Big Two Exclusivity

**prince hal** · 06-25-2009, 10:40 AM

I'm betting Al Plastino, John Forte, Win Mortimer and George Papp never worked for Marvel.

But I could be wrong.

**Thok** · 06-25-2009, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Kosmopolit

More recently, I t6hink Geoff Johns has only ever worked for DC and Bendis has only ever worked for Marvel.

Johns wrote the Avengers at one point.

**JKCarrier** · 06-25-2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by spoon_jenkins

Off the top of my head, I don't remember any DC work by Bill Mantlo, Paul Smith, or Bill Sienkiewicz.

Bill Mantlo: Invasion
Paul Smith: The Golden Age
Bill Sienkiewicz: Batman Black and White

Originally Posted by prince hal

I'm betting Al Plastino, John Forte, Win Mortimer and George Papp never worked for Marvel.

Win Mortimer: Spidey Super Stories

**MWGallaher** · 06-25-2009, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by prince hal

I'm betting Al Plastino, John Forte, Win Mortimer and George Papp never worked for Marvel.

But I could be wrong.

Win Mortimer drew the legendary Night Nurse, and did an excellent job of it. He also drew Marvel's adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde in Supernatural Thrillers.

**Reptisaurus!** · 06-25-2009, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by prince hal

I'm betting Al Plastino,

Again, not MARVEL Marvel, but din't he draw the Golden Age Cap? I got nothing for the other three....

**Reptisaurus!** · 06-25-2009, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by MWGallaher

Win Mortimer drew the legendary Night Nurse, and did an excellent job of it. He also drew Marvel's adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde in Supernatural Thrillers.

Crap. I can't believe I didn't remember that. I love Night Nurse with a bizarre, unholy passion.

**prince hal** · 06-25-2009, 01:27 PM

One site said that Plastino assisted Bill Everett on Sub-Mariner.

Now, did Everett ever do work for DC? Maybe Roy Thomas had him do something for one of his retro Golden Age titles?

How about Ramona Fradon or Bruno Premiani? Chuck Cuidera? Dick Dillin? Any Marvel work amongst them that you know of?

**Reptisaurus!** · 06-25-2009, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by prince hal

How about Ramona Fradon

The Cat, right? (I've never read the book myself, but I think she was involved.)

**prince hal** · 06-25-2009, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by Reptisaurus!

The Cat, right? (I've never read the book myself, but I think she was involved.)

I think you're right. And another one bites the dust. Though the DC-exclusive crowd sill seems lots larger than the marvel-only bunch.

**Slam_Bradley** · 06-25-2009, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by prince hal

Now, did Everett ever do work for DC? Maybe Roy Thomas had him do something for one of his retro Golden Age titles?

I can't think of any DC work by Everett. He died in '73, long before Thomas went to DC.

**dan bailey** · 06-25-2009, 01:37 PM

I'm pretty sure Fradon drew the Cat issue (#5) that *choke* never came out ...

As to whether she actually had anything published by Marvel, I can't say without poking around the GCD.

**Red Oak Kid** · 06-25-2009, 01:43 PM

You guys are making my head spin.

How about Trimpe, did he do anything for DC?

**Slam_Bradley** · 06-25-2009, 01:51 PM

Everett shows up as doing a story in All-American Men of War #77. Scratch him from the list.

We need to keep in mind that Timely/Atlas/Marvel went through a number of periods when they just stopped giving assignments to pretty much anyone. Most of those folk at least tried to find work at DC.

**MWGallaher** · 06-25-2009, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by dan bailey

I'm pretty sure Fradon drew the Cat issue (#5) that *choke* never came out ...

As to whether she actually had anything published by Marvel, I can't say without poking around the GCD.

Ramona drew an issue of Fantastic Four in the early 100's.