Terry Kavanagh

Kavanagh was a Marvel Comics editor from 1985 to 1997.^[1] Titles he edited during that time included Marvel Comics Presents and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Writer/artist Alan Davis, who Kavanagh edited on Excalibur, said "Terry Kavanagh spoiled me, gave me near total freedom, and encouraged me to experiment."^[2]

In 1987, he began to write for Marvel with his first published story "Cry Vengeance!" appearing in Kickers, Inc. #4 (Feb. 1987).^[3] He later wrote such titles as Marc Spector: Moon Knight, Avengers: Timeslide, X-Man and X-Universe. In Web of Spider-Man #100 (May 1993), Kavanagh and artist Alex Saviuk gave the lead character "Spider-Armor".^[4] He wrote the Spider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes one-shot the following month.^[5] Kavanagh was one of the writers on the "Maximum Carnage" storyline which ran through the various Spider-Man titles in 1993.^[6] The first Black Cat limited series was co-written by Kavanagh and Joey Cavalieri in 1994.^[7] Kavanagh pitched a storyline involving the return of Spider-Man's clone,^[8] which then formed the basis of the "Clone Saga" which began in Web of Spider-Man #117 (Oct. 1994).^[9] Kavanagh's last new comics project was the Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms limited series in 2000–2001.^[3][10]

In 2011, Kavanagh co-founded the Internet startup company www.mybeanjar.com.^[11]