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.
Shooter began working in comics at the age of 13 in 1965, having created and submitted a story featuring teen heroes the Legion of Super-Heroes on notebook paper after discovering comics during a hospital stay. DC editor at the time Mort Weisinger was impressed with the story, hiring Shooter without realizing he was just a teen himself, sparking Shooter's long career in the industry.
