Mark Evanier is an American comic book and television writer, voice director, columnist, and blogger. His work for television includes Welcome Back, Kotter, Garfield and Friends, Superman: The Animated Series, and The Garfield Show (starring Frank Welker and Gregg Berger). He is also known for being a historian and biographer of the comics industry, in particular his award-winning Jack Kirby biography, Kirby: King of Comics. In the late 1970s, he was hired to write for Hanna-Barbera's comic division, which was published by Marvel Comics. Some of these title included The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, and Laff-a-Lympics.
Comic credits[]
Scooby-Doo... Where Are You! (Gold Key Comics)[]
- Main article(s): Scooby Doo... Where Are You! (Gold Key Comics)
- #21(a). Scream Star - writer (uncredited)
- #21(b). Charmed Strife - writer (uncredited)
- #22(a). The Gypsy's Curse - writer (uncredited)
- #22(b). Tribute in Flames - writer (uncredited)
- #23(a). Napoleon Lives! - writer (uncredited)
- #23(b). The Phantom Funnyman - writer (uncredited)
- #24(a). Mark of the Scarab - writer (uncredited)
- #24(b). Monkey See, Scooby Doo - writer (uncredited)
- #25(a). Ghost of Dracula - writer (uncredited)
- #25(b). The Gorgeous Ghost - writer (uncredited)
- #27(a). The Star-Spangled Spectre - writer (uncredited)
- #27(b). Nightmare First-Class - writer (uncredited)
- #29(a). The Haunted Riverboat - writer (uncredited)
- #29(b). The Boogie Man - writer (uncredited)
- #30(a). The Treasure of Sierra Fantasma - writer (uncredited)
- #30(b). Happy Haunting Grounds - writer (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo (Marvel Comics)[]
- Main article(s): Scooby-Doo (Marvel Comics)
- #1(b). The Horrible Hound Sound - writer (uncredited)
- #2(a). The Ghostly Governor - writer (uncredited)
- #2(b). The Haunted Maze - writer (uncredited)
- #3(a). The Ghost of King Neptune - writer (uncredited)
- #3(b). Coast-to-Coast Ghost - writer (uncredited)
- #4(a). Menace of the Man-Mummy - writer
- #4(b). Dazzling Duds - writer (uncredited)
- #5(a). Ghost of the Old Witch - writer
- #5(b). The Spook Who Loved Lemonade - writer (uncredited)
- #6(a). Fester and the Jester - writer
- #6(b). The Golden Ghost - writer (uncredited)
- #7(a). The Faceless Phantom - writer
- #7(b). The Frightful Scarecrow - writer (uncredited)
- #8(a). The Phantom of Youth - written by
- #8(b). The Shadow Knows - writer (uncredited)
- #9. Mystery at Malibu - written by
Dynomutt[]
These were Scooby-Doo back-ups in Marvel Comics' Dynomutt.
- #1(c). Close Call - writer (uncredited)
- #2(c). Fear at Fifty Fathoms - writer (uncredited)
- #3(c). The Jinx of the Sphinx - writer (uncredited)
- #4(c). A Moving Experience - writer (uncredited)
- #5(c). Down Town Clown - writer (uncredited)
- #6(c). Face of Fear - writer (uncredited)
Laff-a-Lympics[]
- Main article(s): Laff-a-Lympics (Marvel Comics)
- #1. The Meet at Mount Ono - writer
- #2. Trouble at the Track Meet - writer
- #3. The Miraculous Moon Meet! - writer
- #4. Take Me Out to the Brawl Game! - writer
- #5. The Day the Rottens Won! - writer
- #6. The Discount of Monty Cristo - written by
- #7. The Purple Pig Puzzle - writer
- #8. The Beef of Bagdad - written by
- #9. Go Rest, Old Man - writer
- #10. Now You See Them... - written by
- #11. The Toys from Tomorrow - written by
- #12. The Ends of the Earth - story
- #13. No Laff-a-Lympics Game Today! - written by
Scooby-Doo (Archie Comics)[]
- Main article(s): Scooby-Doo (Archie Comics)
- #10. The Really Big Show - signed
- #14. The Balloon Busters - writer
- #17. The Scary Schooner - signed
Crew credits[]
TV series[]
- Main article(s): Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series)
- 101. The Scarab Lives! - writer[1] (uncredited)
- 107. The Demon of the Dugout - writer[2] (uncredited)
Appearances[]
- Scooby-Doo! The Whole World Loves You!, featured on the bonus disc of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series
Notes/trivia[]
- In the letters page of Marvel Comics' Scooby-Doo #4, he was nicknamed "Matchless" Mark Evanier. It also said he wrote all the stories, except for Three Phantoms Too Many.
References[]
- ↑ Evanier, Mark (June 30, 2013). Scrappy Days: The Birth of Scrappy Doo and What I Had to Do with It: Chapter One. News From ME.
- ↑ Evanier, Mark (June 30, 2013). Scrappy Days: The Birth of Scrappy Doo and What I Had to Do with It: Chapter Six. News From ME.