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John Byrne

John Lindley Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born July 6, 1950) is a British-born American writer and artist of superhero comics. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major superheroes, with noted work on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four as well as the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics' Superman franchise, the first issue of which featured comics' first variant cover. Coming into the comics profession as penciller, inker, letterer and writer on his earliest work, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also served as penciler and inker). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He scripted the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing. In 2015, Byrne and his X-Men collaborator Chris Claremont were entered into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame.

He is the co-creator of such Marvel characters as Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat, Emma Frost, Sabretooth, Shadow King, Scott Lang, Bishop, Omega Red and Rachel Summers.

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Born 6 July 1950

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  • Cover of: Hellboy.
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    Cover of edition hellboy7trollwit0000mign Cover of edition hellboy8darkness0000mign Cover of edition hellboy00mich Cover of edition hellboy0000mign Cover of edition hellboyvolume600mike_0 First published in 1997 — 18 editions
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    First published in 1994 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Superman: The World of Krypton
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    Cover of edition supermanmanofste0000byrn First published in 1987 — 6 editions
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    First published in 2005 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Superman & Batman Generations

    First published in 1999 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The London cuckolds: A comedy; as it is acted at the Duke's theatre

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  • Cover of: Advances in Energy Systems: The Large-Scale Renewable Energy Integration Challenge

    First published in 2019 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Advances in Bioenergy: The Sustainability Challenge

    First published in 2015 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Zig Zag: First Year Material: Flashcards 1

    First published in 1979 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1997 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: It's All about Who You Hire, How They Lead... and Other Essential Advice from a Self-Made Leader

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    First published in 1997 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Generations: an imaginary tale

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    First published in 1995 — 3 editions
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Born 6 July 1950

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Comic books, strips, Comics & graphic novels, science fiction, Comics & graphic novels, superheroes, Fiction, Superheroes, X-men (fictitious characters), fiction, Science fiction comic books, strips, Comics & graphic novels, general, Children's fiction, Literature, Cartoons and comics, X-Men (Fictitious characters), Graphic novels, Good and evil, Graphic Novels, Heroes, Comic books, strips, etc., Wit and humor, Wit and humor, juvenile, Comics & Graphic Novels / General, Humor, form, comic strips & cartoons, Juvenile Wit and humor, Mutation (Biology), Science fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels

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United States, Great Britain, New York (N.Y.), Estados Unidos, Gotham City

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Superman (Fictitious character), John Byrne (1950-), Spider-Man (Fictitious character), Wonder Woman (Fictitious character), Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Batman, Batman (Fictitious character), Joker, Robin, She-Hulk (Fictitious character), Superman, Two-Face

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Krypton, Metropolis, Smallville

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July 14, 2018 Edited by Mircea Added new photo
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