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'''James P. Starlin''' (born October 9, 1949)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/jim.starlin.94?fref=ts |title=Jim Starlin |publisher=[[Facebook]] |access-date=October 10, 2012 }} Note: Birth date is listed as October 19 at {{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=[[Comics Buyer's Guide]] |date=June 10, 2005 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |access-date=December 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw?url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archive-date=October 30, 2010 |url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> is an [[Americans|American]] [[comics artist]] and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for [[space opera]] stories, for revamping the [[Marvel Comics]] characters [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]] and [[Adam Warlock]], and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters [[Thanos]], [[Drax the Destroyer]], [[Gamora]], [[Nebula (character)|Nebula]], and [[Shang-Chi]], as well as writing the acclaimed miniseries ''[[The Infinity Gauntlet]]'' and its many sequels, namely ''[[The Infinity War]]'' and ''[[The Infinity Crusade]]'', all detailing Thanos' pursuit of the [[Infinity Gems]] to court [[Death (Marvel Comics)|Mistress Death]] by annihilating half of all life in the cosmos, before coming into conflict with the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], [[X-Men]], [[Fantastic Four]], the [[Elders of the Universe]], joined by [[Silver Surfer]], [[Doctor Strange]], Gamora, Nebula, and Drax.

Later, for [[DC Comics]], he drew many of their iconic characters, including [[Darkseid]] and other characters from [[Jack Kirby]]'s [[Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World]], and scriptedwrote the seminal storyline, ''[[A Death in the Family]]'' which featured the death of [[Jason Todd]], the second [[Robin (character)|Robin]], during his run on ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]''. For ''[[Epic Illustrated]]'', he created his own character, [[Dreadstar]].