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| Born | Terence Kavanagh |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Writer, Editor |
Notable works | Marc Spector: Moon Knight Web of Spider-Man X-Man |
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Terence "Terry"Kavanagh (/ˈkævənɑː/KAV-ə-nah) is an American comic book editor and writer.
Kavanagh was aMarvel Comics editor from 1985 to 1997.[1] Titles he edited during that time includedMarvel Comics Presents andNick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Writer/artistAlan Davis, who Kavanagh edited onExcalibur, said "Terry Kavanagh spoiled me, gave me near total freedom, and encouraged me to experiment."[2]
In 1987, he began to write for Marvel with his first published story "Cry Vengeance!" appearing inKickers, Inc. #4 (Feb. 1987).[3] He later wrote such titles asMarc Spector: Moon Knight,Avengers: Timeslide,X-Man andX-Universe. InWeb of Spider-Man #100 (May 1993), Kavanagh and artistAlex Saviuk gave the lead character "Spider-Armor".[4] He wrote theSpider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes one-shot the following month.[5] Kavanagh was one of the writers on the "Maximum Carnage" storyline which ran through the variousSpider-Man titles in 1993.[6] The firstBlack Cat limited series was co-written by Kavanagh andJoey Cavalieri in 1994.[7] Kavanagh pitched a storyline involving the return ofSpider-Man's clone,[8] which then formed the basis of the "Clone Saga" which began inWeb of Spider-Man #117 (Oct. 1994).[9] Kavanagh's last new comics project was theBefore the Fantastic Four: The Storms limited series in 2000–2001.[3][10]
In 2011, Kavanagh co-founded the Internetstartup company www.mybeanjar.com.[11]
In the concluding chapter of a tale written by Terry Kavanagh and illustrated by Alex Saviuk, Spider-Man debuted a new armored costume.
Writers J. M. DeMatteis, Tom DeFalco, Terry Kavanagh, and David Michelinie...all brought their talents to this key story line.
Proposed by editor Danny Fingeroth and writer Terry Kavanagh, it was launched to inject new excitement into the continuity.
| Preceded by | Marc Spector: Moon Knight writer 1992–1994 | Succeeded by n/a |
| Preceded by | Web of Spider-Man writer 1993–1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Len Kaminski | Iron Man writer 1995–1996 (withDan Abnett) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | The Avengers writer 1996 (with Bob Harras) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | X-Man writer 1996–2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Uncanny X-Men writer 1999–2000 | Succeeded by |
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