Mark Evanier
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Evanier at Anthrocon 2007
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| Born | Mark Stephen Evanier March 2, 1952 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, screenwriter, biographer, historian and voice director |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | comic books, television sitcoms, cartoons, biographical books |
| Notable works |
Blackhawk Crossfire The DNAgents Garfield and Friends Kirby: King of Comics The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show Richie Rich Scooby-Doo The Garfield Show |
| Years active | 1969–present |
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Mark Stephen Evanier (/ɛvənɪər/; born March 2, 1952) is an American comic book and television writer, particularly known for his work on the animated TV series Garfield and Friends and on the comic book Groo the Wanderer. He is also known for his columns and blogs, and for his work as a historian and biographer of the comics industry, in particular his award-winning Jack Kirby biography, Kirby: King of Comics.
Evanier identifies as Jewish. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic. He chose to be a writer after witnessing the misery his father felt from working for the Internal Revenue Service and contrasting that with the portrayal of a writer's life on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He graduated from University High School in 1969.
Evanier was president of a Los Angeles comic book club from 1966-69. In 1967, he suggested the titles of the officers of the Merry Marvel Marching Society. He made his first professional sale in 1969. The same year, through a mutual association with a Marvel Comics mail-order firm, he was taken on as a production assistant to Jack Kirby. Several years later Evanier began writing foreign comic books for the Walt Disney Studio Program, then from 1972 to 1976 wrote scripts for Gold Key Comics, including one memorable story, "The Greatest of E's" where he revealed that the E in Wile E. Coyote stands for "Ethelbert," along with comics for the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate.
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