark miniseries *The Infinity Gauntlet* and its sequels, *The Infinity War* and *The Infinity Crusade*, tracing the villain's ruthless pursuit of the Infinity Gems across multiple decades of storytelling. For Epic Illustrated, he developed *Dreadstar*, an entirely creator-owned space opera that remains among his most personal work.

At DC Comics, Starlin contributed meaningfully to the Batman mythos, writing *A Death in the Family*, the storyline in which Jason Todd — the second Robin — was killed. He also drew Darkseid during his DC tenure.

Across a career spanning from the late 1960s through the 2020s, and credited on some 746 issues, Starlin's influence on cosmic comics and on Marvel's mythology in particular has proved remarkably durable.

Known for

Batman #428

DC Comics Presents #26

Iron Man #55

Special Marvel Edition #15

The Infinity Gauntlet #1

The Defenders #4

Full bibliography (first 500) · 216 series

Dreadstar (1982) · 40

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40

Batman (1954) · 36

#1034 #402 #6 #414 #415 #416 #417 #418 #419 #10 #420 #421 #422 #423 #424 #425 #426 #427 #428 #429 #430 #41 #22 #23 #24 #48 #25 #49 #50 #26 #3/1989 #0 #1/1990 #2 #7 #29

The Mighty World of Marvel (1972) · 29

#2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #44 #105 #288

Warlock (1972) · 13

#9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Captain Marvel (1968) · 12

#25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #36 #49

The Avengers (1963) · 8

#107 #120 #29 #31 #32 #70 #135 #137

Iron Man (1968) · 7

#53 #55 #56 #68 #100 #160 #163

DC Comics Presents (1978) · 7

#26 #27 #28 #29 #36 #37 #93

Dreadstar and Company (1985) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Batman The Cult (1988) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #1 #2

Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973) · 5

#3 #4 #6 #7 #8

Etranges Aventures (1966) · 5

#54 #55 #56 #58 #60

Eks almanah (1975) · 5

#117/1 #146 #150 #152 #400

Justice League of America (1960) · 5

#178 #179 #180 #183 #185

The Life of Captain Marvel (1985) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Batman Sonderband (1989) · 5

#3 #4 #10 #11 #12

Amazing Adventures (1970) · 4

#15 #16 #17 #27

Strange Tales (1973) · 4

#178 #179 #180 #181

Doctor Strange (1974) · 4

#23 #24 #25 #26

Rampage Monthly (1978) · 4

#4 #5 #7 #35

Superman (1966) · 4

#1/1979 #2/1979 #355 #5/1981

El Hombre Araña / El Asombroso Hombre Araña (1980) · 4

#21 #109 #110 #183

The Weird (1988) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Cosmic Odyssey (1988) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Batman Album (1989) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Batman Special (1989) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #8

Gilgamesh II (1989) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) · 3

#113 #114 #187

The Defenders (1972) · 3

#4 #2 #110

Marvel Feature (1971) · 3

#8 #11 #12

Comic Reader (1973) · 3

#102 #151 #154

Master of Kung Fu (1974) · 3

#17 #24 #54

Eclipso (1968) · 3

#44 #53 #65

Mundo de Aventuras (1973) · 3

#101 #115 #132

Marvel Preview (1975) · 3

#10 #13 #14

Rampaging Hulk (1977) · 3

#4 #5 #7

Detective Comics (1937) · 3

#481 #503 #504

Gerechtigkeitsliga (1977) · 3

#13 #14 #15

Les Géants des Super-Héros (1981) · 3

#2 #4 #8

Supermán - Serie Avestruz (1975) · 3

#108 #138 #139

New Gods (1989) · 3

#2 #3 #4

Supermann (1985) · 3

#4/1989 #5/1989 #6/1989

Batman [Batman Una muerte en la Familia] (1989) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Star-Studded Comics (1963) · 2

#10 #16

Dr. Weird (1970) · 2

#1 #2

L'étonnant Spider-Man (1969) · 2

#15 #16

Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969) · 2

#39 #41

Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) · 2

#33 #47

Where Monsters Dwell (1970) · 2

#18 #20

El Sorprendente Hombre Araña (1963) · 2

#143 #144

Hit Comics Die Spinne (1971) · 2

#250 #251

Astonishing Tales (1970) · 2

#16 #19

Marvel Premiere (1972) · 2

#8 #19

Captain America (1968) · 2

#162 #164

Special Marvel Edition (1971) · 2

#15 #16

Kung-Fu (1974) · 2

#2 #3

Meester der Kung Fu (1975) · 2

#[1]#[2]

Thor e i Vendicatori (1975) · 2

#123 #145

Power Man (1974) · 2

#45 #3

The Incredible Hulk (1968) · 2

#217 #222

Weird Western Tales (1972) · 2

#44 #45

Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977) · 2

#238 #239

Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth (1972) · 2

#57 #59

Marvel Tales (1966) · 2

#92 #93

The Batman Family (1975) · 2

#18 #20

Namor (1979) · 2

#4 #5

Eerie (1965) · 2

#101 #128

Spindelmannen (1978) · 2

#7/1979 #2/1980

Edderkoppen (1978) · 2

#7/1979 #2/1980

Superboy (1977) · 2

#1/1980 #2/1980

Green Lantern (1960) · 2

#129 #133

House of Mystery (1951) · 2

#281 #282

Fantasy Masterpieces (1979) · 2

#8 #14

Warlord (1976) · 2

#37 #38

Superman Sonderausgabe (1976) · 2

#6 #7

Grüne Leuchte (1979) · 2

#2/1981 #4/1981

Atlantic special (1981) · 2

#5/1981 #7/1981

Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) · 2

#[1]#3

Top BD (1983) · 2

#2 #13

Grandes Heróis Marvel (1983) · 2

#1 #3

Tomahawk (1982) · 2

#1/1984 #1/1984

Marvel Fanfare (1982) · 2

#20 #21

Star Trek (1984) · 2

#24 #25

Supermán (1986) · 2

#43 #44

Fantastic Exploits (1965) · 1

#16

The Eagle (1971) · 1

Sgt. Fury (1963) · 1

#103

The X-Men (1963) · 1

#78

Weird Worlds (1972) · 1

Marvel Triple Action (1972) · 1

My Love (1969) · 1

#20

Fear (1970) · 1

#12

Jungle Action (1972) · 1

Crypt of Shadows (1973) · 1

Sub-Mariner (1968) · 1

#59

Capitaine America (1970) · 1

#22

Thor (1966) · 1

#213

Sword of Sorcery (1973) · 1

Daredevil (1964) · 1

#107

Mästaren på karate (1974) · 1

#1/1974

Relatos Salvajes Artes Marciales (1974) · 1

X-mændene (1973) · 1

#1/1974

Man-Thing (1974) · 1

Climax Adventure Comic (1962) · 1

#14

I Fantastici Quattro (1971) · 1

#80

Star*Reach (1974) · 1

Kull, the Destroyer (1973) · 1

#14

The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974) · 1

Marvel Team-Up (1972) · 1

#27

Marvel Two-in-One (1974) · 1

Conan der Barbar (1975) · 1

#[nn]

Dracula (1974) · 1

Giant-Size Defenders (1974) · 1

Thor the Mighty (1977) · 1

#[nn]

El Sargento Furia y Sus Comandos (1965) · 1

#158

Mestre do Kung Fu (1975) · 1

Our Love Story (1969) · 1

#33

Shang-Chi Maestro del Kung Fu (1975) · 1

Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter (1975) · 1

The Brute (1975) · 1

Mundo de Aventuras Especial (1975) · 1

Werewolf by Night (1972) · 1

#35

The Son of Satan (1975) · 1

Die tödlichen Hände des Kung Fu (1976) · 1

Howard the Duck (1976) · 1

Planet of the Apes (1974) · 1

#72

Adventures on the Planet of the Apes (1975) · 1

Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) · 1

Conan the Barbarian (1970) · 1

#64

Marvel Spotlight (1971) · 1

#31

Marvel Presents (1975) · 1

#10

The Avengers Annual (1967) · 1

Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) · 1

Ms. Marvel (1977) · 1

#12

Ironman (1978) · 1

#26

Savage Tales Annual (1978) · 1

#[nn]

The Savage Sword of Conan (1974) · 1

#26

Άιρον Μαν [Iron Man] (1975) · 1

House of Secrets (1956) · 1

#150

DC Special Series (1977) · 1

#12

L'incroyable Hulk (1968) · 1

#80/81

The New Gods (1971) · 1

#17

Jonah Hex (1977) · 1

#12

Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch (1979) · 1

Ghost Rider (1973) · 1

#35

Une Aventure des Fantastiques (1973) · 1

#20

Chiller Pocket Book (1980) · 1

La naissance de Captain Marvel (1980) · 1

#[nn]

Rymdens hjältar (1980) · 1

#1/1980

Adventure Comics (1938) · 1

#471

The Unexpected (1968) · 1

#198

Los 4 Fantásticos (1977) · 1

#29

Superman in "The Computers That Saved Metropolis" (1980) · 1

#[nn]

The New Adventures of Superboy (1980) · 1

Weird War Tales (1971) · 1

#89

Adventure Illustrated (1981) · 1

Batman Superband (1974) · 1

#14

Die Spinne (1980) · 1

#36

Docteur Strange (1981) · 1

Elson's Presents Super Heroes Comics (1981) · 1

Miss Marvel (1980) · 1

L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] (1970) · 1

#282

Mystery in Space (1951) · 1

#116

The Flash (1959) · 1

#295

Eclipse, the Magazine (1981) · 1

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979) · 1

#373

Savage Action (1980) · 1

Hulk (1980) · 1

#9/1981

Roter Blitz (1976) · 1

#9/1981

Spectral (1978) · 1

#16

Hercule (1976) · 1

#21

The Price (1981) · 1

#[nn]

Atlantic Spesial [Atlantic Special] (1981) · 1

#7/1981

L'Incredibile Hulk (1980) · 1

#15

Horror (1972) · 1

#128

Le Manoir des Fantômes (1981) · 1

Batman - Serie Avestruz (1981) · 1

#19

What If? (1977) · 1

#32

Batman Poche (1976) · 1

#43

Gigant (1977) · 1

#5/1982

Kamandi (1980) · 1

La Ligue de Justice (1982) · 1

Dreadstar Annual (1983) · 1

Epic Comic-Collection (1983) · 1

Marvel Strip (1983) · 1

Superman Official Annual (1979) · 1

#1983

The Marvel No-Prize Book (1983) · 1

Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk (1979) · 1

#21

The Mighty Thor (1983) · 1

#19

Darklon the Mystic (1983) · 1

Splitter (1984) · 1

Star-Lord (1984) · 1

Star*Reach Classics (1984) · 1

Marvel Age (1983) · 1

#13

Superaventuras Marvel (1982) · 1

#23

Epic (1983) · 1

Miracleman (1985) · 1

Les Vengeurs (1984) · 1

Rom (1979) · 1

#67

Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men (1985) · 1

Superman Taschenbuch (1976) · 1

#75

The Invincible Iron Man (1985) · 1

Amazing Heroes (1981) · 1

#98

Heroes Against Hunger (1986) · 1

Batman Taschenbuch (1978) · 1

#38

Marvel Graphic Novel: The Big Change (1987) · 1

#[nn]

The Vigilante (1983) · 1

#39

Adventures of Superman Annual (1987) · 1

Graphic Novel (1988) · 1

Action Comics Weekly (1988) · 1

#631

Batman: A Death in the Family (1988) · 1

#[nn]

Batman: As Dez Noites da Besta (1989) · 1

#[nn]

Omega Elite (1989) · 1

Liga da Justiça (1989) · 1

La Espada Salvaje de Conan el Bárbaro (1988) · 1

#28

DC Especial (1989) · 1

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