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Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer · Died December 24, 1986, aged 75 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (May 20, 1911 – December 24, 1986) was an American writer known best for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. Comic book historians estimate that he wrote more than 4,000 comics stories, including 1,500 for DC Comics. Fox was also a science fiction author and wrote many novels and short stories. Fox is known as the co-creator of DC Comics heroes Barbara Gordon, the original Flash, Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Zatanna and the original Sandman, and was the writer who first teamed several of those and other heroes as the Justice Society of America, and later recreated the team as the Justice League of America. Fox introduced the concept of the Multiverse to DC Comics in the 1961 story "Flash of Two Worlds!" Description above from the Wikipedia article Gardner Fox, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 20, 1911
Died
December 24, 1986 (aged 75)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Gardner Fox's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
30%
Morality
20%
Society
11%
Survival
4%
Power
4%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
12
Tense
6
Joyful
6
Melancholic
4
Absurd
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gardner Fox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gardner Fox's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1973 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Flash (2023)

$271M worldwide

Highest rated

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Teen Titans (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing20 of 30: 20 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew10 of 30: 10 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1970s1 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s13 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Gardner Fox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

Teen Titans Go! (2013)

88th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Young Justice (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gardner Fox's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles47–92 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles18–49 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles14–61 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles2–49 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles45–75 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gardner Fox work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gardner Fox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jerry Siegel shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

  • Jerry Siegel12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Jerry Siegel
  • Joe Shuster12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Joe Shuster
  • George Pérez11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with George Pérez
  • Marv Wolfman11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Marv Wolfman

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers