Grell says he got that job because he was walking in the editor's door to ask for work, literally, as the previous artist, Dave Cockrum, was walking out the door, having just quit. His regular first assignment at DC was on Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, a high-profile assignment for an artist with no prior experience illustrating a monthly comic book. For a time between 19, Grell was writing and penciling one series, Warlord, and providing pencil art on two others, Green Lantern and Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes. Maggin launched the Batman Family title in 1975 and Grell would work with Dennis O'Neil on the revival of the Green Lantern/ Green Arrow series the following year. At DC, Grell worked on characters such as Aquaman, Batman, Green Arrow, and the Phantom Stranger in arcs or single-issue stories. In 1973 Grell moved to New York City, and began his long relationship with DC Comics. Grell entered the comics industry as an assistant to Dale Messick on the Brenda Starr comic strip in 1972. After the Air Force, Grell enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Art, and also worked as a freelance graphics artist. Air Force, including a stint as illustrator in Saigon.
To avoid getting drafted into Army service during the Vietnam War, he enlisted for four years in the U.S. Grell studied at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, the Chicago Academy of Fine Art, and took the Famous Artists School correspondence course in cartooning. 2.5 First Comics: Jon Sable Freelance and Starslayer.
2.2 Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes.
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