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'''Mindy Newell''' (born October 24, 1953)<ref>] and ]. , '']'' (June 10, 2005). Accessed Dec. 8, 2009.</ref> is an ] ] writer and editor. '''Mindy Newell''' (born October 24, 1953)<ref name="CBG">{{cite web|last=Miller |first=John Jackson |author-link= John Jackson Miller|url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=] |date=June 10, 2005 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |accessdate=December 12, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archivedate=February 18, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> is an American ] writer and editor, best known for her work with ].

== Early life ==
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Newell graduated from high school in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comicmix.com/2017/10/30/the-legendary-mindy-newell/|title=The Legendary Mindy Newell?|first= Mindy|last= Newell|date= October 30, 2017|publisher=Comicmix.com|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180930034021/https://www.comicmix.com/2017/10/30/the-legendary-mindy-newell/|archivedate= September 30, 2018|url-status= live|df= mdy-all|quote= Mindy Newell knows that if she could do it all over again she’d have gone to college for screenwriting and film editing. Instead she became a nurse to please her parents and pleasing your parents was what it was all about for nice Jewish girls who graduated from high school in 1971.}}</ref> She then attended the ] to study nursing. Following her nursing schooling, Newell enrolled at ] and studied biology while working as a nurse.


==Biography== ==Biography==
A long-time fan of comics, particularly of Marvel's ], she sent some submissions to ] in 1983 at a time when the company was actively looking for new blood. Hired by editors ] and ], Newell wrote memorable fill-in issues for '']'' and '']''. A longtime fan of comics, particularly of Marvel's ], Mindy Newell sent submissions to ] in 1983 at a time when the company was actively looking for new talent. Her first professional work was her creation of the character Jenesis, which appeared in three issues of '']''.<ref>{{cite journal|last= Greenberger|first= Robert|author-link= Robert Greenberger|title= New Talent and Bonus Babies|journal= ]|issue= 71|pages= 65–71|publisher= ]|date= April 2014|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> Editor ] called her in for an interview four days after DC received her submission.


Hired by editors ] and Karen Berger, Newell wrote fill-in issues for '']'' and '']''.<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Mindy+Newell|title= Mindy Newell}}</ref> While working as part of the new talent program, Newell became the writer of '']''.<ref name="Simone">{{cite web |url= http://fivequestionswith.wordpress.com/mindy-newell/|title= Five Questions With...|first= Gail|last= Simone|author-link = Gail Simone|date= n.d.|publisher= Fivequestionswith.wordpress.com|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120309220431/http://fivequestionswith.wordpress.com/mindy-newell/|archivedate= March 9, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all|accessdate= November 21, 2010}}</ref> She was the first credited woman to write the ''Wonder Woman'' series in an ongoing capacity<ref name="Simone" /> but was limited in what she could write due to editorial mandates.<ref name="Simone" /> In 1986, Newell and artist ] collaborated on a '']'' limited series which dealt with the subject of ].<ref>{{cite journal|last = Zeno|first = Eddy|title = In Search of Social Issues The Real and Fictional Heroes of DC Comics|journal = Back Issue!|issue = 57|page = 57|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = July 2012|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> In addition, Newell wrote '']'' and ''Her Sister's Keeper,'' a seminal '']'' limited series.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Manning|first1= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 239 |quote = Written by Mindy Newell, with art by J.J. Birch, ''Catwoman'' picked up where Frank Miller's "]" story arc left off.}}</ref> Newell also briefly worked on ]'s '']'' and ]'s '']''.<ref name="GCD" />
She was the first woman to script '']'', and wrote ''Her Sister's Keeper,'' a seminal '']'' limited series. Newell also briefly worked on ]'s '']'' and ]'s '']''.


Newell has always maintained a career as a ] while writing comics, and has since returned to that occupation full-time.<ref name="Simone" />
In the late 1980s she moved to ] as an editor.


== Personal life ==
Newell has always maintained a career as a ] while writing comics, and has since returned to that occupation full-time.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}
Newell is a full-time nurse and mother, while still contributing to comics and other projects. Her former husband, ], is a British comic book writer, illustrator, and letterer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geek.com/comics/comics-trailblazer-mindy-newell-on-catwoman-marvel-and-beyond-1727170/|title= Comics Trailblazer Mindy Newell on Catwoman, Marvel, and Beyond!|first= Joseph|last= Corallo|date= January 5, 2018|publisher= ]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180930081129/https://www.geek.com/comics/comics-trailblazer-mindy-newell-on-catwoman-marvel-and-beyond-1727170/|archivedate= September 30, 2018|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

Her spouse ] is a British comic book writer, illustrator, and letterer. Newell and Higgins scripted the series ''Faces'' for '']'' in 2004.


==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==

===Writer=== ===Writer===

*'']'' #7-11, 13 (DC Comics, 1984)
====Angry Isis Press====
*''Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #315-317, 320-325 (DC Comics, 1984-1985)
*''Choices: A Pro-Choice Benefit Comic Anthology for the National Organization for Women'' #1 (1990)
*'']'' #326-328 (DC Comics, 1985)

*'']'' (with co-author ], pencils by ] and inks by ], DC Comics, 4-issue mini-series, 1986)
====DC Comics====
*'']'', art by ], DC Comics, two-issue miniseries, 1986
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*''] (vol. 1) #47-49 (scripting over ]'s plot, 1987).
*''] (vol. 2) #1 (scripting over ]'s plot, 1988). *'']'' (Superman) #566 (1985), (Catwoman) #611–614 (1988)
*'']'' vol. 2 #12, 15–16, ''Special'' #1 (1985–1986)
*'']'' (4-issue mini-series, DC Comics, 1989)
*''Wonder Woman'' vol. 2 #36-46 (DC Comics, 1989-1990) *''Amethyst'' vol. 3 #1–4 (mini-series, 1987–1988)
*'']'' #1–4 (mini-series, 1989)
*''Freaks'': "Faces" (with co-author and artist with ], in ''2000 AD'' #1412-1419, 2004)
*''] Annual'' #2 (1986)
*'']'' #1 (two pages only, 1986)
*'']'' #1–4 (with co-author ], pencils by ] and inks by ], mini-series, 1986)
*'']'' #1–2 (art by ], miniseries) (1986)
*'']'' #5, 7–11, 13 (1984)
*'']'' #315–317, 320–325 (1984–1985)
*'']'' #7 (1985)
*'']'' #326–328 (1985)
*''Wonder Woman'' vol. 2 #36–46, 49 (1989–1990)
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====Eclipse Comics====
*'']'' #8 (The New Wave preview) (1986)
*'']'' #1–13 (1986–1987)
*''The New Wave vs. the Volunteers'' #1–2 (1987)
*''Tales of Terror'' #3 (1985)

====First Comics====
*'']'' #46–49 (scripting over ]'s plot, 1987)
*''American Flagg!'' vol. 2 #1 (scripting over Howard Chaykin's plot, 1988)

==== IPC Magazines ====
*'']'' #1412–1419, with co-author and artist ] (2004)

====Last Gasp====
*''] U.S.A.'' #1 (1988)

====Marvel Comics====
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*''] Annual'' #10 (1994)
*''Daredevil vs. Vapora'' #1 (1993)
*'']'' #135 (]) (1993)
*''] Holiday Special'' #1 (1992)
*'']'' #17 (1995)
*'']'' #1 (1995)
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===Editor=== ===Editor===
Comics she has edited include:
* '']'' #3–4 (Epic Comics, 1991)
*'']'' #25-27 (Marvel Comics, 1993)
*''The Marvel X-Men Collection'' #1-3 (Marvel Comics, 1994)


== Notes == ====Marvel Comics====
*'']'' #3–4 (Epic, 1991)
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*'']'' #25–27 (1993)
*''The Marvel X-Men Collection'' #1–3 (1994)


== References == == References ==
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* at 2000 AD Online
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== External links ==
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* at ComicMix
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* at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
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* at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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American comic book writer and editor (born 1953)
Mindy Newell
Born (1953-10-24) October 24, 1953 (age 71)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Comics Writer, Illustrator, Editor
Notable worksCatwoman, Lois Lane, Wonder Woman, Jenesis, Night Mare

Mindy Newell (born October 24, 1953) is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for her work with DC Comics.

Early life

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Newell graduated from high school in 1971. She then attended the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to study nursing. Following her nursing schooling, Newell enrolled at Quinnipiac University and studied biology while working as a nurse.

Biography

A longtime fan of comics, particularly of Marvel's Spider-Man, Mindy Newell sent submissions to DC Comics in 1983 at a time when the company was actively looking for new talent. Her first professional work was her creation of the character Jenesis, which appeared in three issues of New Talent Showcase. Editor Karen Berger called her in for an interview four days after DC received her submission.

Hired by editors Dick Giordano and Karen Berger, Newell wrote fill-in issues for Legion of Super-Heroes and Action Comics. While working as part of the new talent program, Newell became the writer of Wonder Woman. She was the first credited woman to write the Wonder Woman series in an ongoing capacity but was limited in what she could write due to editorial mandates. In 1986, Newell and artist Gray Morrow collaborated on a Lois Lane limited series which dealt with the subject of missing children. In addition, Newell wrote Wonder Woman and Her Sister's Keeper, a seminal Catwoman limited series. Newell also briefly worked on First Comics's American Flagg and Eclipse Comics's The New Wave.

Newell has always maintained a career as a nurse while writing comics, and has since returned to that occupation full-time.

Personal life

Newell is a full-time nurse and mother, while still contributing to comics and other projects. Her former husband, John Higgins, is a British comic book writer, illustrator, and letterer.

Bibliography

Writer

Angry Isis Press

  • Choices: A Pro-Choice Benefit Comic Anthology for the National Organization for Women #1 (1990)

DC Comics

Eclipse Comics

  • Miracleman #8 (The New Wave preview) (1986)
  • The New Wave #1–13 (1986–1987)
  • The New Wave vs. the Volunteers #1–2 (1987)
  • Tales of Terror #3 (1985)

First Comics

IPC Magazines

Last Gasp

Marvel Comics

Editor

Marvel Comics

References

  1. Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  2. Newell, Mindy (October 30, 2017). "The Legendary Mindy Newell?". Comicmix.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Mindy Newell knows that if she could do it all over again she'd have gone to college for screenwriting and film editing. Instead she became a nurse to please her parents and pleasing your parents was what it was all about for nice Jewish girls who graduated from high school in 1971.
  3. Greenberger, Robert (April 2014). "New Talent and Bonus Babies". Back Issue! (71). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 65–71.
  4. ^ Mindy Newell at the Grand Comics Database
  5. ^ Simone, Gail (n.d.). "Five Questions With..." Fivequestionswith.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  6. Zeno, Eddy (July 2012). "In Search of Social Issues The Real and Fictional Heroes of DC Comics". Back Issue! (57). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 57.
  7. Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Written by Mindy Newell, with art by J.J. Birch, Catwoman picked up where Frank Miller's "Year One" story arc left off. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Corallo, Joseph (January 5, 2018). "Comics Trailblazer Mindy Newell on Catwoman, Marvel, and Beyond!". Geek.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018.

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Preceded byPaul Levitz Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes writer
1984–1985 		Succeeded byn/a
Preceded byDan Mishkin Wonder Woman writer
1985 		Succeeded byGerry Conway
Preceded byGeorge Pérez Wonder Woman vol. 2 writer
1989–1990 		Succeeded byGeorge Pérez
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