Editing Norm Breyfogle (section)

=== Early comics work ===
In 1984, Breyfogle penciled a six–page story for [[DC Comics]]'s ''[[Showcase (comics)|New Talent Showcase]]''. [[Mike Friedrich]] (President of [[Star Reach]], a talent representative agency) saw Breyfogle's work hanging at the 1985 [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] Art Show and began representing him.<ref>{{cite journal|last= Greenberger|first= Robert|author-link= Robert Greenberger|title= New Talent and Bonus Babies|journal= [[Back Issue!]]|issue= 71|pages= 65–71|publisher= [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date= April 2014|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> This was followed by several issues of [[First Comics]]'s ''[[American Flagg]]'', penciling a back-up story titled "Bob Violence" in 1985. During this time he drew for ''[[Tales of Terror]]'', a horror anthology published by [[Eclipse Comics]].<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search=Norm+Breyfogle|title=Norm Breyfogle}}</ref> Following that, Breyfogle wrote, illustrated, and lettered a [[Captain America]] story in ''[[Marvel Fanfare]]'' #29 (Nov. 1986).<ref>{{cite journal|last= Eury|first= Michael|author-link= Michael Eury|title= Norm Breyfogle's Batman/Captain America Makeover|journal= Back Issue!|issue= 96|page= 51|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|date= June 2017|location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> He then drew ''[[Whisper (comics)|Whisper]]'' for [[First Comics]] in 1986–1987, his first monthly book,<ref>{{cite journal|last= Friedt|first= Stephan|title= The ''Whisper'' Interview: ''Whisper'' in the Hands of Steven Grant and Norm Breyfogle|journal= Back Issue!|issue= 94|pages= 74–78|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|date= February 2017|location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> before landing on ''[[Detective Comics]] '' starring [[Batman]] published by DC Comics.<ref name="WP" />