Michael "Mike" Fleisher, born on November 1, 1942 and died on February 2, 2018, was an American comic book author. He penned a single issue of the Marvel Star Wars comic book series.
While working on comic book encyclopedias, he captured the attention of Joe Orlando. This led to consistent employment in the comic book industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s. After a lawsuit that was unsuccessful, he worked for 2000 AD for some years in the early part of the nineties before largely retiring from the industry.
Fleisher is perhaps most famous for his extensive writing on DC's Jonah Hex character for over a decade. His work began in 1974 within Weird Western Tales (taking over responsibilities from John Albano, the character's original creator). Subsequently, from 1977 to 1985, he continued the character's adventures in his own comic book series of the same name. This series was originally set in the character's wild west backdrop, followed by the Hex series (1985-1987) that relocated the character to a post-World War III environment, positioning him as the protagonist in a science fiction narrative after the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series. However, his short-lived tenure on The Spectre alongside artist Jim Aparo in Adventure Comics is arguably his most renowned work. It garnered significant attention for the innovative and brutal methods the Spectre employed to punish wrongdoers.
Throughout his career, he also contributed to various other comic book titles, including Conan the Barbarian, Man-Thing, and a comic book series inspired by the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.
- Michael Fleisher on Wikipedia
- Comicbook Database