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'''Dennis "Denny" O'Neil''' ([[May 3]], [[1939]] - [[June 11]], [[2020]]) was an American comic book writer and editor until his retirement | '''Dennis "Denny" O'Neil''' ([[May 3]], [[1939]] - [[June 11]], [[2020]]) was an American comic book writer and editor until his retirement. He was known mostly for his involvement with [[Batman]] and [[Iron Man]], and co-created characters like Ra's Al-Ghul, Lady Deathstrike, and Green Lantern John Stewart. | ||
When [[Hasbro]] approached [[Marvel Comics]] to develop a story for their Transformers toyline, [[Jim Shooter]] came up with the initial story treatment and had O'Neil create the characters and flesh out more of the treatment. However, Shooter rejected most of O'Neil's character names and concepts, and the job was passed down to [[Bob Budiansky]]. Ultimately, some of O'Neil's contributions were retained in the final product, including the name "[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]".<ref>[http://traffic.libsyn.com/moonbase2/BobBinterview.mp3 Bob Budiansky interview at Moonbase 2]</ref> | |||
According to an interview with O'Neil from 2014, he did not remember naming Optimus Prime. <ref>[http://smodcast.com/episodes/denny-oneil-pt-3-bat-ling-the-bottle-and-rockin-robin/ SModCast - Fat Man on Batman #062: Denny O'Neil Pt. 3: Bat-ling the Bottle and Rockin' Robin]</ref> | |||
According to an interview with O'Neil from 2014, he | |||
[[Ralph Macchio]] was his assistant at one point. | [[Ralph Macchio]] was his assistant at one point. | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 12 June 2020
Dennis "Denny" O'Neil (May 3, 1939 - June 11, 2020) was an American comic book writer and editor until his retirement. He was known mostly for his involvement with Batman and Iron Man, and co-created characters like Ra's Al-Ghul, Lady Deathstrike, and Green Lantern John Stewart.
When Hasbro approached Marvel Comics to develop a story for their Transformers toyline, Jim Shooter came up with the initial story treatment and had O'Neil create the characters and flesh out more of the treatment. However, Shooter rejected most of O'Neil's character names and concepts, and the job was passed down to Bob Budiansky. Ultimately, some of O'Neil's contributions were retained in the final product, including the name "Optimus Prime".[1]
According to an interview with O'Neil from 2014, he did not remember naming Optimus Prime. [2]
Ralph Macchio was his assistant at one point.
