You were instrumental in carving the Caped Crusader's modern path for such dynamic DC entries as Batman, Detective Comics and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.
Ra's al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, Azrael, Leslie "Lee" Thompkins and Richard Dragon sprung from your genius, while you gave a significant, hip edge to the Joker, Two-Face and Jason Todd.
Green Arrow, Green Lantern, the Justice League, the Question and, Doc Savage also benefited from your writing prowess. To boot, your Superman vs Muhammad Ali epic emerged as the greatest of all one-shots.
Within the Marvel Universe, you wove terrific tales for Spider-man, Daredevil and Iron Man, while helping create such energetic entities as Madame Web, Hydro-Man and Lady Deathstrike.
On television, you were every ounce as prolific, supplying scripts for "Superboy", "Batman: the Animated Series", "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" and "Logan's Run".
You were perpetually insightful, diverse and meticulous, Mr. O'Neil, a wordsmith whose imagination redefined a new, comic-book era and whose presence will continue to influence for decades to come.
