Jo Duffy: Difference between revisions

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>