Mark Evanier

Born 2 March 1952, Santa Monica, California.

Mark Stephen Evanier is an American comic book and television writer, known for his work on the animated TV series Garfield and Friends and wordplay for the comic book Groo the Wanderer. He is also known for his columns and blog News from ME, and for his work as a historian and biographer of the comics industry, such as his award-winning Jack Kirby biography, Kirby: King of Comics.
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Also known as: MEv
Script: 32 stories
Plot: 32 stories
Subject: 4 stories

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Title	Year	By	As	Kind	Pages	Made in	Printings
The Comic Book Crooks	1973	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	12	Western	28
The Galactic Gourmet	1973	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	8	Western	27
The Collector	1973	Mark Evanier, Jack Bradbury	plot, script	Story	7	Disney Studio (foreign market stories)	26
Four for the Book	1973	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	6	Western	26
The Defective Detectives	1973	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	13	Western	23
The Bubbly Whale	1974	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	6	Western	23
Electric Brain Sprain	1974	Mark Evanier, Pete Alvarado	plot, script	Story	6	Western	21
The Great $$$ Giveaway	1975	Mark Evanier, Roger Armstrong	plot, script	Story	13	Western	21
The World's Strongest Weakling	1976	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	8	Western	21
The Jelly Roger	1974	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	6	Western	18
The Deep Sea Deed	1975	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	13	Western	18
The Magic Mirror	1975	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	12	Western	17
Fakery in the Bakery	1974	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	12	Western	16
Mission to Moldavia	1974	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	13	Western	16
One Nation in Dirigible	1975	Mark Evanier, Roger Armstrong	plot, script	Story	25	Western	16
Short Order Crook	1976	Mark Evanier, Pete Alvarado	plot, script	Story	12	Western	14
Locks and Beagles	1973	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	5	Western	13
Scrooge for a Day	1974	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	13	Western	12
Super Goof The Super Star	1973	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	6	Western	12
Waterproof Positive	1974	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	6	Western	11
Caution! Green Smoke!	1975	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	13	Western	11
Spökplumpen Miljoner till tusen	1975	Mark Evanier, Roger Armstrong	plot, script	Cover	1	Western	11
Captain Hook's Downfall	1976	Mark Evanier, Pete Alvarado	plot, script	Story	8	Western	10
Land of the Lost	1973	Mark Evanier, Jack Manning	plot, script	Story	12	Western	10
Roc of Ages	1974	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	12	Western	6
By Hook or Crook	1974	Mark Evanier, Kay Wright	plot, script	Story	6	Western	6
Διαστημικό τσίρκο Α' Συμβάν - Αναγκαστική Προσγείωση	2001	Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones	plot, script	Story	24	Non-Disney and/or non-comics	4
Γκρου & Ρουφέρτος Α' Κεφάλαιο - Στο Βασίλειο του Απλήσταρχου	2002	Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones	plot, script	Story	24	Non-Disney and/or non-comics	4
The Big Sploorsh	1975	Mark Evanier, John Carey	plot, script	Cover	1	Western	4
Γκρου, το Φυλαχτό Α' Μέρος - Ο Μεγάλος Μάγος	2003	Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones	plot, script	Story	22	Non-Disney and/or non-comics	3
Disneykunstnere gennem tiderne – 3. del: Afslutningen på den amerikanske epoke	2004	Niels Houlberg Hansen, Al Hubbard	subject	Article	18.3	Non-Disney and/or non-comics	1
Ο Μαρκ και ο Σέργιο συναντούν τον θείο Καρλ	2001		subject	Article	3	Non-Disney and/or non-comics	1
Γκρου - Οι Πειρατές του Σάλγκαρι	2003	Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones	plot, script	Story	22	Non-Disney and/or non-comics	1
Τα νέα του Κόμιξ	2012		subject	Text story	2	Non-Disney and/or non-comics	1
Τα νέα του Κόμιξ	2014		subject	Text story	1	Non-Disney and/or non-comics	1
Letters	1982	Mark Evanier	plot, script	Article	1.5	Non-Disney and/or non-comics	1

Life and work

Comics. Disney Studios: Scripts for foreign-market comic-book stories 1969-1972. - Western Publishing: Comic-book scripts 1972-1977 (Disney, Warner Bros., Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera, and DePatie-Freleng). Also script editor. - Hanna-Barbera: Comic-book editor and writer 1977-1979. - D.C.: Comic-book scripts 1980s (Blackhawk, DC Challenge, Silver Age Classics, Mr. Miracle, Superman Team-Ups). - Eclipse: Comic-book scripts 1980s (Crossfire, DNAgents, Destroyer Duck, Surge, Tales of the First Empire, Groo the Wanderer).

Animation. Hanna-Barbera: Storyman on Scooby-Doo 1979-1980, Trollkins 1981, Richie Rich 1981-1984, Yogi Bear (years unknown). - Ruby-Spears Productions: Storyman on Thundarr the Barbarian 1980-1981. - Marvel Productions: Storyman on Spiderman 1981-1983, Dungeons and Dragons 1983-1985, G.I. Joe 1983-1986, My Little Pony 1983-1986, Transformers 1984-1987, Muppet Babies 1984-1987. - Walt Disney Television Animation: Stormyman on The Wuzzles 1985. - Lee Mendelson Films: Storyman on Garfield and Friends 1988-1994. - Warner Bros. Television Animation: Storyman on Superman 1996-1997. - Columbia: Storyman on Channel Umptee-3 1997-1998.

Also. Has also contributed to various comics and film fanzines. Scripts for numerous TV shows.

Education. University of California, Los Angeles c. 1970.

Sources: POVonline

Characters most often

The Beagle Boys131973–1976
Chief O'Hara111973–1976
Moby Duck111974–1976
Super Goof101973–1976
Goofy81973–1975
Uncle Scrooge71973–1976
Gyro Gearloose51973–1976
Porpy41974, 1976
Captain Hook31974, 1976
Grandma Duck31974–1976
Emil Eagle31974–1976
The Phantom Blot21975

Works most with

Kay Wright181973–1976
Jeff Maurer51973–1974
Sergio Aragones42001–2003
Pete Alvarado31974, 1976
Roger Armstrong21975
Bill Wright21976
Jack Manning11973
Jack Bradbury11973