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Don Heck

Don Heck

Writer · Died February 23, 1995, aged 66 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Donald L. Heck (January 2, 1929 – February 23, 1995) was an American comics artist best known for co-creating the Marvel Comics characters Iron Man, the Wasp, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Wonder Man and for his long run pencilling the Marvel superhero-team series The Avengers during the 1960s Silver Age of comic books. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Heck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 2, 1929
Died
February 23, 1995 (aged 66)
From
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 34 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 7% in 30 days

What are Don Heck's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Morality
19%
Bonds
18%
Power
13%
Ideas
11%
Survival
6%
Society
5%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 4

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 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
7
Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Absurd
3
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1

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 Don Heck's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (26).

Subscription and free streaming for Don Heck'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

34 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 2007 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

$2.9B worldwide

Highest rated

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing12 of 29: 12 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thOther crew17 of 29: 17 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s16 · 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 Don Heck's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 33 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United (2013)

74th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 7 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 Don Heck's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles38–62 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–48 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles19–38 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles3–36 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles30–64 · median 54 · 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 Don Heck work with?

People who share at least 2 of Don Heck's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Kirby shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

  • Jack Kirby9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Jack Kirby
  • Larry Lieber9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Larry Lieber
  • Stan Lee9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Stan Lee
  • Bill Mantlo3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Bill Mantlo

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers