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Paul Levitz is an American comic book writer, editor, and executive. He is best known for his long-running tenure as president and publisher of DC Comics from 2002 to 2009. He is also known for his work on the Legion of Super-Heroes comic book series, which he wrote and edited for much of the 1970s and 1980s. Levitz was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 21, 1956. He began reading comics at an early age, and was a fan of the Legion of Super-Heroes comic book series. He began writing for fanzines in the early 1970s, and was hired by DC Comics in 1973. Levitz wrote and edited the Legion of Super-Heroes series from 1975 to 1989, and wrote the World's Finest series from 1977 to 1981. He also wrote for other DC titles, including Adventure Comics, Batman, and The Brave and the Bold. In 2002, Levitz was named president and publisher of DC Comics, a position he held until 2009. During his tenure, he oversaw the relaunch of the DC Universe with the Infinite Crisis and 52 series, and the launch of the Vertigo imprint. Levitz has won numerous awards for his work, including the Inkpot Award in 1976, the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1977, and the Eisner Award for Best Single Issue in 1989. As of 2021, Paul Levitz's net worth is estimated to be $2 million.

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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 21 October, 1956
Birthday 21 October
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality United States

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2013

In addition to Legion of Super-Heroes, Levitz wrote the Worlds' Finest series, which was initially drawn by George Pérez and Kevin Maguire. Levitz and Keith Giffen collaborated on the Legion of Super-Heroes issues #17 and 18 in 2013. In 2015, Levitz wrote Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel, an oversized, illustrated biography/art book on Eisner’s work for Abrams ComicArts. The book would garner Levitz a nomination in the 2016 Eisner Awards for “Best Comics-Related Book.” He joined the board of directors of Boom! Studios in February 2014. He wrote a new five-page story titled "The Game", which was drawn by Neal Adams, for the Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman hardcover collection.

2010

Levitz mentioned in an August 2010 interview that he was working on "my first genuine book." His 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking (ISBN 9783836519816) was published by Taschen America, LLC in November 2010.

2009

On September 9, 2009, it was announced that Levitz would step down as president and publisher of DC Comics to serve as the Contributing Editor and Overall Consultant for the newly formed DC Entertainment, and become the writer of both Adventure Comics vol. 2 and Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 6.

2002

Levitz eventually became an editor, and served as vice president and executive vice president, before assuming the role of president in 2002. In 2006, Levitz returned to writing the Justice Society with issue #82 of JSA, completing that volume before writer Geoff Johns' relaunch.

Levitz received an Inkpot Award at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2002, the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2008, and the "Dick Giordano Hero Initiative Humanitarian of the Year Award" in September 2013 at the Baltimore Comic-Con. He was inducted into The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2019 at the San Diego Comic-Con.

1977

As a writer, Levitz is best known for his work on the title The Legion of Super-Heroes, which he wrote from 1977–1979 and 1981–1989. Levitz wrote All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978), a treasury-sized special drawn by Mike Grell, in which longtime Legion members Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad were married. Levitz and artists James Sherman and Joe Staton crafted "Earthwar" a five-issue storyline in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #241–245 (July–Nov. 1978). He and Keith Giffen produced "The Great Darkness Saga", one of the best known Legion stories, in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #290–294. Comics historian Les Daniels observed that "Working with artist Keith Giffen, Levitz completed the transformation of Legion into a science-fiction saga of considerable scope and depth." In August 1984, a new Legion of Super-Heroes series was launched by Levitz and Giffen.

1976

After serving as Joe Orlando's assistant editor, in 1976 Levitz "fulfilled a lifelong dream" by becoming the editor of Adventure Comics on the eve of his 20th birthday. In 1978, he succeeded Julius Schwartz as the editor of the Batman line of comics.

1972

During the course of his research for The Comic Reader, Levitz became well known at the offices of DC Comics, where in December 1972, editor Joe Orlando gave him his first freelance work, initially writing text pages and letter pages, and later working as a per diem assistant editor before writing stories. Levitz later studied business at New York University but had taken no formal education in writing, other than a journalism course. He dropped out after three years in order to concentrate on his writing career.

1970

With artist Steve Ditko, Levitz co-created the characters Stalker and the Prince Gavyn version of Starman. He wrote the Justice Society series in All Star Comics during the late 1970s and co-created the Earth-2 Huntress with artist Joe Staton. He and Staton provided the JSA with an origin story in DC Special #29. Lucien the Librarian, a character later used in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series, was created by Levitz and artist Nestor Redondo. Levitz was one of the contributors to the DC Challenge limited series in 1986.

1956

Paul Levitz (/ˈ l ɛ v ɪ t s / ; born October 21, 1956) is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. The president of DC Comics from 2002–2009, he has worked for the company for over 35 years in a wide variety of roles. Along with publisher Jenette Kahn and managing editor Dick Giordano, Levitz was responsible for hiring such writers as Marv Wolfman and Alan Moore, artists such as George Pérez, Keith Giffen, and John Byrne, and editor Karen Berger, who contributed to the 1980s revitalization of the company's line of comic book heroes.