Comic book writer, best known for his work at DC Comics during the Silver Age of Comics. He co-created the Teen Titans as well the characters Sgt. Rock, Metamorpho, Eclipso, Cain, Enchantress, and the Super-Sons.
Haney served in the US Navy during World War II and saw action during the Battle of Okinawa, the last major battle of the Pacific Campaign before the war ended. After the war he attended Columbia University, earning a Master's degree, and then embarked on a writing career, publishing a number of novels under a variety of pseudonyms. He entered the comic book industry in 1948, and until 1955 wrote crime and war comics for a number of publishers, including Fawcett, Standard, Hillman, Harvey, and St. John. In 1955 he joined DC Comics.
His career blossomed at DC Comics, which lasted almost three decades, with Haney scripting just about every sort of comic published by DC. He continued in war comics, and was the writer of the story "The Rock of Easy Co.!" in "Our Army at War" #81 (April 1959), featuring the first appearance of Sgt. Rock.
Haney also wrote in the superhero genre. He and artist Lee Elias created the supervillain Eclipso in "House of Secrets #61 (August 1963). The next year Haney created the Teen Titans with artists Bruno Premiani and Nick Cardy. The heros Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad teamed up in "The Brave and the Bold" #54 (July 1964) to defeat a weather-controlling villain known as Mister Twister, and then appeared as the team "Teen Titans" in "The Brave and the Bold" #60 (July 1965), joined by Wonder Woman's younger sister Wonder Girl in her first ever appearance. The team was spun off into their own series with "Teen Titans" #1 (February 1966), and remain one of the most popular supero team-ups to this day. Shortly after the creation of the Titans, Haney and artist Howard Purcell created the supernatural character the Enchantress in "Strange Adventures" #187 (April 1966). Enchantress made it to the big screen in the 2016 live-action movie "Suicide Squad".
Haney also worked in animation. In the 1960s he contributed scripts to "The New Adventures of Superman: and "The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure" cartoon shows. In the 1980s he also wrote for several Rankin/Bass animated shows, including "ThunderCats", "Silverhawks" and "Karate Kat".
Haney's industry recognitions included the 1968 Alley Award for Best Full-Length Story ("Track of the Hook" in The Brave and the Bold #79, drawn by Neal Adams) and a 1997 Inkpot Award at the San Diego Comic-Con. He was awarded the Bill Finger Award posthumously in 2011.
Haney served in the US Navy during World War II and saw action during the Battle of Okinawa, the last major battle of the Pacific Campaign before the war ended. After the war he attended Columbia University, earning a Master's degree, and then embarked on a writing career, publishing a number of novels under a variety of pseudonyms. He entered the comic book industry in 1948, and until 1955 wrote crime and war comics for a number of publishers, including Fawcett, Standard, Hillman, Harvey, and St. John. In 1955 he joined DC Comics.
His career blossomed at DC Comics, which lasted almost three decades, with Haney scripting just about every sort of comic published by DC. He continued in war comics, and was the writer of the story "The Rock of Easy Co.!" in "Our Army at War" #81 (April 1959), featuring the first appearance of Sgt. Rock.
Haney also wrote in the superhero genre. He and artist Lee Elias created the supervillain Eclipso in "House of Secrets #61 (August 1963). The next year Haney created the Teen Titans with artists Bruno Premiani and Nick Cardy. The heros Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad teamed up in "The Brave and the Bold" #54 (July 1964) to defeat a weather-controlling villain known as Mister Twister, and then appeared as the team "Teen Titans" in "The Brave and the Bold" #60 (July 1965), joined by Wonder Woman's younger sister Wonder Girl in her first ever appearance. The team was spun off into their own series with "Teen Titans" #1 (February 1966), and remain one of the most popular supero team-ups to this day. Shortly after the creation of the Titans, Haney and artist Howard Purcell created the supernatural character the Enchantress in "Strange Adventures" #187 (April 1966). Enchantress made it to the big screen in the 2016 live-action movie "Suicide Squad".
Haney also worked in animation. In the 1960s he contributed scripts to "The New Adventures of Superman: and "The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure" cartoon shows. In the 1980s he also wrote for several Rankin/Bass animated shows, including "ThunderCats", "Silverhawks" and "Karate Kat".
Haney's industry recognitions included the 1968 Alley Award for Best Full-Length Story ("Track of the Hook" in The Brave and the Bold #79, drawn by Neal Adams) and a 1997 Inkpot Award at the San Diego Comic-Con. He was awarded the Bill Finger Award posthumously in 2011.
Comic book writer, best known for his work at DC Comics during the Silver Age of Comics. He co-created the Teen Titans as well the characters Sgt. Rock, Metamorpho, Eclipso, Cain, Enchantress, and the Super-Sons.
Haney served in the US Navy during World War II and saw action during the Battle of Okinawa, the last major battle of the Pacific Campaign before the war ended. After the war he attended Columbia University, earning a Master's degree, and then embarked on a writing career, publishing a number of novels under a variety of pseudonyms. He entered the comic book industry in 1948, and until 1955 wrote crime and war comics for a number of publishers, including Fawcett, Standard, Hillman, Harvey, and St. John. In 1955 he joined DC Comics.
His career blossomed at DC Comics, which lasted almost three decades, with Haney scripting just about every sort of comic published by DC. He continued in war comics, and was the writer of the story "The Rock of Easy Co.!" in "Our Army at War" #81 (April 1959), featuring the first appearance of Sgt. Rock.
Haney also wrote in the superhero genre. He and artist Lee Elias created the supervillain Eclipso in "House of Secrets #61 (August 1963). The next year Haney created the Teen Titans with artists Bruno Premiani and Nick Cardy. The heros Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad teamed up in "The Brave and the Bold" #54 (July 1964) to defeat a weather-controlling villain known as Mister Twister, and then appeared as the team "Teen Titans" in "The Brave and the Bold" #60 (July 1965), joined by Wonder Woman's younger sister Wonder Girl in her first ever appearance. The team was spun off into their own series with "Teen Titans" #1 (February 1966), and remain one of the most popular supero team-ups to this day. Shortly after the creation of the Titans, Haney and artist Howard Purcell created the supernatural character the Enchantress in "Strange Adventures" #187 (April 1966). Enchantress made it to the big screen in the 2016 live-action movie "Suicide Squad".
Haney also worked in animation. In the 1960s he contributed scripts to "The New Adventures of Superman: and "The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure" cartoon shows. In the 1980s he also wrote for several Rankin/Bass animated shows, including "ThunderCats", "Silverhawks" and "Karate Kat".
Haney's industry recognitions included the 1968 Alley Award for Best Full-Length Story ("Track of the Hook" in The Brave and the Bold #79, drawn by Neal Adams) and a 1997 Inkpot Award at the San Diego Comic-Con. He was awarded the Bill Finger Award posthumously in 2011.
Haney served in the US Navy during World War II and saw action during the Battle of Okinawa, the last major battle of the Pacific Campaign before the war ended. After the war he attended Columbia University, earning a Master's degree, and then embarked on a writing career, publishing a number of novels under a variety of pseudonyms. He entered the comic book industry in 1948, and until 1955 wrote crime and war comics for a number of publishers, including Fawcett, Standard, Hillman, Harvey, and St. John. In 1955 he joined DC Comics.
His career blossomed at DC Comics, which lasted almost three decades, with Haney scripting just about every sort of comic published by DC. He continued in war comics, and was the writer of the story "The Rock of Easy Co.!" in "Our Army at War" #81 (April 1959), featuring the first appearance of Sgt. Rock.
Haney also wrote in the superhero genre. He and artist Lee Elias created the supervillain Eclipso in "House of Secrets #61 (August 1963). The next year Haney created the Teen Titans with artists Bruno Premiani and Nick Cardy. The heros Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad teamed up in "The Brave and the Bold" #54 (July 1964) to defeat a weather-controlling villain known as Mister Twister, and then appeared as the team "Teen Titans" in "The Brave and the Bold" #60 (July 1965), joined by Wonder Woman's younger sister Wonder Girl in her first ever appearance. The team was spun off into their own series with "Teen Titans" #1 (February 1966), and remain one of the most popular supero team-ups to this day. Shortly after the creation of the Titans, Haney and artist Howard Purcell created the supernatural character the Enchantress in "Strange Adventures" #187 (April 1966). Enchantress made it to the big screen in the 2016 live-action movie "Suicide Squad".
Haney also worked in animation. In the 1960s he contributed scripts to "The New Adventures of Superman: and "The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure" cartoon shows. In the 1980s he also wrote for several Rankin/Bass animated shows, including "ThunderCats", "Silverhawks" and "Karate Kat".
Haney's industry recognitions included the 1968 Alley Award for Best Full-Length Story ("Track of the Hook" in The Brave and the Bold #79, drawn by Neal Adams) and a 1997 Inkpot Award at the San Diego Comic-Con. He was awarded the Bill Finger Award posthumously in 2011.
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