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'''Elliot S! Maggin''' was the lead writer of the ''[[Superman]]'' comics during [[The Bronze Age of Comic Books]]. He also wrote two original Superman novels, ''[[Last Son of Krypton]]'' and ''[[Miracle Monday]]'', as well as the [[Novelisation]] of ''[[Kingdom Come]]''. |
'''Elliot S! Maggin''' was the lead writer of the ''[[Superman]]'' comics during [[The Bronze Age of Comic Books]]. He also wrote two original Superman novels, ''[[Last Son of Krypton]]'' and ''[[Miracle Monday]]'', as well as the [[Novelisation]] of ''[[Kingdom Come]]''. |
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One of his earliest and best-known comic book stories is "Must There Be A Superman?", in which the [[Green Lantern|Guardians of the Universe]] take Superman aside and suggest to him that his readiness to help everybody may be doing harm as well as good, by letting people get into a habit of relying on him to do things they could and should do themselves. |
One of his earliest and best-known comic book stories is "Must There Be A Superman?", in which the [[Green Lantern|Guardians of the Universe]] take Superman aside and suggest to him that his readiness to help everybody may be doing harm as well as good, by letting people get into a habit of relying on him to do things they could and should do themselves. |
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The idiosyncratic punctuation of his middle initial has its origins in the days when [[Emphasize Everything|comic books habitually used exclamation marks at the end of every sentence]]. After typing out an entire script full of exclamation points replacing periods, he did the same to his own name out of force of habit, and it stuck. |
The idiosyncratic punctuation of his middle initial has its origins in the days when [[Emphasize Everything|comic books habitually used exclamation marks at the end of ''every'' sentence]]. After typing out an entire script full of exclamation points replacing periods, he did the same to his own name out of force of habit, and it stuck. |
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{{examples|Works by Elliot S! Maggin with their own trope pages include:}} |
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* ''[[Batman |
* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' |
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* ''[[Last Son of Krypton]]'' |
* ''[[Last Son of Krypton]]'' |
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* ''[[Miracle Monday]]'' |
* ''[[Miracle Monday]]'' |
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* ''[[Spider |
* ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'' |
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* ''[[Star Raiders ( |
* ''[[Star Raiders (comics)|Star Raiders]]'' |
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* ''[[X |
* ''[[X-Men (animation)|X Men]]'' |
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{{creatortropes|Other works by Elliot S! Maggin provide examples of:}} |
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: In the interests of richer characterization, Maggin invented a lot of background details that never made it into the |
* [[All There in the Manual]]: In the interests of richer characterization, Maggin invented a lot of background details that never made it into the stories—including some that he'd never have been ''allowed'' to mention explicitly, like what religion each of the main characters was.<ref>Which included such details as Clark Kent and Superman following different religions -- each, according to Maggin, followed the religion of his parents.</ref> |
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* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: Maggin's backstory for Lex Luthor had him as a non-observant Jew, but he wasn't allowed to be unambiguous about it. |
* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: Maggin's backstory for Lex Luthor had him as a non-observant Jew, but he wasn't allowed to be unambiguous about it. |
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* [[Did They or Didn't They?]]: Lois Lane and Clark Kent, in "Who Took the Super Out of Superman?" |
* [[Did They or Didn't They?]]: Lois Lane and Clark Kent, in "Who Took the Super Out of Superman?" |
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* [[Distant Finale]]: "Luthor's Gift". |
* [[Distant Finale]]: "Luthor's Gift". |
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* [[Expy]]: Captain Strong, [[Popeye|a sailor who got incredibly strong after eating a green plant |
* [[Expy]]: Captain Strong, [[Popeye (comic strip)|a sailor who got incredibly strong after eating a green plant, who had a skinny girlfriend]]. |
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* [[Holding Out for a Hero]]: "Must There Be A Superman?" |
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* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: In spite of being one of the best writers [[DC Comics]] has ever had, the company's been unusually reticent to collect his [[Superman]] run, or reprint any of his books. Fortunately, [http://superman.nu/theages/Maggin/maggin.php Superman Through The Ages] has quite a few issues, as well as most of his books, including [[What Could Have Been|an unpublished chapter]] from his ''[[Kingdom Come]]'' book. |
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: In spite of being one of the best writers [[DC Comics]] has ever had, the company's been unusually reticent to collect his ''[[Superman]]'' run, or reprint any of his books. Fortunately, ''[http://superman.nu/theages/Maggin/maggin.php Superman Through The Ages]'' has quite a few issues, as well as most of his books, including [[What Could Have Been|an unpublished chapter]] from his ''[[Kingdom Come]]'' book. |
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* [[Noble Demon]]: Lex Luthor. |
* [[Noble Demon]]: Lex Luthor. |
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 15 March 2019
Elliot S! Maggin was the lead writer of the Superman comics during The Bronze Age of Comic Books. He also wrote two original Superman novels, Last Son of Krypton and Miracle Monday, as well as the Novelisation of Kingdom Come.
One of his earliest and best-known comic book stories is "Must There Be A Superman?", in which the Guardians of the Universe take Superman aside and suggest to him that his readiness to help everybody may be doing harm as well as good, by letting people get into a habit of relying on him to do things they could and should do themselves.
The idiosyncratic punctuation of his middle initial has its origins in the days when comic books habitually used exclamation marks at the end of every sentence. After typing out an entire script full of exclamation points replacing periods, he did the same to his own name out of force of habit, and it stuck.
Works by Elliot S! Maggin with their own trope pages include:
- Batman: The Animated Series
- Last Son of Krypton
- Miracle Monday
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series
- Star Raiders
- X Men
Other works by Elliot S! Maggin provide examples of:
- All There in the Manual: In the interests of richer characterization, Maggin invented a lot of background details that never made it into the stories—including some that he'd never have been allowed to mention explicitly, like what religion each of the main characters was.[1]
- Ambiguously Jewish: Maggin's backstory for Lex Luthor had him as a non-observant Jew, but he wasn't allowed to be unambiguous about it.
- Did They or Didn't They?: Lois Lane and Clark Kent, in "Who Took the Super Out of Superman?"
- Distant Finale: "Luthor's Gift".
- Expy: Captain Strong, a sailor who got incredibly strong after eating a green plant, who had a skinny girlfriend.
- Holding Out for a Hero: "Must There Be A Superman?"
- Keep Circulating the Tapes: In spite of being one of the best writers DC Comics has ever had, the company's been unusually reticent to collect his Superman run, or reprint any of his books. Fortunately, Superman Through The Ages has quite a few issues, as well as most of his books, including an unpublished chapter from his Kingdom Come book.
- Noble Demon: Lex Luthor.
- ↑ Which included such details as Clark Kent and Superman following different religions -- each, according to Maggin, followed the religion of his parents.