Doug Moench

Doug Moench, born February 23, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, is a comic book writer. Over the years Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies. Perhaps best known for his work on Batman, Moench has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters.

Moench has also written novels, short stories, newspaper feature articles, weekly newspaper comic strips, film screenplays, and teleplays. His first published work was My Dog Sandy, a comic strip printed in his elementary school newspaper. He began his professional writing career reviewing films and music for the Chicago Sun-Times; once he made the shift to comics, he moved to New York City. He currently lives in Pennsylvania.

Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator of comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair is probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud and S.C.I. Spy and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond.

Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.

Partial comics bibliography

DC Comics

• Arion, Lord of Atlantis #4–10

• Batman #0, 360–400, 481–559, 1,000,000 and Annual #10, 12, 13, 17–21

• Batman: Blackgate: Isle of Men

• Batman: Bloodstorm (the second in the three-part Batman Vampire Elseworlds saga)

• Batman: Book of the Dead #1–2

• Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat

• Batman: Cataclysm #1

• Batman Chronicles #1–3

• Batman: Crimson Mist (the third and final Batman Vampire Elseworlds saga)

• Batman: Dark Joker: The Wild (Elseworlds)

• Batman & Dracula: Red Rain (the first of three Batman Vampire Elseworlds graphic novels)

• Batman: Haunted Gotham #1–4 (Elseworlds – Bruce Wayne's parents killed by a Werewolf)

• Batman: Hong Kong (Manga-style art)

• Batman: Knight Gallery

• Batman: Outlaws #1–3

• Batman vs. Predator II: Bloodmatch #1–4

• Batman/Spawn: War Devil (co-written with Chuck Dixon and Alan Grant)

• The Big Book of Conspiracies

• The Big Book of The Unexplained

• Blackhawk volume 2 #12–16

• Catwoman #0, 25, 38–55

• Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham #1–2 (Elseworlds: Batman and Catwoman's roles are reversed)

• Celebrate the Century Super Heroes Stamp Album #1 (accompanies the "Celebrate the Century" stamps that the US Postal Service is issuing. The stamps fit right into the comic.. There will be one for each decade, all written by Moench. These will be released at the same time as the stamps)

• C.O.P.S. #1–15

• The DC Challenge #3

• Detective Comics #558–566

• Electric Warrior #1–18

• Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #11

• G.I. Combat #163

• Green Arrow volume 2 #86 (Catwoman crossover)

• Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #1–2

• Green Lantern: Dragon Lord (a Green Lantern mini-series set in ancient China)

• Heroes against Hunger

• House of Mystery #216, 228, 244, 253

• House of Secrets #113

• Legends of the Dark Knight #11–15, 46–49, 86–88

• Lords of the Ultra-Realm #1–6 (co-created by Moench and Pat Boderick)

• Mister Miracle Volume 2 #14–28

• The Omega Men #17–20, 22, 23, 25 and Annual #1

• Our Army at War Featuring Sgt. Rock #271

• The Sandkings (adaptation by Moench, Pat Broderick, and Neal McPheeters of the novel by George R. R. Martin)

• Showcase '93 #1–12

• Slash Maraud #1–6

• The Spectre volume 1 #1–20

• S.C.I. Spy #1–6

• Teen Titan Spotlight #12

• The Wanderers #1–13

• World's Finest Comics #289–292

• Xenobrood #0, 1–6

Marvel Comics

• Adventures into Fear #25–28 (starring Morbius)

• Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #1–11

• Astonishing Tales #25–27, 30–31 (starring Deathlok the Demolisher, who was co-created by Moench)

• The Avengers #58, 111

• Bizarre Adventures #26, 28, 33

• Captain Marvel #56, 58–62

• Chamber of Chills #7

• Conan the Barbarian: The Skull of Set Graphic Novel

• Conan Saga #17, 33, 36 (Conan Saga was basically reprints of The Savage Sword of Conan.

• Creatures on the Loose featuring Man-Wolf #30–31

• Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #3–14, 16–18, 29, 33, Special #1 (black and white magazine featuring Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu)

• The Deep (comic book adaptation of the Columbia Pictures movie)

• Doc Savage #1–8 (1976 black and white magazine)

• Dracula Lives! #2–3, 5–6, 8–12

• Elektra #7

• Epic Illustrated #3, 5, 9, 11–13, 33 (numerous short fantasy stories in a color anthology magazine)

• Fantastic Four #219, 222–231, Annual #15

• The Frankenstein Monster #12–17

• Ghost Rider volume 2 #5

• Giant-Size Chillers #1
• Giant-Size Master of Kung-Fu #1–4

• Giant Size Werewolf #2–5

• Godzilla #1–24

• The Haunt of Horror #2–5, 12

• The Hulk! #10–22 & Annual #9 (printed in magazine format in "Super Marvel Color")

• The Incredible Hulk Annual #9

• Inhumans volume 1 #1–8, 10–12

• Iron Fist volume 1 #17–19

• The Island of Dr. Moreau (comic book adaptation of the American International film)

• Ka-Zar: Lord of the Hidden Jungle (1974 series) #10–20

• King Conan #9–15

• Kull the Conqueror (volume 1) #2, 16–20, (1982 mini-series) #2

• Kull and the Barbarians #3 (black and white magazine)

• Legion of Monsters #1

• Marvel Classics Comics #13, 16, 19, 21, 22, 25, 27, 29–30, 32–36 (adaptations of classic novels)

• Marvel Comics Presents #1–8, 26–35 (featuring Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu in the first run and Coldblood in the second)

• Marvel Fanfare #24–26 (#24 features Weirdworld)

• Marvel Premiere #17–19, 38, 41, 61 #38 features Weirdworld, #41 Seeker 3000, #61 Star-Lord)

• Marvel Preview #1, 5–6, 8, 12–13, 18, 21–22, 26, 28, 33 (black & white magazine; #5–6 adapt the Sherlock Holmes story The Hound of the Baskervilles, #8 features the Legion of Monsters, #12 is The Haunt of Horror a collection of short Horror stories)

• Marvel Spotlight (1979 series) #1–7, 28, 29 (#1–3 feature Captain Marvel, #6–7 Star Lord

• Marvel Super Action #1 (Marvel Super Action was the first place one of Doug's Weirdworld stories was printed)

• Marvel Super Special #10–13 (#10 features Star-Lord, #11–13 feature Weirdworld)

• Marvel Two-in-One Annual #6

• (The Hands of) Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu #20–101, 103–120, 122, Annual #1

• Master of Kung Fu: Hellfire Apocalypse #1–6 (Marvel MAX)

• Monsters of the Movies #1, 8

• Monsters Unleashed #5–11

• Moon Knight volume 1 #1–15, 17–26, 28–33 (Moon Knight was co-created by Moench)

• Moon Knight: High Strangeness (AKA High Strangers) #1–4 (the latter title is on the cover and is a misprint)

• Moon Knight: The Resurrection (1997 series) #1–4

• Moon Knight Special Featuring Master of Kung Fu #1 (Moon Knight and the Master of Kung Fu team up to battle evil on Mordillo's Island)

• Morbius Revisited #2 (Michael Morbius, an award-winning biologist, has turned himself into a vampire. He has been searching for a cure ever since the accidental experiment that transformed him.)

• Planet of the Apes #1–13 (based on the Planet of the Apes movie)

• Rampaging Hulk #1–22 (black-and-white magazine format)

• The Return of Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu: Bleeding Black #1

• Savage Fists of Kung Fu (black and white magazine)

• Savage Sword of Conan #5, 9, 13, 14, 180

• Savage Tales (Featuring Conan and Ka-Zar) #5, 7, 8, 11

• Seeker 3000 #1

• Shogun Warriors #1–14, 16–20

• Tales of the Zombie #2–7, 9, 10, Annual #1

• The Mighty Thor #303, 308, 310–322, 324–328

• The Toxic Avenger #1–11 (based on Troma Films' character)

• Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #3, 6

• Vampire Tales #2, 4–7, 9–11, Annual #1

• What If? volume 1 #16

• Werewolf by Night volume 1 #20–43

• Wolverine: Doombringer #1

• X-Men Unlimited volume 1 #25

Eclipse Comics

• Aztec Ace #1–15

• Night Mares #1–2

• Miracleman #14 (backup story: "Nuclear Spring")

TSR Comics

• R.I.P. Brasher: Avenger of the Dead #1–4

Epic Comics

• Six From Sirius #1–4

• Six from Sirius II #1–4

Skywald Comics

• Psycho #5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16

• Nightmare #9–12, 14, Annual #1, Yearbook 1974

Malibu Comics

• Rune: Hearts of Darkness#1–3

• Terror on the Planet of the Apes #1–4

Dark Horse Comics

• Dark Horse Comics #25 (James Bond story)

• James Bond: Serpent's Tooth #1–3

Warren Comics

• Eerie #29–30, 35–45, 47, 50, 53–55, 57–58, 72, 78, 109–112

• Creepy #37, 46–47, 49–54 56–59 64–66 68, 71–72, 76, 80, 82, 88

• Vampirella volume 1 #7, 9, 14–15, 17–20, 24–29, 31, 34, 39

Partial non-comics bibliography

Doug has written for many men's magazines including Adam, Knight, Fling, and Man to Man.

While writing for various magazines and the Chicago Sun-Times, he has interviewed The Who, The Monkees and The Seeds. Doug also wrote an article called 23 on the 23rd (a true story about Doug's 23rd birthday).

• Batman Masters Collection

Set of 120 trading cards, with front art by artists Scott Hampton, Carl Critchlow, Duncan Segredo, and Dermot Power. The flip sides of the first 90 cards, when read in order, form a cohesive story line in which Batman fakes his own death. The set also provides a look at the posthumous feelings of the residents of Gotham City and Arkham Asylum towards the Dark Knight. A special collector's binder was also released for the card set. This card set was re-printed as a 208-page coffee table book entitled Batman Masterpieces. It contains full-page reproductions of the card art opposite the card's text (so one can still follow the story, art concepts (instructions to the artists), and comments by the artist. Additionally, early sketches have been printed for most of the cards.

• Batgirl: To Dare The Darkness

A young reader novel that was released with the marketing blitz for the Batman and Robin movie.

• Bucky O'Hare

Teleplay for one episode.

• Double Dragon

Series bible for the cartoon released by DiC Entertainment.

• The Forensic Files of Batman

A novel about how Batman uses clues found at crime scenes to foil the plans of his most famous villains. Each chapter is a different case presented from the notes, journals, and case files of the Batman, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, and Jim Gordon.

• The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse

Story editor and head writer for the 1980s cartoon.

• Red Sonja

Original Screenplay for the Red Sonja movie. The movie was later rewritten and changed quite a bit from its original form.