CGC Signature Series Creator Spotlight: Marv Wolfman
Posted on 2/3/2025
Artist: Marv Wolfman
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Creator origins: Wolfman is the co-creator of many famous, stand-out characters, including Blade, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, Deathstroke, Tim Drake, Nova, Black Cat and Bullseye. His career began at DC, where he worked on series like Stories of Suspense, Showcase, Weird Mystery Tales and Teen Titans. He then jumped over to Marvel and was instrumental in the success of series such as The Tomb of Dracula, Werewolf by Night, Daredevil, The Amazing Spider-Man and Fantastic Four.
After his time at Marvel, Wolfman returned to DC and helped launch The New Teen Titans and wrote series like Action Comics, Green Lantern and Batman. During this time with DC, he launched the groundbreaking series Crisis on Infinite Earths, which became one of the most influential series of all time.
Top picks: Some of Wolfman’s most popular work includes:
- Tomb of Dracula #10 (1973) – the first appearance of Blade
- Daredevil #131 (1976) – the first appearance of Bullseye
- Nova #1 (1976) – the first appearance of Nova
- John Carter Warlord of Mars #11 (1978) – the origin of Dejah Thoris
- Spider-Woman #1 (1978) – the debut of a new costume for Jessica Drew
- Amazing Spider-Man #194 (1979) – the first appearance of Black Cat
- Fantastic Four #209 (1979) – the first appearance of H.E.R.B.I.E.
- Star Trek #1 (1980) – adapting Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- DC Comics Presents #26 (1980) – the first appearance of Raven, Cyborg and Starfire and first team appearance of the New Teen Titans
- New Teen Titans #1 (1980) – debut issue of new team
- New Teen Titans #2 (1980) – the first appearance of Deathstroke
- New Teen Titans #39 (1984) – Dick Grayson quits being Robin
- Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (1984) – the first appearance of Nightwing
- Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 (1985) – the first Blue Beetle in DC Comics
- Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (1985) – the death of Supergirl
- Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 (1985) – the death of Flash
CGC Comics Registry highlight: Need more ideas? Check out Wolfman’s extensive work in the CGC Comics Registry sets for New Teen Titans, Tomb of Dracula and Crisis on Infinite Earths, just to name a few.
Auction highlight: A Tomb of Dracula #10 graded CGC Signature Series 9.8 signed by Marv Wolfman, sold for $4,440 in a Heritage Auctions sale in April 2021.
Did you know? Wolfman appeared in the live-action Flash television series on the CW Network, and (along with George Perez) was animated into an episode of Teen Titans Go for Cartoon Network.
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