
Loeb and Sale then reunited a couple of years later to do a Batman one-shot for Halloween. Jeph even gave Maggin the idea for Maggin’s second comic book script ever, the classic “Must There Be a Superman?”) was an editor at DC Comics, so he edited a Challengers of the Unknown miniseries by Loeb and an independent artist named Tim Sale who was making his first DC Comics work. Loeb’s old friend from his childhood, Elliot S! Maggin (Loeb’s step-father was a Vice President at Brandeis University when Maggin was a student there and Maggin would often have dinner with their family, befriending their teenager, Jeph. A few years later, while working on a possible Flash film that fell through, Loeb was told he should also pitch for a comic book at DC. Jeph Loeb- 295 points (7 first place votes)Īfter starting his career as one of the top screenwriters in Hollywood (Loeb co-wrote both Commando and Teen Wolf! Talk about variety!).

Straczynski most recent comic book work has been for the Artists Writers and Artisans comic book company.ģ3. The book was a massive sales success, and Straczynski and Davis did two more sequels.
