Greg Potter is an American comic book writer best known for co-creating the DC Comics series Jemm, Son of Saturn with artist Gene Colan.
Biography
Greg Potter began writing comics stories for Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror comics magazines in 1971, while still a teenager. His first work for DC Comics was the seven-page short story "Do You Believe In...?" published in House of Mystery #259 (Julyâ€"August 1978). He stopped writing comics while attending Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, but returned to the industry in 1984. That year, Potter created Jemm, a character originally conceived as the cousin of the extraterrestrial superhero the Martian Manhunter, a long-running character that had not been in use for some time. Partway through developing the series, Potter was told by editor Janice Race that the Martian Manhunter character would reappear in the Justice League of America title. To avoid any continuity problems, Potter rewrote the series as Jemm, Son of Saturn, a character with no connection to the Martian Manhunter. The series was penciled by Gene Colan and inked by Klaus Janson and Bob McLeod.
Potter and Race spent several months working on new concepts for the mid-1980s relaunch of Wonder Woman, before being joined by artist and co-plotter George Pérez. Potter left DC after completing the second issue of the new series and was replaced by Len Wein.
Bibliography
DC Comics
- All-Star Squadron Annual #3 ("Jemm, Son of Saturn" preview) (1984)
- DC Graphic Novel #5 ("Me & Joe Priest") (1985)
- House of Mystery #259, 261, 275 (1978â€"79)
- Jemm, Son of Saturn #1â€"12 (1984â€"85)
- Secrets of Haunted House #17 (1979)
- Wonder Woman, vol. 2, #1â€"2 (1987)
Fantagraphics Books
- The Comics Journal #47, 53, 59, 63, 67, 71, 94 (1979â€"1984)
Warren
- Comix International #1, 3â€"4 (1974â€"76)
- Creepy #46, 52â€"53, 66, 82, 123, 136 (1972â€"82)
- Eerie #36, 44, 47, 57â€"58, 86 (1971â€"77)
- Vampirella #20 (1972)
- Warren Presents #13 (1981)
References
External links
- Greg Potter at the Comic Book Database
- Greg Potter at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
