Editing Dennis O'Neil

{{short description|American comics writer (1939–2020)}}
{{for-multi|the Roman Catholic bishop|Dennis Patrick O'Neil|other people|Dennis O'Neill (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox comics creator

| image         = Dennis O'Neil (7885471094).jpg
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| alt           = O'Neil looking to the camera
| caption       = O'Neil in 2012
| birth_name    = Dennis Joseph O'Neil
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1939|5|3}}
| birth_place   = [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2020|6|11|1939|5|3}}
| death_place   = [[Nyack, New York]], U.S.
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| write         = y
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| alias         = Sergius O'Shaughnessy<ref name=talentpool19/><br />Jim Dennis<ref name="Beatty"/><br />Jeff Mundo<ref name="mundo" />
| notable works = ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'', ''[[Green Lantern/Green Arrow]]'', ''[[Question (character)|The Question]]'', ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'', ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]''
| awards        = [[Shazam Award]] (1970, 1971)
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'''Dennis''' "'''Denny'''" '''Joseph O'Neil'''<ref name="nyt">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/books/denny-oneil-dead.html|title=Denny O'Neil, Writer Who Left His Mark on Batman, Dies at 81|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 18, 2020|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|access-date=June 19, 2020}}</ref> (May 3, 1939 &ndash; June 11, 2020)<ref name="CBG">{{cite web|author-link=John Jackson Miller |last=Miller |first=John Jackson |url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=[[Comics Buyer's Guide]] |date=June 10, 2005 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |access-date=December 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archive-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> was an American [[comic book]] writer and editor, principally for [[Marvel Comics]] and [[DC Comics]] from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the [[Batman]] family of titles until his retirement.

His best-known works include ''[[Green Lantern/Green Arrow]]'' and ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' with [[Neal Adams]]. For ''Batman'', the team is credited with returning the character to his dark pulp fiction roots, in contrast to the campy [[Batman (TV series)|''Batman'' television series]] of the 1960s. However, comics historian [[Les Daniels]] considers O'Neil's "vengeful obsessive-compulsive" Batman to be an original interpretation that has influenced all subsequent portrayals of the character. It was during this run that O'Neil co-created the Batman villains [[Ra's al Ghul]] and [[Talia al Ghul]]. During their ''Green Lantern/Green Arrow'' run, O'Neil and Adams introduced a mature, realistic tone through stories such as "[[Snowbirds Don't Fly]]", in which [[Green Arrow]]'s ward [[Roy Harper (character)|Roy Harper]] is revealed to have become addicted to drugs. They also created and introduced the [[Green Lantern]] character John Stewart in 1971.

As an editor, he is principally known for editing the various Batman titles beginning in 1986 after returning to DC. In 1989, O'Neil launched the ''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]'' series, and was the writer for the "Shaman" and "Venom" stories. O'Neil led the Batman creative teams for the ''[[Batman: Knightfall]]'' (1993–1994) story arc. O'Neil co-created the antihero [[Azrael (DC Comics)|Azrael]] ([[Jean-Paul Valley]]) in 1992, who temporarily became the new Batman during ''Knightfall''. After the storyline's conclusion, O'Neil was the writer for an Azrael monthly series that lasted 100 issues.

His other notable work includes creating [[Richard Dragon]] with [[Jim Berry (cartoonist)|Jim Berry]], and runs on ''[[The Shadow]]'' with [[Michael Kaluta]] and ''[[Question (comics)|The Question]]'' with [[Denys Cowan]]. While working for Marvel during the 1980s, O'Neil scripted issues for ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'', and ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]''. In the late 1990s, O'Neil taught a comics writing course at Manhattan's [[School of Visual Arts]]. He also sat on the board of directors of the charity [[The Hero Initiative]] and served on its Disbursement Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.heroinitiative.org/spage.asp?p=73&ti=Board+Members|title= Hero Initiative Board Members Disbursement Committee|year= 2013|publisher= [[The Hero Initiative]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130621081809/http://www.heroinitiative.org/spage.asp?p=73&ti=Board+Members|archive-date= June 21, 2013|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

==Early life==
O'Neil was born into an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Catholic]] household in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] on May 3, 1939.<ref name="nyt" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/cci-spotlight-on-dennis-oneil/ |title=CCI: Spotlight on Dennis O'Neil |date=August 1, 2010 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=June 19, 2020}}</ref> On Sunday afternoons he would accompany his father or his grandfather to the store for some light groceries and an occasional comic book.<ref name=talentpool19>{{cite web |url= http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/niven/142/talentpo/tp19.html|title= Talent Pool 19 – Denny O'Neil|date= December 1999|publisher= Talent Pool|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051228005605/http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/niven/142/talentpo/tp19.html|archive-date=December 28, 2005 |url-status= dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> O'Neil graduated from [[Saint Louis University]] around the turn of the 1960s with a degree centered on English literature, creative writing, and philosophy. From there he joined the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] just in time to participate in the blockade of [[Cuba]] during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]].<ref name=talentpool19/>

==Career==

===Writing===
After leaving the Navy, O'Neil moved on to a job with a newspaper in [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]. O'Neil wrote bi-weekly columns for the youth page, and during the slow summer months he filled the space with a series on the revival of the comics industry.<ref name="DAK35">{{cite news | last = Zimmerman | first = Dwight Jon | date = August 1986 | title = Denny O'Neil | work = [[Comics Interview]] | issue = 35 | pages = 22–37 | publisher = [[Fictioneer Books]]}}</ref> This attracted the attention of [[Roy Thomas]], who would eventually himself become one of the great names in the history of the medium.<ref name=talentpool19/>

====Marvel Comics====
When Roy Thomas left [[DC Comics]] to work for [[Stan Lee]] at Marvel Comics, he suggested that O'Neil take the Marvel writer's test, which involved adding dialogue to a wordless four-page excerpt of a [[Fantastic Four]] comic. O'Neil's entry resulted in Lee offering O'Neil a job.<ref name=talentpool19/> O'Neil had never considered writing for comics, and later said he'd done the test "kind of as a joke. I had a couple of hours on a Tuesday afternoon, so instead of doing crossword puzzles, I did the writer's test."<ref name="DAK35"/> He had intended to only work in the comics industry for six months to make some extra money, but soon found enjoyment from creating comic book scripts, and abandoned his plans to move back to the [[Midwestern United States]] to be a journalist.<ref name="rationality-and-relevance">{{cite web |url=https://www.tcj.com/rationality-and-relevance-dennis-oneil/ |title=RATIONALITY AND RELEVANCE: DENNIS O'NEIL |last=Groth |first=Gary |date=June 24, 2020 |website=[[The Comics Journal]] |access-date=June 25, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625110842/https://www.tcj.com/rationality-and-relevance-dennis-oneil/ |archive-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref>

O'Neil took the reins for a short-term run of Marvel's [[Doctor Strange]] stories in ''[[Strange Tales]],'' writing dialogue and captions for six issues that were plotted by artist Steve Ditko.<ref>{{cite book |author-last1=Kane |author-first1=Gil |last2=Groth |first2=Gary |title=Sparring with Gil Kane: Colloquies on Comic Art and Aesthetics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mN2xDgAAQBAJ&q=dennis+o%27neil+doctor+strange+%22six%22&pg=PA303 |publisher=Fantagraphics Books |language=en |date=January 24, 2018 |isbn=9781683960713 }}</ref> He also wrote for such titles as ''[[Rawhide Kid]]'' and ''[[Millie the Model]],''<ref name="CBR Arvedon">{{cite web |last=Arvedon |first=Jon |date=June 12, 2020 |title=Denny O'Neil, One of Comics' Most Influential Writers, Has Died |url=https://www.cbr.com/denny-oneil-dies-at-81/ |website=CBR |access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref> and scripted the final 13 pages of ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]]'' #18 over a plot by Lee when Lee went on vacation.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fingeroth |first1=Danny |last2=Lee |first2=Stan |title=The Stan Lee Universe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VKiECBPgS68C&q=dennis+o%27neil+daredevil+%2318&pg=PA51 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |language=en |date=2011 |isbn=9781605490298 }}</ref>

Briefly returning to Marvel a few years later, O'Neil and artist [[Neal Adams]] revived the [[Professor X]] character in ''[[Uncanny X-Men|X-Men]]'' #65<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1 = Sanderson|editor-first1 = Peter|editor1-link = Peter Sanderson|editor-last2= Gilbert|editor-first2= Laura|chapter= 1970s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page = 145|isbn =978-0756641238|quote=Writer Dennis O'Neil revealed that it was not Xavier who had perished but a shape-shifter called the Changeling... This epic tale provided an appropriately grand finale for the work of legendary artist Neal Adams.}}</ref> in one of the creative team's earliest collaborations.<ref>[http://www.comics.org/search/advanced/process/?target=issue&method=icontains&logic=False&keywords=&order1=date&order2=series&order3=&start_date=1968&end_date=1979&title=&feature=&job_number=&pages=&script=O%27Neil&pencils=Neal+Adams&inks=&colors=&letters=&story_editing=&genre=&characters=&synopsis=&reprint_notes=&story_reprinted=None&notes=&pub_name=&country=us&pub_notes=&brand=&brand_notes=&indicia_publisher=&is_surrogate=None&ind_pub_notes=&series=&series_year_began=&series_notes=&tracking_notes=&issue_count=&is_comics=None&format=&color=&dimensions=&paper_stock=&binding=&publishing_format=&issues=&volume=&issue_title=&variant_name=&issue_date=&indicia_frequency=&price=&issue_pages=&issue_editing=&isbn=&barcode=&issue_notes=&issue_reprinted=None&is_indexed=None Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams collaborations] at the Grand Comics Database</ref>

====Charlton Comics====
The available jobs writing for Marvel petered out fairly quickly, and O'Neil took a job with [[Charlton Comics]] under the pseudonym of '''Sergius O'Shaugnessy'''.<ref name=talentpool19/> There he received regular work for a year and a half from Charlton's editor [[Dick Giordano]].<ref name=talentpool19/>

"Sergius O'Shaugnessy" is the name of the protagonist of Norman Mailer's 1955 novel ''[[The Deer Park]].''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Raines |first=Helon Howell |date=1977 |title=Norman Mailer's Sergius O'Shaugnessy, Villain and Victim |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3346110?searchText=norman%20mailer%20sergius&searchUri=/action/doBasicSearch?Query=norman+mailer+sergius&so=rel&ab_segments=0/basic_search_gsv2/control&refreqid=fastly-default:9c1726e7d9cdb01ff956ac58eb3d980a |journal=Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=71–75 |doi=10.2307/3346110 |issn=0160-9009|url-access=subscription }}</ref> O'Neil has quoted Mailer's writing in at least one of his comic book scripts.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=O'Neil |first=Denny (writer) |last2=Adams |first2=Neal (artist) |last3=Adkins |first3=Dan (artist) |date=September 1970 |editor-last=Schwartz |editor-first=Julius |title=Ulysses Star Is Still Alive! |journal=Green Lantern |volume=79 |issue= |pages=22}}</ref> He would continue using the pseudonym occasionally throughout his career.

====DC Comics====
In 1968, Dick Giordano was offered an editorial position at [[DC Comics]] and took a number of Charlton freelancers with him, including O'Neil.<ref>{{cite book|title = The New Teen Titans Archives, Volume 1|chapter= Contributors: Dick Giordano|publisher = [[DC Comics]]|year = 1999|location= New York, New York|isbn = 978-1563894855}}</ref>

[[File:Speedyjunk.png|Speedy's habit revealed. Art by [[Dick Dillin]].|thumb|170px|left]]
O'Neil's first assignments involved two strategies for bolstering DC's sales. One approach centered on the creation of new characters, and O'Neil scripted several issues of ''[[Beware the Creeper]]'', a series starring a new hero, the [[Creeper (DC Comics)|Creeper]], created by artist [[Steve Ditko]]. From there, DC moved O'Neil to ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' and ''[[Justice League of America]]''. With artist [[Mike Sekowsky]], he took away Wonder Woman's powers,<ref>{{cite book|last=McAvennie|first= Michael|editor-last=Dolan|editor-first=Hannah|chapter= 1960s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 131 |quote = Carmine Infantino wanted to rejuvenate what had been perceived as a tired Wonder Woman, so he assigned writer Denny O'Neil and artist Mike Sekowsky to convert the Amazon Princess into a secret agent. Wonder Woman was made over into an Emma Peel type and what followed was arguably the most controversial period in the hero's history.}}</ref> exiled her from the Amazon community, and set her off, uncostumed, into international intrigues with her blind mentor, I Ching. These changes did not sit well with Wonder Woman's older fans, particularly feminists, and O'Neil later acknowledged that de-powering DC's most well-known superheroine had unintentionally alienated readers.<ref>{{cite journal| last = Mangels|first= Andy |date = August 2006|title = Catsuits and Karate: Diana Prince Leaves Wonder Woman Behind!|journal= [[Back Issue!]]|issue = 17|pages = 35–43|publisher = [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> In ''Justice League'', he had more success, scripting socially and politically themed stories that presaged his later work on ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern/Green Arrow]]''.<ref name=talentpool19/> He and artist [[Dick Dillin]] made several changes to the membership of the JLA by removing founding members the [[Martian Manhunter]] and Wonder Woman.<ref>McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 133 "In less than a year on the ''Justice League of America'' series, scribe Denny O'Neil and artist Dick Dillin had made major changes to the team. Two issues after Wonder Woman left the JLA, the Martian Manhunter did the same."</ref>

Following the lead set by [[Bob Haney]] and [[Neal Adams]] in a ''[[Brave and the Bold]]'' story that visually redefined Green Arrow into the version that appeared in comics between 1969 and 1986, O'Neil stripped him of his wealth and playboy status, making him an urban hero. This redefinition would culminate in the character that appeared in ''Green Lantern/Green Arrow'' (with many stories also drawn by Adams), a socially conscious, left-wing creation that effectively took over Green Lantern's book to use him as a foil and straw man in sounding out the political concepts that would define that work.<ref name=talentpool19/><ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 139 "Real-world politics have always gone hand-in-hand with comics and their creators' own personal perspectives. Yet this was never more creatively expressed than when writer Denny O'Neil and artist Neal Adams paired the liberal Green Arrow with the conservative Green Lantern."</ref> It was during this period that the most famous Green Arrow story appeared, in [[Snowbirds Don't Fly|''Green Lantern'' #85–86]] ("Snowbirds Don't Fly"), when it was revealed that Green Arrow's ward [[Roy Harper (character)|Speedy]] was addicted to [[heroin]].<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book|last= Greenberger|first= Robert|author-link= Robert Greenberger|contribution= Green Arrow|editor-last= Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 142–143 | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1}}</ref><ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 146 "It was taboo to depict drugs in comics, even in ways that openly condemned their use. However, writer Denny O'Neil and artist Neal Adams collaborated on an unforgettable two-part arc that brought the issue directly into Green Arrow's home, and demonstrated the power comics had to affect change and perception."</ref> As a result of his work on ''Green Lantern and Green Arrow'', O'Neil recounted, "I went from total obscurity to seeing my name featured in ''[[The New York Times]]'' and being invited to do talk shows. It's by no means an unmixed blessing. That messed up my head pretty thoroughly for a couple of years. ... Deteriorating marriage, bad habits, deteriorating relationships with human beings – with anything that wasn't a typewriter, in fact. It was a bad few years there."<ref name="DAK35"/> O'Neil and Adams also created Green Lantern [[John Stewart (character)|John Stewart]], who debuted in ''Green Lantern'' vol. 2 #87 (December 1971/January 1972).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=288}}</ref>

O'Neil's 1970s run on the Batman titles, under the direction of editor Julius Schwartz,<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Greenberger|first1 = Robert|author-link = Robert Greenberger|last2 = Manning| first2 = Matthew K.|title = The Batman Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the Batcave|publisher = [[Running Press]]|year = 2009|location= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|isbn = 978-0-7624-3663-7|page= 26 |quote = Editor Julius Schwartz had decided to darken the character's world to further distance him from the camp environment created by the 1966 ABC show. Bringing in the talented O'Neil as well as the innovative Frank Robbins and showcasing the art of rising star Neal Adams...Schwartz pointed Batman in a new and darker direction, a path the character still continues on to this day.}}</ref> is perhaps his best-known endeavor, getting back to the character's darker roots after a period dominated by the campiness of the [[Batman (TV series)|1960s TV series]].<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 143 "Artist Neal Adams and writer Denny O'Neil rescued Batman from the cozy, campy cul-de-sac he had been consigned to in the 1960s and returned the Dark Knight to his roots as a haunted crime fighter."</ref> Comics historian [[Les Daniels]] observed that "O'Neil's interpretation of Batman as a vengeful obsessive-compulsive, which he modestly describes as a return to the roots, was actually an act of creative imagination that has influenced every subsequent version of the Dark Knight."<ref>{{cite book|last = Daniels|first = Les|author-link = Les Daniels|title = DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes|chapter= Revamping the Classics The Old Guard Gets a New Look|publisher = [[Little, Brown and Company|Bulfinch Press]]|year = 1995|location= New York, New York
|page = 157|isbn = 0821220764}}</ref> O'Neil and Adams' creation [[Ra's al Ghul]] was introduced in the story "Daughter of the Demon" in ''Batman'' #232 (June 1971).<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 145: "Writer Denny O'Neil once stated that he and artist Neal Adams 'set out to consciously and deliberately to create a villain...so exotic and mysterious that neither we nor Batman were sure what to expect.' Who they came up with was arguably Batman's most cunning adversary: the global eco-terrorist named Ra's al Ghul."</ref> O'Neil and artist [[Bob Brown (comics)|Bob Brown]] also created [[Talia al Ghul]].<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 145 "Before Batman first encountered one of his greatest adversaries, Ra's al Ghul, he met his daughter, the lovely but lethal Talia [in a story by] writer Denny O'Neil and artist Bob Brown."</ref> During this period, O'Neil frequently teamed up with Adams (with Giordano often assisting on inks) on a number of memorable issues of both ''Batman'' and ''[[Detective Comics]]''. The creative team would revive [[Two-Face]] in "Half an Evil" in ''Batman'' #234 (Aug. 1971)<ref>{{cite book|last= Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last=Dougall|editor-first=Alastair|chapter= 1970s|title= Batman: A Visual History|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2014|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 111|isbn= 978-1465424563|quote= Two-Face was reintroduced for the Bronze Age in this collaboration by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams.}}</ref> and revitalize the [[Joker (character)|Joker]] in "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!" in ''Batman'' #251 (Sept. 1973), a landmark story bringing the character back to his roots as a homicidal maniac who murders people on a whim and delights in his mayhem.<ref>Greenberger and Manning, p. 161 and 163 "In 1973, O'Neil alongside frequent collaborator Neal Adams forged the landmark 'The Joker's Five-Way Revenge' in ''Batman'' #251, in which the Clown Prince of Crime returned to his murderous ways, killing his victims with his trademark Joker venom and taking much delight from their sufferings."</ref><ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 156: "After decades as an irritating prankster, Batman's greatest enemy re-established himself as a homicidal harlequin in this issue...this classic tale by writer Denny O'Neil and artist Neal Adams introduced a dynamic that remains to this day: the Joker's dependence on Batman as his only worthy opponent."</ref> O'Neil and Giordano created the Batman supporting character [[Leslie Thompkins]] in the story "There Is No Hope in Crime Alley" in ''Detective Comics'' #457 (March 1976).<ref>Greenberger and Manning, p. 30: "It was Dick Giordano who, among many other similar feats, drew the March 1976 fan-favorite issue #457 of ''Detective Comics'' to illustrate the fabled Denny O'Neil yarn 'There is No Hope in Crime Alley'."</ref> O'Neil and artist [[Don Newton]] killed the original version of [[Batwoman (Kathy Kane)|Batwoman]] in ''Detective Comics'' #485 (Aug.–Sept. 1979).<ref>Manning "1970s" in Dougall (2014), p. 131: "The original female counterpart to Batman, Batwoman Kathy Kane was seemingly murdered...in this issue's lead feature written by Dennis O'Neal and illustrated by Don Newton."</ref> He wrote a short Christmas story, "Wanted: Santa Claus – Dead or Alive", for ''[[DC Special Series]]'' #21 (Spring 1980) which featured [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller's]] first art on a Batman story.<ref>Manning "1980s" in Dougall (2014), p. 136: "One of the most important creators ever to work on Batman, writer/artist Frank Miller drew his first Bstman story in this issue. While it featured five self-contained tales, the story 'Wanted: Santa Claus – Dead or Alive', written by Denny O'Neil and penciled by Miller was the standout."</ref>

When [[Julius Schwartz]] became the editor of ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' with issue #233 (Jan. 1971), he had O'Neil and artist [[Curt Swan]] streamline the Superman mythos in ''[[The Sandman Saga (Superman)|The Sandman Saga]]'', starting with the elimination of [[kryptonite]].<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 144 "New editor Julius Schwartz, new scripter Denny O'Neil, and regular artist Curt Swan removed the Man of Steel's greatest weakness from the face of the Earth."</ref> In 1973, O'Neil wrote revivals of two characters for which DC had recently acquired the publishing rights. A new series featuring the original [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]] was launched with a February [[cover date]] and featured art by the character's original artist [[C. C. Beck]].<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 155 ''Shazam!'' #1 (Feb. 1973) "In 1972, DC acquired the rights to Captain Marvel and in 1973 they launched the series ''Shazam!'', which re-established the Captain Marvel mythos." " Responsible for resurrecting the lightning-charged champion, writer Denny O'Neil and original artist C. C. Beck together explained Cap's absence."</ref> Later that same year, O'Neil and artist [[Michael Kaluta]] produced an "atmospheric interpretation" of the 1930s [[pulp hero]] in ''[[The Shadow]]'' series.<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 157 ''The Shadow'' #1 (Oct.–Nov. 1973) "Writer Denny O'Neil and artist Mike Kaluta presented their atmospheric interpretation of writer Walter B. Gibson's pulp-fiction mystery man of the 1930s."</ref> In 1975, O'Neil wrote a comic book adaptation of the 1930s hero [[The Avenger (character)|the Avenger]].<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 163 "DC again translated pulp fiction into comics with a revival of the icy-eyed 1930s hero, the Avenger. Writer Denny O'Neil and artist Al McWilliams adapted the novel ''Justice, Inc.'' by "Kenneth Robeson" (a.k.a. writer Paul Ernst)."</ref> A revival of the ''Green Lantern'' title in 1976 was launched by O'Neil and artist [[Mike Grell]].<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 171 "After a four-year hiatus, Green Lantern's ongoing series made a triumphant return to DC's publishing schedule...Returning writer Denny O'Neil partnered himself with artist Mike Grell, choosing to focus the title on sci-fi and super-heroics."</ref>
Reuniting with Adams, O'Neil co-wrote the oversize ''[[Superman vs. Muhammad Ali]]'' (1978) which Adams has called a personal favorite of their collaborations.<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 178: "Writer/artist Neal Adams proclaimed that ''Superman vs. Muhammad Ali'' was "the best comic book" he and co-writer Denny O'Neil had ever produced."</ref> In World’s Finest #263 (1980), he wrote "Final Secret of the Super-Sons", which wrapped up the [[Super-Sons]] stories by exposing them to be just characters inside a computer in Superman's Fortress of Solitude, with Superman then ordering them to commit suicide by jumping into the Fortress' disintegration pit after they escape their computer simulated world.<ref>[https://comicsarcheology.com/index.php/2024/01/09/worlds-finest-263/ World's Finest #263 - Comics Archeology]</ref>

====Return to Marvel Comics====
Upon O'Neil's return to Marvel Comics in 1980, he took on the scripting chores for ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', which he did for a year. O'Neil wrote two issues of ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'', both drawn by [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]. The 1980 ''Annual'' featured a team-up with [[Doctor Strange]]<ref>{{cite book|last= Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last= Gilbert|editor-first= Laura|chapter= 1980s|title = Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2012|location= London, United Kingdom|page = 114|isbn = 978-0756692360|quote= Writer Denny O'Neil and artist Frank Miller...used their considerable talents in this rare collaboration that teamed two other legends – Dr. Strange and Spider-Man.}}</ref> while the 1981 ''Annual'' showcased a meeting with the [[Punisher]].<ref>Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 120: "Writer Denny O'Neil teamed with artist Frank Miller to concoct a Spider-Man annual that played to both their strengths. Miller and O'Neil seemed to flourish in the gritty world of street crime so tackling a Spider/Punisher fight was a natural choice."</ref> He and artist [[John Romita Jr.]] introduced [[Madame Web]] in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #210<ref>Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 116: "Writer Denny O'Neil's newest contribution to the Spider-Man mythos would come in the form of psychic Madame Web, a character introduced with the help of artist John Romita, Jr."</ref> and [[Hydro-Man]] in #212.<ref>Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 118: "In this issue, award-winning writer Denny O'Neil, with collaborator John Romita Jr., introduced Hydro-Man."</ref> O'Neil was the regular scripter for ''[[Iron Man]]'' from 1982 to 1986 and ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' from 1983 to 1985. During his run on ''Iron Man'', O'Neil introduced [[Obadiah Stane]], later the Iron Monger, plunged Tony Stark back into alcoholism, turned Jim Rhodes into Iron Man,<ref>[[Tom DeFalco|DeFalco, Tom]] "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 211: "Jim was the natural choice to replace [Stark] as Iron Man when Tony's problem's with alcohol prevented him from doing the job. Jim continued in his role until ''The Invincible Iron Man'' #199 (Oct. 1985)."</ref> and created the Silver Centurion armor. O'Neil's run on ''Daredevil'' bridged the gap between [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]'s two runs on the title, usually with [[David Mazzucchelli]] as artist. He introduced Yuriko Oyama during his stint, who would later become the villain [[Lady Deathstrike]].<ref name="CBR Arvedon" /> While working for Marvel, he helped write the original character concept for ''[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|The Transformers]]'', and is credited as the person who named [[Optimus Prime]].<ref name="Prime Cronin">{{cite web |url= http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/12/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-72/|title= Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #72|first= Brian|last= Cronin|date= October 12, 2006|publisher= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121009111026/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/12/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-72/|archive-date=October 9, 2012 |url-status= live|df=mdy-all|access-date= June 29, 2013|quote= Give Denny O'Neil credit for that. He started it by naming Optimus Prime. Generally, Hasbro wanted more literal names for most of the toys, but for some of the really major toys, they preferred names with more grandeur to them.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Segal |first1=Stephen |title=Denny O'Neil (1939–2020), Batman & Green Arrow writer, godfather of Optimus Prime |url=https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/denny-oneil-1939-2020-batman-green-arrow-writer-godfather-of-optimus-prime/ |website=legacy.com |access-date=June 13, 2020 |date=June 12, 2020}}</ref>

====Return to DC Comics====
After returning to DC Comics in 1986, he became the editor of the various Batman titles and served in that capacity until 2000.<ref name="O'Neil editor">{{gcdb|type=editor|search= Dennis+O'Neil|title= Dennis O'Neil (editor)}}</ref> In February 1987, O'Neil began writing ''The [[Question (comics)|Question]]'' ongoing series which was primarily drawn by [[Denys Cowan]].<ref>Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 227 "Formerly part of the Charlton Comics line, the Question carved his mysterious niche into the DC Universe with the help of writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Denys Cowan."</ref> Between the years of 1988 and 1990, O'Neil would return to ''Green Arrow'' by writing the ''Annual''s, while Mike Grell wrote the monthly title. Because he was also in charge of ''The Question'', he would appear in all three ''Annual''s that he wrote. The ''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]'' series began in 1989 with the five-part "Shaman" storyline by O'Neil and artist [[Ed Hannigan]].<ref>Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 241: "Written by Dennis O'Neil with art by Edward Hannigan, 'Shaman' helped jump-start this popular new title."</ref> The series was the first new Batman title in almost fifty years, and the first issue sold almost a million copies.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brunsdale |first=Mitzi M. |date=2010 |title=Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2zTtMxkExgC&pg=PA9 |location=Santa Barbara, California |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |page=9 |isbn=978-0-313-34530-2}}</ref> ''[[Armageddon 2001]]'' was a 1991 [[Shared universe#Corporate examples|crossover event]] storyline. It ran through a self-titled two-issue limited series and most of the ''Annual''s DC published that year from May through October. Each participating annual explored potential possible futures for its main characters. The series was written by O'Neil and [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]] and drawn by [[Dan Jurgens]].<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 250: "''Armageddon 2001'' was the DC Comics event of the summer...Written by Archie Goodwin and Denny O'Neil, and drawn by penciler Dan Jurgens."</ref> He and artist [[Joe Quesada]] created the character [[Jean-Paul Valley|Azrael]], who was introduced in the four-issue miniseries ''Batman: Sword of Azrael'' in 1992.<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 255: "Azrael, one of the most important characters of the modern Batman mythos, was dropped right under the noses of an unsuspecting reading populace in the debut issue of ''Batman: Sword of Azrael'' by esteemed bat-scribe Denny O'Neil, talented young penciler Joe Quesada, and inker extraordinaire Kevin Nowlan."</ref> That same year, O'Neil wrote the ''Batman: Birth of the Demon'' hardcover graphic novel.<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dougall (2014), p. 198: "The third and final installment of the Ra's al Ghul hardcover trilogy arrived in this origin volume by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Norm Breyfogle."</ref> Another DC one-shot issue that O'Neil wrote in 1992 was ''Batman/Green Arrow: The Poison Tomorrow''.<ref>[https://www.comics.org/issue/50606/ ''Batman / Green Arrow: The Poison Tomorrow''] at the Grand Comics Database</ref>

[[File:Swordazrael1.jpg|Azrael temporarily assumed the role of Batman during ''Knightfall''. Art by [[Joe Quesada]].|thumb|200px]]
O'Neil led the Batman creative teams for the ''[[Batman: Knightfall]]'' (1993–1994) story arc, during which Azrael temporarily became the new Batman. In 1994, O'Neil wrote a novelization of ''Knightfall''. In the opening of the novelization, O'Neil stated that part of the reason "Knightfall" was written was due to the recent popularity of more "ruthless" heroes such as the [[Terminator (character)|Terminator]] and [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] in films, as editors were starting to wonder if readers would prefer a Batman who was willing to kill his opponents.<ref>{{cite book |last=O'Neil |first=Dennis |date=1994 |title=Batman: Knightfall |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aq-29gbi73oC |publisher=[[Bantam Books]] |page=xviii |isbn=0-553-09673-7}}</ref>

After the conclusion of ''Knightfall'', O'Neil wrote the 100-issue ''[[Azrael (comic book)|Azrael]]'' comic series, chronicling Valley's battles against the Order of St. Dumas, between 1995 and 2003. O'Neil modeled the series on [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] legends, comparing Azrael's quest to discover the truth about himself to the [[Holy Grail]].<ref name="previews-interview">{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Michael R. |date=October 1994 |title=DC's Killer Angel |url=http://azraelonline.net/2017/01/23/previews-interview-with-dennis-oneil/ |magazine=Previews Magazine |volume=IV |issue=10}}</ref> The series was originally intended to conclude with Azrael's death. However, after O'Neil suffered a heart attack in September 2002, editor Mike Carlin decided it wouldn't be appropriate to have a character O'Neil created be killed off. O'Neil instead left Azrael's fate vague, preferring to let readers decide what happened to him.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-legends-revealed-449/ |title=Comic Book Legends Revealed #449 |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=December 13, 2013 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=June 13, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704183046/https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-legends-revealed-449/ |archive-date=July 4, 2020}}</ref>

====Other writing====
O'Neil wrote several novels, comics, short stories, reviews and teleplays, including the novelizations of the films ''[[Batman Begins]]''<ref name="O'Neil 2005">{{cite book|last= O'Neil|first= Dennis|title= Batman Begins|publisher= [[Del Rey Books]]|year= 2005|location= New York, New York|isbn= 0-345-47946-7|url= https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780345479464}}</ref> and ''[[The Dark Knight]]''.<ref name="O'Neil 2008">{{cite book|last= O'Neil|first= Dennis|title= The Dark Knight|publisher= [[Berkley Books]]|year= 2008|location= New York, New York|isbn= 978-0-425-22286-7|url= https://archive.org/details/darkknight00onei}}</ref> Under the pseudonym '''Jim Dennis''' with writer Jim Berry,<ref name="Beatty">Beatty, Scott. "Dragon, Richard", in Dougall, Alastair, ''The DC Comics Encyclopedia'' (New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2008), {{ISBN|0-7566-4119-5}}</ref> O'Neil scripted a series of novels about a [[kung fu]] character named [[Richard Dragon]], and later adapted those novels to comic book form for DC.<ref name="Beatty" /><ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 163 "''Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter'' was based on the 1974 novel ''Dragon's Fists'' by "Jim Dennis" (the shared pseudonym of comic book writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Jim Berry)."</ref>

O'Neil wrote a four-part column series for Marvel's 1978 ''The Hulk!'' magazine, under the pseudonym '''Jeff Mundo'''. "Jeff Mundo's Dark Corners" ran from issue #21 through issue #24 and covered various pop culture topics.<ref name="mundo">{{cite web |url=https://www.comics.org/issue/34453/ |title = GCD :: Issue :: Hulk #21}}</ref>

O'Neil also wrote a column for ComicMix.<ref>[http://www.comicmix.com/author/dennis-oneil/ Dennis O'Neil] at ComicsMix</ref>

===Editing===
Joining Marvel's editorial staff in 1980, O'Neil edited ''Daredevil'' during Frank Miller's run as writer/artist.<ref name=talentpool19/> He fired writer [[Roger McKenzie (comics)|Roger McKenzie]] so that Miller could both write and pencil ''Daredevil'', a decision which then-Marvel editor-in-chief [[Jim Shooter]] says saved the series from cancellation.<ref name="ShooterInt">{{cite web|url=http://www.manwithoutfear.com/daredevil-interviews/Shooter |title=Interview With Jim Shooter |first=Kuljit |last=Mithra |date=July 1998 |publisher=ManWithoutFear.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321191517/http://www.manwithoutfear.com/daredevil-interviews/Shooter |archive-date=March 21, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all|access-date=April 7, 2013}}</ref> O'Neil encouraged Miller to develop a believable fighting style for Daredevil, and according to Miller, this directly led to his incorporating martial arts into ''Daredevil'' and later ''[[Ronin (DC Comics)|Ronin]]''.<ref>{{cite news | author = Kraft, David Anthony | author2 = Salicup, Jim | author-link = David Anthony Kraft | author-link2 = Jim Salicrup | date = April 1983 | title = Frank Miller's Ronin | work = Comics Interview| issue = 2 | pages = 8, 13 | publisher = Fictioneer Books}}</ref> In the early to mid-1980s, O'Neil edited such Marvel titles as'' [[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'', ''[[Power Man and Iron Fist]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', and ''[[Moon Knight]]''.<ref>Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated November 1983.</ref>

In 1986, O'Neil moved over to DC as an editor, becoming group editor for the company's Batman titles.<ref name="O'Neil editor" /> Speaking about his role in the death of character [[Jason Todd]], O'Neil remarked:<br>

<blockquote>It changed my mind about what I do for a living. Superman and Batman have been in continuous publication for over half a century, and it's never been true of any fictional construct before. These characters have a lot more weight than the hero of a popular sitcom that lasts maybe four years. They have become postindustrial folklore, and part of this job is to be the custodian of folk figures. Everybody on Earth knows Batman and Robin.<ref>Daniels "Who Killed Robin" p. 201</ref></blockquote>

O'Neil said that he saw editing as a support role which should be invisible to the reader, and that if it were his choice his name would not appear in the credits when working as an editor, only when working as a writer.<ref name="DAK35"/>

===Teaching===
After graduating college, O'Neil taught English in the [[St. Louis]] public school system for one year.<ref name="rationality-and-relevance" /> O'Neil spent several years in the late 1990s teaching a Writing for the Comics course at Manhattan's [[School of Visual Arts]], sometimes sharing duties with fellow comic book writer [[John Ostrander]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frishberg |first1=Hannah |title=Denny O'Neil, 'Batman' writer and comic book legend, dead at 81 |url=https://nypost.com/2020/06/12/denny-oneil-batman-writer-and-comic-book-legend-dead-at-81/ |website=New York Post |access-date=June 13, 2020 |language=en |date=June 12, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
O'Neil was married to Marifran O'Neil, until her death.<ref>[[David, Peter]] (December 25, 1998). [http://www.peterdavid.net/2013/06/24/con-voyage-to-mexico-city/ "Con Voyage to Mexico City"] ''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'' #1310. Reprinted at PeterDavid.net, June 24, 2013.</ref> He was the father of writer/director/producer Lawrence "Larry" O'Neil, best known for the 1997 film ''[[Breast Men]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.walruscomix.com/interviewhaspiel.html|title= An Exclusive Interview with Dean 'Dino' Haspiel, Rock Star in Cartoonist's Clothing|date= October 2007|publisher= WalrusComix.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071011055131/http://walruscomix.com/interviewhaspiel.html|archive-date=October 11, 2007 |url-status= dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

O'Neil died of cardiopulmonary arrest on June 11, 2020, at the age of 81.<ref name="nyt" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/legendary-batman-writer-denny-oneil-dies-at-age-81/ |title=Legendary Batman writer, Denny O'Neil dies at age 81 |last=Arrant |first=Chris |date=June 12, 2020 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |access-date=June 13, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613061609/https://www.gamesradar.com/legendary-batman-writer-denny-oneil-dies-at-age-81/ |archive-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref> The animated feature ''[[Batman: Soul of the Dragon]]'' was dedicated in his memory.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-soul-of-the-dragon-trivia-facts/ |title=10 Things To Know Before Watching Batman: Soul Of The Dragon |last=Greif |first=Coby |date=February 4, 2021 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=February 4, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205163940/https://www.cbr.com/batman-soul-of-the-dragon-trivia-facts/ |archive-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref> The following year, Larry O'Neil wrote a six-page tribute to his father, "Tap Tap Tap," which was illustrated by Jorge Fornés and published in ''Green Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular'' #1 (August 2021); the story summarizes O'Neil's life from childhood to death without any written dialogue, instead using logos and other pictograms.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/larry-oneil-denny-oneil-tribute-interview/ |title=Denny O'Neil's Son Previews His Upcoming DC Comic Tribute to His Late Father |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=June 1, 2021 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=June 1, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601210225/https://www.cbr.com/larry-oneil-denny-oneil-tribute-interview/ |archive-date=June 1, 2021}}</ref>

==Awards==
O'Neil's work won him a great deal of recognition in the comics industry, including the [[Shazam Awards]] for Best Continuing Feature ''Green Lantern/Green Arrow'',<ref name="back45">{{cite journal| last = Wells | first= John | date = December 2010 | title = Green Lantern/Green Arrow: And Through Them Change an Industry |journal = Back Issue!| issue = 45 | pages = 39–54 | publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> Best Individual Story for "No Evil Shall Escape My Sight" in ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' #76 (with Neal Adams),<ref name="back45"/> for Best Writer (Dramatic Division) in 1970<ref name="back45"/> for Green Lantern, Batman, Superman, and other titles, and Best Individual Story for "[[Snowbirds Don't Fly]]" in ''Green Lantern'' #85 (with Adams) in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/shazam71.php|title= 1971 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004533/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/shazam71.php|archive-date= December 3, 2013|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

O'Neil was given a [[Goethe Award (comics)|Goethe Award]] in 1971 for "Favorite Pro Writer"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=O'NEIL%2c+DENNY|title= O'Neil, Denny|first= Jerry|last= Bails|author-link= Jerry Bails|date= n.d.|work= Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999.|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161017192607/http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=O'NEIL%2c+DENNY|archive-date= October 17, 2016|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> and was a nominee for the same award in 1973. He shared a 1971 Goethe Award with artist [[Neal Adams]] for "Favorite Comic-Book Story" for "No Evil Shall Escape My Sight."<ref>{{cite web |title=Adams, Neal {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/adams-neal |website=www.encyclopedia.com |access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref>

O'Neil received an [[Inkpot Award]] in 1981<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php|title=Inkpot Award Winners|publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120709055558/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/inkpot.php|archive-date=July 9, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and in 1985, DC Comics named O'Neil as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication ''[[Fifty Who Made DC Great]]''.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Marx, Barry| cowriters = [[Joey Cavalieri|Cavalieri, Joey]] and Hill, Thomas| artist = Petruccio, Steven | editor = Marx, Barry|story= Denny O'Neil The Emergence of Relevance|title= Fifty Who Made DC Great|date= 1985|publisher= DC Comics|page= 39}}</ref>

==Appearances in media==
In ''[[The Batman Adventures]]''—the first DC Comics spinoff of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''—a caricature of O'Neil appears as The Perfesser, one of a screwball trio of incompetent supervillains that also includes the Mastermind (a caricature of [[Mike Carlin]]) and Mr. Nice (a caricature of [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]]). The Perfesser is depicted as a tall, pipe-smoking genius who often gets lost in his own thoughts; his name is likely derived from Cosmo "Perfessor" Fishhawk of [[Shoe_(comic_strip)|''Shoe'']], which O'Neil was a known reader of.<ref name="Back Issue 103 Arndt">{{cite news |last1=Arndt |first1=Richard |title="Nice" is the Word: Archie Goodwin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qztODwAAQBAJ |work=Back Issue |issue=103 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |date=2018 |page=19}}</ref><ref name="CBR Cronin">{{cite web |last1=Cronin |first1=Brian |date=January 9, 2016 |title=Meta-Messages: A Heartfelt Bat-Tribute to a Legendary Comic Book Editor |url=https://www.cbr.com/meta-messages-a-heartfelt-bat-tribute-to-a-legendary-comic-book-editor/ |website=www.CBR.com |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer = O'Neil, Dennis| artist = Janson, Klaus and DeZuniga, Tony | editor = Gold, Mike|story= Fables, Part I: The Monkey Trap|title= Detective Comics Annual #1|date= 1988|publisher= DC Comics}}This story, scripted by O'Neil, names [[Penguin (comics)|the Penguin]]'s attack eagles "Shoe" and "Perfesser" after [[Shoe_(comic_strip)|''Shoe'']]'s two leads.</ref>

In 2013, O'Neil was among the [[comic book]] writers interviewed in the [[PBS]] documentary [[Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle]].

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*''[[DC Super Stars]]'' #17 (1977)
*''DC Universe Holiday Bash'' #1 (1997)
*''[[Detective Comics]]'' #395, 397, 399–401, 404–406, 410–411, 414, 418–419, 422, 425, 431, 451, 457, 460–461 ([[Tim Trench]]), 462 ([[Elongated Man]]), 480–481, 483–491, 851, 866, 1000; ''Annual'' #1 (1989) (1969–2020)
*''[[Doc Savage]]'' #1–4 (limited series) (1987–1988)
*''Doc Savage'' #1–6 (ongoing series) (1988–1989)
*''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'' #217–221, 223–224, 226–228, 230–231, 233–234, 237–238, 240–243, 245-246 (1972–1977)
*''[[From Beyond the Unknown]]'' #7–8 (1970)
*''[[Green Arrow]] Annual'' #1–3 (1988–1990)
*''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' #63–64, 68, 72, 76–87, 89–100, 102-106, 108-129 (1968–1972, 1976–1980)
*''Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular'' #1
*''[[Isis (DC Comics)|Isis]]'' #1 (1976)
*''[[JLA (comic book)|JLA]]'' #91–93 (2004)
*''[[The Joker (comic book)|The Joker]]'' #1–3, 6 (1975–1976)
*''The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1'' (2020)
*''[[Avenger (pulp-magazine character)#Comics|Justice, Inc.]]'' #1–4 (1975)
*''[[Justice League (comic book)|Justice League of America]]'' #66, 68–75, 77–83, 86, 115 (1968–1975)
*''[[Kamandi]] the Last Boy on Earth!'' #45–48 (1976–1977)
*''Legends of the DC Universe'' #7–9 (1998)
*''[[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]]'' #1–4 (limited series) (1995)
*''[[Phantom Stranger]]'' #8 (1970)
*''The [[Question (character)|Question]]'' #1–36, ''Annual'' #1–2, ''Quarterly'' #1–3, 5 (1987–1992)
*''[[Richard Dragon]], Kung Fu Fighter'' #1–10, 13–18 (1975–1977)
*''The [[The Shadow#Comic books|Shadow]]'' #1–8, 10, 12 (1973–1975)
*''[[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Shazam!]]'' #1–7, 9, 14–15, 17, 25 (1973–1976)
*"[[Secret Origins]]" #50 (1990)
*''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #82–84 (1969)
*''Showcase 95'' #3 (1995)
*''[[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]]'' #9 (1969)
*''Strange Sports Stories'' #2, 4 (1973–1974)
*''[[Super Friends]]'' #20, 22, 24 (1979)
*''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' #233–238, 240–242, 244, 247, 253, 254, 343, 351 (1971–1980)
*''[[Super-Team Family]]'' #2 (1976)
*''[[Sword of Sorcery]]'' #1–5 (1973)
*''[[Tarzan in comics#DC Comics|Tarzan]]'' #217–218, 255–256 (1973–1976)
*''[[Time Warp (comics)|Time Warp]]'' #1, 3 (1979–1980)
*''[[Weird Worlds (comics)|Weird Worlds]]'' #4–10 (1973–1974)
*''[[Wonder Woman (comic book)|Wonder Woman]]'' #178–181, 199–201 (1968–1972)
*''[[World's Finest Comics]]'' #198–199, 201–202, 204, 211–212, 214, 244, 256–264 (1970–1980)
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====Marvel Comics====
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* ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', #207–219, 221, 223, ''Annual'' #14–15 (1980–1981)
* ''[[Chamber of Darkness]]'' #3–5 (1970)
* ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' #18, 194–202, 204–207, 210–223, 225–226 (1966, 1983–1986)
* ''[[Deadly Hands of Kung Fu]]'' #6 (1974)
* ''[[Epic Illustrated]]'' #15–20 (1983)
* ''[[Ghost Rider (comic book)|Ghost Rider]]'' #7 (1967)
* ''[[Heroes for Hope]]: Starring the X-Men'' #1 (1985)
* ''[[The Rampaging Hulk|The Hulk!]]'' #21–24 ([[Dominic Fortune]] back-up stories) (1980–1981)
* ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'' #158, 160–208 (1982–1986)
* ''[[Kid Colt Outlaw]]'' #134–136, 138–139 (1967–1969)
* ''[[Millie the Model]]'' #138–151, 153 (1966–1967)
* ''[[Marvel Comics Super Special|Marvel Super Special]]'' #20  (''[[Dragonslayer (1981 film)|Dragonslayer]]'' adaptation) (1981)
* ''[[Moon Knight]]'' #26 (1982)
* ''[[Power Man and Iron Fist]]'' #85–89 (1982–1983)
* ''[[Rawhide Kid]]'' #56, 58–59, 60, 62, 66 (1966–1968)
* ''[[Savage Tales]]'' #1 (1971)
* ''Savage Tales'' (vol. 2) #5 (1986)
* ''[[Strange Tales]]'' #145–149, 167–168 (1966–1968)
* ''[[Thunderiders|Team America]]'' #2 (1982)
* ''[[Two-Gun Kid]]'' #90, 92 (1967–1968)
* ''[[Uncanny X-Men|X-Men]]'' #65 (1970)
{{div col end}}

===Graphic novels===
*''The Shadow "1941": Hitler's Astrologer'' – with [[Michael Kaluta]] and [[Russ Heath]] 1988
*''Batman: Birth of the Demon'' – 1992
*''Green Lantern/Green Arrow Vol. 1: Hard-Traveling Heroes'' – 1992
*''Batman: Shaman'' – 1993
*''Batman: Venom'' – 1993, 2012
*''Green Lantern/Green Arrow Vol. 2: More Hard-Traveling Heroes'' – 1993
*''Batman: Sword of [[Azrael (comics)|Azrael]]'' – 1993
*''Batman: Bloodstorm'' – 1995
*''[[Batman: Death of Innocents|Batman: Death of Innocents: the Horror of Landmines]]'' – 1996
*''Batman in the Seventies'' – 2000
*''The Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection'' – 2000
*''The Deadman Collection'' – 2001
*''Batman: The Ring, the Arrow, and the Bat'' – 2003
*''Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection Volume 1'' – 2004
*''Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection Volume 2'' – 2005
*''Green Lantern: Hero's Quest'' – 2005
*''Green Lantern/Green Arrow'' – 2012

===Novellas===
*''The Iconoclasts'' – ''Fantastic Stories'', ed. [[Ted White (author)|Ted White]], Ultimate Publishing, 1971
*"Report on a Broken Bridge" – ''[[Ellery Queen|Ellery Queen's]] Mystery Magazine'', December 1971
*''After They've Seen Paree'' – ''Generation'', ed. [[David Gerrold]], [[Dell]], 1972
*"The Elseones" – ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'', February 1972
*"Mister Cherubim" – ''[[Fantastic (magazine)|Fantastic]]'', June 1972
*"Noonday Devil" – ''Saving Worlds'', eds. [[Roger Elwood]] and [[Virginia Kidd]], [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 1973
*"Devil Night" – ''[[Haunt of Horror]]'', August 1973
*"Annie Mae: A Love Story" – ''The Far Side of Time'', ed. [[Roger Elwood]], Dodd Mead, 1974
*"There Are No Yesterdays!" – ''[[Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction]]'' March 1975
*"Sister Mary Talks to the Girls Sodality" – ''Harpoon Magazine'', January 1975
*"The Killing of Mother Corn" – ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', February 1975
*"Father Flotsky" – ''Apple Pie Magazine'', May 1975
*"Alias the Last Resort" – ''Best Detective Stories of the Year'', ed. Hubin, 1975
*"Adam and No Eve" (with Alfred Bester) – ''Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction'', March 1975
*"Wave By" – ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', September 1980
*"Bicycle Superhero"- ''Superheroes'', ed. [[John Varley (author)|John Varley]], Ace Fantasy, 1995

===Novels===
*''The Bite of Monsters'' – Belmont, 1971
*''Dragon's Fists'' – [[Richard Dragon]], Kung Fu Master with Jim Berry, 1974
*''Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes'' – Crown Publishing Group, April 1976<ref>{{cite book |title=Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes |date=1976 |publisher=Harmony Books |isbn=978-0517524893 |url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg1=Secret+Origins+of+the+Super+DC+Heroes&argType1=all&searchCode1=KTIL&searchType=2&combine2=and&searchArg2=&argType2=all&searchCode2=KTIL&combine3=and&searchArg3=&argType3=all&searchCode3=GKEY&year=1520-2020&fromYear=&toYear=&location=all&place=all&type=all&language=all&recCount=25}}</ref>
*''The Super Comics'' – [[Scholastic Press|Scholastic Book Services]] 1981
*''Batman: Knightfall'' – 1994<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Neil |first1=Dennis |title=Batman : Knightfall |date=1994 |publisher=[[Bantam Books]] |isbn=0553096737 |url=https://archive.org/details/batmanknightfall00onei}}</ref>
*''Green Lantern: Hero's Quest'' – 2005<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Neil |first1=Dennis |title=Green Lantern: Hero's Quest |date=2005 |publisher=Pocket Star Books |isbn=978-0-7434-1712-9 |url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=STNO&searchType=1&recCount=25&searchArg=9780743417129}}</ref>
*''Batman Begins'' – 2005<ref name="O'Neil 2005"/>
*''DC Universe: Helltown'' – 2006<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Neil |first1=Dennis |title=Helltown |date=2006 |publisher=Warner Books |isbn=978-0-446-61658-4 |url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=22860&recCount=25&recPointer=1&bibId=14899753}}</ref>
*''The Dark Knight'' – 2008<ref name="O'Neil 2008"/>

===Non-fiction===
*''The DC Comics Guide To Writing Comics'', Watson-Guptill, May 2001<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Neil |first1=Dennis |title=The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics |date=2001 |publisher=Watson-Guptill |isbn=0823010279 |url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg1=O%27Neil+Dennis&argType1=all&searchCode1=KPNC&searchType=2&combine2=and&searchArg2=DC+Comics+Guide+To+Writing+Comics&argType2=all&searchCode2=KTIL&combine3=and&searchArg3=&argType3=all&searchCode3=GKEY&year=1520-2020&fromYear=&toYear=&location=all&place=all&type=all&language=all&recCount=25}}</ref> {{ISBN|0-823010-27-9}}
*''Batman Unauthorized: Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City'', SmartPop series, Benbella Books, March 2008 (editor)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=O'Neil |editor1-first=Dennis |title=Batman Unauthorized : Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City |date=2008 |publisher=BenBella Books |isbn=978-1933771304 |url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg1=O%27Neil+Dennis&argType1=all&searchCode1=KPNC&searchType=2&combine2=and&searchArg2=Batman+Unauthorized&argType2=all&searchCode2=KTIL&combine3=and&searchArg3=&argType3=all&searchCode3=GKEY&year=1520-2020&fromYear=&toYear=&location=all&place=all&type=all&language=all&recCount=25}}</ref> {{ISBN|1-933771-30-5}}

===Essays, reviews and interviews===
*The Lurker in the Family Room – ''The Haunt of Horror'', June 1973
*Review of [[Will Eisner|Will Eisner's]] "A Contract With God" – ''[[Comics Journal]]'' #46, May 1979
*Interview w/ [[Samuel R. Delany]] – ''[[Comics Journal]]'' #48, Summer 1979
*''The Super Comics'' – 1980
*Article on [[Garry Trudeau]]/Doonesbury – ''[[Comics Journal]]'' #63, Summer 1981
*Forum & Interview w/ [[Gil Kane]] – ''[[Comics Journal]]'' #64 July 1981
*The Man of Steel and Me – ''Superman at 50'', 1987
*Martial Arts – ''Superman & Batman Magazine'' #1, with Marifran O'Neil, Summer 1993
*Comics 101/Classes 1 & 2 – ''Write Now!'' #3, March 2003
*Comics 101/Classes 3 & 4 – ''Write Now!'' #4, May 2003
*Comics 101/Classes 5 & 6 – ''Write Now!'' #5, August 2003
*"Introduction" to ''Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre'' by [[Peter Coogan]] ([[MonkeyBrain Books]]) (July 25, 2006)

==Television==
*''[[Logan's Run (TV series)|Logan’s Run]]'' (1978)<ref name="Iconic 'Batman' Writer" />
**”Stargate”<ref>{{cite web |title=Finding Aid for the Bob Jeffords papers, 1971-1998 |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt5p3036bc/dsc/?query=Stargate;dsc.position=1#hitNum1 |website=oac.cdlib.org |access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref>
* ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' (1985)<ref name="Iconic 'Batman' Writer" />
**”The Invaders”<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Noel |date=March 29, 2016 |title=In the 1980s, G.I. Joe fought "Cobra" instead of communism (but also communism) |url=https://www.avclub.com/in-the-1980s-g-i-joe-fought-cobra-instead-of-commun-1798245926 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=June 13, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>
*''[[Superboy (TV series)|Superboy]]'' (1989)<ref name="Iconic 'Batman' Writer" />
**”Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk”<ref>{{cite book |last1=Muir |first1=John Kenneth |title=The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television, 2d ed. |date=2008 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-3755-9 |page=506 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dx6hBAAAQBAJ&q=%E2%80%9DMeet+Mr.+Mxyzptlk%E2%80%9D+%22Dennis+O%27Neil%22&pg=PA506 |language=en}}</ref>
**”Mr. and Mrs. Superboy”
*''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' (1993)<ref name="Iconic 'Batman' Writer" />
**”The Demon’s Quest Part 1”<ref name="Back Issue #99">{{cite book |last1=Eury |first1=Michael |title=Back Issue #99 |date=September 2017 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |page=26 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xBgxDwAAQBAJ&q=%E2%80%9DThe+Demon%E2%80%99s+Quest%E2%80%9D+%22Dennis+O%27Neil%22&pg=PA26 |language=en}}</ref>
**”The Demon’s Quest Part 2”<ref name="Back Issue #99"/>

==Animated film==
*''[[Batman: Gotham Knight]]'' – audio commentary, 2008<ref>{{cite web |last1=Drumb |first1=Cole |date=July 9, 2008 |title=On DVD: Batman: Gotham Knight |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2759721/on-dvd-batman-gotham-knight/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614013129/http://www.mtv.com/news/2759721/on-dvd-batman-gotham-knight/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 14, 2020 |website=MTV News |access-date=June 13, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=279|title=Dennis O'Neil}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020124130228/http://scifan.com/writers/oo/OneilDennis.asp Scifan.com Dennis O'Neil]
* {{IMDb name|id=1259714}}
* [http://www.comicmix.com/contributor/dennis-oneil/ Dennis O'Neil's column on ComicMix]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060614143550/http://www.comicscommunity.com/boards/dennyoneil/ Dennis O'Neil's Official Message Board]
* [http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/episodes/comic_geek_speak-3.php Comic Geek Speak Podcast Interview (October 2005)]
* [http://docs.comics.org/images/7/7b/DC_Profiles_15.jpg "DC Profiles #15: Denny O'Neil"] at the Grand Comics Database
* [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=128 Dennis O'Neil] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
* [http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/namo6.htm#N68 Dennis O'Neil] at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120518160646/http://www.comicscommunity.com/boards/dennyoneil/?lastmsg=1444#1444 Dennis O'Neil year by year]

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{{Succession box| title=''[[Detective Comics]]'' writer|before=[[Frank Robbins]]|after=Frank Robbins|years=1970–1972}}
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{{Succession box| title=''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' writer|before=[[Marv Wolfman]]| after=[[Roger Stern]]| years=1980–1981}}
{{Succession box| title=''[[Iron Man]]'' writer| before=[[David Michelinie]]|after=[[Danny Fingeroth]]|years=1982–1986}}
{{Succession box| title=''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' writer|before=[[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]] |after=Frank Miller|years=1983–1985}}
{{Succession box| title=''[[Batman]]'' Group Editor|before=Len Wein|after=[[Bob Schreck]]|years=1986–2000}}
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