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Tom DeFalco

Writer on 971 issues

Tom DeFalco is credited as writer on 971 issues in grailworth's catalog, 741 issues of them across 120 series we value. That includes 1 key issue, such as Amazing Spider-Man #252 (1963). Characters first seen in issues they wrote or drew include Adam, Madame Menace, Sunset Bain and Jason Macendale Jr..

Key issues

Characters they introduced

Cover of The Superman Family #192 (1974) The Superman Family #192 (1974)First appearance of Adam (Project Cadmus clone)1978Cover of Machine Man #17 (1978) Machine Man #17 (1978)First appearance of Madame Menace (Sunset Bain)1980Cover of Machine Man #17 (1978) Machine Man #17 (1978)First appearance of Sunset Bain (Madame Menace)1980Cover of Machine Man #19 (1978) Machine Man #19 (1978)First appearance of Jason Macendale Jr. (Jack O'Lantern / Hobgoblin)1981Cover of Machine Man #19 (1978) Machine Man #19 (1978)First appearance of Jack O'Lantern (Jason Macendale Jr.)1981Cover of Marvel Team-Up #108 (1972) Marvel Team-Up #108 (1972)First appearance of Thermo the Thermatronic Man (Walter Michaels, Marvel)1981Cover of Marvel Two-in-One Annual #7 (1976) Marvel Two-in-One Annual #7 (1976)First appearance of The Champion of the Universe1982Cover of Marvel Two-in-One Annual #7 (1976) Marvel Two-in-One Annual #7 (1976)First appearance of Tryco Slatterus (Champion of the Universe)1982Cover of Team America #11 (1982) Team America #11 (1982)First appearance of Elsie Carson (Hydra, Marvel)1983Cover of Team America #11 (1982) Team America #11 (1982)First appearance of Lance Halstan (Hydra, Marvel)1983Cover of Team America #11 (1982) Team America #11 (1982)First appearance of James Winderfield (Hydra, Marvel)1983Cover of Team America #11 (1982) Team America #11 (1982)First appearance of Nancy Winderfield (Hydra, Marvel)1983Cover of Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983) Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983)First appearance of Spider-Ham1983Cover of Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983) Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983)First appearance of Hulk Bunny1983Cover of Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983) Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983)First appearance of Captain Americat1983Cover of Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983) Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983)First appearance of Goose Rider1983Cover of Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983) Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983)First appearance of J. Jonah Jackal (typically of Earth-8311)1983Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #272 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #272 (1963)First appearance of Slyde (Jalome Beacher)1986Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #272 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #272 (1963)First appearance of Joseph Threetrees1986Cover of Firestar #1 (1986) Firestar #1 (1986)First appearance of Bartholomew Jones (Firestar's father)1986Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #282 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #282 (1963)First appearance of Alfredo Morelli1986Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #283 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man #283 (1963)First appearance (shadow only) of Mongoose (Marvel, New Men)1986Cover of Amazing Spider-Man Annual 22 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man Annual 22 (1963)First appearance of Speedball (Robbie Baldwin)1988Cover of Amazing Spider-Man Annual 22 (1963) Amazing Spider-Man Annual 22 (1963)First appearance (voice only) of Justin Baldwin1988

Every issue

A-Next (1998) 12 issues

Adventures of Superman (2013) 1 issue

Airfighters (2010) 1 issue

The Amazing Scarlet Spider (1995) 2 issues

Amazing Spider-Girl (2006) 30 issues

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 70 issues

Annie (1982) 2 issues

Archie (1959) 14 issues

Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954) 1 issue

Archie Halloween Spectacular (2023) 1 issue

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (1950) 1 issue

Avengers (1963) 3 issues

Avengers Next (2007) 5 issues

Battlestar Galactica (1979) 1 issue

The Best of DC (1979) 1 issue

Betty (1992) 1 issue

Betty and Me (1965) 2 issues

Betty and Veronica (1987) 2 issues

Betty and Veronica: Summer Spectacular (2024) 1 issue

Bizarre Adventures (1981) 2 issues

Captain America (1968) 1 issue

Captain America (1998) 1 issue

Conan Saga (1987) 1 issue

Darkdevil (2000) 3 issues

Dazzler (1981) 11 issues

Doom 2099 (1993) 1 issue

Fantastic Five (1999) 1 issue

Fantastic Four (1961) 65 issues

Fantastic Four (2014) 1 issue

Fantastic Four Fanfare (2025) 1 issue

Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising (1995) 2 issues

Firestar (1986) 4 issues

The Fly (1983) 1 issue

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005) 1 issue

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions: Zartan (2026) 1 issue

Generation X (1994) 1 issue

Green Goblin (1995) 13 issues

Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman (1998) 1 issue

Hercules: Heart of Chaos (1997) 3 issues

House of Mystery (1951) 1 issue

J2 (1998) 11 issues

Journey into Mystery (1996) 11 issues

Justice League (2016) 1 issue

Justice League of America (2013) 1 issue

Kickers, Inc. (1986) 5 issues

Kingpin [Spider-Man / Kingpin: To the Death] (1997) 1 issue

Last Hero Standing (2005) 5 issues

Laugh Comics / Laugh (1946) 1 issue

Legion Lost (2011) 8 issues

Life with Archie (1958) 1 issue

Machine Man (1978) 5 issues

Machine Man (1984) 4 issues

Marvel Action Universe (1989) 1 issue

Marvel Age Annual (1985) 1 issue

Marvel Comics (2019) 1 issue

The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985) 2 issues

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld (2024) 4 issues

Marvel Super Special (1978) 1 issue

Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham (1983) 1 issue

Marvel Tales (1966) 29 issues

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 8 issues

Marvel Team-Up (1997) 1 issue

Marvel Two-in-One (1974) 18 issues

Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) 1 issue

Nightwing (2011) 3 issues

The Ravagers (2012) 1 issue

Red Sonja (1983) 4 issues

The Savage Hawkman (2011) 4 issues

Secrets of Haunted House (1975) 1 issue

Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement (2019) 1 issue

Silver Surfer (1987) 4 issues

Solo Avengers (1987) 17 issues

Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 18 issues

Speedball (1988) 2 issues

Spider-Girl (1998) 100 issues

Spider-Man (1990) 1 issue

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981) 1 issue

Spider-Man Family (2005) 1 issue

Spider-Man Family Featuring Spider-Clan (2007) 1 issue

Spider-Man Unlimited (1993) 8 issues

Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Alpha (1995) 1 issue

Spider-Man: The Clone Saga (2009) 1 issue

Spider-Verse Team-Up (2015) 1 issue

Star Trek (1980) 1 issue

Star Trek: Mirror Mirror (1997) 1 issue

Starfire (1976) 1 issue

Superboy (2011) 11 issues

Superboy Annual (2013) 1 issue

The Superman Family (1974) 9 issues

Symbiote Spider-Man: Marvel Tales (2021) 1 issue

Tales to Astonish (1979) 1 issue

Team America (1982) 1 issue

Teen Titans (2011) 1 issue

Thor (1966) 77 issues

Thor (2020) 1 issue

Thor Corps (1993) 4 issues

Thor: The Legend (1996) 1 issue

Thundercats (1985) 3 issues

Thunderstrike (1993) 24 issues

Thunderstrike (2011) 3 issues

True Believers: Absolute Carnage - Savage Rebirth (2019) 1 issue

True Believers: Fantastic Four vs. the New Fantastic Four (2018) 1 issue

Untold Tales of Spider-Man (1995) 3 issues

Venom (2025) 1 issue

Web of Scarlet Spider (1995) 2 issues

Web of Spider-Man (1985) 2 issues

Web of Spider-Man (2009) 7 issues

Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man (1999) 2 issues

West Coast Avengers (1985) 2 issues

The West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) 1 issue

What If...? (1989) 5 issues

What If? (1977) 3 issues

Wild Thing (1999) 2 issues

Wild Thing (1999) 1 issue

Wolverine (1988) 3 issues

X-Factor (1986) 1 issue

X-Men (1963) 1 issue

X-Men Unlimited (1993) 1 issue

The X-Men vs. the Avengers (1987) 1 issue

Young Love (1963) 1 issue

Credits from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.