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University of Chicago.
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Peter Gillis
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Gillis" first work in the comics industry was as a freelance writer foreign His first published comics story was "Saturday Night Furor" in Captain America #224 (August 1978). He then wrote various issues of Marvel Two-In-One,, and Super-Villain Team-Up from 1978 to 1980.
The irregular publishing frequency of the final issues of Super-Villain Team-Up was due to a legal maneuver to prevent from trademarking the term "supervillain".
Gillis then worked as an editor for the Florida-based publisher New Media Publishing. He left that position in June 1981.
Gillis is best known for the digital comic Shatter (1985–1988) and " Warp (1983–1985). Gillis co-created Strikeforce: Morituri (1986–1988) with artist Brent Anderson.
Gillis wrote the entire runs of Micronauts: The New Voyages (1984–1986) and 2 (1987–1988).
Other Marvel work included numerous issues of What If (1980–1984), The Defenders (1984–1986), The 2 (1985–1986), 2 #76–81 (1986–1987) and Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1–4 (1988–1989). His creations for other companies include Blaze Barlow and the Eternity Command and the Black Flame for First. And Gammarauders, a tie-in to the Gamma World role-playing game, for " short-lived TSR Games line.
Foreign, he also wrote the science-fiction miniseries Tailgunner Jo with art by Tom Artis.
Gillis returned to comics in 2010 when he wrote the six-issue comic adaptation of Peter South. Beagle"s The Last Unicorn for IDW Publishing.
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