Edward Hannigan (born August 6,[1] 1951) is an American comics artist, writer, and editor for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics.[2]
Ed Hannigan's first credited comics story was published in Marvel Comics' licensed Planet of the Apes #5 (Feb. 1975).[3] His writing credits include work on The Defenders from issue #67 (Jan. 1979) to #91 (Jan. 1981).[4]
At DC Comics, Hannigan redesigned the Brainiac character into a chromed, more robotic form which debuted in Action Comics #544 (June 1983).[8][9] He pencilled the covers on Batman in a lengthy run that spanned the majority of 1983–1985 with Don Newton providing the interior art.[3] Hannigan and writer Mike Grell launched the first Green Arrow ongoing series in February 1988.[10] The Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight series began in November 1989 with the five-part "Shaman" storyline by Hannigan and writer Dennis O'Neil.[11] He both wrote and illustrated the three-issue prestige format series Skull & Bones for DC in 1992.
Hannigan and his wife Heidi are the parents of Jean Anne, born in 1989.[12]
In January 2010, Marvel Comics and The Hero Initiative published Ed Hannigan: Covered a fundraising effort to assist with Hannigan's medical expenses due to multiple sclerosis.[13]
