Killraven

Killraven
Amazing Adventures vol. 2, #30 (May, 1975) Left to right: M'Shulla, Killraven, Mint Julep Cover art by P. Craig Russell.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Amazing Adventures vol. 2, #18 (May 1973)
Created by	Roy Thomas Neal Adams Gerry Conway
In-story information
Alter ego	Jonathan Raven
Team affiliations	Freemen
Notable aliases	K.R.
Abilities	Ability to project consciousness

Killraven (Jonathan Raven) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a freedom fighter in several post-apocalyptic alternate futures. Created by co-plotters Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, scriptwriter Gerry Conway, and penciller Adams, the character first appeared in Amazing Adventures vol. 2, #18 (May 1973). The series featured the first dramatic interracial kiss in American color comic books.

Co-creator Neal Adams' early ideas for Killraven involved the character being the son of a Doc Savage archetype. This conception had been reworked by the first issue, a multiple-creator goulash in which the two originators and co-plotters turned the scripting over to another writer, and in which artist co-creator Adams penciled only the first 11 pages and Howard Chaykin the remaining nine. The second issue was fully written by the debut's scripter, Gerry Conway, followed in the third by Marv Wolfman.

After this, the book became the province of writer Don McGregor for an acclaimed run from #21 (Nov. 1973) to the final issue, #39 (Nov. 1976). Pencillers were Herb Trimpe, Rich Buckler, Gene Colan, and, most prominently, P. Craig Russell from issue #27 on.