Kerry Gammill (born April 26, 1954)
Early life
Gammill grew up as a fan of the comics of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the work of
Jack Kirby,
Steve Ditko,
John Buscema,
Gene Colan, and
Jim Steranko.
Career
Kerry Gammill began working for
Marvel Comics with his first published work, a
Spider-Man/Daredevil story titled "A Fluttering of Wings Most Foul", appearing in
Marvel Team-Up #73 (Sept. 1978).
During his time in the comics industry, he illustrated such series as
Power Man and Iron Fist,
vol. 2, and
Action Comics. He collaborated with writer J. M. DeMatteis on the creation of
Frog-Man in
Marvel Team-Up #121 (Sept. 1982)
and featured the character in a storyline in
Marvel Fanfare #32 (May 1987).
[Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 161: "J. M. DeMatteis and penciller and co-plotter Kerry Gammill took Spider-Man on one of his weirdest adventures - battling the Yellow Claw with Captain America and Frog-Man."] Gammill co-created such other characters as Ariel, White Rabbit, Chance,
Leila Davis, and
Draaga. He drew the first two issues of the
Deadly Foes of Spider-Man limited series in 1991
[Cowsill, Alan "1990s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 192: "Spider-Man's bad guys took center stage as writer Danny Fingeroth and artists Al Milgrom and Kerry Gammill showed the world from the villains' point of view."] and in the following year, was one of the artists on the debut issue of
Team Titans.
After leaving comics, Gammill became a special effects concept artist, character designer, and storyboard artist for movies, TV shows, and the gaming industry.
In 2001, Vanguard Productions published Kerry Gammill's Drawing Monsters and Heroes for Comics and Film,
Personal life
Gammill has been married to Susan Gammill since 1975. They have three children, a son, Jeff, born in 1980,
[Jim Shooter. "Bullpen Bulletins," Power Man and Iron Fist #71 (July 1981).] another son, Steve, born in 1983 and a daughter, Kathryn born in 1992. He also has three grandchildren, Piper, Brielle and Madelyn. Gammill lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
Bibliography
Absolute Comics
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Action Packed Tales of the Dallas Fantasy Fair #1 (two pages) (1994)
Adhesive Comics
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Too Much Coffee Man #5 (one page) (1996)
DC Comics
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Action Comics #606 (cover only); #647–652, 655, 657 (1989–1990)
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Adventures of Superman Annual #2 (1990)
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Elvira's House of Mystery #8 (1986)
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Hawk and Dove Annual #2 (1991)
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Teen Titans vol. 2 #26–27 (1986–1987)
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The New Titans #80 (1991)
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Power Girl #1–4 (covers only) (1988)
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Superman vol. 2 #24–28, 30, 32–35, 39, 50, 52 (1988–1991)
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Superman For Earth #1 (1991)
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#15 (1992)
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#1 (1996)
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Superman: Under a Yellow Sun #1 (1994)
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Team Titans #1 (1992)
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Who's Who in the DC Universe #1, 3, 5, 14, 16 (1990–1992)
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Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #6–7 (1988)
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Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #11 (1986)
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Who's Who: Update '87 #5 (1987)
IDW Publishing
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The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #24 (text article) (2018)
Legendary Comics
Marvel Comics
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Cable vol. 2 #3 (1993)
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Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1–2 (1991)
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Doctor Strange vol. 2 #46 (1981)
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Double Edge: Alpha #1 (1995)
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Fallen Angels #1–2, 4, 7 (1987)
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Fantastic Four #266, 296 (1984–1986)
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The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #7–8, 11–12 (1983)
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Marvel Fanfare #19 (Cloak and Dagger); #31–32 (Captain America); #48 (She-Hulk) (1985–1989)
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Marvel Team-Up #73, 119–125, 127–129, 131 (1978–1983)
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Power Man and Iron Fist #61–68, 70–72, 74–75, 77–79 (1980–1982)
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Savage Sword of Conan #58 (1980)
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The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #4 (1984)
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Star Wars #70, #102, #108 (1983–1986, 2019)
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Uncanny X-Men #223 (1987)
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What If...? vol. 2 #80 (1995)
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Wonder Man #1 (1986)
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X-Factor Annual #9 (1994)
Nate Butler Studio, Inc.
The S. F. C. A.
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Rocket's Blast Comicollector #123 (1975)
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