In 1985, DC Comics named Adams as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great. [116] It wasn’t until I sat at tables at conventions next to the same people I would watch treat my father with such reverence that I understood: He was their father, too,” his son Josh Adams said in a statement to THR. “Neal Adams’ most undeniable quality was the one I had known about him my entire life: He was a father. Not just my father, but a father to all that would get to know him.” a b c Horn, Maurice, ed. (1996). 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics. New York City and Avenel, New Jersey: Gramercy Books. pp.53–54, Ben Casey (entry). ISBN 978-0-517-12447-5. a b c d Zimmerman, Dwight Jon (August 1986). "Denny O'Neil". Comics Interview. No.35. Fictioneer Books. pp.22–37.

Batman's enduring makeover was contemporaneous [43] with Adams and O'Neil's celebrated and, for the time, controversial revamping of the longstanding DC characters Green Lantern and Green Arrow. [58] In 1978, Adams helped form the Comics Creators Guild, which over three dozen comic-book writers and artists joined. [98]

“He was very competitive, and he was always learning.”

Adams' art style, honed in advertising and in the photorealistic school of dramatic-serial comics strips, [36] marked a signal change from most comics art to that time. Comics writer and columnist Steven Grant wrote in 2009 that, Adams, Zeea. "A Bit About Me". Archived from the original on February 18, 2019 . Retrieved September 12, 2022. He also won Shazam Awards in 1970 for Best Individual Story ("No Evil Shall Escape My Sight" in Green Lantern vol. 2, #76, with writer Dennis O'Neil), and Best Pencil Artist (Dramatic Division); and in 1971 for Best Individual Story (" Snowbirds Don't Fly" in Green Lantern vol. 2, #85, with O'Neil). [109] [110] Manning "1980s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 116: "Writer Denny O'Neil's newest contribution to the Spider-Man mythos would come in the form of psychic Madame Web, a character introduced with the help of artist John Romita, Jr."

Reuniting with Adams, O'Neil co-wrote the oversize Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978) which Adams has called a personal favorite of their collaborations. [39] Return to Marvel Comics [ edit ] It was no secret that we were doing Batman right,” Adams said during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2010. “It was as if the memory of DC Comics went along with the statements that both Denny and I were making, that we want it to be more realistic, more gritty. And that’s how we remember — whether it was true or not — that Batman should be. And when we did it, everybody went, ‘Ah, that’s it. We don’t need comedy anymore.'” Frishberg, Hannah (June 12, 2020). "Denny O'Neil, 'Batman' writer and comic book legend, dead at 81". New York Post . Retrieved June 13, 2020. Tapp, Tom (April 29, 2022). "Neal Adams Dies: Comic Book Legend Who Revitalized Batman, Fought For Artists' Rights, Was 80". Deadline . Retrieved May 2, 2022. Peter Scratch". ThrillingDetective.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010 . Retrieved June 17, 2010.David, Peter (December 25, 1998). "Con Voyage to Mexico City" Comics Buyer's Guide #1310. Reprinted at PeterDavid.net, June 24, 2013. According to Bob Budiansky, O'Neil came up with the name for the Transformer Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. [45]

Arndt, Richard J. "The Warren Magazines" (2005 version with five interviews). Accessed October 11, 2009. Link updated November 16, 2009. WebCite archive. Schumer, Arlen (Winter 1999). "Neal Adams: The Marvel Years". Comic Book Artist. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (3). Archived from the original on May 14, 2011 . Retrieved May 12, 2013. McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 171 "After a four-year hiatus, Green Lantern's ongoing series made a triumphant return to DC's publishing schedule...Returning writer Denny O'Neil partnered himself with artist Mike Grell, choosing to focus the title on sci-fi and super-heroics."

Neal Adams – Science: Part 07 – Proton Created Before Your Eyes!" "Neal Adams – Science: Part 07 – Proton Created Before Your Eyes!". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021 . Retrieved January 30, 2013. Cronin, Brian (2009). Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed. Plume. ISBN 9780452295322. Phegley, Kiel (April 2, 2010). "Neal Adams talks about Odyssey". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. After graduating college, O'Neil taught English in the St. Louis public school system for one year. [9] O'Neil spent several years in the late 1990s teaching a Writing for the Comics course at Manhattan's School of Visual Arts, sometimes sharing duties with fellow comic book writer John Ostrander. [66] Personal life [ edit ]

a b c Chiu-Tabet, Christopher (April 29, 2022). "Neal Adams, Legendary Comic Book Artist and Writer, Dead at 80". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022 . Retrieved September 12, 2022. Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 227 "Formerly part of the Charlton Comics line, the Question carved his mysterious niche into the DC Universe with the help of writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Denys Cowan." Evanier, Mark (April 14, 2008). "An Incessantly Asked Question #5". P.O.V. Online (column). Archived from the original on November 26, 2009.Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Adams, Neal". Who's Who in Comic Books: 1928–1999. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016 . Retrieved February 3, 2016. In 2010, Adams returned to DC Comics as writer and artist on the miniseries Batman: Odyssey. [71] [72] Originally conceived as a 12-issue story, the series ran for six issues, [70] [73] being relaunched with vol. 2, #1 in October 2011. [74] A total of seven issues were published for the second series until its end in June 2012. [70] a b c d e Gonzalez, Umberto (June 12, 2020). "Iconic 'Batman' Writer Denny O'Neil Dies at 81". TheWrap . Retrieved June 13, 2020.