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Art by Jim Starlin .]] James P. "Jim" Starlin (born October 9 , 1949 ) is an American Comic Book writer and artist, who has worked for Marvel Comics , DC Comics and others since the early 1970s . Starlin was born in Detroit , Michigan , United States . He got his break into comics working for Roy Thomas and John Romita at Marvel Comics in 1972 . Starlin along with Len Wein , Marv Wolfman and Walter Simonson was part of the generation of artists and writers who arrived in comics at that time who were primarily fans of the Stan Lee / Jack Kirby " Silver Age Of Comics ". Starlin's first job was as a finisher on pages of Spider-Man . He was then given a shot to draw an issue of a failing title Captain Marvel (issue 25). Starlin took over as plotter with the next issue and introduced the character Thanos , an homage to Kirby's Darkseid character. Starlin developed through the comic an elaborate Cosmology for the Marvel Universe that was much referenced by other writers. Starlin co-created the . After his departure the Captain Marvel title had again declined and Starlin was given the for the time rare opportunity to kill off the character in a Graphic Novel , ''The Death of Captain Marvel''. Most of the died) and back at Marvel for the Infinity Gauntlet storyline, featuring the return of one of his best-known creations, the mad Titan Thanos. Starlin has also written, with Daina Graziunas , novels such as Thinning The Predators . He has received recognition for his work in the industry, including a nomination for the Shazam Award for Superior Achievement by an Individual in 1974. COMICS BIBLIOGRAPHY
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