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{{short description|American comic artist (1960–2018)}}
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| birth_name    = Norman Keith Breyfogle
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| birth_place   = [[Iowa City, Iowa]], U.S.<ref name="bio" />
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| death_place   = [[Houghton, Michigan]], U.S.
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| notable works = ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]''<br />''[[Detective Comics]]''<br />''[[Prime (comics)|Prime]]''
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'''Norman Keith Breyfogle''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|eɪ|f|oʊ|g|əl}}; February 27, 1960 – September 24, 2018)<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url= http://www.normbreyfogle.com/about/biography.asp|title= Biography|first= Norm|last= Breyfogle|date= n.d.|publisher= Normbreyfogle.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101013200109/http://www.normbreyfogle.com/about/biography.asp|archive-date= October 13, 2010|url-status= dead|quote= Norm Breyfogle was born on February 27, 1960 in Iowa City, Iowa.}}</ref><ref name="WP">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/09/27/norm-breyfogle-one-of-dc-comics-most-beloved-batman-artists-dies-at-58/ |title=Norm Breyfogle, one of DC Comics' most beloved Batman artists, dies at 58 |first=David |last=Betancourt |date=September 27, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=September 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120180155/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/09/27/norm-breyfogle-one-of-dc-comics-most-beloved-batman-artists-dies-at-58/ |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an American artist, best known for his comic book art on [[DC Comics]]'s [[Batman]] franchise from 1987 to 1995. During this time, he co-created the villains [[Ventriloquist (comics)|Ventriloquist]] and [[Ratcatcher (comics)|Ratcatcher]] with writers [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]] and [[John Wagner]], and the characters [[Anarky]], [[Jeremiah Arkham]], [[Victor Zsasz]], and [[Amygdala (comics)|Amygdala]] with Grant alone. He co-created with writers [[Gerard Jones]] and [[Len Strazewski]] the [[Malibu Comics]] [[Ultraverse]] flagship hero [[Prime (comics)|Prime]], and both wrote and drew the Malibu-published series featuring his original character Metaphysique.

== Early life ==
Norman Keith Breyfogle<ref name="ComicMix">{{cite web |last=Hauman |first=Glenn |author-link=Glenn Hauman |date=September 26, 2018 |title=Norm Breyfogle: 1960-2018 |url=https://www.comicmix.com/2018/09/26/norm-breyfogle-1950-2018/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517185253/https://www.comicmix.com/2018/09/26/norm-breyfogle-1950-2018/ |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2024 |work=[[ComicMix]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> was born on February 27, 1960, in [[Iowa City, Iowa]]<ref name="bio" /> to parents Lois ([[married and maiden names|née]] Roberts) and Gerald Breyfogle.<ref name="ECP">{{Cite web|url=https://memorials.ericksoncrowleypeterson.com/Breyfogle-Norman/3616969/service-details.php|title=In Memory of Norman Keith Breyfogle: 1960–2018|publisher=Erickson-Crowley-Peterson Funeral Home|language=en|access-date=October 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008205108/http://www.ericksoncrowley.com/book-of-memories/3616969/Breyfogle-Norman/service-details.php|archive-date=October 8, 2018}} [http://www.ericksoncrowleypeterson.com/book-of-memories/3616969/Breyfogle-Norman/service-details.php (Linked from the cited article])</ref> He had a brother Kevin and a sister Penny Duncan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/02/batman-artist-norm-breyfogle-recovers-from-a-stro.html|title=Batman Artist Norm Breyfogle Recovers From a Stroke With a Little Help From His Fans|first= John|last= Ruch|date= February 2, 2015|work= [[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181215140416/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/02/batman-artist-norm-breyfogle-recovers-from-a-stro.html|archive-date= December 15, 2018|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

Breyfogle began taking private art lessons at the age of twelve, and won an award at a local art show. His family subsequently moved to [[Houghton, Michigan]], and the local newspaper ''[[The Daily Mining Gazette]]'' profiled him in 1976 as "Norm Breyfogle: Near Master Cartoonist at 16". While in high school, he produced ''Tech-Team'',<ref name="BackIssue22">{{cite journal |last=Irving |first=Christopher |date=June 2007 |title=PRO2PRO: Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle |url=https://issuu.com/twomorrows/docs/back_issue__22 |journal=[[Back Issue!]] |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |issue=22 |pages=18–20}}</ref> a comic commissioned by local [[Michigan Technological University]].<ref name="BackIssue22" /> In 1977, he submitted a design for [[Robin (character)|Robin's]] costume, which was published in ''[[Batman Family]]'' #13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://13thdimension.com/batmans-hot-line-norm-breyfogle-2/|title=Batman's Hot-Line: Norm Breyfogle|last=Greenfield|first=Dan|date=October 3, 2013|publisher=13th Dimension|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811121712/https://13thdimension.com/batmans-hot-line-norm-breyfogle-2/|archive-date=August 11, 2018|url-status=live|quote=One of the sketches was by a guy named Norm Breyfogle of Houghton, Michigan, printed in #13 of the late, lamented ''Batman Family'' title.}}</ref>

Breyfogle attended [[Northern Michigan University]], studying painting and illustration while working as an illustrator for a local magazine and a graphics company. In 1980, he illustrated a book titled ''Bunyan: Lore's Loggin' Hero'', published by Book Concern. He moved to California in 1982. He worked as a draftsman and later as a technical illustrator designing a [[Space Shuttle]] training manual for the United Space Boosters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/norm-breyfogle-obituary/ |title=Norm Breyfogle, "Batman" Artist, Dead at 58 |last=Garza |first=Matt |date=September 27, 2018 |website=Multiversity Comics |access-date=September 27, 2018}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== 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" />

=== Batman ===
[[File:BreyfogleBatman.jpg|thumb|250px|Batman and Robin as drawn by Breyfogle. The cover is a modernization of ''Batman'' #9 (Feb.–March 1942), drawn by [[Fred Ray]] and [[Jerry Robinson]].<!--Credits per the Grand Comics Database-->]]
Teamed with writer [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]], Breyfogle worked on ''Detective Comics''. They introduced the [[Ventriloquist (comics)|Ventriloquist]] in their first Batman story together<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |title=DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9 |location=London, United Kingdom |page=235 |chapter=1980s |oclc=505422656 |quote=In February [1988], the Batman crossed paths with Scarface and the Ventriloquist in ''Detective Comics'' #583 by writer John Wagner and Alan Grant and artist Norm Breyfogle.}}</ref> and the [[Ratcatcher (comics)|Ratcatcher]] in their third.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Manning |first1=Matthew K. |title=Batman: A Visual History |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-4654-2456-3 |location=London, United Kingdom |page=171 |chapter=1980s |oclc=876351122 |quote=Writers John Wagner and Alan Grant and artist Norm Breyfogle introduced the Ratcatcher in this two-part story.}}</ref> He drew the Batman for six years (1987–1993), penciling ''Detective Comics ''from 1987 to 1990, then moving to ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' to introduce the character [[Tim Drake]] as the new Robin<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 247: ''Batman'' #457 (Dec. 1990) "In this tale by writer Alan Grant and artist Norm Breyfogle, Robin finally got a new uniform...When DC editorial made the decision to modify the classic costume of the iconic Boy Wonder, they called upon several artists to put their own spin on it. It was legendary artist Neal Adams who delivered the winning concept."</ref> from 1990 to 1992, and finally starting a new Batman series for DC titled ''[[Batman: Shadow of the Bat]]'' from 1992 to 1993<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 253: "''Shadow of the Bat'' lasted ninety-four issues. Handled by the former team on ''Detective Comics'' – writer Alan Grant and artist Norm Breyfogle – the first issue was released in both a newsstand and deluxe polybagged format."</ref> which saw the Grant/Breyfogle team create three new characters, [[Jeremiah Arkham]], [[Mr. Zsasz]],<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dougall, p. 194: "''Shadow of the Bat'' was writer Alan Grant's newest forum to tell Batman stories on a monthly basis, along with his partner, artists Norm Breyfogle. The pair introduced the new head of Arkham, Jeremiah Arkham, as well as the new villain Mr. Zsasz."</ref> and [[Amygdala (comics)|Amygdala]]. During his six-year run on the Batman character, he drew a few one-shots, two of them being ''[[Batman: Holy Terror]]'', the first DC comic book to feature the [[Elseworlds]] logo,<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dougall, p. 193: ''Batman: Holy Terror'' became the first Elseworlds special. This tale by writer Alan Brennert and artist Norm Breyfogle featured a Gotham City ruled by the church and Batman as a vigilante man of the cloth."</ref> and ''Batman: Birth of the Demon'',<ref>Manning "1990s" in Dougall, 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> which he hand painted. He provided pencils to a 10-page short story in ''[[Superman]] 80-Page Giant'' #1 (Feb. 1999).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/norm-breyfogle-renowned-batman-comic-215934920.html |title=Norm Breyfogle, Renowned 'Batman' Comic Book Artist, Dies at 58 |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |date=September 26, 2018 |website=[[Yahoo!]] |access-date=September 27, 2018}}</ref>

=== Later work ===
In 2000, Breyfogle drew the Elseworlds three-issue mini-series ''Flashpoint.'' In 2001, DC offered him the job of penciling ''The [[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]]'' monthly, which he drew for one year.<ref name="CBR 2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/norm-breyfogle-dead-at-58/ |title=Artist Norm Breyfogle Passes Away at Age 58 |last=Staley |first=Brandon |date=September 26, 2018 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=September 27, 2018}}</ref>

He spent 2003 penciling and inking the title ''[[Black Tide]]'', published by Angel Gate Press.<ref name="GCD" />

In 2004, Breyfogle began work on an illustrated children's book for the Society of St. John Monastery,<ref name="ECP" /> finished many commissions for fans, put together a couple printed sketchbooks showcasing his work, and continued writing his novel, getting halfway done, finishing through chapter six. He wrote over forty poems and over 1,300 haikus in a five-month marathon,<ref name="CBR 2018" /> and a number of short stories.<ref name="CBR 2006">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/catching-up-with-norm-breyfogle-and-chuck-satterlee/ |title=Catching up with Norm Breyfogle and Chuck Satterlee |last=Carey |first=Edward |date=October 10, 2006 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=September 27, 2018}}</ref>

In February 2005 he accepted an offer to pencil and ink the interiors and covers of the new ongoing monthly title ''Of Bitter Souls'' from studio Relative Comics, originally published by [[Speakeasy Comics]].<ref name="GCD" /> It was written by Chuck Satterlee. Shortly before Speakeasy Comics went out of business, Relative Comics joined with Chimaera Studios and moved to publisher [[Markosia Comics]]. Breyfogle produced illustrations for a wide variety of clients outside of the comics industry including [[Nike, Inc.]], ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'', ''[[The Red Bulletin]]'', ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'', ''[[Company (magazine)|Company]]'', ''[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] Magazin'', and various bands such as 12 Stone Toddler, among many others.

In 2007, he provided art for the main story interiors and the covers for the comic book title ''The Danger's Dozen''. He began a professional relationship with the London-based art agency Debut Art.<ref name="CBR 2006" />

Starting in 2006, he began a working relationship with Mazz Press, contributing stand-alone illustrations to two novels by Stephen Pytak, ''The .40 Caliber Mousehunt'' and ''The Wild Damned.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mazzpress.com/NOVELSpage.htm |title=NOVELS |website=Mazz Press |access-date=September 27, 2018}}</ref>

In 2008, Breyfogle began drawing Archie's New Look, for ''Archie's Double Digest'', published by [[Archie Publications]]. Breyfogle drew two titles for [[Archie Comics]]: ''Archie Loves [[Betty Cooper|Betty]]'' and ''Archie Loves [[Veronica Lodge|Veronica]]''.<ref name="GCD" />

He returned to DC to draw ''[[DC Retroactive]]: Batman – The '90s,'' written by his former Batman collaborator Alan Grant, in October 2011. Breyfogle contributed art to DC's ''[[Batman Beyond (comics)|Batman Beyond Unlimited]]'' digital comic series from 2012 to 2013; later reprinted as an 18 issue series.<ref>Manning "2010s" in Dougall, p. 326: "This new digital-first ongoing series featured a Batman tale by writer Adam Beechen and artist Norm Breyfogle."</ref>

In 2015, DC published ''Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle Vol. 1'', a hardcover collection of Breyfogle's early Batman stories.<ref>{{cite book|last = Breyfogle|first = Norm|title = Tales of the Batman: Norm Breyfogle Vol.1|publisher = DC Comics|year = 2015|pages = 520|isbn = 978-1-4012-5898-6}}</ref> A second volume was released in late 2018.<ref>{{cite book|last = Breyfogle|first = Norm|title = Tales of the Batman: Norm Breyfogle Vol.2|publisher = DC Comics|year = 2018|pages = 456|isbn = 978-1-4012-8512-8}}</ref>

== Retirement and death ==
On December 18, 2014, Breyfogle suffered a [[stroke]] that cut off blood flow to part of his brain,<ref name=ComicMix /> causing paralysis on his left side. He was left-handed, and although he regained some use of his left side, he was no longer able to draw professionally.<ref name=ComicMix /><ref>{{cite web|url= http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2014/12/fundraiser-launches-to-help-norm-breyfogle-following-stroke/|title= Fundraiser launches to help Norm Breyfogle following stroke|first= Kevin|last= Melrose|date= December 23, 2014|publisher= [[CBR.com]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150907090635/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2014/12/fundraiser-launches-to-help-norm-breyfogle-following-stroke/|archive-date= September 7, 2015|url-status= live|quote= A fundraiser has been established online to help cover the medical expenses of veteran Batman artist Norm Breyfogle, who suffered a stroke last week, leaving the left-handed illustrator paralyzed on his left side.}}</ref>

In July 2015 writer/novelist [[Glenn Hauman]] and writer/editor [[Bob Greenberger]] set up an [[Indiegogo]] campaign to raise $10,000 to defray the cost of Breyfogle's therapy, which involved producing a 280-page [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] reprinting issues #3–11 of ''Whisper'', a 1986 [[First Comics]] series created by [[Steven Grant]], which Breyfogle illustrated. The book also featured original contributions by participating creators, and was issued in hardcover to those donating at least $100.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-norm-breyfogle-whisper-campaign-is-a-cant-miss-deal/|title= The Norm Breyfogle ''Whisper'' campaign is a can't miss deal|first= Heidi|last= MacDonald|author-link= Heidi MacDonald|date= July 29, 2015|publisher= [[Comics Beat]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190328080934/https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-norm-breyfogle-whisper-campaign-is-a-cant-miss-deal/|archive-date= March 28, 2019|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/07/17/will-you-give-50-for-norm-breyfogles-whisper-collection/|title= Will You Give $50 For Norm Breyfogle's ''Whisper'' Collection?|first= Rich|last= Johnston|author-link= Rich Johnston|date= July 17, 2015|work= [[Bleeding Cool]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181009060108/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/07/17/will-you-give-50-for-norm-breyfogles-whisper-collection/|archive-date= October 9, 2018|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-artist-norm-breyfogle-recover-from-a-stroke#/|title= Help artist Norm Breyfogle recover from a stroke! |first= Bob|last= Greenberger|author-link= Robert Greenberger|date= July 2015|publisher= [[Indiegogo]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170222034441/https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-artist-norm-breyfogle-recover-from-a-stroke#/|archive-date= February 22, 2017|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

Breyfogle died of [[heart failure]] on September 24, 2018, in [[Houghton, Michigan]].<ref name="ComicMix" /><ref name="ECP" /><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/09/26/batman-artist-norm-breyfogle-died-aged-58/|first= Rich|last= Johnston|title= Batman Artist Norm Breyfogle Died on Monday, Aged 58|journal=Bleeding Cool|date=September 26, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190416165550/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/09/26/batman-artist-norm-breyfogle-died-aged-58/|archive-date= April 16, 2019|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.tcj.com/norm-breyfogle-1960-2018/|title=Norm Breyfogle: 1960–2018|first= Daniel|last= Best|date= October 2, 2018|journal= [[The Comics Journal]]|publisher= [[Fantagraphics Books]]|location=Seattle, Washington|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190523221352/http://www.tcj.com/norm-breyfogle-1960-2018/|archive-date= May 23, 2019|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keweenawreport.com/obits/obituary-norman-breyfogle/|title=Obituary: Norman Breyfogle|date=September 26, 2018|website=Keweenaw Report|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190523221352/http://www.keweenawreport.com/obits/obituary-norman-breyfogle/|archive-date= May 23, 2019|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
'''<big>Archie</big>'''

[[Archie (comic book)|Archie]]'s Double Digest Magazine #200-201,203,226 (2009-2012)

Life with Archie #1-8 (2010-2011)

Archie: The Married Life #1-2 (2011-2012)

<big>'''Avatar Press'''</big>

Atlas #1 (2002)

Black Tide #9 (2004)

<big>'''First Salvo Productions'''</big>

The Danger's Dozen #1-3 (2008)

The Danger Dozen: Interlude One-Shot (2008)

'''<big>Last Gasp</big>'''

[[Strip AIDS|Strip AIDS U.S.A.]] (1988)

'''<big>New Comics Group</big>'''

Deadtime Stories #1 (1987)

<big>'''Speakeasy Comics'''</big>

Of Bitter Souls #1-3 (2005)

'''<big>Dark Horse Comics</big>'''

[[G.I. Joe (comics)|G.I. Joe]] #2 (cover) (1996)

Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #3,6 (2005)

[[Eerie (magazine)|Eerie]] #4 (2013)

=== DC Comics ===
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* ''[[Anarky (comic book)|Anarky]]'' #1–4 (1997)
* ''Anarky'', vol. 2, #1–8 (1999)
* ''[[Aquaman]] [[Secret Files and Origins]] 2003'' #1 (2003)
* ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #455–466, 470–476, 492–493, 556, ''Annual'' #11–12 (1987–1998)
* ''[[Batman Beyond (comics)|Batman Beyond Unlimited]]'' #1–13, 15 (2012–2013)
* ''Batman: Birth of the Demon'' HC (1993)
* ''Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat'' #1 (1995)
* ''Batman: Dreamland'' #1 (2000)
* [[Batman: Holy Terror]] #1 (1991)
* Batman: Knight Gallery (1995)
* [[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]] #59-61 (cover) (1994)
* ''[[Batman: Shadow of the Bat]]'' #1–5, 13, 50, 65–67, 75 (1992–1998)
* ''Batman: The Abduction'' #1 (1998)
* Batman: No Man's Land Gallery (1999)
* ''[[Catwoman]]'' #45 (1997)
* ''[[DC Comics Presents]]: Green Lantern'' #1 (2004)
* ''[[DC One Million]] 80-Page Giant'' #1 (1999)
* ''[[DC Retroactive]]: Batman – The '90s'' #1 (2011)
* ''DCU Heroes Secret Files'' #1 (1999)
* ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #579, 582–594, 601–621, 627, 659 (1987–1993)
* ''Detention Comics'' #1 (1996)
* ''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash 80-Page Giant]]'' #2 (1999)
* ''[[Flashpoint (Elseworlds)|Flashpoint]]'' #1–3 (1999–2000)<!--not the same series as [Flashpoint (comics)]]-->
* ''Green Lantern: Circle of Fire'' #1 (2000)
* [[Hawkman]] #33 (cover) (1996)
* ''[[Human Defense Corps]]'' #6 (2003)
* Jack Kirby's Fourth World Gallery (1996)
* ''[[Justice League|JLA: Incarnations]]'' #5 (2001)
* JLA Secret Files and Origins (2000)
* JLA-Z #3 (2004)
* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (1958 team)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' vol. 3 #24 (1986)
* ''[[Lobo (DC Comics)|Lobo]]'' #51 (1998)
* Lobo's Greatest Hits (1992)
* [[Robin (character)|Robin]] II #3 (cover variant ) (1992)
* ''[[Showcase (comics)|New Talent Showcase]]'' #11, 13 (1984–1985)
* ''Silver Age Secret Files'' #1 (2000)
* Silver Age: Flash (2000)
* ''Sins of Youth Secret Files'' #1 (2000)
* ''[[Spectre (DC Comics character)|Spectre]]'', vol. 4, #15–23, 25–27 (2002–2003)
* [[Suicide Squad]] #49 (cover) (1991)
* Super Heros Stamp Album Celebrate the Century #1-3,8-9 (1998-2000)
* ''[[Superman vol. 2|Superman]]'', vol. 2, #130, #1,000,000 (1997–1998)
* ''Superman 80-Page Giant'' #1 (1999)
* ''Superman Forever'' #1 (1998)
* ''[[Supermen of America]]'' #1 (1999)
* ''[[Showcase (comics)|Talent Showcase]]'' #18 (1985)
* ''Trinity of Sin: The [[Phantom Stranger]]'' #18–20 (2014)
* ''[[Wonder Woman]] Annual'' #5 (1996)
* [[Who's Who: The Definitive Director of the DC Universe]] #24 (1987)
* Who's Who Update '88 #3-4 (1988)
* Who's Who in the DC Universe #2-3,5,7-8,10,13,16 (1990-1992){{div col end}}

=== Eclipse Comics ===
* Born to Be Wild (1991)
* ''[[Tales of Terror]]'' #6, 8 (1986)
*''Metaphysique'' (volume 1) #1-2 (1992)
*[[Miracleman: Apocrypha]] #1 (1991)

=== First Comics ===
* ''[[American Flagg!]]'' #33, 35–38 (1986–1987)
* ''Whisper'' #3–11 (1986–1988)

=== Malibu Comics ===
* ''[[Firearm (comics)|Firearm]]'' #5 (1994)
* Flood Relief #1 (cover) (1994)
* ''[[Hardcase (comics)|Hardcase]]'' #1 (1993)
* ''Metaphysique'' (volume 2) #1-6 (1995)
* ''[[Prime (comics)|Prime]]'' #1–12 (1993–1994)
* ''Prime Annual: Gross and Disgusting'' #1 (1994)
* Ultraverse Premiere #0 (1993)

=== Marvel Comics ===
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* ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers Annual 2000]]'' #1 (2000)
* ''[[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]]'', vol. 3, #30 (2001)
* ''[[Patsy Walker|Hellcat]]'' #1–3 (2000)
* ''Marc Spector: [[Moon Knight]]'', vol. 3, #42 (1992)
* ''[[Marvel Fanfare]]'' #29 ([[Captain America]]); #31([[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]]); #37 ([[Fantastic Four]]); #45 ([[Hulk]] Pin Up); #57 ([[Monica Rambeau|Captain Marvel]], [[Spider-Man]], [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]], [[Hulk]], [[Blob (Marvel Comics)|Blob]], [[Wasp (character)|Wasp]], [[Captain America]] Pin Up) (1986–1991)
* ''Open Space'' #3 (1990)
* ''Prime'' vol, 2 #9–10 (1996)
* ''Prime/[[Captain America]]'' #1 (1996)
* ''[[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts 2000]]'' #1 (2000)
* ''Within Our Reach'' #1 (1991)
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=== Now ===
* ''[[Terminator (franchise)|The Terminator]]'' #7-8 (cover) (1989)
* Racer X #10 (cover) (1989)
* The Green Hornet #14 (cover) (1990)
* Tales of the Green Hornet #1 (cover) (1992)
* Mr. T and the T-Force #3-4 (1993)

=== Valiant Comics ===
* ''[[Bloodshot (comics)|Bloodshot]]'' #30–31, 34–35 (1995)
* The Outcast #1 (1995)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=739|title=Norm Breyfogle}}
* [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=89 Norm Breyfogle] at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

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