Gerry Conway began his professional comic book career in 1969, when DC Comics published his first work in its anthology
The House of Secrets. He went on to co-create the characters Firestorm, Nuclear Man, Vixen and Killer Croc for DC. Conway also worked for Marvel Comics, where he notably wrote The Night Gwen Stacy Died in
The Amazing Spider-Man #121, as well as serving briefly as that company's editor-in-chief. His numerous writing credits include the first DC/Marvel crossover,
Superman vs. Spider-Man.
In addition to comics, Conway has published the science fiction novels
The Midnight Dancers and Mindship. He has also written for and/or produced such TV series as
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,
Baywatch Nights,
Silk Stalkings,
Law & Order,
Law & Order: Criminal Intent,
The Huntress, and
Batman: The Animated Series.