and the one-shot Sensational Spider-Man: Self-Improvement in 2019. Other work DeFalco is the author of over a dozen graphic novels, several hundred comic book stories, several dozen cyber-comics, three novels and six children's books, including the best-selling Dorling Kindersley guides to Marvel comics characters. These include: Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide, Avengers: The Ultimate Guide, Fantastic Four: The Ultimate Guide and Hulk: The Incredible Guide. For Titan Books he has compiled three volumes in their "Comic Creators On..." series of essays and thoughts on Marvel characters (Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, between 2004 and 2006). DeFalco has personally created and developed over three dozen characters that have all been licensed for television, toys, T-shirts, posters, trading cards and other merchandise, and has written Khan and The Phantom for Moonstone Books. In April 2010, Archie Comics announced DeFalco would be returning to his roots, to write a four-part storyline, "The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.", beginning with Archie Comics issue #610. DeFalco would return to DC Comics in August 2011 with the plot for a Superman one-shot, Superman Beyond, and in 2012 as guest writer on Nightwing and helping on the Ravagers for DC's The New 52 line. DeFalco began scripting the Superboy series over Scott Lobdell's plots with issue #6 (April 2012) and became the full writer with issue #12 (October 2012). His Superboy run ended with #18, which was co-scripted by Tony Lee. He also wrote Legion Lost #0 and 6–18 and the final four issues (#17–20) of Savage Hawkman. In December 2016, Archie Comics launched a new ongoing Reggie & Me series by DeFalco and artist Sandy Jarrell. In 2021, Apex Comics Group launched a successful crowdfunding campaign for The R.I.G.H.T. Project, a new comic book written by DeFalco with pencils by Ron Frenz and inks by Sal Buscema. Bibliography Ape Entertainment Richie Rich: Rich Rescue #2 (2011) Apex Comics Group The R.I.G.H.T. Project #1 (2022) Archie Comics Archie #254–256, 258–262, 610–613, 621–622, 645, 648–649, 655, 657–658, 666 (1976–1977, 2010–2015) Archie & Friends #153 (2011) Archie Christmas Spectacular #1 (2022) Archie Double Digest #220, 221, 262, 266, 270, 273 (2011–2016) Archie's Funhouse Double Digest #15 (2015) Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #254 (1977) Archie's Super Hero Comics Digest Magazine #2 (1979) The Archies Anniversary Spectacular #1 (2022) Betty #193 (2011) Betty and Me #105 (1979) Betty and Veronica vol. 2 #256, 271 (2011–2014) Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine