and Fantastic Four. He also edited movie adaptations, Star-Lord, and Kull the Conqueror. In 1996, Macchio became editor of the Spider-Man line, which he helmed into the early 2000s. Starting in 2000, he edited the Marvel Ultimates line. In 2007, Macchio oversaw the adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower novels into a comic-book series. Macchio retired from Marvel in 2011. References External links Marvel Videos: Spider-Man Week in NYC: Ralph Macchio, Marvel.com Sampling of Macchio's 1970s fan letters to comic books Living people People from Queens, New York American comics writers American writers of Italian descent Marvel Comics people 1964 births