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'''Mary Jo Duffy''' (born February 9, 1954)<ref name="CBG">{{cite web|last=Miller |first=John Jackson |authorlink= John Jackson Miller|url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=[[Comics Buyer's Guide]] |date=June 10, 2005 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |accessdate=December 12, 2010 |archiveurl=httphttps://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5trAbNQWw?url=web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archivedate=OctoberFebruary 3018, 20102011|deadurlurl-status=yesdead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> is an [[Americans|American]] comic book editor and writer, known for her work for [[Marvel Comics]] in the 1980s and [[DC Comics]] and [[Image Comics]] in the 1990s.

A native of the New York City area, Duffy attended [[Wellesley College]]. As a young woman, she had letters published in [[Marvel Comics]] [[comic book letter column|letter columns]] in the mid-1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.pulp-mag.com/archives/5.08/interview_duffy_01.shtml|title= Interview: Jo Duffy (part 1)|first= Jason|last= Thompson|date= n.d.|publisher= [[Viz Media]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20041213154330/http://www.pulp-mag.com/archives/5.08/interview_duffy_01.shtml|archivedate= December 13, 2004|deadurlurl-status= yesdead|df=mdy-all|quote= My name started appearing on comics on a series of gushy but extremely sincere fan letters around '72 or '73.…That was before e-mail so if you got a letter printed you were like 'Oh cool!' and you'd exponentially send many more letters.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://joshcomix.com/and/fanboypros/duffy.htm|title= From Fanboys to Pros: Mary Jo Duffy|date= n.d.|publisher= Josh Neufeld Comix & Stories|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160307204735/http://joshcomix.com/and/fanboypros/duffy.htm|archivedate= March 7, 2016|deadurlurl-status= nodead|df= mdy-all|accessdate= April 18, 2009}}</ref> She made an [[List of comics creators appearing in comics|in-comic appearance]] as an autograph seeker in ''[[Iron Man]]'' #103 (Oct. 1977). Her first credit as editor appeared in ''The [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]'' #61 cover dated July 1978.<ref>{{gcdb|type=editor|search= Jo+Duffy|title= Jo Duffy (editor)}}</ref>

Her writing work for Marvel, which began as an assistant to [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]],<ref>[https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/vintage-interview-mary-jo-duffy/ Vintage Interview: Mary Jo Duffy; by Mark Newbold]</ref> included ''[[Conan the Barbarian (comics)|Conan the Barbarian]]'', ''[[Fallen Angels (comics)|Fallen Angels]]'', ''[[Power Man and Iron Fist]]'', ''[[Star Wars (1977 comic book)|Star Wars]]'', ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'',<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=writer|search= Jo+Duffy|title= Jo Duffy}}</ref> and a [[St. Francis of Assisi]] biography ''Francis, Brother of the Universe''.<ref>{{cite book|last = DeFalco|first = Tom|authorlink = Tom DeFalco|last2= Gilbert|first2= Laura, ed.|chapter= 1980s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|date= 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 198|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= With the aid of Father Roy Gasnick, writer Mary Jo Duffy and artists John Buscema and Marie Severin produced this biography of St. Francis of Assisi.}}</ref> Her run on ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' was the longest and most successful of the series, and was noted for using a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach at a time when Marvel was pushing darker and more serious stories.<ref>{{cite journal|last= Callahan|first= Timothy|date= December 2010|title= Power Man and Iron Fist|journal= [[Back Issue!]]|issue= 45|pages= 3–11|publisher= [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref>

In the 1990s, she worked for other publishers, including [[DC Comics]], where she wrote the first 14 issues of ''[[Catwoman]]''. For [[Rob Liefeld]]'s [[Extreme Studios]] imprint of [[Image Comics]], she wrote every issue of the first ''[[Glory (comics)|Glory]]'' series, between March 1995 and April 1997,<ref name="GCD" /> the last six of which were released by Liefeld's [[Maximum Press]] after his departure from Image. She also worked on the screenplays for the horror films [[Puppet Master 4|''Puppet Master'' 4]] (1993) and [[Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter|''Puppet Master'' 5]] (1994) for [[Full Moon Features]].

In the early 2000s, she co-wrote issuesthe last issue of Marvel's ''[[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]'' vol. 2 and the six issues of the follow-up series ''[[The Order (comics)|The Order]]'' with [[Kurt Busiek]],<ref name="GCD" /> while working at a financial services company in [[Lower Manhattan]]. Her work at that company included meeting planning, editing, proofreading, and packaging for a comic book published by the company.<ref>{{cite journal|last1= Thompson|first1= Maggie|authorlink1= Maggie Thompson|last2= Duffy|first2= Jo|title= Jo Duffy|journal= [[Comics Buyer's Guide]]|issue= 1457|pages= 14, 16, and 18|publisher= [[Krause Publications]]|date= October 19, 2001|location= Iola, Wisconsin}}</ref> From 2003 to 2006, she also wrote the English script adaptations of ''[[Naruto]]'' for [[Viz Media]].

She now works as a receptionist at the US[[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|U.S. Immigration Office]] in New York and has been largely absent from the publishing scene. She made multiple announcements on her Facebook page that she created a new company to self-publish her work and incorporated Armin Armadillo Publishers in 2008. As of 2013, the company is listed as inactive.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.incomus.com/armin-armadillo-incorporated-brighton-beach-new-york|title= Armin Armadillo Incorporated|date= n.d.|publisher= Incomus.com|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160406053500/http://www.incomus.com/armin-armadillo-incorporated-brighton-beach-new-york|archivedate= April 6, 2016|deadurlurl-status= nolive|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

* ''[[Cassandra Peterson#Comic books|Elvira: Mistress of the Dark]]'' #1–6, 111 (1993, 2002)

* ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #413 (1987)

* ''[[Bloodpool (comics)|Bloodpool]]'' #2, ''Special'' #1 (19951995–1996)

* ''[[Glory (comics)|Glory]]'' #1-151–15, #0 (1995-19961995–1996)

* ''[[Marvel Preview|Bizarre Adventures]]'' #27-2827–28 (1981)

* ''[[Karate Kommandos|Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos]]'' #1-31–3 (1987)

* ''Defenders'' vol. 2 #12 (with Kurt Busiek) (2002)

* ''[[Epic Illustrated]]'' #18-1918–19, 21, 25, 30 (1983-19851983–1985)

* ''[[Fallen Angels (comics)|Fallen Angels]]'' #1-81–8 (1987)

* ''[[MarvelKickers, Comics PresentsInc.]]'' #14,3 42,(with 56,Tom 80DeFalco) (1989-19911987)

* ''[[Marvel FanfareComics Presents]]'' #10-1114, 1442, 3856, 5080 (1983-19901989–1991)

* ''Marvel Graphic Novel: [[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]'' (1988)

* ''[[Marvel Super-Heroes (comics)|Marvel Super-Heroes]]'' vol. 2 #5-65–6 (with Steve Ditko) (1991)

* ''[[Marvel Team-Up]]'' #125 ([[Doctor Strange]]/ and the [[Scarlet Witch]]) (1983)

* ''[[Marvel Treasury Edition]]'' #24 ([[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]] backup story);, #26 (Hercules and [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] backup story) (1980)

* ''[[Marvel Two-in-One]]'' #49 (The [[Thing (comics)|Thing]] and Doctor Strange) (1979)

* ''[[The Order (comics)|The Order]]'' #1-61–6 (with Kurt Busiek) (2002)

* ''[[Power Man and Iron Fist]]'' #56-8456–84 (1979-19821979–1982)

* ''[[The Saga of Crystar]], Crystal Warrior'' #1-111–11 (1983-19851983–1985)

* ''[[Robbie Baldwin|Speedball]]'' #3, 5-105–10 (1988-19891988–1989)

* ''[[Star Wars (1977 comic book)|Star Wars]]'' #24, 70-7770–77, 79-8279–82, 85, 87-8887–88, 90-9790–97, 99-10799–107, ''Annual'' #3 (1979-19861979–1986)

* ''[[WhatUncanny IfX-Men (comics)|What If...?Annual]]'' #278 (1981)with Chris Claremont) (1984)

* ''[[WolverineWhat (comicIf book(comics)|WolverineWhat If...?]]'' vol.#27 2(X-Men), #25-3034 (19901981–1982)

* ''Glory'' #17-2217–22 (1996-19971996–1997)

* {{cite web|url=http://www.pulp-mag.com/archives/5.08/interview_duffy_03interview_duffy_02.shtml |title=Interview: Jo Duffy (part 32) |first=Jason |last=Thompson |date=n.d. |publisher=Viz Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/2004121404284520041214042739/http://www.pulp-mag.com/archives/5.08/interview_duffy_03interview_duffy_02.shtml |archivedate=December 14, 2004|deadurlurl-status=yesdead|df=mdy-all}}

* {{cite web|url= http://www.pulp-mag.com/archives/5.08/interview_duffy_04interview_duffy_03.shtml |title= Interview: Jo Duffy (part 43) |first= Jason |last= Thompson |date= n.d. |publisher= Viz Media |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/2004121404250820041214042845/http://www.pulp-mag.com/archives/5.08/interview_duffy_04interview_duffy_03.shtml |archivedate= December 14, 2004|deadurlurl-status= yesdead|df=mdy-all}}

{{succession box|title= ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' vol. 2 writer|before= [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]]|after= [[Larry Hama]]|years= 1990}}

{{succession box|title= ''[[Catwoman]]'' vol. 2 writer|before= n/a|after= [[Chuck Dixon]]|years= 1993&ndash;1994}}

[[Category:FemaleAmerican female comics writers]]

[[Category:Marvel Comics peoplewriters]]