Marvel's tribute highlights Shooter's industry legacy and a statement from Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski.

Jim Shooter, former Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics and founder of Valiant Comics, has passed away from esophageal cancer at age 73. Legendary comic book writer Mark Waid revealed the tragic news ...

Jim Shooter, the comics industry titan who went from teenage writing prodigy to seminal but divisive editor-in-chief for Marvel Comics in the 1980s, has died after a battle with esophageal cancer.

Jim Shooter, a hard-driving giant of a comic-book editor who took the helm at Marvel at the tender age of 27, then spent nearly a decade revolutionizing the way superhero stories are written ...

Jim Shooter, the comics industry titan who went from teenage writing prodigy to seminal but divisive editor-in-chief for Marvel Comics in the 1980s, has died after a battle with esophageal cancer. He ...

Jim Shooter died in June 2025, and his life was full of successes, as he went from a teenage comic book creator to the head of Marvel Comics.

The comic book world recently mourned the loss of a true legend: Jim Shooter, superhero writing wunderkind and former Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief, who passed away earlier this month.

Jim Shooter, the influential former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief who steered the publisher through a transformative decade in the 1980s, has died at the age of 73 following a long battle with ...

Legendary comic creator and editor Jim Shooter has died at the age of 73 after a long battle with esophageal cancer. Writer Mark Waid broke the news on social media.

Jim Shooter, the legendary Marvel comic book Editor In Chief, who was responsible forsome of its most iconic characters has died at the age of 73. His death on June 30 followed a long battle with ...