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'''Dennis Marks''' ([[August 2]], [[1932]] - [[January 10]], [[2006]]) was an American writer and magician. He also wrote episodes of ''[[Spider-Man]] and his Amazing Friends'', ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and ''[[Batman]]: The Animated Series'', as well as the script for ''Jetsons: The Movie''. | '''Dennis Marks''' ([[August 2]], [[1932]] - [[January 10]], [[2006]]) was an American writer and magician. He also wrote episodes of ''[[Spider-Man]] and his Amazing Friends'', ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', and ''[[Batman]]: The Animated Series'', as well as the script for ''Jetsons: The Movie''. | ||
For a time, he was head of development at [[Marvel Productions]], the animation sister company of [[Marvel Comics]]. According to ex-Marvel EIC [[Jim Shooter]], Marks had a very low opinion of the comic company and vice versa; in one Comics/Productions joint meeting for the ultimately unmade ''[[Mysterians]]'', he turned out to have ignored Shooter's story treatment for the property and came up with a completely separate one for the proposed show. <ref>[http://www.jimshooter.com/2011/06/secret-origin-of-transformers-part-1.html?spref=tw Jim Shooter: Secret Origin of the Transformers Part 1]</ref> | For a time, he was head of development at [[Marvel Productions]], the animation sister company of [[Marvel Comics]]. According to ex-Marvel EIC [[Jim Shooter]], Marks had a very low opinion of the comic company and vice versa; in one Comics/Productions joint meeting for the ultimately unmade ''[[Mysterians]]'', he turned out to have ignored Shooter's story treatment for the property and came up with a completely separate one for the proposed show. <ref>[http://www.jimshooter.com/2011/06/secret-origin-of-transformers-part-1.html?spref=tw Jim Shooter: Secret Origin of the Transformers Part 1]</ref> | ||
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Dennis Marks (August 2, 1932 - January 10, 2006) was an American writer and magician. He also wrote episodes of Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Batman: The Animated Series, as well as the script for Jetsons: The Movie.
For a time, he was head of development at Marvel Productions, the animation sister company of Marvel Comics. According to ex-Marvel EIC Jim Shooter, Marks had a very low opinion of the comic company and vice versa; in one Comics/Productions joint meeting for the ultimately unmade Mysterians, he turned out to have ignored Shooter's story treatment for the property and came up with a completely separate one for the proposed show. [1]
On January 10, 2006, Marks passed away due to complications involving pancreatic cancer.
