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Jim Shooter

Jim Shooter is a controversial writer, editor, and publisher for various comic books.

A child prodigy who began selling stories to DC comics when he was 13, Shooter eventually became the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1978 to 1987. After leaving Marvel he founded his own company Valiant[?] which acquired the rights to a number of older Gold Key[?] characters which they published as well as various Nintendo game related comics. After leaving Valiant he founded Defiant Comics[?]. After Defiant Comics failed he founded Broadway Comics[?]. After Broadway Comics failed he founded Daring Comics[?].

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