Douglas Moench is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Moon Knight, Deathlok, Black Mask, Electric Warrior and Six from Sirius.
15 Facts About Doug Moench
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Doug Moench is known for his critically acclaimed eight-year run on Master of Kung Fu.
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Doug Moench's first published work was My Dog Sandy, a comic strip printed in his elementary school newspaper.
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Doug Moench contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes and Doc Savage, while serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint's existence.
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For Marvel's color comic line, Doug Moench wrote the Werewolf by Night title and followed Steve Englehart as writer of Master of Kung Fu.
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Doug Moench scripted the "Deathlok" feature in Astonishing Tales featuring the character co-created by Rich Buckler.
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Two licensed properties which Doug Moench worked on with Herb Trimpe were Godzilla and Shogun Warriors.
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Doug Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy.
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In late August 1982, Doug Moench left Marvel due to disagreements with then editor-in-chief Jim Shooter.
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Doug Moench was hired by DC, and from 1983 to 1986 he wrote Batman and Detective Comics.
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Doug Moench was one of the contributors to the DC Challenge limited series in 1986 and co-created Electric Warrior with artist Jim Baikie; Lords of the Ultra-Realm with Pat Broderick; and Slash Maraud with Gulacy.
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In 1994, Doug Moench co-wrote the Batman-Spawn: War Devil intercompany crossover with Chuck Dixon and Alan Grant.
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Doug Moench wrote book, movie, and music reviews for Fling, and he wrote for several other men's magazines, including Adam, Cavalier, Knight, Man to Man and Swingle.
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Doug Moench wrote several articles for Midwest, the Sunday magazine of the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Doug Moench wrote an article called "23 on the 23rd" a true story about his own 23rd birthday.