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His first professional comic book work was producing war stories for DC Comics and other publishers. He also did a number of illustrations for the Harry N. Abrams, Inc. edition of '' The Hobbit '', including the title page drawing for Chapter 3, "A Short Rest". The book was largely illustrated using stills from the Rankin-Bass television special adaptation, which featured character designs by his friend Lester Abrams. Gray Morrow also did illustrations for that edition, as did Charles Vess . Simonson's breakthrough illustration job was " Manhunter ," a backup feature in DC's '' Detective Comics '' written by Archie Goodwin . He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics titles in the 1980s and 1990s such as '' The Mighty Thor '' and '' X-Factor '' (the latter being a collaboration with his wife Louise Simonson ). ''Thor'' in particular is often cited as a classic, as Simonson took nearly complete control of the series and produced epic, operatic stories that rivaled Jack Kirby 's best work and displayed an in-depth knowledge of Norse Mythology . He also famously transformed Thor into a Frog for three issues and introduced the popular supporting character, Beta Ray Bill , a monstrous alien warrior who unexpectedly proved worthy to wield Thor's hammer, Mjolnir . From 2000 to 2002 , he wrote and illustrated '' Orion '' for DC. He will return to DC in 2006 to write Hawkgirl , with Howard Chaykin pencilling. He has received recognition in the comics industry for his work. Simonson's awards include Shazam Award s for Outstanding New Talent in 1973, for Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) in 1973 for "The Himalayan Incident" in Detective Comics #437 (with Archie Goodwin ), and the same award in 1974 for "Cathedral Perilous" in Detective Comics #441 (again with Archie Goodwin). Simonson and Goodwin also won the Shazam Award for Best Individual Story (Dramatic) in 1974 for "Gotterdammerung" in Detective Comics 443. All three winning stories were a part of the Manhunter saga. His distinctive Signature consists of his last name, distorted to resemble a Dinosaur . EXTERNAL LINKS
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